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Council approves advertising for several ordinance changes and engages bond counsel for infrastructure loan option
Summary
Solicitor presented ordinance amendments for advertisement — a fire-company EIT credit, an updated smoke-alarm ordinance aligned with the 2018 building code, and a trash ordinance revised to match a new contract — and council approved engaging Eckert Seaman as bond counsel for a possible PA Infrastructure loan.
Solicitor Samantha K. Craley-Byerts asked council to advertise multiple ordinance amendments and to consider bond counsel for a potential infrastructure loan. Council approved advertisement for the fire-company Earned Income Tax credit ordinance, an amended smoke-alarm ordinance updated to match the 2018 building code (or successor), and a trash-ordinance amendment to reflect a new waste contract.
Council also approved engaging Eckert Seaman as bond counsel should the borough choose to pursue a loan from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Authority. During that discussion, Councilor Klinedinst asked about Right-to-Know access to fire-company and library records; the solicitor advised those entities are not subject to Right-to-Know but may voluntarily share information. The solicitor noted that historical allocations existed for specific funds, but council has discretion to set restrictions on borough contributions.
