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Council approves tax-appeal settlement, raffle licensing and firefighter application; tables two resolutions
Summary
At its Jan. 20 meeting the Brooklawn Borough Council approved Resolution 66 (tax-appeal settlement) and Resolution 68 (bingo/raffle licensing), accepted a firemen's association membership application, and tabled Resolutions 67 and 69; several ordinances were introduced for first reading.
Brooklawn Borough Council took several formal actions at its Jan. 20 meeting, recording roll-call votes on multiple resolutions and accepting a firefighter-association application.
What passed
- Resolution 66 (2026): The council adopted a resolution authorizing the tax assessor to settle regular and omitted tax appeals and rollback tax complaints for the borough. A roll-call vote was recorded with each listed member voting "yes." (votes recorded: Council Member Clworthy — yes; Council Member Darra — yes; Council Member Holler — yes; Council Member McConnell — yes; Council Member Astramm — yes; Council President McAdams — yes.)
- Resolution 68 (2026): Council approved bingo and raffle licensing for a local foundation. Roll-call votes were recorded as unanimous among those present.
- Firemen's association application: Council voted to accept the firemen's association membership application for the named applicant; roll-call votes were recorded as 'yes' by each voting member present.
What was tabled
- Resolution 67 (2026): Moved to table; no final action taken.
- Resolution 69 (2026): Also tabled for later consideration.
Other formal steps
- Ordinance introductions/first readings: Council introduced one or more 2026 ordinances, including a salary ordinance; first-reading procedures were completed and will return for later consideration as required by local rules.
- Consent agenda: Council removed items from the consent agenda for separate consideration and handled several items individually.
Context and next steps
Council also discussed several administrative matters that will return to future agendas, including procedures for selling borough-owned property (207 Paris) and possible changes to minimum starting bids after an updated appraisal was provided by the tax assessor. At the meeting councilors described the appraisal process and noted that a prior sale for a different borough property had sold for at least $75,000; council discussed options including public auction or direct sale, and whether to apply a five‑year moratorium restriction to the property.
Source: Council motions, roll-call votes, and staff comments during the Jan. 20 meeting (start of new-business votes and resolutions: SEG 672; resolution votes and roll calls: SEG 725–SEG 762; fire application acceptance: SEG 989–SEG 1019).
