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January 2025 Regular Meeting Agenda

Freeland Borough January 2025 Regular Meeting

January 16, 2025 @ 6:00pm Agenda

526 Fern St. Freeland, PA 18224

  1. Call To Order
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Roll Call

Joshua Richie___ present ___ absent                        Frank Kislan___ present ___ absent

Barbara Tulanowski___ present ___ absent              Tom Meyers___ present ___ absent

Marilyn Calderon-Cruz___ present ___ absent               Rich DeStefano___ present ___ absent

Jim Fisher___ present ___ absent                         Joe Palko, Jr. (Mayor)___ present ___ absent

  1. No Executive Sessions
  2. Mayor’s Forum
  3. Public Comment (5 minutes on Agenda items only)
  4. Acceptance of Minutes (motion)
  5. Treasurer’s Report (motion)
  6. Payment of Bills (motion)
  7. Motion to accept Committee Reports
  8. New Business
    1. Administration
      1. Motion to appoint _________________ to fill the Council seat vacated by Marilyn Calderon-Cruz until January 6, 2026 
      2. Motion to appoint _________________ to a 5 year term on the FCRA
      3. Motion to appoint _________________ to a 4  year term on the FCRA
      4. Motion to appoint _________________ to a 3 year term on the FCRA
      5. Motion to appoint _________________ to a 2 year term on the FCRA
      6. Motion to appoint _________________ to a 5-year term on the Freeland Municipal Authority Board.
      7. Motion to accept the resignation of Anastacia Krone from the Zoning Hearing Board.
      8. Motion to formally adopt the 2009 Freeland Borough Personnel Policy
    2. Finance
      1. Motion to accept the high bid of $________ for the sale of the 2016 Yukon on Municibid
    3. Public Safety
      1. Motion to advertise for full-time police officers with applications being accepted until March 14th with Civil Service testing date to be determined by the Civil Service Commission.
      2. Motion to approve the handicap parking request at 637 Vine Street.
      3. Motion to approve Chief Stepansky’s request to install a Knox Box at 417 Johnson Street not to exceed $600.00. 
      4. Motion to approve the front end alignment for the F-550 Utility vehicle not to exceed $800.00. 
    4.  Public Works
    5. Code Enforcement and Zoning
    6. Recreation
      1. Motion to approve the Sons of Erin request to host the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 15th beginning at 12:00 following the traditional route pending submission of PennDOT paperwork..
  9. Old Business
  10. Open Public Comment (5 minutes)
  11. Adjournment of Meeting