Meeting Agenda for 3/8/23

 Meeting called to order with the pledge of allegiance @ 6:00PM

President John Kaercher reminds everyone present that cell phones have to be put on vibrate and you have to leave the building to talk.

Petitioners:

Engineer Report: 

*Motion to Award Contract No: 2023-01 Freedom Borough paving contract to Youngblood Paving

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*Approval of Engineer report*

Review of Street Department Report:

*Motion to approve salt bid of 150 tons through COSTARS.

*Approval of Street Department.       

Mayor & Police Report:

Update on Regional Police.

*Motion to approve Letter of Intent for the Beaver Valley Regional Police Department.

*Motion to appoint Councilman M. Forrest to temporary Emergency Management Coordinator for    
  Freedom Borough.

*Approval of Mayor & Police Report.

*Approval of the Minutes from monthly meeting 02/08/2023 as presented

*Treasurer Report: Acc. Balances as of 03/07/2023.

Notice of payment of Liquid Fuels in the amount of $50,105.11 on 3-3-2023.

*Approval to Pay the Bills in the amount of $ and any Bills that are deemed necessary to be paid before the next monthly meeting as monies become available.

Solicitor Report:

Review with Solicitor the process of demolition of Freedom structures.

*Approval of Solicitor report:

Correspondence:  

                           Troy Gump from KLH Engineering Code Enforcement report for February 2023.

       RAJSA minutes of February 9, 2023.

                           Patrick Joyal; Gov. Shapiro’s new SW Region Director       

Committees Report:

     Personnel:

      Finance:   

          Street Dept.

           Recreation:  

                    Grants / website:  Godaddy renewal.

 Old Business: 

New Business:  

*Motion to go with Energo as the supplier of electric for the next 18 months with a savings of 21.8%.

*Motion to go with Constellation as the gas supplier for the next 18 months with a savings of 30.2%.

*Motion to approve a Freedom veteran memorial box to be placed at the war memorial in the Borough.

*Motion to submit the authorization letter for a .gov domain for Freedom Borough.

Smart street light program will begin on Route 65 in Freedom approximately April 1st 2023.

 Literature in center of table:

          ● Pennsylvania Borough News March 2023

          ● Registration for the PA State Association of Boroughs 111th Annual Conference.

Adjournment.