Union City posts 5:45 p.m. broadband public meeting; council to consider "Broadband Ready" application and naming Erie Area COG

The posted agenda for the Union City Borough Council meeting on July 23, 2024, announces a public meeting on broadband at 5:45 p.m. before the 6:00 p.m. council session and lists a motion to adopt a resolution authorizing an application for “Broadband Ready” status and to appoint Erie Area COG as the borough’s municipal broadband champion.

The agenda item indicates the council will be asked to authorize an application that would signal the borough’s intent to prepare for broadband investments and to designate Erie Area COG (a regional council of governments) as the municipal champion to lead or coordinate the application process. The posted text does not include details on the scope of the application, any proposed commitments of borough funds, or a timeline for submission; those details are not specified in the agenda.

Because the document is an agenda, it does not record who will move or second the motion, any public testimony, or the outcome of a vote. If the council takes action, that action would be documented in the meeting minutes or later records.

The agenda places the broadband public meeting immediately before the council meeting and groups the application and appointment in the same motion, signaling the borough intends to address the municipal role and regional coordination in one item. The agenda does not state whether the appointment of Erie Area COG requires a separate confirmation vote or is part of the same resolution.

The meeting is scheduled at First Global Methodist Church, 42 East High Street, with the public broadband meeting set for 5:45 p.m. and the council business at 6:00 p.m. The agenda does not provide additional technical or funding details for the broadband application.