Borough Council

DURYEA BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING December 12, 2023 WORKSESSION o The agenda has been made available for public inspection. Council members have been provided with a copy of the agenda in advance of this meeting. o Public comment regarding agenda items. o Reports from department heads. o Council and Mayor comments. MEETING • Pledge to the flag. • An attendance roll call will now be taken by the Manager. • With a quorum present, the meeting will continue. • Council met in executive session this evening to legal matters pertaining to land acquisition. • Please be advised that this public meeting was advertised in the Times Leader in the legal section. A copy of the legal ad is attached. • All minutes, correspondence, bills, and reports are available for inspection. Motion: • to accept the minutes as posted. • that all correspondence be accepted, action be taken where necessary and placed on file. • that all bills, wages, salaries, and commissions be paid when funds are available. • to approve payment of bills that were paid after the previous meeting, but before approval of bills for the current meeting. • that all reports be accepted, action be taken where necessary and placed on file. • to accept the resignation of Officer Joseph Sauers from the Duryea Police Department as of November 24, 2023. 1  • to appoint the following part-time police officers for the month of December 2023, as necessary for the general welfare, health, and safety of the public: o Officers- Giles Wall • to enter into a 2-year agreement with Municipal Recovery, Inc., which replaces the November 2023 decision on a 3-year agreement. • to accept the resignation of Thomas Brody from the Duryea Street Department as of November 16, 2023. • to adopt the proposed 2024 budget. • to accept that all council meetings are to be held on the second Tuesday of each month in 2024. Work session begins at 6:30 p.m., immediately followed by the council meeting. • to adopt Ordinance 2023-1 which sets the taxation rate to 2.7 mils for the calendar year 2024. • to adopt Ordinance 2023-2 which sets the regulations for the collection of garbage and recycling in the borough. • to re-appoint Willard Yates to the Duryea Borough Sewer Authority, term to expire December 31, 2028. • to accept the three (3) year Collective Bargaining Agreement between Duryea Borough and the Duryea Street Department. PUBLIC COMMENT With no further business to transact, the chair will entertain a motion to adjourn. 2 3