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Union City Borough to seek 'Broadband Ready' designation; Erie Area COG named municipal broadband champion on agenda
Summary
Union City Borough's July 23 agenda lists a resolution to authorize an application for the 'Broadband Ready' program and to appoint Erie Area COG as the borough's municipal broadband champion; a public meeting on broadband is scheduled at 5:45 P.M.
The Union City Borough Council agenda for its July 23, 2024 meeting includes a resolution to authorize an application for a 'Broadband Ready' designation and to appoint Erie Area Council of Governments (Erie Area COG) as the borough's municipal broadband champion. A separate public meeting focused on broadband is scheduled for 5:45 P.M. before the 6:00 P.M. council session at First Global Methodist Church, 42 East High Street.
The agenda item is listed as a motion "to adopt resolution authorizing the application for Broadband Ready community and appointing Erie Area COG as the municipal broadband champion for the borough." The document does not supply the resolution number, proposed funding, or a planned timeline for application or implementation; those details are marked as not specified on the agenda.
The agenda places the broadband item among routine municipal business and several infrastructure and policy motions. The agenda does not show any recorded vote or indicate whether the council has previously taken steps on this designation; the resolution is listed for consideration at the July 23 meeting.
The council is scheduled to consider the resolution at the July 23 meeting; the agenda provides no mover/second or vote tally. The public broadband meeting at 5:45 P.M. may precede council action but the agenda does not describe an expected outcome or staff recommendation.
If adopted, the appointment of Erie Area COG would designate that regional body as the borough's point of contact or "champion" for the application process according to the agenda language; the agenda does not specify duties, contract terms, or funding associated with the appointment.
The agenda closes with department liaison reports and an executive session listed for personnel and contracts ‘‘with no action to be taken,’’ indicating any final decision on the resolution will be reflected in minutes or a subsequent recorded motion if the council votes during the meeting.
