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15-6792 R52 Authorizes the participation in the 2024 cohort of the Pennsylvania Blueprint Communities program.

Legislation Text R52 Blueprint Communities

15-6785 R53 Approves two transfers: (1) $15,000.00 in Building Standards & Safety for the Nuisance Property Appeals Board's Legal Counsel Fees; and (2) $13,000.00 in Information Systems Needed to Replace the Current Mail Center Unit (Current Device Will Be End of Life in 2024.

Legislation Text R53 Transfer Funds Nuisance Property Appeals Board's Legal Counsel Fees Need To Replace The Current Mail Center Unit (End of Life in 2024)

15-6795 R54 Authorizes the Administration to sell the City-Owned Real Property at 1001 1007 W. Hamilton St, Allentown PA, identified as Tax Map Parcel No. 549699283455.

Legislation Text R54 10th and Hamilton Exhibit A Exhibit B

15-6808 R55 Approves the expenditure not to exceed $300,000 for the purpose of engaging a firm to examine procedures related to hiring, terminations, discipline, promotions, compliance with civil rights and discrimination statutes and the Charter's provisions of a merit based personnel system, and review of salary adjustment for city employees since January 1, 2022 in terms of compliance with the city personnel code as well as other state and federal employment statutes.

Legislation Text R55 Res to Engage Resolution #28898 Resolution #28908

15-6807 R56 City Council recommends the Mayor conduct a systematic study of the deployment of electric or hybrid vehicles prior to making any changes to the vehicle fleet.

Legislation Text R56 Electrified Fleet

ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION (To be referred to Committee with public comment prior to referral)

15-6788 Bill 29 Refer to Public Safety Amending the 2024 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Fifteen Thousand ($15,000.00) Dollars from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of The State Fire Commissioner (OSFC) Grant to the Allentown Fire and EMS Department for the purchase of items related to training, safety and equipment.

Legislation Text Bill 29 EMS OSFC Grant

15-6789 Bill 30 Refer to Public Safety Amending the 2024 General Fund Budget to provide for a supplemental appropriation of Sixteen Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty One Dollars And Ninety-Nine Cents ($16,951.99) from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of The State Fire Commissioner (OSFC) Grant to the Allentown Fire Department for the purchase of Hydra Ram forcible entry tools.

Legislation Text Bill 30 Fire OSFC Grant

15-6790 Bill 31 Refer to Budget and Finance ADOPTING FUND BALANCE POLICY FOR THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN Reminder: code this up

Legislation Text Bill 31 Fund Balance Policy

15-6791 Bill 32 Refer to Budget and Finance Amending the 2024 General Fund, the 2024 Risk Fund, the 2024 Solid Waste Fund, the 2024 Stormwater Fund, the 2024 Equipment Replacement Fund, the 2024 Golf Fund, and the 2024 Housing Fund by appropriating funds from the un-appropriated balances for the rollover of encumbrances for the prior year commitments.

Legislation Text Bill 32 Purchase Order Roll Over

15-6794 Bill 33 Refer to CEDC Amending the 2024 ARPA Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of One Million ($1,000,000.00) Dollars from Ripple Community Inc. to the Revenue Replacement category of the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) award for HVAC systems. Ripple Community Inc. will receive One Million ($1,000,000.00) Dollars in funding from the CDBG HOME-ARPA program as indicated in DCED's resolution to amend the 2021 One Year Action Plan allocation.

Legislation Text Bill 33 Transfer of Ripples Funds

15-6796 Bill 34 Refer to HR, Appts and Administration Amending the 2024 General Fund and Information Systems budget to accommodate the reorganization of positions to allow the Department of Information Systems to operate more efficiently, prepare for future project work and be in compliance with the home rule charter.

Legislation Text Bill 34 IT Reorg IT Office Manager - Job Description

15-6800 Bill 35 Refer to Public Works Amending the 2024 Capital Fund Budget to provide for a transfer of Fifty-One Thousand One-Hundred Ninety-One Dollars and Twenty-Seven Cents ($51,191.27) from the Gordon Street Bridge capital account to the Bridge Repairs capital account. This will transfer the unused funds from the completed Gordon Street project to the general Bridge Repairs capital account.

Legislation Text Bill 35 Bridge Repairs Transfer

15-6801 Bill 36 Refer to Public Works Amending the 2024 General Fund budget to accommodate the reorganization of positions to allow the Department of Public Works to operate at a level more in line with the job responsibilities currently assigned to the staff and be in compliance with the home rule charter.

Legislation Text Bill 36 Public Works Reorg

RESOLUTIONS FOR INTRODUCTION (Can be voted on or Referred to Committee):