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Johnstown council approves contracts, grants, personnel changes and grant matches in unanimous votes
Summary
At its Jan. 20 meeting the Common Council approved multiple contracts and agreements — including CT Male engineering services, a Systems East agreement, Brezzy’s Cleaning Services, an employee handbook adoption, a CSEA MOA, and joint sewer board grant actions — each motion recorded Ayes: 5, Noes: 0.
The Johnstown Common Council approved a package of contracts, grants, and personnel-related actions at its Jan. 20 business meeting, recording unanimous votes (Ayes: 5) on each item.
Among the approvals: authorization to advertise an RFP for towing services; contracts or consulting agreements with CT Male for general engineering and general consulting services; an agreement with Systems East; a contract with Brezzy’s Cleaning Services; adoption of an Employee Handbook; and approval of a Memorandum of Agreement with CSEA. The council also adopted a Declaration of Slum and Blight and authorized staff to apply for a demolition grant and to advertise a public hearing on that grant.
Sewer-board-related items included approval to engage Arcadis Engineering for a wastewater treatment plant expansion feasibility study (noted as fully funded by the benefiting industry), authorization of a local match for a Joint Sewer Board grant, and approval of Joint Sewer Board representatives. All these items were recorded as Ayes: 5, Noes: 0, Abstain: 0.
Water-billing grievances were also addressed: a dispute for 458 N. Perry Street was denied following the City Engineer’s recommendation; a dispute for 290 Johnson Avenue was tabled pending further action by the property owner. Both motions were recorded as Ayes: 5.
Motions were moved and seconded by council members as shown in the minutes; the record does not list individual roll-call votes for each member beyond the tallies.
