The Clarks Summit Borough Council on Nov. 5 voted to donate a surplus police cruiser to a local fire company and approved routine business, including vendor payments and minutes, and authorized the borough to advertise its 2026 budgets after trimming paving expenditures.

Council members told the meeting that the budget adjustments reduce planned paving spending to balance revenue and expenses without raising millage rates or fees. Finance staff said the combined paving appropriation between the general and sewer funds was reduced so the Clark (Clarks Summit) street project could proceed within available funds.

Council approved several routine motions. Members voted to approve the meeting agenda and minutes from the Oct. 1 council meeting and the Oct. 29 work session; they also voted to pay vendor bills presented by the treasurer. Mayor Kelly called each vote; the motions carried.

On the surplus police vehicle, council considered whether any member would have a conflict of interest because the cruiser will be transferred to a volunteer fire company. After legal counsel noted potential conflict‑of‑interest concerns, a councilor withdrew a prior motion and the transfer motion was restated and voted on. The council approved the donation; the clerk recorded an affirmative, unanimous outcome.

Finance staff presented the 2026 budget drafts and described adjustments: the most significant reduction was to the paving line items, brought to approximately $317,000 combined between the general and sewer funds to allow the Clark street project to proceed. Council agreed that lowering paving allocations avoided raising millage or fees. A motion to advertise the budgets as drafted passed by unanimous vote.

Actions recorded at the meeting included motions to approve the agenda and minutes, a motion to pay bills, the donation of the surplus police vehicle to a local fire company, and the motion to advertise the 2026 budgets as drafted. The solicitor noted that the council had already removed a budgeted sale amount from the budget in anticipation of the donation.

Council did not adopt the budget at the Nov. 5 meeting; it authorized public advertisement of the proposed 2026 budgets, which begins the statutorily required public notice period before final adoption. The clerk will publish the required notices and schedule any required hearings under borough law.

The meeting also included routine public comments and community announcements from county representatives; those items did not result in formal council action.