City Council

1 BOROUGH OF AKRON COUNCIL MEETING- NOVEMBER 9, 2022 2 3 Council Members present- Nathan Imhoff, President; Justin Gehman, Vice-President (not present); 4 Kleon Zimmerman, Paul Swangren Jr.; Randall Justice (Zoom); Ryan Cochran, Bonnie Young. 5 6 Others present- Susan Davidson, Borough Manager; Sean Molchany, Assistant Borough Manager; John 7 Taylor. 8 9 Roll Call 10 Kleon Zimmerman- Present 11 Paul Swangren, Jr. – Present 12 Randall Justice- Present (Zoom) 13 Ryan Cochran- Present 14 Bonnie Young- Present 15 Justin Gehman- Vice-President – Not Present 16 Nathan Imhoff- President-Present 17 Mayor John McBeth- Not Present 18 19 Meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 20 21 Visitors 22 Nothing to report 23 24 2023 Proposed Budget 25 Council and Staff reviewed the proposed 2023 Water Fund. The proposed fund does not reflect any 26 water rate increase. The revenues reflect a portion of the tower lease rental. Any remaining meter 27 purchases will come out of the sewer fund. 28 29 Council and Staff reviewed the proposed 2023 Sewer Fund. The proposed fund does not reflect any 30 sewer rate increase. 31 32 Highway Aid Fund includes the estimated PennDot allocation for street projects. The proposed 2023 33 street project is paving Manor Ridge and Edgehill Drives. 34 35 Council and staff reviewed the proposed General Fund. The proposed fund does not reflect any tax 36 increases. Council discussed removing the Ephrata Public Library donation for next year because of 37 borough expenses and projects at this time and discuss the library at the November 14, 2022 meeting. 38 39 Council and staff reviewed the proposed 2023 Capital Projects. 40 Capital Projects: 41 Water Fund Capital 42 Hydrant, watermain repair, Pump rebuild at water plant 43 44 1  1 Sewer Fund Capital 2 I & I work , sewer line replacement, Nissley pump station maintenance 3 4 General Fund Capital 5 Roland Park pavilion and bathroom roof, municipal office maintenance repairs, inlet repairs. 6 7 Council discussed the Colonial Park pavilion and staff is reaching out to get another cost estimate. 8 9 It was also discussed including in the budget the hiring of a financial administrator and to put together a 10 job description to discuss at the personnel committee on November 28, 2022. 11 12 Council will continue to discuss the proposed budget at the November 14, 2022 Council meeting. 13 14 Staff will get proposed year end fund balances for the next meeting. 15 16 Paul Swangren, Jr. made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Ryan Cochran seconded the motion. Motion 17 carried. 18 19 Meeting adjourned at 7:51 p.m. 20 21 Respectfully submitted, 22 23 Susan Davidson 24 Borough Manager/Secretary 25 26 SD 27 2