Somerset Borough Council Minutes
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Meet the Somerset Borough Council Members and Staff
Public Comment Policy
The Pennsylvania Sunshine Act (65 Pa. C.S. 701, et seq.) provides that the Board or Council of a political subdivision shall provide a reasonable opportunity at each advertised regular meeting and advertised special meeting for residents of the political subdivision or for taxpayers of the political subdivision or to comment on matters of concern, official action or deliberation which are or may be before the Board or Council prior to taking official action. (710.1).
To assure compliance with the Act, to inform members of the public who may wish to make comment, and to provide for predictable and orderly implementation of the public comment period, Somerset Borough Council has adopted this Public Comment Policy.
2019 Council Meetings |
| April 8th 5:00 PM Committee of the Whole Meeting |
| April 22nd 7:00 PM Council Meeting |
| May 13th 5:00 PM Committee of the Whole Meeting |
| May 28th 7:00 PM Council Meeting (Please note that we will be meeting on Tuesday, instead of Monday due to the Memorial Day holiday) |
| June 10th 5:00 PM Committee of the Whole Meeting |
| June 24th 7:00 PM Council Meeting |
| July 8th 5:00 PM Committee of the Whole Meeting |
| July 22nd 7:00 PM Council Meeting |
| August 12th 5:00 PM Committee of the Whole Meeting |
| August 26th 7:00 PM Council Meeting |
| September 23rd 7:00 PM Council Meeting |
| October 14th 5:00 PM Committee of the Whole Meeting |
| October 28th 7:00 PM Council Meeting |
| November 12th 5:00 PM Committee of the Whole Meeting (Please note this is a Tuesday – Monday the 11th is Veterans Day Holiday) |
| November 25th 7:00 PM Council Meeting |
| December 9th 5:00 PM Committee of the Whole Meeting |
| December 16th 7:00 PM Council Meeting |
*Council has traditionally rescheduled its November and December meetings based on the timing for budget adoption and the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. The rescheduling will be done closer to these dates.
Borough of Somerset Public Hearing Meeting
January 13th, 2020 6:00 p.m.
1. Meeting Called to Order - President R. Miller
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call:
Council Members present: Ruby Miller; Fred Rosemeyer; Lee Hoffman; Pam Ream; Sue Opp; Steve Shaulis and Gary Thomas.
Also present: Mayor Scott Walker.
Absent Junior Council Member Patrick Kuhn.
Also present were the following: Borough Manager, Michele Enos; Director of
Finance, Brett Peters; Solicitor, James Cascio; Consulting Engineers, Tom Reilly
and Jake Bolby.
Public Hearing – Conducted by Solicitor Cascio
4. Introductory Comments:
(a) Solicitor Jim Cascio
5. Presentation by Applicants:
(a) Flaherty & O’Hara – Mr. Mark E. Kozar, Esquire – Representing Sheetz, Inc.
Requesting an approval of an Inter-Municipal Transfer of a Restaurant Liquor
License to the Sheetz property located at 457 E. Main Street, Somerset, PA.
6. General Public Comments:
(a) Testimony:
(b) Questions/Answers:
(c) Comments:
** Please see the official “Public Hearing” transcript as completed by Donna S. Cascio**
7. ADJOURNMENT
Motion
Mr. Thomas moved to adjourn, motion seconded by Mr. Rosemeyer.
Motion Unanimously Carried
6:15 p.m.
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Michele A. Enos, Borough Secretary