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BETHLEHEM CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2016 – 7:00 PM
TOWN HALL – 10 EAST CHURCH STREET – BETHLEHEM, PA
Invocation – Reverend Edward A. Thompson, Senior Pastor, Second Baptist Church
Pledge to the Flag.
1. Roll Call
2. Approval of Minutes - November 1, 2016
3. Public Comment. (on any subject not being voted on this evening – 5 Minute Time
Limit)
4. Public Comment. (on Ordinances and Resolutions to be voted on this evening – 5 Minute
Time Limit)
5. Old Business.
A. Old Business – Members of Council
B. Tabled Items
C. Unfinished Business
6. Communications.
A. Director of Budget and Finance – 2016 State Aid – Pension
7. Reports.
A. President of Council
B. Mayor
1. Administrative Order – Steve Glickman – Fine Arts Commission
2. Administrative Order – Gretchen Rice – Bethlehem Revitalization and
Improvement Authority
8. Ordinances for Final Passage.
A. Bill No. 32-2016 – Amending Article 107 – Departments
B. Bill No. 33-2016 – Amending Article 927 – Sewer Rental
9. New Ordinances.
A. Bill No. 34-2016 - Intermunicipal Agreement – City of Bethlehem/Borough of
Hellertown – Traffic Signal
B. Bill No. 35 – 2016 – Adopting the 2017 General Fund Budget
C. Bill No. 36 – 2016 – Adopting the 2017 Water Fund Budget
D. Bill No. 37 – 2016 – Adopting the 2017 Sewer Fund Budget
E. Bill No. 38 – 2016– Adopting the 2017 Golf Course Enterprise Fund Budget
F. Bill No. 39 – 2016 – Adopting the 2017 Liquid Fuels Fund Budget
G. Bill No. 40 – 2016 – Adopting the 2017 Capital Budget for Non-Utilities
H. Bill No. 41 – 2016 – Adopting the 2017 Capital Budget for Water Utilities
I. Bill No. 42 – 2016 – Adopting the 2017 Capital Budget for Sewer Utilities
J. Bill No. 43 – 2016 – Adopting the 2017 Community Development Budget
K. Bill No. 44 – 2016 – Adopting the 2017 9-1-1 Fund Budget
L. Bill No. 45– 2016 – Fixing the 2017 Tax Rate for All City Purposes
10. Resolutions.
A. Approving Allocations - 2016 Pension State Aid
B. Certificate of Appropriateness – 402 North New Street
11. New Business.
A. Setting Date for Adoption – 2017 Budget
12. Adjournment.