107  Work Session Meeting Minutes- December2 23, 2021  City Council Chambers, City Building, 16V West Scribner Avenue, DuBois, Pennsylvania onl Thursday, December: 23, 2021 @ 41 p.m.; Council convened att their regular Work Session with Mayor Walshi ini the Chair. Other Council Members present were: Jim Aughenbaugh, Diane Bernardo (late entering Chambers), Shane! Dietz, ands Shannon Gabriel. Also present were: City Manager, John "Herm" Suplizio; City Engineer/Public Work Director, Chris Nasuti; Redevelopment Authority Director/Assistant Public Works Superintendent, Joel Mitchell; Code Enforcement/Zoning: Officer, Zac Lawhead; Public' Works Superintendent, Scott Farrell; Police Chief, Blaine Clark; IT Director, James Tokarcik; and City Secretary,  Bobbie Shaffer. Absent: City Controller, David Volpe Approval of Minutes Review for Monday Approval of Registry ofl Invoices Review for Monday  Second and Final Readings: Review for Monday Council Bill No. 1965-2022 Budget Council Bill No. 1966- 20221 Taxl Levy  Fire & Police  City Manager Suplizio statedt that! he has discussed this before, butr now that consolidation has passed, hei isr requesting permission to draft al letter to Sandy Township concerning our Police and Fire Departments workingt together. He believes the police should be working closer together, possibly even ridet together. The Fire Departments needt to let by gones be by gones and the closest station toa a fire should be calledr regardless oft the municipality. The motion was madel by Aughenbaugh and seconded by Gabrielt that Council authorize City Manager Suplizio to write al letteri to Sandy Township concerning the Fire and Police Departments. Roll call vote was asf follows: Dietz, yea; Aughenbaugh, yea; Gabriel, yea; Walsh, yea. Motion passed 4-0. Bernardo hadi not yet entered Council Chambers. Reminded everyonet tob be careful ont ther roads asi itisa ab busy! holiday season. Redevelopment Authority Director/Assistant Public Works Superintendent, Joel Mitchell Gladi tos seet that the! budget andi tax levy willl be passed on Monday, December: 27, 2021 ast therei isr not tax  Police Chief, Blaine Clark increasef forz 2022. Councilman. Jim Aughenbaugh Merry Christmas, be safe.  Councilman Shane Dietz, Councilwoman: Shannon Gabriel, Councilwoman Diane Bernardo, Mayor  Walsha and City Manager Suplizio wishede everyone al Merry Christmas. Executive! Session concerningaPersonnel. Issuef followed the Councit  ATTEST:  APPROVED:  Zp  a