City Council

BOROUGH OF WEST HAZLETON 100 SOUTH FOURTH STREET WEST HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA 18202 _________________ (570) 455-7851 FAX (570-455-4223 AGENDA Council Meeting August 9, 2023 1- Selling two vehicles to the School District from the Police Department: 2013 Charger for $9,999.00 and 2015 Charger for $14,999.00. 2- Assign 2013 Dodge Charger to Code Enforcement: 50,000 miles and it’s in good conditions. Acquire a new car for Code Enforcement contingent upon price and conditions of lease. 3- Accumulated paid time pay off to Rosemarie Sypeck: resigned effective 7/31/2023. Has 128 hrs. accumulated: 36 hours of vacation and 92 of sick time: Hourly calculated $19.23. a. 36 Hrs vacation @ 19.23 = $692.28 _____ b. 92 Hrs sick time @ 19.23 = 1,769.23 ______ c. 128 Hrs sick + vacation @ 19.23 = 2,461.44 _____ d. No payment allowed to Sypeck _______ 4- Vote to post position for Borough of West Hazleton Secretary. Process of interviews, evaluation and selection to be conducted immediately, pending council approval. 5- Accept the Proposal from Benesch for Professional Engineering Service: Storage Building Project. Cost of construction $85,000 to $150,000. Engineering Service $14,500. (Total from $99,500 to $164,500) 6- Accept the Proposal from Benesch for Professional Engineering service: 2023 Liquid Fuels Paving: North Street. Cost of Construction $250,000 estimate. Engineering Service $25,000; (total 275,000). 7- Accept proposals from Benesch for Professional Engineering Service: Jaycee Drive Bridge Rehabilitation- Phase 2: Estimated cost $850,000, Engineering service $172,000: total $1,022,000. 8- Street Department: a. Broad St. 75 Arc Lights – Estimate $10,360 b. Purchase and installation of one 16 foot AL Pole- Estimate $3,385.00 c. Purchase and installation of three-way camera system Int. SR 93 and Valmont Plaza- Estimate $18,046.25 9- List the 1997 Mack Single Dump Truck single axle in Municibid. The new one should be here by fall.