Williamsport City Council Approves Transfers Totaling $ 100,000 | News, Sports, Jobs

City Council approved a transfer order in the amount of $ 100,000 to cover costs associated with three tasks.

The money transfer into the 2021 General Fund will be used to pay for the establishment of an accessibility consultant account, to cover the costs of a scoreboard foundation at Muncy Bank Park at Historic Bowman Field and to clean up audits carried out with those who have not paid business taxes, according to Joseph Pawlak, the city’s interim financial director.

The first $ 20,000 is for the account as part of the city’s obligation to ensure that its buildings comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as set out in a consent decree between the city and Human Rights Defenders. persons with disabilities approved by a United States Middle District Court judge in March.

Second, $ 70,000 for the founding cost of the dashboard, which is estimated to be around $ 64,000 and was not money found in the budget.

Instead, the plan is for the city administration to transfer a $ 50,000 item for trucks / equipment to the streets and parks department budget and $ 20,000 salary in that department to cover the cost of the building. foundation.

The $ 50,000 is for a pickup truck that cannot be delivered until next year, Pawlak said.

The salary element is available because the department does not have a director at the moment. Adam Winder, general manager of River Valley Transit, is the acting director of the streets and parks department, Pawlak said.

The majority of the dashboard cost of $ 628,000 was unrelated to transfers made during the meeting. The dash, which is built by a company called Daktronics, was funded by a grant from the state’s redevelopment assistance program and a $ 100,000 contribution from the Williamsport Crosscutters.

The scoreboard is erected behind the fence of the stadium’s left central field.

Finally, Nicholas Grimes, city treasurer, said the treasurer and collector’s department had requested $ 10,000 to cover costs related to audits performed on those who failed to remit their taxes on trade and business privileges.

Grimes said the city will not lose in the transfer, but will earn revenue from the collection of these business taxes.