Samuel L. Gill

The meeting involved reports from the Police Department, Fire Department, Street Department, and Code Enforcement Officer. Under Ordinances and Resolutions, a motion was planned to approve Ordinance 1 of 2026 concerning the raising of maximum allowable compensation for city council members and mayors, in line with recent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania legislation. New business items included approving a Declaration of Local Disaster Emergency effective January 26, 2026, recognizing the stipend increase for municipal board members, approving the San Rocco Foundation's request for their 101st Celebration and Procession in August 2026, approving an Electronics Recycling Collection Day in May 2026, and approving two applications for handicapped parking spaces. Additionally, approval was sought for the "Stop The Violence/Juneteenth" Event in June 2026.

The Aliquippa City Council meeting agenda includes the approval of minutes from previous meetings, review and approval of the schedule of bills and appropriations for the general fund, consideration of a handicapped parking application, potential promotions of part-time laborers to full-time positions, discussion of curb-to-curb construction work on city streets, and approval of repositories. Committee reports will be presented by various city officials, and public comments will be accepted.

The meeting included opening bids for supplying gasoline and diesel fuel for the City fleet of vehicles, reviewing cleaning proposals for the administrative offices beginning January 2026, and a motion to approve the bid submitted by Waste Management to continue providing collection and disposal of refuse for the City of Aliquippa for a 2-year contract, with an optional 3rd and 4th year. Also, a motion to approve and advertise the Council Meeting Calendar for 2026 was discussed, along with Light-Up-Night to be held on Thursday, December 4th, and a motion to approve the repositories.

The Aliquippa City Council meeting agenda included the approval of minutes from previous meetings, review and approval of the October 2023 General Fund schedule of bills and appropriations, introduction of an ordinance to amend the code of ordinances and adopt a local service tax, and advertising of the ordinance. Other agenda items included recognition of police officers completing their probationary period, approval of property repositories, approval of the 2024 City Council meeting schedule and its advertisement, review of bids for city fuel, and announcement of the Mayor's appointment to the Community College of Beaver County Board of Trustees. The meeting also included committee reports and public comment.

The meeting agenda includes department head reports from Police, Fire, Street, Recreation, and Code Enforcement. New business items include resolutions on property purchases for the Fifth Avenue Project, approval of wayfinding signs, advertising for bids to sell city properties and for a vehicle fuel contract, personnel matters including a resignation and a promotion in the Street Department, approval of Trick-or-Treat, offering residents different sized recycling bins, acknowledgement of library funding, and details on the Aliquippa Homecoming parade.