Borough of West Homestead

The council agenda included comprehensive reports from various departments, including police, fire, emergency management, and engineering, as well as updates from outside organizations and specific committees. Key action items involved authorizing the payment of bills for the current month and reviewing recommendations from the Historic Architecture Review Board regarding signage and exterior building repairs. The meeting also included an executive session to discuss a memorandum of understanding with the Interim Police Chief.

The agenda for this meeting includes receiving various reports from Borough officials and external organizations, such as the Mayor, Police Chief, Fire Chief, Engineer, and Tax Collector, as well as reports from CONNECT and Steel Rivers COG. Key action items involve approving and ratifying bills paid for January 2026 and adopting Ordinance No. 745, which revises and restates the Borough's Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 27). New business focuses heavily on motions to appoint or reappoint individuals to various authorities, boards, commissions, and outside organizations, including the Civil Service Commission, Planning Commission, and Steel Rivers Council of Governments, alongside setting Council Committee Assignments.

The agenda includes reports from various officials and committees, such as the Mayor, Police Chief, Fire Chief, EMS, Emergency Management Coordinator, Junior Councilmember, Solicitor, Engineer, and Tax Collector, as well as reports from outside organizations like CONNECT, Steel Rivers COG, and Steel Valley Accelerator. Action items include motions to accept minutes from previous meetings, approve bills for December 2025, advertise for bids for sanitary sewer improvements, and adopt resolutions establishing contribution rates for the Borough's Service Employees Pension Fund and Police Pension Plan Fund for the 2026 fiscal year. The agenda also covers unfinished and new business, public comment, a motion to enter into an executive session, and a motion to extend a conditional offer of employment to a full-time laborer in the Public Works Department.

The agenda includes reports from the Mayor, President, Manager, Solicitor, and Engineer, as well as reports from the Historical Architectural Review Board (HARB), Planning Commission, Shade Tree Commission, and Zoning Hearing Board. Committee reports will be presented, covering Capital Improvement, Communications, Community Affairs, Personnel, Properties, Public Safety, and Sewer Management. Discussions will involve setting dates for budget workshops. The agenda also includes a motion to ratify an email vote terminating an employee, a motion to authorize advertising for an Administrative Assistant, a motion to accept the Planning Commission's recommendation regarding conditional use of the Forest Avenue property for storage, and a motion to extend a conditional offer of employment to a full-time laborer in the Public Works Department. Additional items include unfinished and new business, public comment, and a motion to enter into an executive session.

The meeting addressed several key areas including a resolution to accept a grant for rehabilitating field lights at Calhoun Community Park, updates on Zoning Hearing Board matters, Planning Board recommendations, park maintenance, and paving projects. Discussions also covered police accreditation, GPS installation in police cars, amendments for the Waterfront Apartments, and potential real estate hurdles in West Homestead. Additional topics included code enforcement, property maintenance, safety in neighborhoods, and the hiring of a Sewer Tech. An executive session was held to discuss legal and personnel issues.