Borough Council

STROUDSBURG BOROUGH COUNCIL MINUTES, SPECIAL MEETING, DECEMBER 9, 2019 1. A special meeting of the Stroudsburg Borough Council convened at 5:00 P.M. on Monday, December 9, 2019 in the Council Chambers of the Stroudsburg Borough Municipal Building. The following Council members were present: Council President James Smith, Vice-President of Council Boyd Weiss, Council President Pro Tem Joanne Kochanski, Councilman Anthony Lanfrank, Councilman Matt Abell, and Councilwoman Erica McCabe. Mayor Tarah Probst, Borough Solicitor Joseph P. McDonald, Jr., and Interim Borough Manager Mary Pat Quinn were also present. Councilman Mark Connors was absent. 2. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 3. Consideration to schedule a public hearing for An Ordinance Fixing the Real Estate Tax Rate for the Year 2020. Mr. Smith reported that the Budget Committee suggested that the Borough Council schedule a brief special meeting before the next Council meeting on December 17, 2019 in order to review the proposed budget and to answer any questions that Council may have. He also suggested that the public hearing on the proposed Tax Ordinance be scheduled for December 30, 2019. A motion was made by Mrs. Kochanski, seconded by Ms. McCabe to schedule a special meeting on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at 6:00 P.M. and a special meeting on Monday, December 30, 2019 at 4:30 P.M. The motion was carried with all present voting affirmatively. (6-yes, 0-no, 0-abstentons) The Budget Committee will be making a few adjustments to the proposed budget tomorrow and will forward the budget to the Borough Council after that time. 4. Executive Session, re: Real Estate matters. 5. A motion was made by Mrs. Kochanski, seconded by Mr. Lanfrank to go in to Executive Session at 5:15 P.M. for the purpose of discussing real estate matters. The motion was carried with all present voting affirmatively. (6-  yes, 0-no, 0-abstentons). The Executive Session was concluded at 5:43 P.M. on a motion made by Mrs. Kochanski, seconded by Mr. Lanfrank. The motion was carried with all present voting affirmatively. (6-yes, 0-no, 0- abstentons). Real estate matters were discussed during the Executive Session. 6. The meeting was adjourned at 5:45 P.M. on a motion made by Mr. Lanfrank, seconded by Mrs. Kochanski. The motion was carried with all present voting affirmatively. (6-yes, 0-no, 0-abstentons).