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 2018
- Dec. 13 · Special meeting1 voteEconomy council unanimously approved the 2019 borough budget
- Dec. 11 · Regular meeting12 votesEconomy council set 2019 tax rate at 13.5 mills and moved to adopt Marr Road
- Nov. 27 · Regular meeting11 votesEconomy council approved PennEnergy gas lease and advertised a 13.5-mill 2019 tax
- Nov. 13 · Regular meeting5 votesEconomy council paid $431,948 for 2018 paving and moved to hire two road workers
- Oct. 23 · Regular meeting3 votesEconomy council voted to rebid the borough’s 2018-2019 rock salt contract
- Oct. 9 · Regular meeting4 votesEconomy council approved buying a new police SUV for up to $38,000
- Sept. 25 · Regular meeting7 votesEconomy council approved hydrant agreement; police SUV purchase motion withdrawn
- Sept. 11 · Regular meeting5 votesEconomy council moved to advertise demolition of the Cortright property
- Aug. 28 · Regular meeting6 votesEconomy approved film shoot on Park Hill Road, bought new time clock
- Aug. 14 · Regular meeting6 votesEconomy approved emergency roof replacement for public works garage
- July 24 · Regular meeting5 votesEconomy council approved four-year public works union contract
- July 10 · Regular meeting11 votesEconomy fired cleaning contractor, awarded Green Forest storm sewer job
- June 12 · Regular meeting10 votesEconomy council approved 60th anniversary fireworks on 5-2 roll call vote
- May 22 · Regular meeting7 votesEconomy hired assistant code officer, bought new pickup truck
- May 8 · Regular meeting10 votesEconomy awarded $459,815 road paving contract to Shields Asphalt Paving
- April 10 · Regular meeting3 votesEconomy council put 2018 road paving plan out for bid
- March 27 · Regular meeting6 votesEconomy council moved to advertise council pay and grading ordinances
- March 13 · Regular meeting5 votesEconomy council approved $214,075.77 in bills and sought bids for a Ridgewood drainage fix
- Feb. 27 · Regular meeting1 voteEconomy council weighed a Heart and Lung policy for injured police officers
- Feb. 13 · Regular meeting6 votesEconomy council adopted a nonconforming lot size zoning ordinance
- Jan. 23 · Regular meeting7 votesEconomy council members argued over assigned seating and committee assignments
- Jan. 9 · Regular meeting14 votesEconomy council retained solicitor Joseph Askar after closed-door discussion
- Jan. 2 · Reorganization meeting4 votesMayor Borato broke ties to make Brian Westrom council president, R.J. Burns vice president
How members voted in 2018
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Ann Borato Mayor (R) | 0 of 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Morrone Council President (D/R) | 21 of 23 | 133 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Bucuren Former member | 21 of 23 | 124 | 4 | 4 |
| RJ Burns Former member | 16 of 23 | 113 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Fetkovich Former member | 20 of 23 | 115 | 0 | 0 |
| Audrey Mutschler Former member | 22 of 23 | 139 | 3 | 0 |
| Pat Skonieczny Former member | 17 of 23 | 105 | 5 | 2 |
| Brian Westrom Former member | 18 of 23 | 121 | 0 | 0 |
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.