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TAMAQUA BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING

 

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2022 AT 7:00 P.M.

 

 

  1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

 

 

  1. INVOCATION

 

 

  1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

 

 

  1. ROLL CALL

 

 

  1. READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON     JANUARY 3, 2022.

 

 

  1. COMMUNICATIONS:

 

A.                                

 

B.

 

C.

 

 

  1. BOROUGH MANAGER:  KEVIN A. STEIGERWALT

 

         *     Tax Claim Bureau Repository Sale Notice

 

 

  1. DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT:  ANN MARIE CALABRESE

 

        *      Resolution Closing Out the Swimming Pool Feasibility Study Grant

 

 

  1. CHIEF OF POLICE:  MICHAEL HOBBS

 

 

  1. COMMITTEE REPORTS:

 

  1. PUBLIC SAFETY:  

             Brian Connely - Chairperson

                                                                                                                                     Ron Bowman                                                                  

                                                                                                                                     Robert Amentler

 

*     Motion to approve a request to send Patrolman Karl Harig to a three-day “Institute for Law           Enforcement Education” course in Berks County at no cost.

 

              *     Motion to set the hourly pay rate for part-time police officers at $20.00 per hour to start, $22.00 per  hour for officers with over 1,000 hours of service and $25.00 per hour for officers with over 5,000 hours of service.

                                               

 

        B.  FINANCE, WAGE & SALARY:        

                                                                                                      Ron Bowman – Chairperson

                                    Jay Hollenbach Jr.

                                                                                                                 Ritchie Linkhorst

 

             *     Motion to hire Robert J. Filloy as a full-time Street Maintenance Worker at a pay rate of $24.00 per hour.

 

             *     Motion to hire Stephen J. Surotchak as a full-time Water Distribution Worker at a pay rate of $24.00 per hour.

 

       

        C.  NEIGHBORHOODS, DOWNTOWN & HISTORIC DISTRICT:             

Jay Hollenbach Jr.– Chairperson

            Kathy Kunkel

                                    Mary Linkevich

 

*     Motion to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for renovation of the façade at 209 West Broad Street.

 

*     Motion to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for replacement of an existing sign at 41 North  Railroad Street.

 

*     Motion to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for installation of business signs at 301 West Broad  Street.

 

 

D. RECREATION & YOUTH:             

Mary Linkevich – Chairperson

Ritchie Linkhorst

Kathy Kunkel    

 

*     Motion to adopt a resolution accepting a grant from the John E. Morgan Foundation for improvements  to the H.D. Buehler Memorial Pool.

 

*     Motion to adopt a resolution accepting a grant from the John E. Morgan Foundation for improvements to the North and Middle Ward Playground.

               

                                                                                                               

  1.  MAYOR’S REPORT:

Mayor Nathan Gerace

 

 

  1. ANYONE FROM THE FLOOR WISHING TO ADDRESS COUNCIL?

 

               

  1. BOROUGH SOLICITOR:  ANTHONY ODORIZZI

 

 

  1. REPORTS:

 

  1. FIRE CHIEF

 

  1. CODE ENFORCEMENT AND ZONING OFFICER

 

  1. CHIEF OF POLICE

 

  1. TAX COLLECTOR

 

  1. TREASURER

 

  1. BOARD OF HEALTH

 

 

  1. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

             

       

  1. BILLS AND CLAIMS

 

  1. NEW BUSINESS

  

 

  1. EXECUTIVE SESSION (Optional)

 

         

  1. ADJOURN