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Bath Borough Council approves contracts, hires and equipment repairs; ordinance removes handicapped space
Summary
In a regular April meeting Council awarded a lawn care contract, acknowledged fire department events, approved a hire and placement fee, authorized a Vialytics subscription, approved street sweeper repairs with proposed cost sharing, authorized a traffic signal warrant study, transferred $250,000 to pay bills, adopted a records-disposition resolution and removed a handicapped parking space by ordinance.
Bath Borough Council on April 13 approved a series of motions covering contracts, personnel, technology subscriptions, equipment repairs and an ordinance to remove a designated handicapped parking space.
Key votes and motions included:
- Lawn care contract: Council awarded RFP #2026‑001 to AZB Property Maintenance for a total bid amount of $43,400 (as-needed coverage, 31 service weeks). Motion carried unanimously at the time of the vote (5‑0 while Council President temporarily stepped away).
- Bath Fire Department events: Council acknowledged the Bath Fire Department's 2026 list of events for workman's compensation purposes, including Blues, Brews & BBQ (May 2). Motion carried unanimously.
- Hiring and placement fee: Council authorized the Borough Manager to fill an Administrative Coordinator position and approved payment of a Robert Half Talent Solutions placement fee of $8,873.28. Motion carried 6‑0.
- Vialytics subscription: Council authorized the Borough Manager to execute an agreement with Vialytics, an AI‑based roadway management system, with subscription funding to be provided from the Borough's Liquid Fuels Fund in the amount of $6,058.20. Motion carried 6‑0.
- Street sweeper repairs: Council authorized repair work on the Borough's 2015 Tymco street sweeper per Gold Equipment estimate #6223 (repair cost requested through the Bath Borough Stormwater Authority in the amount of $29,280.36) and discussed splitting costs between the Borough and the Stormwater Authority. Motion carried 6‑0.
- Traffic signal warrant analysis: Council authorized Collier's Engineering & Design to perform a traffic signal warrant analysis at the Northampton and Broad intersection for $3,000. Councilman Darrin Heckman voted against the motion, preferring to wait for SR‑248 realignment data; motion carried 5‑1.
- Fund transfer: Council ratified transferring $250,000 from the Borough's Tax Account to the General Fund to pay bills. Motion carried 6‑0.
- Resolution: Council adopted Resolution #2026‑008 related to disposition of records. Motion carried 6‑0.
- Ordinance: Council adopted Proposed Ordinance #2026‑743 amending Section 625‑34.G.(1) of the Borough Code to remove 226 E. Northampton Street from the list of designated handicapped parking spaces; roll call vote was recorded as all ayes (6‑0).
Several votes were routine, and Council recorded abstentions or a single dissent where noted; no final zoning ordinance was adopted at this meeting. Council also entered an executive session for legal and personnel matters and later returned to public session.
