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Pitman schedules $25,000 emergency temporary budget item to cover Sony property appraisal
Summary
The borough listed Resolution No. 43 (2025) on the regular meeting agenda to allow a $25,000 emergency temporary budget for a Sony property appraisal; Administrator McCafferty said that prior authorization means staff can hire an appraiser without returning to Council.
Administrator McCafferty said the borough is arranging meetings with appraisers who submitted proposals to value the former Sony property and that the regular meeting agenda includes Resolution No. 43, 2025 to add an emergency temporary budget of $25,000 to cover the appraisal.
She told the Council that the emergency amount would be “in addition to the temporary budget adopted at the Reorganization meeting on January 4th” and confirmed that, given prior authorization, the borough could proceed to hire an appraiser for $25,000 or less without another Council vote. Councilman Fitzpatrick asked for clarification and Administrator McCafferty said “this was correct.”
The resolution appears on the regular meeting agenda for formal action; no final vote on Resolution No. 43 was taken during the work session. The discussion established that staff are prepared to move forward with the procurement process for the appraisal once the regular meeting considers the budget item.
