Viola Garis
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- Meetings spoken in
- 9
- Total speaking time
- 9:29
- Avg per meeting
- 1:03
- Segments
- 98
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Top issues during term (20)
Storm and Sanitary Sewer Upgrades
Combined storm and sanitary sewer payments and change orders top $220,000 this meeting.
2027 Budget and Tax Ordinances
Real estate rate stays at 4.0 mills plus 0.34 mills; earned income tax projected to bring in $16,315,000.
Adaptive Reuse Zoning Framework
No direct cost; potential future tax revenue from reoccupied vacant buildings.
King School Road Pedestrian and Traffic Safety
Potential future municipal or school district expenditures for traffic engineering adjustments.
Community Center Partition Walls Replacement
$45,234 from the capital budget.
Municipal Software and Digital Infrastructure Upgrades
Includes software investments such as $8,370 for AvidXchange and $22,067.50 for CivicPlus agenda software.
Vape Shop Zoning Regulations
None directly on municipal finances.
Summer Spectacular Fireworks Contract
$106,500 over three years.
LED Streetlight Agreement with FirstEnergy
Cost not stated in the published motion.
Fireworks, Streetlights and Software Contracts
About $137,000 in combined new contract spending over their terms.
Emery Property Management Commercial Development
Private commercial investment creating new retail space and local jobs.
Athletic Field Damage Cost Recovery Fee Schedule
Potential cost recovery fees for athletic field repairs.
Transition to Allegheny County 911 Dispatch
Savings and transition costs associated with transferring dispatch responsibilities to the county.
Jordan Street Speeding and Parking Restrictions
Costs associated with potential traffic calming infrastructure.
Zoning Standards for Backyard Chickens and Ducks
Cat Registration Ordinance Repeal
Negligible administrative cost savings from ending cat licensing.
2026 Infrastructure and Road Program
Over $2.1 million committed for road paving, rejuvenators, and landscaping.
Primrose School Rezoning Request at 391 McMurray Road
water quality
While no direct costs were announced, customers can finally stop wasting money on bottled water.
personnel appointments and salary approvals
Payroll gets a little heavier — two new salaries on the books plus a locked-in pay schedule that sets district labor costs through 2026–27.
Decisions during term (176)
Recorded while Garis was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent Agenda Items A–N
Bills and Payrolls — Bill List 20261109
Summer Spectacular Fireworks Bid Acceptance
FirstEnergy Street Light Agreement
AvidXchange Service Agreement
Agenda Software Contract (CivicPlus)
Property Database Sharing Agreement — Resolution 11-9-26A
Adaptive Reuse Ordinance 11-9-26A
Bethel Trails Amendment to Easement Agreement
Rare Earth Chloride Bid Acceptance — WWTP
Approval of the 10-12-26 Regular Council Meeting Minutes
Approval of the 10-12-26 Public Hearing Meeting Minutes - Vape Shops
Cool Springs Retail Development Letter of Credit Reduction - Final
Floor & Décor Development Bond Release - Final
St. Thomas More Housing Parking Lot Expansion Bond Reduction Request #2 - Final
Approval of Invoice #1581867 from Babst Calland Attorneys at Law for legal fees in the amount of $88.50 from the General Budget line item 405-424.
Approval of Invoice #1276890 from Steptoe & Johnson Attorneys at Law for legal fees in the amount of $450.00 from the General Budget line item 405-424.
Approval of Change Order #5 for an increase to the contract price in the amount of $29,500.00 from Roto Rooter Service Co. for storm sewer repairs.
2026 Storm Sewer CCTV & Cleaning Contract
Wade Trim Payments – Engineering Services
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