Union City agenda schedules broadband public meeting and resolution to seek Broadband Ready designation

The Union City Borough Council posted an agenda for its July 23, 2024 meeting at First Global Methodist Church that includes a 5:45 p.m. public meeting focused on broadband and a Council agenda item to adopt a resolution authorizing an application for Broadband Ready Community status and appointing Erie Area COG as the Borough's municipal broadband champion.

The posted agenda lists the broadband public meeting separately from the regular 6:00 p.m. Council meeting and names Erie Area COG as the body proposed to serve as the municipal broadband champion. The agenda text does not include the resolution language, any analysis, or a staff report, and it does not record who will move or second the motion or any vote tally; the item appears as a motion to be considered during the meeting.

Broadband-ready designations can affect how a municipality coordinates with regional planning partners and internet-service providers; the agenda signals the Council will formally consider authorizing an application and a regional partner appointment but does not by itself approve either action. The agenda also lists routine reports and other agenda items that may be considered before or after the broadband-related motion.

The Council is scheduled to meet July 23 at 6:00 p.m.; the agenda indicates the broadband public meeting will convene at 5:45 p.m. and that the full Council will take up the resolution during the regular meeting. The posted agenda does not report any final decisions.