Ambler Borough Council Meeting Tonight

There is an Ambler Borough Council Meeting tonight at 7pm at Ambler Borough Hall. Some things on tonight’s agenda are:

Public Safety Committee

Pedestrian Flashers- The award for the concrete foundation work on York and Cavalier intersections was granted to Carr and Duff for their quote of $15,000.

Public Utilities Committee

Council’s PUC committee members and staff met with the Harrisburg PUC attorney and the Borough Solicitor to discuss operations options and the logistics of forming a Water Authority

Finance and Planning Committee

Request for qualifications of professional services – Solicitor, Municipal Engineer, Wastewater Treatment Plant Engineer and Building Inspector were received. The committee will review the proposals. RFP submittals were received for the Borough Auditor.

The Wissahickon Valley Historical Society will make a brief presentation to the Council on their vision for The Historical Society.

Parks and Recreation Committee

The Committee is looking into various “Friends of Park” programs to gather information and possible program guidelines for Ambler Parks. A meeting is being scheduled.

Salary and Personnel Committee

The Civil Service Rules were sent to the commission for approval. A meeting is set for October 25th at 7pm

The Police Department will be taking applications and scheduling testing for a new patrolman.

Vacancies exist on the Environmental Advisory Council and Civil Service Alternate. Interested residents should forward a letter of interest/resume to the attention of the Borough Manager Manager@borough.ambler.pa.us