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Aug 21, 2026

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Council Approves Transportation and Lease Agreements

Published Aug 21, 2026

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Briefing

Jul 8, 2026

City flags major budget pressures

A mid-year review identified a $200,000 healthcare billing impact, a projected $70,000 revenue shortfall, and fire department overtime projected to exceed budget by $200,000–$300,000. The city said a fuller budget update will follow.

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Briefing

Jun 24, 2026

Council approves fee and parking changes

Council unanimously approved five ordinances changing fire-safety and other fees, street-cleaning and trash-pickup parking restrictions, and the firefighters’ pension plan; all seven members voted yes.

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Briefing

Jun 10, 2026

Council Updates Affordable Housing Rules

Council unanimously approved amendments to Chapter 176, Affordable Housing, including wording changes to Section 176-3. Members also unanimously approved a fourth handicap parking space, public advertisement of committee agenda items, a Hugh Moore Park trust fund and oversight committee, and a three-year fire inspection contract.

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Briefing

May 27, 2026

Council Approves New Financial Software Agreement

City Council approved a financial software agreement with OpenGov by a unanimous 7-0 vote. The finance director said the city’s existing general ledger, billing, and receipting systems are outdated, unsupported, and do not communicate with one another.

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Briefing

May 13, 2026

Council approves financing and grant applications

Council approved a 2026 general-fund budget amendment, an equipment lease line of credit for fire, police, public works and other departments, and applications for Grow NORCO, watershed-restoration and strategic-management grants. The city’s first Community Development Block Grant hearing identified approximately $1,000,000 in expected funding, including $133,723 for public-service programs.

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Briefing

Apr 22, 2026

Council Approves Parking and Infrastructure Measures

Council approved procedures for new residential park leasing agreements, a 15-minute metered parking space at 34 N. 2nd Street, and four infrastructure-related resolutions; each passed 7-0. The proposed equipment lease line of credit for fire, police, public works, and other departments was tabled. The 2024 city audit received an unmodified opinion.

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Briefing

Apr 8, 2026

Council Revises Amusement Device Tax

Council unanimously approved an ordinance revising the tax schedule for mechanical amusement devices. Members also approved agreements covering recycling services, streetlight replacements, waste contracts, parking, grants, and Microsoft 365 licensing.

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Briefing

Mar 25, 2026

Council Approves Sewer, Safety and Pool Agreements

City Council approved all listed action items by 7-0 votes, including West Ward storm and sanitary sewer rehabilitation, 2026 Eddyside pool operations, Northampton Street pedestrian improvements, environmental hot-spot remediation, and updates to the Safe Streets for All plan.

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Briefing

Feb 25, 2026

Council approves pool feasibility study

City Council unanimously approved an agreement for feasibility and assessment services at the Eddyside and Heil pool facilities, with all five voting members voting yes. Council also approved a historic preservation grant application, new seating walls, survey work for the Easton Iron & Metal property, and merchant-processing services for on-street parking meters.

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Briefing

Jan 28, 2026

Council Approves Transportation and Lease Agreements

Council approved two resolutions authorizing contribution agreements with PennDOT, an agreement with Ultatele, and a lease with Greenlight Networks for space in the 4th Street Garage; each vote was 7-0.

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Briefing

Jan 14, 2026

Council Approves Labor Pact and Trail Connection

Council unanimously approved a four-year labor agreement with AFSCME AFL-CIO Local 447. It also approved a cooperative agreement securing right-of-way for a planned bike-path connection from the Sterner Trail to a new pedestrian bridge and along Bushkill Drive.

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Briefing

Jan 2, 2026

Senior Property Tax Rebate Approved

City Council unanimously approved an ordinance providing a property tax rebate for seniors. Council also approved 2026 salary and wage terms, appointments and reappointments to authorities, boards and commissions, and two assistant city solicitor appointments.

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