Standing Committee

Monday, September 22, 2025 · 1:30 PM AM · Council Chambers

TL;DR

The city council held its standing committee meeting, focusing primarily on approving various departmental invoices and authorizing some internal budget transfers. Key departments receiving funding included public safety, parks and recreation, and law enforcement, with multiple small donations and operational expenses approved.

Key Decisions

  • Multiple Departmental Invoices Passed
  • Intradepartmental Budget Transfers for Community Health and Public Safety Passed
  • Community Donations (Halloween Parade, Knoxville Black Party) Passed
  • Police Department Equipment and Training Expenses Passed
  • P-Card Invoice Approvals Passed
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Agenda

  1. DEFERRED PAPERS
  2. INNOVATION, PERFORMANCE, ASSET MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE, MS. GROSS, CHAIR
  3. DEFERRED PAPERS
  4. STANDING COMMITTEES AGENDA
  5. ROLL CALL
  6. PUBLIC COMMENT

    Dr. Ronald Lynn Miller Elina Scott-Thoennes

  7. FINANCE AND LAW COMMITTEE, MRS. STRASSBURGER, CHAIR
  8. NEW PAPERS
  9. 9 INVOICES INVOICES FOR COUNCIL APPROVAL The following departmental invoices not covered under a contract with the City shall be paid by the City Controller after the invoices have been approved by City Council at the September 22nd, 2025 Standing Committees meeting. A completed standard form detailing the expenditures is attached to all of the below listed invoices. No payments will be made to any of the below listed vendors prior the approval of City Council. CITY COUNCIL/ CITY CLERK Brighton Heights Citizens Federation – donation to annual Halloween parade (Dist. 1) 300.00 Hilltop Alliance – donation to Knoxville Black Party (Dist. 3) 500.00 Hilltop Alliance – donation to Knoxville Black Party (Dist. 3) 350.00 Jewish Chronicle – Rosh Hashanah advertisement (Dist. 5) 305.00 ACLC Special Activities – table at banquet dinner 1,750.00 DEPT OF LAW Nickel Reporting Services – court reporter for transcripts 2,166.00 Nickel Reporting Services – court reporter for transcripts 1,028.85 Veritext Corporate Services Inc – court reporter for transcripts 1,012.00 Knox, McLaughlin, Gornall, & Sennett – mediation services 1,000.00 Tyler Mountain Water – water 84.55 Esquire Deposition Solutions LLC – court reporter for transcripts 668.00 AA Court Reporters – court reporter for transcripts 469.35 Bernstein-Burkley PC – outside legal counsel 1,506.50 Leslie Stephens – reimbursement for office supplies 30.50 West A Thomson Reuters Business – legal publication subscription 1,127.71 Network Deposition Services – copies of case documents 2,225.60 OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL INVESTIGATIONS Net Transcripts Inc – transcription of case interviews 313.14 DEPT OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CIVIL SERVICE Plungin, Alaina – reimbursement for supplies for Leadership Training 61.52 DEPT OF PERMITS, LICENSES, & INSPECTIONS Building and Fire Code Academy – certification registry 3,000.00 DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY - ADMIN Adamczyk, Tricia – mileage reimbursement 75.60 BUREAU OF POLICE LexisNexis Matthew Bender – PA law code books 2,739.69 North Eastern Uniforms & Equipment – sergeant badges 985.00 Cunningham, Anthony W – training reimbursement 1,884.42 Markl Supply – SWAT active shooter training rounds 4,982.74 Markl Supply – SWAT active shooter training rounds 2,297.08 Markl Supply – SWAT active shooter training rounds 2,216.16 Hartzell Machine Works – Bomb Squad parts/supplies 4,950.00 Hartzell Machine Works – Bomb Squad parts/supplies 4,800.00 BUREAU OF FIRE 3 Rivers Fire Equipment – 16” chains 2,760.00 DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS DelTek Inc – software licenses for senior project managers 4,649.07 Fort Pitt Exterminators Inc – pest control services 120.00 PA Dept of Labor & Industry – boiler certificates 440.88 DEPT OF PARKS & RECREATION OneSelf Yoga – Yoga in the Park 100.00 Mike the Balloon Guy – balloon artist 1,780.00 Toyota Material Handling PennWest Inc – Kubota maintenance charge 2,844.71 DEPT OF MOBILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE PA One Call System – notification system 4,609.91 PA Public Utility Commission – PA One Call fines 2,000.00 Metal Supermarkets Pittsburgh – steel tubes and hot rolled angle 356.89 CITIZEN POLICE REVIEW BOARD Dorman, Stephanie – reimbursement for school supplies/treats for community event 163.76
    Action: Approved Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried.

  10. 10 INTRA DEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS To: The Honorable President and Members of Council From: Office of Management and Budget Date: 9/19/2025 Re: Intradepartmental transfer --- Dear President and Members of Council: Per Resolution 927 of 2024, which authorizes City Council to approve intradepartmental transfers throughout the 2025 Fiscal Year, the Office of Management and Budget would like to make the following transfer(s):--- Department: Office of Community Health and Safety Amount from: $7,338.25 from 102300.53901 Professional Services Amount to: $7,338.25 to 102300.56151 Operational Supplies This transfer is to move liquidated funds from OS 54321 to reimburse operational supply expenses from the ROOTs program. Department: Department of Public Safety – Bureau of Administration Amount from: $29,090.14 from 210000.53529 Protective/Investigation Amount to: $29,090.14 to 210000.57531 Vehicles This transfer is to cover the cost of refitting a vehicle for use by the Office of Emergency Management & Homeland Security. ---
    Action: Approved Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried.

  11. P-CARD APPROVALS
  12. Item 0033-2025 P-Cards
    Invoices
    Action: Approved Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Approved. The motion carried.

  13. PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLNESS COMMITTEE, MR. COGHILL, CHAIR
  14. NEW PAPERS
  15. PUBLIC WORKS AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE, MRS. WARWICK, CHAIR
  16. NEW PAPERS
  17. HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE, MR. CHARLAND, CHAIR
  18. NEW PAPERS
  19. LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, MR. WILSON, CHAIR
  20. NEW PAPERS
  21. RECREATION, YOUTH, AND SENIOR SERVICES COMMITTEE, MRS. KAIL-SMITH, CHAIR
  22. DEFERRED PAPERS
  23. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, MR. MOSLEY, CHAIR
  24. DEFERRED PAPERS
  25. NEW PAPERS