Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Municipal Government topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Votes at a glance: Union City Borough Council actions, Aug. 13, 2024
Summary
Council unanimously approved motions on officer hiring, pipe repair, easements for a catch basin and a kayak/canoe launch, subdivision and property purchase, pension MMO figures, and a schedule change for meetings; details and vote tallies are summarized below.
At its Aug. 13 meeting Union City Borough Council approved the following motions (all recorded as carried unanimously in the minutes):
- Hire Kenneth Fye from the certified civil-service list as a part-time police officer (mover: Councilor Joyce; seconder: Councilor Osborn). The minutes note the candidate prefers part-time work; budgeted wages and benefits are at least $33,560.
- Award a $22,295 contract to Mansfield to replace approximately 10 feet of pipe, install a larger catch basin, reconnect pipes and close a sinkhole at Municipal Lot #1 (mover: Councilor Steadman; seconder: Councilor Osborn). A competing estimate from McLallen Construction was $23,450. Both bids require the borough to provide a truck during the project.
- Retroactive easement and installation of a borough catch basin at 104 East High Street and a corresponding agreement with property owner Anthony Hickey: property owner to dig and maintain a ditch connecting the PennDOT basin and the borough basin; the borough will accept responsibility for the two catch basins and approximately 60' of connecting pipe.
- Approve the 2025 Minimum Municipal Obligation (MMO) as presented: $48,029 required for the non-uniform pension and $0 required for the police pension.
- Approve a subdivision request to combine a portion of 92 West High Street with 88 and 90 West High Street (survey approved by Erie County Planning).
- Retroactive approval to purchase a small parcel from 8 South Street for $500 to support a gazebo project on Municipal Lot #3, pending completion of survey and solicitor paperwork.
- Approve an easement with the American Legion to install and maintain a kayak/canoe launch at the ball field along French Creek; funding for the launch comes from the PA Fish and Boat Commission and the PA Environmental Council.
- Change regular council meeting days, beginning in September: meetings to be held the first and third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. (minutes note next meeting Aug. 27 and Sept. 16 because of Labor Day).
Motions were recorded as unanimous. Minutes show routine administrative votes and project approvals rather than contested policy decisions.
