Okay.
>> Okay. I'd like to welcome everyone to uh
Bron Burough Council uh organization
meeting of January 5th, 2026.
Um
I have collected the uh certificates of
residency already that we all had to
fill out myself and the four uh council
members. And right now um if we could uh
all go up front the uh newly the elected
officials and the judge will swear us
in.
First,
I'm now going to administer the oath of
office. Verona Burough, Alageney County,
Pennsylvania. Please raise your right
hand.
>> I Please state your name.
>> I protect.
>> We're going to do it one time.
>> That's right. Sorry, we didn't discuss.
>> Oh, I'll just start over.
>> I'm going to administer the oath of
office. Verona Burough, Alageney County,
Pennsylvania. Please raise your right
hand. I state your name.
>> I Patricia Redside.
>> I Curtis Stone. I, David Recupo,
>> I Rodriguez,
>> I, John,
>> do solemnly swear
>> Do you solemnly swear
>> that I will support
>> obey obey and defend the Constitution
>> defend the Constitution
>> of the United States
>> and the Constitution of the Constitution
>> of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
>> and that I will discharge the duties
that I discharge the duties
of the office of
>> mayor
>> council
>> in Verona burough fidelity
fidelity
>> I will perform my duties
>> to the best of my ability
>> with integrity
>> honesty
>> and impartiality
>> and inord in accordance with
>> and in accordance with
>> laws of the Commonwealth,
>> the Law of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania
>> and the ordinances
>> of birth.
>> Congratulations. You're sworn in.
>> We did practice this too and I screwed
up.
>> All right.
>> [laughter]
>> You want another one? Thank you.
>> Thank you.
>> I thought that was the mayor's name.
Okay,
now we will
continue.
Wait for the judge is done signing all
of his paperwork.
[clears throat] So, we've almost got
this working.
It's better than it was before, but I
believe we have the HDMI port.
And um I appreciate everybody coming.
This is the fullest that I've ever seen
and I've been here 36 years uh you know
during the reorganization.
So appreciate everybody coming.
Okay, I'm going to call to order this uh
reorganization
meeting of January 5th, 2026.
Uh could everybody stand for the pledge
of allegiance?
of the United States of America
under God individ
Trish, Councilwoman Trish,
>> I'm present.
>> I'm present. Dr. Carpenter,
>> present.
>> And new legally elected uh Kelly
Rodriguez,
>> present.
>> And Councilman John,
>> present.
>> And I would like to also say I
apologize.
>> You have to roll call Tim Long.
>> Oh, I'm sorry. Uh Tim Long. Uh Tim, are
you on?
>> I'm here.
You're muted if you're on.
>> Can you hear me?
>> Tim, are you on?
>> He keeps unmuting.
>> He's trying to talk.
>> Can you hear me?
>> All right. Tim is there. He's probably
having a little bit of difficulty with
his volume. So, um, and I would like to
introduce two newly elected council men
and woman. Uh Curtis Sperling over
there, newly elected, and Kelly
Rodriguez. Uh welcome aboard both of
you.
So we will continue.
We will now uh take a nomination on the
floor for
president of council.
There any nominations for president of
council?
Mr. Mayor, I would like to nominate
Patricia Redzac as
uh councel, president of council.
>> Okay. [clears throat] Would it be noted?
Uh is there any other nominations for
presidency?
Okay. Um all in favor?
>> Okay. Uh anyone opposed?
>> No. No [clears throat] one opposed. So
um [ __ ] uh congratulations madame
president.
>> Thank you for nominations on vice
president at this time.
>> Mayor I would like to nominate Dr. Nancy
Carpenter for vice president of council.
>> Okay. There are any other nominations?
>> I would like to nominate Curtis early.
>> Okay. At this time we have to do roll
call, right?
>> Yes.
>> So let's do roll call. Menzel.
>> I
need
>> Okay. One for Dr. Carpenter.
>> How about
um Madame President?
>> Okay.
>> For myself. Thank you.
>> Okay. Curtis Fairley.
>> Okay. [clears throat]
>> I'll vote for Dr. Car.
>> Okay. So, it's uh 6 to one. Dr.
Carpenter, congratulations on vice
president.
Now, I'm going to open the nominations
for council promps. Um, do we have any
nominations? Just so the public is
aware, one second. Just so the public is
aware, the prom is a a position that uh
that person would run the council
meetings in the very rare occasion that
both the president and the vice
president aren't here because the vice
president would sit in for the president
and then the prom would be that
additional layer should both of them not
be able to be here.
>> So I need a nomination for the um
council prom.
>> I'd like to nominate John Cox.
>> Okay. Any other nominations?
Um,
we could do the voice.
>> The voice vote. Um, Miss Provenza.
>> All in favor?
>> Or I'm sorry. Um, all in favor?
I pass with seven yeses. At this time,
I'm going to uh turn the meeting over to
Madame President Renzac. And, um, all
yours.
The vacancy board requires the
appointment of a chair for a one-year
term ending December 31st, 2026.
Before I entertain a motion to nominate
and appoint a vacancy board chair, I
want to thank the candidates who applied
both with a lot of thought and diligence
in their applications and with
demonstrated experience in a myriad of
things. It was very impressive.
I will entertain a motion now to
nominate and appoint a vacancy board
chair followed by any other questions.
Sorry.
>> Are there any nominations for the
vacancy board chair?
>> I'll nominate Angela Aapenti.
>> Wait, are there any other nominations?
>> Okay, we have a nomination for Angela
Aapenti. All those in favor?
>> Are there any opposed?
>> Okay, motion passes. Congratulations,
>> Angel
for the minutes. It looks like Tim Long
has dropped off the Zoom. So Tim, if you
are on, please let us know. Um, so it's
6.
>> I'm on.
Yeah, I don't know if technical issues
are
>> you guys are muted.
>> Name was in the upper left.
>> He was on here when I you know said all
seven
was present. Yeah.
>> Hey Craig, the [clears throat] problem
is on your end. I'm on. I can hear you.
and Leslie said the problems on R and
he's still on and he can hear us.
>> Can you leave him on speaker?
>> Leslie can hear me.
>> I'm gonna leave on speaker on my phone.
Okay.
>> All right. Well, I voted for Kurt, so
don't count that as
>> Jim said you voted for Kurt.
>> Let the record reflect that vote was
five to two.
All right. I'm going to put you on uh
speaker. All right.
Moving on to item 7B.
Council has been provided by information
regarding the appointment of Hosacet Gil
and Wood LLP as burough auditor and to
continue to serve as burough auditor. At
this time, I will entertain a motion for
council's consideration.
>> I'll make a motion to appoint
Spect Mutual and Wood as a burough
auditor.
>> Is there a second?
Second.
>> These are motions.
>> Jesus.
>> Very good. All in favor?
>> I.
>> Any opposed?
I don't.
>> Kelly, can you clarify?
>> I said I but I don't know. So
I don't know who it is. So
I don't
>> you don't know who the [ __ ] auditors
are.
>> I'm unmuted.
>> You don't know who they are?
>> Council has been provided information
regarding the retention of Craig H.
Alexander of Bruceville
to serve as solicitor for the burrow. At
this time I will entertain a motion for
action.
I'll make a motion to retain Craig
Alexander as solicitor.
>> Do we have a second?
>> A second.
>> Very good. All in favor?
>> I oppose.
>> We'll do roll call.
>> Uh, Miss Penza.
>> Mr. Sperling.
>> I'm a yes. Dr. Yes.
>> Miss, no.
>> Mr.
>> Yes.
>> Mr. Long.
>> Yes.
>> Motion carries. Five to two.
>> She So, she voted.
>> She voted yes.
>> Yes. 6 to1. Thank you.
>> Sorry. Okay. 61.
>> Yes.
>> You can
hold.
>> Moving on to 7G. Council of Disco has
been provided information regarding the
retention of Matt Pish and LSSC
Engineering to serve as consulting
engineer for the burrow. At this time, I
will entertain a motion for council's
consideration.
>> We have a motion. Do we have a second?
>> Second byer. All in favor?
>> I.
>> Any oppose?
>> Motion passes. 7E. Council has been
provided information regarding the
retention of Matthew Pitch as the zoning
officer for the burrow.
>> Yes. I will take a motion to retain
Matthew Fish.
>> I'll make that motion.
>> Do we have a second? Second.
>> All in favor?
I.
>> Any oppose? N.
Okay. Um, we'll go ahead and do roll
call again for Matt Bish, a zoning
officer. Miss Provenza,
>> yes.
>> Mr. Sperling,
>> yes.
>> I am a yes. Dr. Carpenter,
>> yes.
>> Miss Rodriguez,
>> yes.
>> Mr. Gales,
>> yes.
>> And Mr. Long,
>> yes.
>> Motion carries six to one.
>> 7 F. Council has been provided
information regarding the retention of
Jamie Shaw of code compliance to serve
as the burough code enforcement officer.
At this time, I will entertain a motion
for council consideration.
>> Make a motion to retain Jamie Saw Shaw
of code compliance as code enforcement
officer.
>> Is there a second?
>> I'll second.
>> Second by Mr. Gales. All in favor?
>> I.
Are there any opposed?
No opposed. Motion carries.
>> 7G. Council has been provided
information regarding the appointment of
CA. That's code enforcement um
>> agency.
>> Agency. Thank you. to serve as Burough
Building Inspector. At this time, I will
entertain a motion for action.
>> Make that motion.
>> Is there a second?
>> I will second that motion to retain
The EA agency has voting inspection.
>> Thank you. All in favor?
>> I.
>> Any oppose?
Motion passes.
7H.
Council has been provided information
regarding the designation of S&T Bank as
the official bank of the bureau and the
designation of of authorized check
signers. At this time, I will entertain
a motion for council's consideration.
I'll make a motion to retain S&T Bank as
our official bank of the burough
designating the president, vice
president, mayor, and manager as the
official check signers.
>> Is there a second?
>> Second.
>> Second by Miss Penza. All in favor?
>> Are there any oppos?
Motion passes. Seven I council has been
provided information regarding the
designation of the official newspapers
of the bureau. At this inner time at
this time I will entertain a motion for
action.
>> Make a motion to designate the valley
news dispatch trip total media and
Pittsburgh Post Gazette as the official
papers of the
>> Is there a second?
I will second the motion to designate
Valley News Dispatch, Trip Total Media,
and Pittsburgh Post Gazette as the
official papers of the department.
>> Second by Mr. Canell. All in favor?
>> I
there any opposed?
Motion carries.
7J. Council has been provided
information regarding the appointment of
Charles Siori to the position of
full-time police officer. At this time,
I will entertain a motion to ratify this
appointment.
>> I'll make the motion.
>> Motion by Miss Provenzo. Is there a
second?
>> I'll second the motion to ratify the
appointment of Charles Skiori as
full-time police officer.
>> All in favor?
>> I.
>> Are there any oppos?
>> Motion carries. I want to say uh welcome
to Charles. We look forward to seeing
him in.
>> We'll see him next week.
>> Excellent.
7K.
>> Council has discussed proposed
amendments to the council meeting
schedule, including changing regular
meetings from the first and the second
Tuesday to the second and the third
Tuesday of each month. That's actually
incorrect. They're the second and the
fourth, but we are changing them to the
second and the third Tuesday of each
month. cancelling the May 19th meeting,
which is the third Tuesday, due to the
primary election in Pennsylvania, and
changing the December business meeting
time from 7 to 6 PM that monthly. At
[clears throat] this time, I will
entertain a motion for council's
consideration.
I will make the motion to amend the
council meeting dates from the first and
second Tuesday to the second and third
Tuesday with the exception of May 19th
meeting which is cancelled due to the
primary election and the December
business meeting time changed to 6:00
p.m. from 700 p.m.
>> And again that second Tuesday is
actually the fourth Tuesday.
>> Yeah. Now we had changed from second and
fourth to first and second. Now we're
changing from first to second to second
and third.
>> Is that clear?
>> Everyone please.
>> Okay. We have a motion by Dr. Carpenter.
Uh do we have a second?
>> Second.
>> I have a second a motion to amend the
council meeting dates from the first and
second Tuesday. second and third
Tuesday. The May 19th meeting cancelled
due to the primary election in the
December business meeting time changed
to 6:00 p.m.
>> Second by Mr. Millis. All in favor?
>> There any oppos?
>> Motion carries. Um, before we break up,
I want to also let everybody in the
audience on Zoom know that we will be
having our business meeting like normal
next week at 700 p.m. [snorts]
But the next week we're going to have a
new format that's called a super
committee meeting and we are starting
those meetings on the third Tuesdays at
6 o'clock. They are open to the public
and we will have them on Zoom. Um but we
are starting an hour earlier because we
expect that that meeting will be longer
than usual.
There will be a presentation also on
that night January 20th from a woman
from the burrow of Dormmont where they
already do the super committee format.
So that'll be one of our first things uh
that'll be happening at six o'clock. Uh
so if you want to learn more about super
committee formats, come at 6 and listen
to Melinda from Dormmont. Thank you.
Thank you for having that. Um, we have
one more section. Section E, comments
from the public.
Council will hear comments from the
public at this time. Please approach the
podium and raise your virtual hand.
Clearly state your name and address and
limit your comments to three minutes.
>> Congratulations to the new council.
>> Thank you. Thank you, Susie.
>> Um, my concern, my name is Susie Davis,
Bridge Avenue, um, as a crossing guard
and a burrow resident that walked all
over town. [clears throat]
The handicap ramps that have been put
placed in those pink ones, a lot of them
are cracking. There's more holes in most
of them. And on the corner of popler and
first, the one is actually lifting up in
the corner. He said trip has it now. I
don't know if you guys can get on the
case on the borrowers who but there an
accident waiting to happen there toler I
have pictures if you want to see it my
phone I took pictures today when I was
out
>> please send me photos I will forward
them to the engineer in Egypt
>> okay thank you
>> any other comments
>> at this time then I will take a motion
for adjournment
>> I'll make that motion Second,
>> second by Mr. Menza. All those in favor?
>> I.
>> Any oppose?
>> Thank you for coming out.
How are you going to
question it?
Well, there's the