City Council

Borough of Highspire Regular Meeting of the Highspire Borough Council March 21, 2023 “I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” ― Alexander The Great 1. Call to Order 2. Prayer/Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call 4. Acceptance of Minutes – Regular Meeting on February 21, 2023 5. Financial Reports a. Treasurer’s Report for February, 2023 b. Monthly Financial Statements – February, 2023 1. General Fund 2. Sewer Administration Fund 3. Sewer O & M Fund 6. Mayor’s Report 7. Public Safety Director’s Report – February, 2023 8. Fire Department Reports a. Fire Chief Report – Monthly Report for February, 2023 b. Treasurer’s Report 9. South Central Emergency Medical Services Report for January, 2023 10. Citizens’ Comments (limit 3 minutes) Page | 1 11. Committee Reports a. Public Facilities Committee b. Sanitation Committee c. Highspire Happenings d. Finance/Administration Committee e. Personnel Committee f. Community Development Committee g. Public Safety Committee h. Maintenance & Repair Committee i. Junior Council Member 12. Staff Activity Reports a. Borough Manager’s Report - Mark Stonbraker b. Code Enforcement Report - Deanna Proctor c. Public Works Department Report - Randy Kreider d. Highspire Authority – Bob Sutch e. Grant Administrative Report & Fire Department Financial Report f. Sewer Billing Adjustments & Reconciliations for February, 2023 g. Safety Committee 13. Solicitor’s Report 14. Engineer’s Report 15. Old Business a. Page | 2  16. New Business a. Motion to direct staff to release the March 2023 contribution to the Citizens Fire Company #1 of Highspire as indicated in the 2023 General Fund Budget (411.500). Amount to be paid to the Company $2,500.00. b. Motion to (accept/reject/table) the publication of Highspire Borough Ordinance #646 of 2023 amending Chapter 10 of the Highspire Borough Code of Ordinances to add a new chapter entitled “Quality of Life Improvement Ordinance”, which provides (1) a ticketing program to potentially resolve certain property maintenance and other property violation matters in a more expeditious manner than traditional ordinance enforcement, (2) procedures for issuing tickets under the ticketing program, and (3) preserve traditional ordinance enforcement, and further provides for severability, failure to enforce not a waiver, applicability, and effective date. 17. Approval of Payroll and Bills 18. Adjournment Page | 3