Summerhill Borough Council Monthly Meeting of December 11, 2018  AGENDA  Visitors  Minutes of Previous Meeting Financial Statements Payment of Bills Fund Transfer Budgets Correspondence  Forest Hills Municipal Authority Laurel Municipal Inspection Agency Minutes/Permit Report Forest Hills Regional Alliance Agenda Croyle Township Police Report  Minutes  Other Old Business  Delinquent Light Accounts Park/Sidewalk Project Codification Other New Business 20191 Budgets Committee Head Updates Other    Summerhill Borough Council Minutes of the Regular Monthly. Meeting November 13, 2018  The regular monthly meeting for Summerhill Borough Council was opened by President Daryl Council members present; Brad Bodenschatz, Daryl Bodenschatz, Nicole Crowell, Russell. Jones, Others present; Secretary/lreasurer. Laura L. Penatzer, Mayor Eric Miller @ 7:35pm, Electrician Robert McCormick, Street Commissioner Thomas Susko, Electric Secretary/Tax Collector The minutes were approved, by a motion from Terri Washko, with the addition of adding Nicole Crowell being present to the minutes,second by Becky Templeton; unanimous approval. The financial statements were approved by a motion from Russell Jones, second by. Joni Trovato; By: a motion from Becky Templeton, the bills were approved, second by Terri Washko;  Bodenschatz at 7:00pm, with the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.  Becky Templeton, Joni Trovato and' Terri Washko.  Karmen Baumgardner and Ron Portash (Mainline Newspapers).  unanimous approval. unanimous approval.  The budgets for the end of the October were at 84%. No fund transfer was due for the paying of the bills.  Correspondence: Septemberi meeting. permits issued.  The minutes were received and: reviewed from the Forest Hills Municipal Authority, from their The minutes from Laurel Municipal Inspection. Agency from October were reviewed, with four No agenda was received from. Forest Hills Regional Alliance, with the next meeting tol bel heldi in The Croyle Township Police Department report was: received for the month of October with five  Ehrenfeld Borough on the 21softhis month, at 7:00pm.  incidents reported.    Minutes of 11/13/18 Page 2of3 Old Business:  There were thirteen delinquent light accounts, with three certified letters tol be sent out and one The park/sidewalk project plans are awaiting the approval process, with a possible approval by The Welcome Signs will be thought through until next year and will be taken off of the agenda The old. Jones Building along SR53, has been sent to Codes, with the electric bill being sent to  awaiting payment from LIHEAP. March or April of next year. for the time being. the actual owner. New Business:  Councilman Russell Jones reports that the Dodge truck has been inspected from Petak's Service Station, the Birch Street paving is completed, with with Dodge truck to be going to SAMCO for thel hydraulic tol be fixed and the floor ini the truck room has been sealed. There was also aj power outage on November gth for approximately two and al halfhours, where a fuse was disconnected and the switch was replaced at. Jackson Street and Main Street. Another switch needs to be replaced, with Barclay Electric to replace. After some discussion, an Electric Protocol was established when there is a power outage. The Electric Secretary will notify the Electrician and then contact Barclay Electric, if needed. The Electric Secretary will then change the message on the answering machine for the appropriate electric message. Councilman Terri Washko will have an electric committee meeting to discuss what should be in the contract for Barclay Electric, The website will be updated, after information is received from Councilmen Brad Bodenschatz and Nicole Crowell, then after the minutes are approved, Councilman Becky' Templeton will then Two vehicles are possibly in violation per Councilman Brad Bodenschatz. The first one isa pick-up truck that is being parked at the playground parking lot, with the second one being in the alley behind McGough's on Jackson Street. These issues will be looked into for more information from Croyle Township Police, then letters will be sent, if needed.  with Tercek Electric being a second back-up, after Barclay.  place them on the website.  Electrician Robert McCormick reports that the bucket truck has a hydraulic issue and he would like to state that this really should be the last year for the Christmas Lights, being that they are  getting extremely hard to maintain and are not in the best of shape.    Minutes of 11/13/18 Page 3of3  Councilman Joni Trovato would like to see banners on the poles, instead of the Christmas lights. There are several different sizes, at different costs and would also like to see some type of Bya a motion from Becky Templeton, the Electric budget was tentatively approved, second by The Liquid Fuels budget was tentatively approved by a motion from Becky Templeton, second Byar motion from Becky Templeton, the General budget was tentatively approved, second by After some discussion, Councilman Becky Templeton moved to make a motion to raise the  Christmas display in the park. Terri Washko; unanimous approval. by Russell Jones; unanimously approved. Russell Jones; unanimously approved.  mileage to: 5.0 Mills, second by Brad Bodenschatz.  Bodenschatz, Brad Yes Bodenschatz,Daryl No Crowell,Nicole Jones,Russell  Templeton,Becky Yes Trovato,Joni  No No  Obstained Washko,Terri  Yes  With it being at tie vote, Mayor Eric Miller breaks the vote, by voting No. Taxes will not be raised and will remain; 3.75 Mills. President Daryl Bodenschatz would like to remark that taxes should not be raised for the wrong reason, just to be in the same percentage as the other  municipalities. unanimous approval.  The meeting was adjourned at 8:44pm by ai motion from Joni Trovato, second by Russell Jones;  President Mayor  Secretary/Treasurer