Borough of Slatington - 125 South Walnut Street . Slatington, PA 18080-2099 610-767-2131 . Fax 610-767-7155 4 AGENDA The Regular Meeting of Council, Monday, October 14, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. to be held in the Council Room, 125 S. Walnut Street, First Floor, Slatington, PA 18080 (This meeting is being recorded). 1. CALL TO ORDER President Schnaars 2. ROLL CALL 3. PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Councilor Mayberry 4. NOTIFICATION - All public sessions of the Borough Council are electronically recorded, and such recordings are maintained as part of the meeting record until the minutes are transcribed and approved by the Board, at which time the recordings shall be erased. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Council Meeting September 9, 2024; Committee Meetings September 16, 2024, & September 23, 2024 6. SPECIAL PRESENTATION: Hearing for Ordinance 717 and Ordinance 718 7. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION - (For Agenda/Non-Agenda Items) please use Podium (three minutes per person/five minutes per group) You will have three (3) minutes to address Council from the podium. The three (3) minutes applies to your time at the podium. If you exit the podium, you have yielded the floor and any time you have remaining. 8. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENI, COMMUNICATION: The reports of various committees, officials and offices are on file. 9. APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE/TRANSFERS (Roll Call) a. Primary Listing 10. MAYOR'S/POLICE/FIRE REMARKS Mayor Jeralyn Schoch Police Chief Greg Winokur Fire Chief Robert Reph 11. STANDING COMMITTEES - Requests / Discussions / Action Items A. Public Safety Councilor Ronald Kratz 1. Motion to accept resignation from Police Chief Winokur effective November 16, 2024 1 I Incorporated September 20, 1864 - 2. Discussion and possible motion to authorize Chaplin Sumner to participate as Slatington's Police Chaplin 3. Discission and possible motion to authorize Attorney Young to create an ordinance to authorize the fire company to bill for incidents B. Highway Councilor Aaron Schoch 1. Update and possible action concerning CDBG projects C. Human/Community Services Councilor Zachari Halkias D. FinancPamming/oning Councilor Ryan Mayberry 1. Motion to approve resignation from Colleen Bresnak effective September 25, 2024. (executive session) 2. Motion to approve Ordinance No. 717 authorizing adoption of Borough of Slatington Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map 3. Motion to approve Ordinance No. 718 authorizing the official map of the Borough of Slatington 4. Placed job description for assistant secretary/treasury position with job placement agency (informational only) 5. Motion to approve Resolution R-08-24, a resolution ofthe Governing Board ofthe Borough of Slatingion authorizing, empowering and directing the proper officers ofthe governing boards to appoint a liaison between it and. Berkheimer, the duly appointed collector 0 local taxes for the district, for the express purpose ofsharing confidential tax information with he district for office purposes Update on Economic Development and Beautification Committee 6. Discussion and possible motion to authorize update to. Account Mate through Diversified to be paid for using COVID19 LFRF 7. Review notification from PSAB concerning energy cost increase effective July 1, 2025. (informational only) 8. Discussion of preliminary budget E. Sewer/Solid Waste Councilor William Schippers 1. Motion to authorize advertising for municipal waste hauling contract for the Borough's trash and recycling contract (current contract expires January 16, 2025). 2. Obtaining bids for contract for the backup generators service contracts 3. Discussion and possible action concerning Walnutport capacity request review F. Water/Special Sewer Committee Councilor Kevin Steckel 1. Water Test Statement - Water was tested and found safe for human consumption 2. Discussion on broken water fountain at Trailhead. Venture Group does not want fountain replaçed. 12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 13. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: 14. NEW BUSINESS: 2 15. COURTESY OF THE FLOOR - (Agenda Items Only - You will have two (2) minutes to address Council from the podium on Agenda Items Only.) 16. EXECUTIVE SESSION 17. MOTION TO ADJOURN 3