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Glassport council authorizes financing solicitation for police renovation, approves bills and tax-exemption filings
Summary
Glassport Borough Council on July 16 authorized advertising for financing proposals for police-side renovations at the new municipal complex, approved tax-exemption petition filings, ratified the 2023 audit and voted to pay off a tax anticipation note and routine bills.
Glassport Borough Council on July 16 moved forward with financing steps for planned renovations to the police side of a new municipal complex and completed several routine financial actions.
The council unanimously authorized advertising for financing proposals for the police-department renovations (motion by Councilman Paul Trunzo, second by Vice President Mark Stecak). The minutes record a 6-0 vote in favor. Council also authorized MBM to file petitions seeking tax-exempt status for the new municipal complex, the Senior Center, the Patterson Property and the Police Station (motion by Councilwoman Amy Nabors, second by Paul Trunzo); that motion passed 6-0.
Borough Manager Elaina Skiba told council that members received the 2023 audit, which showed no findings; the minutes state auditors were satisfied with the results. Council ratified advertising of the audit and voted 6-0 to pay off the borough's tax anticipation note (motion by Nabors, second by DeVerse). The council approved a grant application from the Community Benefit Trust to use the trust account balance for municipal-building renovations (motion by Nabors, second by DeVerse), also on a 6-0 vote.
On routine accounting, the council approved the Treasurer's monthly financial reports and authorized payment of General Fund bills for June totaling $317,543.68 and Sewer Revenue Fund bills totaling $48,798.46. Both payments passed on 6-0 votes.
The meeting also recorded delinquent-tax and sewage-collection figures reported by Councilman Angelo Norelli: MBM Collections for June totaled $42,583.46, with year-to-date delinquent real-estate collections of $138,078.80 and year-to-date delinquent sewage collections of $189,704.21.
The council took these steps amid other routine agenda business, including approval of a simple subdivision for two Washington Boulevard parcels and authorizing officials to sign the subdivision drawing. All recorded votes in the minutes for these items were unanimous, with every measured motion showing a 6-0 tally.
Next procedural steps include publishing requests for financing proposals and proceeding with MBM's tax-exemption petitions; the minutes do not specify deadlines for those actions.
