Economy Borough Council: Meetings & Votes
Every borough council meeting and every recorded vote, taken from the official minutes. Canceled meetings are listed too, along with scheduled meetings whose minutes were never posted online. Minutes are posted after they are approved, usually at the next meeting.
Meetings in 2015
- Dec. 15 · Regular meeting14 votesEconomy council adopted its 2016 budget and kept the tax rate at 13.5 mills
- Nov. 24 · Work session5 votesEconomy council voted 5-2 to accept a $28,500 settlement in the Fitzgerald lawsuit
- Nov. 10 · Regular meeting8 votesEconomy council adopted a new non-uniform pension ordinance and hired an office assistant
- Oct. 27 · Work session0 votesEconomy council weighed quotes to replace community building furnaces
- Oct. 13 · Regular meeting9 votesEconomy council approves 3/4-mill funding increase for fire department aerial truck
- Sept. 22 · Regular meeting0 votesEconomy fire department asks borough to raise its tax funding from 1 to 1.75 mills
- Sept. 8 · Regular meeting5 votesEconomy council has solicitor explore disbanding the municipal sewer authority
- Aug. 25 · Regular meeting5 votesEconomy council reverses itself, keeps two meetings a month after public objections
- Aug. 11 · Regular meeting10 votesEconomy council cuts meetings to once a month and adopts flood plain ordinance
- July 28 · Regular meetingNo quorum present
- July 14 · Regular meeting10 votesEconomy council forms committee to meet with PennEnergy over Hoenig Road gas drilling
- June 23 · Regular meeting6 votesEconomy council splits 3-3 on $5,000 payment to former Chief Harrington; mayor breaks tie
- June 9 · Regular meeting4 votesEconomy approved $260,870 in bills, including $124,222 for Beaver Road paving
- May 26 · Regular meeting5 votesEconomy council moved to bid out 2015 road paving and renewed its insurance
- May 12 · Regular meeting8 votesEconomy council committed borough funding to Dunlap Hill traffic light
- April 28 · Regular meeting5 votesEconomy council split 4-2 to appoint Richard Loedding to Planning Commission
- April 14 · Regular meeting4 votesEconomy learned a needed Dunlap Hill traffic light would cost the borough about $200,000
- March 24 · Regular meeting5 votesEconomy council moved toward demolishing condemned 345 Springer Road property
- March 10 · Regular meeting8 votesEconomy council approved new police vehicle and a Tevebaugh Road fire hydrant
- Feb. 24 · Regular meeting6 votesEconomy council sent police insurance agreement to officers’ union for review
- Feb. 10 · Regular meeting7 votesEconomy council hired firm to study a traffic signal at Dunlap Hill Road
- Jan. 27 · Regular meeting1 voteEconomy residents pressed council for traffic light atop Dunlap Hill
- Jan. 13 · Regular meeting6 votesEconomy council approved $1,700 West View Water easement through Sunset Hills Park
How members voted in 2015
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Morrone Council President (D/R) | 21 of 22 | 118 | 1 | 0 |
| Courtney B. Barthelemy Former member | 13 of 22 | 56 | 2 | 6 |
| Gary Bucuren Former member | 20 of 22 | 114 | 3 | 2 |
| RJ Burns Former member | 19 of 22 | 106 | 0 | 6 |
| Tom Fetkovich Former member | 21 of 22 | 119 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Googins Former member | 19 of 22 | 118 | 2 | 0 |
| Pat Skonieczny Former member | 19 of 22 | 88 | 3 | 16 |
Attendance counts the meetings held while each member was on the borough council. "Voted against the majority" counts no votes on motions that passed and yes votes on motions that failed. Tap a name to see every vote.
Many votes are taken by voice. When the minutes say a vote was unanimous, everyone present is shown voting yes. When they name members who voted no or abstained, everyone else present is shown voting yes. When they give only the result, individual votes are shown as not recorded.
Source: Economy Borough Council minutes. Recaps are drafted by the BeaverCountian AI Desk from the official minutes and reviewed by an editor.