WYOMING BOROUGH
COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
7:00 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance
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Roll Call:
Mr. Michael Baloga A Mayor Joseph Dominick P
Mr. Joseph Scaltz P Attorney Laura Dennis P
Mr. John Lipski A
Mr. Robert Borzell P
Mr. Russell Herron P
Mrs. Diane Smiles P
Citizens: 1__ Press: 0__
Approval of minutes: The minutes of the October 2020 meeting are available for review at the borough office. The minutes are approved on a motion made by Diane Smiles and seconded by Robert Borzell.
Officers Reports: Reports of the Police Department, Street Commissioner and Code Enforcement Officer for the month of October 2020 have been submitted and placed on file for public inspection.
ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS
REPORTS AND COMMITTEES
Administration: Finance and Grants
Chairman
Joseph Scaltz John Lipski Diane Smiles
Wyoming Borough received three bids for a Tax Anticipation Note of $150,000.00
for 2021, Fidelity D&D Bank, FNC Bank, and M&T Bank. Fidelity Bank rate 1.79%, FNCB 2.50%, M&T 2.35%.
Motion made to accept the proposal from Fidelity D& D Bank for the TAN note for 2021 at the rate of 1.79%, if they meet the Tax-Exempt status.
Motion made by Diane Smiles
Seconded by Russell Herron
Motion moved
Report:
No report
Emergency Service: Police and Fire Departments
Chairman
Joseph Scaltz John Lipski Robert Borzell
Only one response for full time officer was received. Application deadline is November 30th. Written test will take place on January 8th at 10 am at the Borough Building.
Chief Mercavitch asked about carrying over his vacation time till next year, due to the Covid outbreak.
Motion was made to approve carrying over the vacation time for full time officers for 2020 to be used by the end of 2021.
Motion made by Russell Herron
Seconded by Robert Borzell
Motion moved
Wyoming Borough Council and the Wyoming Borough Police Officers would like to thank Attorney Dennis for her donation for the purchase of Back the Blue Flags. They are now available for purchase for $10.00 each. To date, we have sold 16 flags.
Report: no report
Health and Sanitation: Recycling and Solid Waste
Chairman
Robert Borzell John Lipski Russell Herron
Report: Mayor Dominick spoke about the problem with the yard waste pick up this week, due to Mascaro being short handed and only one truck available. They will take care of it on Tuesday.
Personnel:
Chairman
Diane Smiles Robert Borzell Joseph Scaltz
Report: No report
Public Property: Borough Building and Recreation
Chairman
Diane Smiles Russell Herron Robert Borzell
Report:
Trunk or Treat was a huge success. Over 200 children attended, with 15 Trunks participating.
Streets and Sewers: Public Works
Chairman
Russell Herron Joseph Scaltz Robert Borzell
Report: No report
Zoning and Planning:
Chairman
John Lipski Russell Herron Robert Borzell
Solicitor’s Report:
Attorney Dennis congratulated Roseanne and all the volunteers who made the Trunk or Treat such a success.
Mayor’s Report
Councilman Scaltz commented on what a great job Mayor Dominick did on the Police Budget for this year and stated this was the first full year the Borough has had a budget to work with.
- The Police Department responded to 137 incidents in the month of August 2020.
Floor opens to the public
Communications: A list of communications received since the last meeting have been presented to council and accepted on a motion made by Robert Borzell and seconded by Russell Herron.
Motion moved
Payment of Bills: A listing of bills paid and received for payment for November have been presented to council and accepted on a motion made by Russell Herron and seconded by Robert Borzell
Motion moved
Unfinished Business: Pa Economy League for December work session
Motion to adjourn RussellHerron
Seconded by Robert Borzell
Time: 8:10
Date: 11/09/2020