COUNCIL — Scranton, PA
Date: 2026-01-12

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 1 COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF SCRANTON

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 1 C O U N C I L M E M B E R S:

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 THOMAS SCHUSTER - PRESIDENT
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 PATRICK FLYNN, VICE PRESIDENT
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 MARK MCANDREW
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 JESSICA ROTHCHILD
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 SEAN MCANDREW
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 FRANK VOLDENBERG, CITY CLERK
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 KATHY CARRERA, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
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 THOMAS GILBRIDE, ESQ., COUNCIL SOLICITOR
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 1 (Pledge of Allegiance.)

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 3 MR. SCHUSTER: Please remain

 4 standing for a moment of silent reflection for

 5 our service men and women throughout the world

 6 and for those who have passed away in our

 7 community, especially Mike Nowakowski. Thank

 8 you. Roll call, please.

 9 MS. CARRERA: Dr. Rothchild.

10 DR. ROTHCHILD: Here.

11 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Sean McAndrew.

12 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: Present.

13 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Mark McAndrew.

14 MR. MARK MCANDREW: Present.

15 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Flynn.

16 MR. FLYNN: Here.

17 MS. CARRERA: Mr. Schuster.

18 MR. SCHUSTER: Present. Please

19 Dispense with the reading of the minutes.

20 MR. VOLDENBERG: THIRD ORDER.

21 3.A. MINUTES OF THE SCRANTON

22 FIREFIGHTER'S PENSION COMMISSION MEETING HELD

23 NOVEMBER 19, 2025.

24 3.B. MINUTES OF THE NON-UNIFORM

25 MUNICIPAL PENSION BOARD MEETING HELD NOVEMBER
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 1 19, 2025.

 2 3.C. MINUTES OF THE SCRANTON POLICE

 3 PENSION COMMISSION MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 19,

 4 2025.

 5 3.D. MINUTES OF THE COMPOSITE

 6 PENSION BOARD MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 19, 2025.

 7 3.E. AGENDA FOR THE NON-UNIFORM

 8 MUNICIPAL PENSION BOARD HELD DECEMBER 17, 2025.

 9 3.F. OVERTIME REPORT FOR ALL

10 DEPARTMENTS FOR DECEMBER 2025, AS PROVIDED BY

11 CITY CONTROLLER, RECEIVED DECEMBER 18, 2025.

12 3.G. CORRESPONDENCE DATED DECEMBER

13 24, 2025, FROM CITY BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION,

14 REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS BUDGET

15 TRANSFER.

16 3.H. CORRESPONDENCE DATED DECEMBER

17 24, 2025, FROM CITY BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION,

18 REGARDING CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT BUDGET

19 TRANSFER.

20 3.I. CORRESPONDENCE DATED DECEMBER

21 30, 2025, FROM CITY BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION,

22 REGARDING BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND CITY

23 PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT BUDGET TRANSFERS.

24 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you. Are there

25 any comments on any of the Third Order items?
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 1 So I just have one comment. With the -- with

 2 3-G, we have two transfers of $50,000 and

 3 $20,000. And then in 3-I we have another 7,000

 4 in transfers for salt.

 5 So can we just get clarification on

 6 why three different budget transfers for the

 7 purchase of salt?

 8 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll look into it,

 9 sir.

10 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you very much.

11 And then can we also just get an update on what

12 is the size of our current salt shed? There

13 was in the capital budget we had a second

14 location for a possible second salt shed.

15 I don't know if the city plans on

16 moving forward with that. But can we get the

17 size of the new recent build of the salt shed

18 and then if we are looking for a second

19 location for another.

20 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll do that.

21 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. Thank

22 you. If not -- any other comments?

23 MR. MCANDREW: Size or capacity?

24 MR. SCHUSTER: Capacity. Thank you.

25 Any other comments? If not, received and
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 1 filed. Do any Council members have any

 2 announcements at this time? All right. No

 3 announcements at this time.

 4 MR. VOLDENBERG: FOURTH ORDER.

 5 CITIZENS PARTICIPATION.

 6 MR. SCHUSTER: Up first we have Joan

 7 Hodowanitz.

 8 MS. HODOWANITZ: Joan Hodowanitz,

 9 Scranton. First of all, Happy New Year to all

10 of you. Good luck as you begin the legislative

11 year. 5-B, the amended the Rules of Council, I

12 printed them out. And a couple things came to

13 my notice.

14 One was the section which said any

15 person who requests information from Council

16 during Citizens Participation shall do so in

17 writing and shall include the name of the

18 person making the request. So I gave Kathy a

19 written copy signed of the things I'm going to

20 ask right now.

21 First, if I make a request in

22 writing, I'm hoping that Council will answer my

23 request that at its earliest opportunity. But

24 if I ask a simple question like are you going

25 to cancel next week's meeting, do I have to put
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 1 that in writing or can you just answer that?

 2 MR. SCHUSTER: We could just answer

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 4 MS. HODOWANITZ: Okay. That's good

 5 to know. So my next two questions you could

 6 address in Fifth Order. I would like to know

 7 the status of DPW's labor negotiations. Their

 8 contract is now over -- it's expired more than

 9 one year ago.

10 So I would like to know how that's

11 progressing and if they're headed towards

12 arbitration. And do we finally have a new

13 director of DPW; and, if so, who that might be.

14 Also, I was looking at the City's website, and

15 I was calling up the labor agreements.

16 And it takes you to a document page

17 and a document library for labor agreements.

18 And on that page there are 13 files. Most of

19 them are very old. Missing is the most current

20 contract for the police. So I'm hoping that IT

21 is in the process of uploading other labor

22 negotiations.

23 You have a lot of clerical. You

24 have some from the Single Tax Office. You have

25 the firefighters. And you have the old DPW,
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 1 but nothing for the police. And I would like

 2 to see that uploaded.

 3 I don't have a problem with the city

 4 modifying and upgrading its web pages. But

 5 let's not drop documents in the transition.

 6 Those are important.

 7 I do have some interesting news and

 8 that is that anybody who has ever wanted to see

 9 the movie The Trouble With Cali, there's a free

10 screening of that movie Saturday at the

11 Albright Memorial Library at 2 p.m.

12 If you get a chance and you would

13 like to go and you can, have the time, call the

14 library so that they have an idea of how many

15 chairs to put out. Library's phone number is

16 348-3000. But if Don Frederickson is any judge

17 as a movie critic, it's hysterically funny and

18 may become a cult classic.

19 So, you know, don't pay money to see

20 it in a theater. Go see it for free at the

21 library. And I think that is all I have.

22 Thank you very much. And again, Happy New Year

23 and welcome to the new members of Council.

24 MR. SCHUSTER: Happy New Year, Joan.

25 Joan, did you happen to state the time that the
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 1 movie is going to start?

 2 MS. HODOWANITZ: 2 p.m.

 3 MR. SCHUSTER: 2 p.m.

 4 MS. HODOWANITZ: Saturday. It's in

 5 the Henkelman room which is on the second

 6 floor. The only reason they ask people to call

 7 and register is so that they make sure they

 8 have enough seating.

 9 But I'll be announcing that at the

10 County Commissioners meeting on Wednesday. And

11 maybe some Commissioners will come. Thank you.

12 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you. Up next

13 is John Murray.

14 MR. MURRAY: Good evening, Council,

15 John Murray, Scranton resident, Scranton City

16 Controller. I just wanted to take a second

17 here to congratulate and welcome Council

18 persons Flynn and Sean McAndrew to this august

19 body.

20 And I hope -- I wish you nothing but

21 the best and good luck for the coming year.

22 And the other three Council members who I've

23 already worked with for the last four years, I

24 look forward to working with you again.

25 And if you need anything, you have
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 1 any questions, I'm right across the hall. And

 2 a few of you know how to get in touch with me.

 3 So I've answered questions in the past before.

 4 So again, welcome. Thank you. Happy New Year.

 5 Thank you for serving. And the citizens of

 6 Scranton are lucky to have you. Thanks.

 7 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you. And

 8 that's all for our sign-in list. Would anyone

 9 else like to speak?

10 MR. VOLDENBERG: FIFTH ORDER. 5-A.

11 MOTIONS.

12 MR. SCHUSTER: Dr. Rothchild, do you

13 have any motions or comments?

14 DR. ROTHCHILD: No, I don't have any

15 at this time. Thank you.

16 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. Thank

17 you. Mr. Mark McAndrew, do you have any

18 motions or comments?

19 MR. MARK MCANDREW: No, I covered

20 them all at the past (inaudible.)

21 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. Mr. Sean

22 McAndrew, do you have any motions or comments?

23 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: Yeah, just

24 brief. Mr. Voldenberg, the next couple of

25 weeks I'll probably be sending you a lot of
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 1 stuff down to get some information. The first

 2 thing I would like to ask and we could talk

 3 about how to fine tune the actual ask, but any

 4 litigation that we've had going on with

 5 employee, like, labor agreements with direct

 6 employees for the 2024 to the end of 2025, kind

 7 of looking at that how much we're spending on

 8 issues with employees and then also the cost of

 9 how much we're spending on litigation for the

10 DPW contract.

11 It's been a year now. So I'm just

12 trying to look at some numbers and get some

13 information so I could get caught up to speed

14 with that.

15 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll get that

16 information for you.

17 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: Awesome. Thank

18 you so much. That's all I have.

19 MR. SCHUSTER: Mr. Flynn, any

20 motions or comments?

21 MR. FLYNN: Not at this time. Thank

22 you.

23 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. Thank

24 you. Mr. Voldenberg, did we get any update on

25 the Jackson Street, the restoration at Jackson
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 1 Street? I was trying to get that in before the

 2 asphalt plants closed but it's still -- the

 3 conditions of the street are pretty --

 4 MR. VOLDENBERG: -- update for month

 5 of January. But I'll follow up. I'll check

 6 the e-mail to get more specifics. And I'll

 7 forward it onto you.

 8 MR. SCHUSTER: Okay, yeah, if we

 9 could just see --

10 MR. VOLDENBERG: But we did follow

11 up.

12 MR. SCHUSTER: Thank you. If we

13 could just see what type of restoration is

14 going to be done. There is also a pave cut on

15 Flume or Forest Glen that crosses completely

16 across the road. It was a small, like,

17 electrical -- it seemed to be electric line

18 that was put in.

19 But it's now subsided. And whoever

20 is -- if we could find out whose pave cut that

21 was and if they could come to fill it in

22 because it's getting deep.

23 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll get a status

24 on that one also.

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 1 very much. Can we reach out to the

 2 administration in regards to PFM? They are our

 3 financial advisors if we could see what types

 4 of projections they have. If we could ask how

 5 long our projections go out for what years and

 6 can possibly get a caucus. And then we could

 7 talk with Council about maybe getting a caucus

 8 come in in the next few months.

 9 MR. VOLDENBERG: I'll do that.

10 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. Thank you

11 very much. That's all.

12 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-B. FOR

13 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - AMENDING

14 RESOLUTION NO. 1, 2024, ENTITLED "ADOPTING THE

15 RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS OF THE SCRANTON

16 CITY COUNCIL, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA" BY

17 AMENDING THE RULES AS ATTACHED HERETO AS

18 EXHIBIT "A".

19 MR. SCHUSTER: At this time, I'll

20 entertain a motion that Item 5-B be introduced

21 into its proper committee.

22 MR. MARK MCANDREW: So moved.

23 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: Second.

24 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question? All

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 1 saying aye.

 2 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

 3 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: Aye.

 4 MR. MARK MCANDREW: Aye.

 5 MR. FLYNN: Aye.

 6 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye. Opposed? The

 7 ayes have it and so moved.

 8 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-C. FOR

 9 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - ACCEPTING A

10 DONATION PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF SCRANTON FIRE

11 DEPARTMENT FROM AMOS LODGE OF B'NAI B'RITH IN

12 THE AMOUNT OF THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS

13 ($3,000.00) TO BE PLACED IN THE SPECIAL CITY

14 SERVICES ACCOUNT: 12029544000000000000.

15 MR. SCHUSTER: At this time I'll

16 entertain a motion that Item 5-C be introduced

17 into its proper committee.

18 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: So moved.

19 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

20 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question? All

21 right. I'd just like to say thank you to this

22 group for making a donation to the Scranton

23 Fire Department. All those in favor signify by

24 saying aye.

25 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.
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 1 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: Aye.

 2 MR. MARK MCANDREW: Aye.

 3 MR. FLYNN: Aye.

 4 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye. Opposed? The

 5 ayes have it and so moved.

 6 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-D. FOR

 7 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - ACCEPTING A

 8 DONATION PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF SCRANTON FIRE

 9 DEPARTMENT FROM GREGG L. SUNDAY AND JOAN M.

10 SUNDAY IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE THOUSAND FIVE

11 HUNDRED DOLLARS ($1,500.00) IN MEMORY OF

12 SCRANTON FIREFIGHTER STEPHEN SUNDAY TO PURCHASE

13 EQUIPMENT.

14 MR. SCHUSTER: At this time I'll

15 entertain a motion that Item 5-D be introduced

16 into its proper committee.

17 DR. ROTHCHILD: So moved.

18 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: Second.

19 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question? All

20 those in favor of introduction signify by

21 saying aye.

22 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

23 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: Aye.

24 MR. MARK MCANDREW: Aye.

25 MR. FLYNN: Aye.
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 1 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye. Opposed? The

 2 ayes have it and so moved.

 3 MR. VOLDENBERG: 5-E. FOR

 4 INTRODUCTION - A RESOLUTION - APPROVING, IN

 5 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 147(F) OF THE INTERNAL

 6 REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, A PLAN OF

 7 FINANCING OF THE SCRANTON-LACKAWANNA HEALTH AND

 8 WELFARE AUTHORITY; AND DECLARING THAT IT IS

 9 DESIRABLE FOR THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF

10 THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF SCRANTON FOR THE

11 SCRANTON-LACKAWANNA HEALTH AND WELFARE

12 AUTHORITY TO UNDERTAKE A PROJECT FOR THE

13 UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON.

14 MR. SCHUSTER: At this time I'll

15 entertain a motion that Item 5-E be introduced

16 into its proper committee.

17 MR. FLYNN: So moved.

18 DR. ROTHCHILD: Second.

19 MR. SCHUSTER: On the question? All

20 those in favor of introduction signify by

21 saying aye.

22 DR. ROTHCHILD: Aye.

23 MR. SEAN MCANDREW: Aye.

24 MR. MARK MCANDREW: Aye.

25 MR. FLYNN: Aye.
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 1 MR. SCHUSTER: Aye. Opposed? The

 2 ayes have it and so moved.

 3 MR. VOLDENBERG: SIXTH ORDER. 6-A.

 4 No business at this time.

 5 SEVENTH ORDER. 7-A. No business at

 6 this time.

 7 EIGHTH ORDER. 8-A. No business at

 8 this time.

 9 MR. SCHUSTER: The next regularly

10 scheduled meeting of Council be held Tuesday,

11 January 13th, 2026 at 6:30 p.m., with a public

12 caucus prior at 5:45 p.m.

13 If there's no further business, I'll

14 entertain a motion to adjourn.

15 MR. MARK MCANDREW: Motion to

16 adjourn.

17 MR. SCHUSTER: All right. This

18 meeting is adjourned. Have a good day.

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electrical [1] - 12:17 four [1] - 9:23 13:25, 15:20, 16:20 10:19, 13:22, 14:4, 10:23, 11:15, 11:17,
employee [1] - 11:5 FOURTH [1] - 6:4 IS [1] - 16:8 15:2, 15:24, 16:24, 11:19, 11:21, 11:23,
employees [2] - 11:6, FRANK [1] - 2:8 issues [1] - 11:8 17:15 12:4, 12:8, 12:10,
 11:8 Frederickson [1] - IT [2] - 7:20, 16:8 MCANDREW [21] - 12:12, 12:23, 12:25,
end [1] - 11:6 8:16 Item [4] - 13:20, 14:16, 2:4, 2:6, 3:12, 3:14, 13:9, 13:10, 13:12,
ENFORCEMENT [1] - free [2] - 8:9, 8:20 15:15, 16:15 5:23, 10:19, 10:23, 13:19, 13:22, 13:23,
 4:18 FROM [5] - 4:13, 4:17, items [1] - 4:25 11:17, 13:22, 13:23, 13:24, 14:3, 14:4,
entertain [5] - 13:20, 4:21, 14:11, 15:9 14:3, 14:4, 14:18, 14:5, 14:6, 14:8,
 15:1, 15:2, 15:18, 14:15, 14:18, 14:20,
 14:16, 15:15, 16:15, fully [1] - 18:4 J
 17:14 funny [1] - 8:17 15:23, 15:24, 16:23, 15:1, 15:2, 15:3,
ENTITLED [1] - 13:14 Jackson [2] - 11:25 16:24, 17:15 15:4, 15:6, 15:14,
 January [3] - 1:7, McAndrew [5] - 3:11, 15:18, 15:19, 15:23,
EQUIPMENT [1] - G 15:24, 15:25, 16:1,
 15:13 12:5, 17:11 3:13, 9:18, 10:17,
especially [1] - 3:7 GILBRIDE [1] - 2:10 JESSICA [1] - 2:5 10:22 16:3, 16:14, 16:17,
ESQ [1] - 2:10 Glen [1] - 12:15 JOAN [1] - 15:9 McCool [2] - 1:24, 16:19, 16:23, 16:24,
evening [1] - 9:14 GREGG [1] - 15:9 Joan [3] - 6:6, 6:8, 18:10 16:25, 17:1, 17:3,
 group [1] - 14:22 8:24 means [1] - 18:23 17:9, 17:15, 17:17
evidence [1] - 18:4
 joan [1] - 8:25 meeting [4] - 6:25, MS [9] - 3:9, 3:11,
EXHIBIT [1] - 13:18
 9:10, 17:10, 17:18 3:13, 3:15, 3:17, 6:8,
expired [1] - 7:8 H John [2] - 9:13, 9:15
 7:4, 9:2, 9:4
 judge [1] - 8:16 MEETING [4] - 3:22,
 hall [1] - 10:1 3:25, 4:3, 4:6 MUNICIPAL [2] - 3:25,
 F Happy [4] - 6:9, 8:22, 4:8
 K members [3] - 6:1,
favor [4] - 13:25, 8:24, 10:4 8:23, 9:22 Murray [2] - 9:13, 9:15
  14:23, 15:20, 16:20 headed [1] - 7:11 KATHY [1] - 2:9 Memorial [1] - 8:11 MURRAY [1] - 9:14
few [2] - 10:2, 13:8 HEALTH [3] - 16:7, Kathy [1] - 6:18 MEMORY [1] - 15:11
Fifth [1] - 7:6 16:9, 16:11 kind [1] - 11:6 men [1] - 3:5 N
FIFTH [1] - 10:10 HELD [6] - 1:4, 3:22, might [1] - 7:13
 name [1] - 6:17
filed [1] - 6:1 3:25, 4:3, 4:6, 4:8 L Mike [1] - 3:7
 need [1] - 9:25
files [1] - 7:18 held [1] - 17:10 minutes [1] - 3:19
 Henkelman [1] - 9:5 labor [5] - 7:7, 7:15, MINUTES [4] - 3:21, negotiations [2] - 7:7,
fill [1] - 12:21
 hereby [1] - 18:3 7:17, 7:21, 11:5 3:24, 4:2, 4:5 7:22
finally [1] - 7:12
 HERETO [1] - 13:17 LACKAWANNA [2] - missing [1] - 7:19 new [3] - 5:17, 7:12,
financial [1] - 13:3
 Hodowanitz [2] - 6:7, 16:7, 16:11 modifying [1] - 8:4 8:23
FINANCING [1] - 16:7
 6:8 last [1] - 9:23 New [4] - 6:9, 8:22,
fine [1] - 11:3 moment [1] - 3:4
 HODOWANITZ [4] - legislative [1] - 6:10 8:24, 10:4
FIRE [2] - 14:10, 15:8 Monday [1] - 1:7
 6:8, 7:4, 9:2, 9:4 Library [1] - 8:11 news [1] - 8:7
Fire [1] - 14:23 money [1] - 8:19
 hope [1] - 9:20 library [3] - 7:17, 8:14, next [6] - 6:25, 7:5,
FIREFIGHTER [1] - month [1] - 12:4
 hoping [2] - 6:22, 7:20 8:21 9:12, 10:24, 13:8,
  15:12 months [1] - 13:8
 HUNDRED [1] - 15:11 library's [1] - 8:15 17:9
FIREFIGHTER'S [1] - most [2] - 7:18, 7:19
 hysterically [1] - 8:17 line [1] - 12:17 NO [1] - 13:14
  3:22 motion [6] - 13:20,
 list [1] - 10:8 NON [2] - 3:24, 4:7
firefighters [1] - 7:25 14:16, 15:15, 16:15,
 litigation [2] - 11:4, NON-UNIFORM [2] -
first [4] - 6:6, 6:9, I 17:14, 17:15
 3:24, 4:7
  6:21, 11:1 11:9 MOTIONS [1] - 10:11
 idea [1] - 8:14 LOCATION [1] - 1:10 notes [1] - 18:5
FIVE [1] - 15:10 motions [4] - 10:13,
 important [1] - 8:6 location [2] - 5:14, nothing [2] - 8:1, 9:20
floor [1] - 9:6 10:18, 10:22, 11:20
 IN [5] - 14:11, 14:13, 5:19 notice [1] - 6:13
Flume [1] - 12:15 moved [8] - 13:22,
 15:10, 15:11, 16:4 LODGE [1] - 14:11 NOVEMBER [4] -
FLYNN [8] - 2:3, 3:16, 14:7, 14:18, 15:5,
 inaudible [1] - 10:20 look [3] - 5:8, 9:24, 3:23, 3:25, 4:3, 4:6
  11:21, 14:5, 15:3, 15:17, 16:2, 16:17,
 include [1] - 6:17 11:12 17:2 Nowakowski [1] - 3:7
  15:25, 16:17, 16:25
 information [4] - 6:15, looking [3] - 5:18, movie [4] - 8:9, 8:10, number [1] - 8:15
Flynn [3] - 3:15, 9:18,
 11:1, 11:13, 11:16 7:14, 11:7 8:17, 9:1 numbers [1] - 11:12
  11:19
follow [2] - 12:5, 12:10 interesting [1] - 8:7 luck [2] - 6:10, 9:21 moving [1] - 5:16
FOR [11] - 1:1, 4:7, INTERNAL [1] - 16:5 lucky [1] - 10:6 MR [77] - 3:3, 3:12, O
  4:9, 4:10, 13:12, introduced [4] - 3:14, 3:16, 3:18,
 OF [22] - 1:1, 3:21,
  14:8, 15:6, 16:3, 13:20, 14:16, 15:15, M 3:20, 4:24, 5:8, 5:10,
 3:24, 4:2, 4:5, 4:14,
  16:9, 16:10, 16:12 16:15 5:20, 5:21, 5:23,
 INTRODUCTION [4] - mail [1] - 12:6 13:15, 14:10, 14:11,
foregoing [1] - 18:22 5:24, 6:4, 6:6, 7:2,
 13:13, 14:9, 15:7, Maria [2] - 1:24, 18:10 14:12, 15:8, 15:10,
Forest [1] - 12:15 8:24, 9:3, 9:12, 9:14,
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 15:11, 16:5, 16:6, pretty [1] - 12:3 room [1] - 9:5 8:20, 12:9, 12:13, 14:12, 15:10
 16:7, 16:9, 16:10, printed [1] - 6:12 ROTHCHILD [10] - 13:3 three [2] - 5:6, 9:22
 16:13 problem [1] - 8:3 2:5, 3:10, 10:14, sending [1] - 10:25 THREE [1] - 14:12
Office [1] - 7:24 proceedings [1] - 18:3 14:2, 14:19, 14:25, service [1] - 3:5 throughout [1] - 3:5
Official [2] - 1:24, process [1] - 7:21 15:17, 15:22, 16:18, SERVICES [1] - 14:14 TO [5] - 14:10, 14:13,
 18:11 progressing [1] - 7:11 16:22 serving [1] - 10:5 15:8, 15:12, 16:12
old [2] - 7:19, 7:25 PROJECT [1] - 16:12 Rothchild [2] - 3:9, SEVENTH [1] - 17:5 touch [1] - 10:2
ONE [1] - 15:10 projections [2] - 13:4, 10:12 shall [2] - 6:16, 6:17 towards [1] - 7:11
one [4] - 5:1, 6:14, 7:9, 13:5 RPR [2] - 1:24, 18:10 shed [3] - 5:12, 5:14, transcript [2] - 18:6,
 12:24 proper [4] - 13:21, RULES [2] - 13:15, 5:17 18:22
opportunity [1] - 6:23 14:17, 15:16, 16:16 13:17 sign [1] - 10:8 TRANSFER [2] - 4:15,
Opposed [4] - 14:6, PROVIDED [1] - 4:10 Rules [1] - 6:11 sign-in [1] - 10:8 4:19
 15:4, 16:1, 17:1 public [1] - 17:11 signed [1] - 6:19 TRANSFERS [1] -
Order [2] - 4:25, 7:6 PUBLIC [1] - 4:14 S signify [4] - 13:25, 4:23
ORDER [7] - 3:20, 6:4, PURCHASE [1] - 14:23, 15:20, 16:20 transfers [3] - 5:2, 5:4,
 10:10, 13:15, 17:3, 15:12 SAFETY [1] - 16:9 silent [1] - 3:4 5:6
 17:5, 17:7 purchase [1] - 5:7 salt [5] - 5:4, 5:7, 5:12, simple [1] - 6:24 transition [1] - 8:5
OVERTIME [1] - 4:9 put [3] - 6:25, 8:15, 5:14, 5:17 Single [1] - 7:24 Trouble [1] - 8:9
 12:18 Saturday [1] - 8:10 SIXTH [1] - 17:3 trying [2] - 11:12, 12:1
 P saturday [1] - 9:4 size [3] - 5:12, 5:17, Tuesday [1] - 17:10
 scheduled [1] - 17:10
 Q 5:23 tune [1] - 11:3
p.m [5] - 8:11, 9:2, 9:3, Schuster [1] - 3:17 small [1] - 12:16 two [2] - 5:2, 7:5
 17:11, 17:12 questions [3] - 7:5, SCHUSTER [36] - 2:2, SOLICITOR [1] - 2:10 type [1] - 12:13
page [2] - 7:16, 7:18 10:1, 10:3 3:3, 3:18, 4:24, 5:10, SPECIAL [1] - 14:13 types [1] - 13:3
pages [1] - 8:4 5:21, 5:24, 6:6, 7:2, specifics [1] - 12:6
PARKS [1] - 4:23 R 8:24, 9:3, 9:12, 10:7,
 10:12, 10:16, 10:21,
 speed [1] - 11:13 U
Participation [1] - spending [2] - 11:7,
 6:16 reach [1] - 13:1 11:19, 11:23, 12:8, 11:9 under [1] - 18:24
PARTICIPATION [1] - reading [1] - 3:19 12:12, 12:25, 13:10, standing [1] - 3:4 UNDERTAKE [1] -
 6:5 reason [1] - 9:6 13:19, 13:24, 14:6, 16:12
 start [1] - 9:1
passed [1] - 3:6 RECEIVED [1] - 4:11 14:15, 14:20, 15:4, UNIFORM [2] - 3:24,
 state [1] - 8:25
past [2] - 10:3, 10:20 received [1] - 5:25 15:14, 15:19, 16:1, 4:7
 status [2] - 7:7, 12:23
PATRICK [1] - 2:3 recent [1] - 5:17 16:14, 16:19, 17:1, UNIVERSITY [1] -
 STEPHEN [1] - 15:12
pave [2] - 12:14, 12:20 RECREATION [1] - 17:9, 17:17 16:13
 still [1] - 12:2
pay [1] - 8:19 4:23 Scranton [5] - 6:9, unless [1] - 18:24
 street [1] - 12:3
PENNSYLVANIA [1] - reflection [1] - 3:4 9:15, 10:6, 14:22 up [6] - 6:6, 7:15, 9:12,
 Street [2] - 11:25, 12:1
 13:16 REGARDING [3] - SCRANTON [12] - 1:1, 11:13, 12:5, 12:11
 stuff [1] - 11:1
PENSION [5] - 3:22, 4:14, 4:18, 4:22 3:21, 4:2, 13:15, update [3] - 5:11,
 subsided [1] - 12:19
 3:25, 4:3, 4:6, 4:8 regards [1] - 13:2 13:16, 14:10, 15:8, 11:24, 12:4
 SUNDAY [3] - 15:9,
PEOPLE [1] - 16:10 register [1] - 9:7 15:12, 16:7, 16:10, upgrading [1] - 8:4
 15:10, 15:12
people [1] - 9:6 regularly [1] - 17:9 16:11, 16:13 uploaded [1] - 8:2
 supervision [1] -
person [2] - 6:15, 6:18 remain [1] - 3:3 SCRANTON- uploading [1] - 7:21
 18:24
persons [1] - 9:18 REPORT [1] - 4:9 LACKAWANNA [2] -
 16:7, 16:11
PFM [1] - 13:2 reporter [1] - 18:25
 screening [1] - 8:10 T V
phone [1] - 8:15 Reporter [2] - 1:24,
PLACED [1] - 14:13 18:11 SEAN [11] - 2:6, 3:12, VICE [1] - 2:3
 Tax [1] - 7:24
PLAN [1] - 16:6 reproduction [1] - 10:23, 11:17, 13:23, Voldenberg [2] -
 THAT [1] - 16:8
plans [1] - 5:15 18:23 14:3, 14:18, 15:1, 10:24, 11:24
 THE [21] - 1:1, 3:21,
 request [3] - 6:18, 15:18, 15:23, 16:23 VOLDENBERG [16] -
plants [1] - 12:2 3:24, 4:2, 4:5, 4:7,
 6:21, 6:23 Sean [3] - 3:11, 9:18, 2:8, 3:20, 5:8, 5:20,
Pledge [1] - 3:1 13:14, 13:15, 13:17,
 requests [1] - 6:15 10:21 6:4, 10:10, 11:15,
police [2] - 7:20, 8:1 14:10, 14:12, 14:13,
 resident [1] - 9:15 seating [1] - 9:8 12:4, 12:10, 12:23,
POLICE [1] - 4:2 15:8, 15:10, 16:5,
 RESOLUTION [5] - Second [2] - 14:19, 13:9, 13:12, 14:8,
possible [1] - 5:14 16:7, 16:9, 16:10,
 13:13, 13:14, 14:9, 16:18 15:6, 16:3, 17:3
possibly [1] - 13:6 16:12
 15:7, 16:4 second [7] - 5:13,
present [3] - 3:12, theater [1] - 8:20
 restoration [2] - 5:14, 5:18, 9:5, 9:16, W
 3:14, 3:18 Third [1] - 4:25
 11:25, 12:13 13:23, 15:18
PRESENTED [2] - THIRD [1] - 3:20
 REVENUE [1] - 16:6 section [1] - 6:14 web [1] - 8:4
 14:10, 15:8 THOMAS [2] - 2:2,
 road [1] - 12:16 SECTION [1] - 16:5 website [1] - 7:14
PRESIDENT [2] - 2:2, 2:10
 Roll [1] - 3:8 see [7] - 8:2, 8:8, 8:19, Wednesday [1] - 9:10
 2:3 THOUSAND [2] -
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week's [1] - 6:25
weeks [1] - 10:25
welcome [3] - 8:23,
 9:17, 10:4
WELFARE [3] - 16:8,
 16:9, 16:11
wish [1] - 9:20
WITH [1] - 16:5
women [1] - 3:5
WORKS [1] - 4:14
world [1] - 3:5
writing [3] - 6:17,
 6:22, 7:1
written [1] - 6:19

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Year [4] - 6:9, 8:22,
 8:24, 10:4
year [4] - 6:11, 7:9,
 9:21, 11:11
years [2] - 9:23, 13:5