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manich@leaderherald.com JOHNSTOWN A city councilman recently questioned some of the actions of the Johnstown Water Board regarding finances and personnel. First Ward Councilman Bradley Hayner made his remarks during liaison reports given at the Common Council’s monthly meeting at City Hall. Hayner, council liaison to the Water Board, noted the board met Feb. 8 and made purchases, But he also questioned the board’s $13,175 fee to pay attorney Bryan Goldberger, who has filed a legal petition against city officials. Goldberger filed a complaint on behalf of the Water Board, which alleges Mayor Vern Jackson and City Treasurer Michael Gifford have violated the City Charter in dealing with Water Department issues. ....
manich@leaderherald.com JOHNSTOWN City government says it intends to crackdown on truckers loitering inside or near the outside of the Johnstown Industrial Park. Mayor Vern Jackson said the issue of public safety and littering has become so bad he will be instructing the city Police Department to crack down further and issue more tickets. There will also be more signage to catch the attention of violators. The industrial park trucks issue was the subject of discussion at two recent Common Council meetings on Feb. 15 and 18. Jackson said the city has received ongoing complaints from the public about “truck traffic” lining into the Johnstown Industrial Park. Many of the trucks are waiting to get into the massive Walmart Regional Distribution Facility, which has no truck staging area. ....
manich@leaderherald.com JOHNSTOWN The city’s internal control officer is urging more immediate action by the Common Council on a city investment policy adopted over a year and a half ago. In his Dec. 22 report to the council, ICO Darryl Purinton said the policy needs review by the council. He said action by the policy involving investment of city finances only goes so far through City Treasurer Michael Gifford. “I recommend that the Common Council address the implementation of the policy,” Purinton stated in his report. “The city treasurer has implemented as much of the policy as possible given the limitation on his authority.” ....
manich@leaderherald.com JOHNSTOWN It was not a typical budget year for the city, with last-minute amendments and cuts to city Water Board proposals. The Common Council on Monday night at City Hall unanimously adopted the city’s amended 2021 budget. Mayor Vern Jackson said Tuesday that with the late changes, the tentative figures in the budget basically remained the same. The now-adopted $13.6 million city spending plan for 2021 contains a roughly 2 percent increase in the tax rate. The council Monday night approved amendments to the final budget to give two city positions less salary increases than what Jackson had sought. The amendments overrode the mayor’s veto of two earlier amendments approved by the council. ....