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Glassport council approves $862,831.37 in January bills, moves $300,000 to CD and authorizes contract and lease actions
Summary
Council approved payment of $862,831.37 in General Fund bills (with President Anthony Colecchi abstaining due to a declared conflict), transferred $300,000 from the sewer fund to a 3‑month CD at 4.25%, authorized termination notice to PFM, and approved an AT&T rooftop lease pending solicitor review.
On Feb. 18 Glassport Borough Council approved a suite of financial and contract actions, including the payment of $862,831.37 in General Fund bills, a $300,000 transfer of sewer‑fund cash into a three‑month certificate of deposit at Brentwood Bank at a fixed interest rate of 4.25%, and authorization for the solicitor to send a notice terminating the borough’s contract with PFM.
Treasurer Elaina Skiba presented the monthly financial reports, which council approved. Council voted to transfer $300,000 from the Sewer Fund money‑market account into a three‑month CD with Brentwood Bank at a fixed 4.25% annual rate. The transfer motion passed on a recorded vote.
Council approved payment of January General Fund bills totaling $862,831.37; President of Council Anthony Colecchi filed a written abstention memorandum under Pennsylvania’s Public Official and Employee Ethics Law, stating: “Bills paid to my Company - Colechis Lock Safe, INC,” and that he was required to abstain on the vote. The minutes record that the roll call returned three yes votes, one abstention and three absences where applicable on that motion.
Council also approved payment of Sewer Revenue Fund bills for January in the amount of $44,289.72. Separately, council approved a Structure Lease Agreement allowing AT&T antennas on the borough building rooftop and related interior equipment pending solicitor review and authorized the solicitor to send notice terminating the borough’s contract with PFM; both measures passed on recorded votes.
Council authorized Shawn DeVerse to post water‑shutoff notices for delinquent sewage accounts outside scheduled working hours with a $20 stipend per posting; that authorization was recorded with one abstention and three members absent.
Next steps: the borough will execute the financial transactions, complete solicitor actions on contract termination and lease review, and follow up on the water‑shutoff process as authorized.
