Harrisburg city council has scheduled a vote to appoint James Ellison to the new Civil Service Board.

•Resolution 125 - 2014 – A Resolution appointing Mr. James Ellison to serve on the new Civil Service Board established in accordance with Act 22 of 2014.

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From our archives.

During the June 12, 2012 City Council Legislative Session, Harrisburg Authority Board member Bill Cluck addresses the recent State Ethics violations handed down to two former chairman of The Harrisburg Authority.

James Ellison and John Keller.

Referencing the Incinerator Forensic Audit, Cluck points out the weaknesses in the remedies available as a result of conflicts of interest in contract procurement.

He encourages City Council to hire a lobbyist in order to lobby for changes to State laws for the sake of the benefit of citizens over creditor.

---Tara Leo Auchey

Photo/Dani Fresh

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On the day that the State Ethics Commission released an order finding James Ellison in violation of the Public Offical and Employee Ethics Act for actions he took during his tenure as Chairman of The Harrisburg Authority, the Harrisburg Mayor is asked for her reaction to the findings.

She claims to have not seen the Order and tersely elaborates on her support of Ellison's 2007 appointment to the Authority.

She says she supported him, "at that time, bottom line, to clean up The Harrisburg Authority." Not only did Thompson support his appointment when she was on City Council, but she also had Ellison serve as her campaign treasurer for both her City Council and Mayoral campaigns.---Tara Leo Auchey

Mayor Linda D. Thompspon.

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2007 - James Ellison interviews before Harrisburg City Council for an appointment on the Board of the Harrisburg Authority.

As a board member of the Harrisburg Authority I have a fiduciary obligation to the authority.

James Ellison 8.29.7

Gather the information to make informed decisions.

THA Chairman & CEO James Ellison addresses Harrisburg City Council during the 11.7.7 meeting.

The working capital figure for the Harrisburg Authority now stands at 45 million dollars.

Mayor Thompson reads a letter written by James Ellison.

A 30 million dollar working capital loan.

Video. James Ellison addresses the Harrisburg Board of Control during public comment of its 12.10.7 meeting.

February 28, 2008 The Harrisburg Authority board does not have a quorum, attorney Carol Coheres explains how much interest is being paid on $56,000,000 in water bonds.

Societe General SWAPs.

James Ellison talks with members of the press concerning the ruling handed down by a county court arbitrator Wednesday. The arbitrator Terry R.Bossert granted a increase of $1.58 and not the $100 per ton the Authority requested.

The second most expensive tipping in the country.

William Cluck.

I believe it's time for Mr. Ellison due to his conflicts to step down.

William Cluck.

Fire the board of the Harrisburg Authority.

Corky Goldstein interview.

Corky Goldstein talks about how the Harrisburg Board of Control fired the law firm representing the Harrisburg School district and hired the firm of Rhoads and Sinon, Corky brings up the name of Mayor Thompson's campaign treasurer James Ellison who is a partner at Rhoads and Sinon.

A look back at the meeting that created "Team Ellison" Sept 18, 2010.

James Ellison called a meeting to discuss taking back our community.

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November 13 ,2012.

PA Senate Local Government Committee held its second public hearing examining the massive debt of the Harrisburg Incinerator. James Ellison, former chairman of The Harrisburg Authority, former solicitor for the Harrisburg and Central Dauphin School Districts and Treasurer for Mayor Thompson's Leadership for Harrisburg 2013 Committee testified.

An operation that was in disarray, the existing plan was 50 million dollars.

A conflict of interest.

James Ellison interview before Hbg city council April 16, 2007. I have a fiduciary obligation to the Authority.

Mr. Papenfuse was against the plan.

The 30 million dollar 2007 bond deal. At the end of the day, no one was happy.

Tuesday November 25, 6pm – 7pm

Harrisburg City Council Legislation Session.

A G E N D A

PRESENTATION OF PROPOSED 2015 BUDGET - Mayor Eric R. Papenfuse.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES •Report from Chair Williams on the Administration Committee Meeting of November 13, 2014.

•Report from Chair Baltimore on the Public Safety Committee Meeting of November 17, 2014.

•Report from Chair Reid on the Public Works Committee Meeting of November 17 and the Special Public Meeting of November 20, 2014.

•Report from Chair Koplinski on the Community & Economic Development Committee Meeting of November 24, 2014.

ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING •Bill 18 - 2014 – An Ordinance providing for residential and commercial 10-Year Tax Abatement and Exemption programs in the City of Harrisburg for qualifying improvements and new construction; designating the City’s boundaries to be the qualifying boundaries for deteriorated neighborhoods in a residential property program; designating the City’s boundaries as the qualifying boundaries for a commercial property program; providing for tax abatement and exemption schedules for qualifying improvements to and new construction of residential and commercial properties throughout Harrisburg; providing incentives for additional exemptions for job creation; ensuring minority business participation, prevailing wage and residential participation in qualifying improvement and new construction projects; authorizing an administrator of these programs; ensuring due process of applicants by authorizing the creation of a board of review; amending Chapter 5-503 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Harrisburg to provide for these new programs, including the repeal of sections inconsistent with these new programs, and related matters.

•Bill 19 - 2014 – An Ordinance establishing the budget for the Municipal Government of the City of Harrisburg for the year Two Thousand Fifteen (2015). •Bill 20 - 2014 – An Ordinance amending the Codified Ordinances of the City of Harrisburg, Title V, Licensing and Taxation, Part V, Real Estate Taxes, Chapter 5-501, Property Tax, by establishing for the year Two Thousand Fifteen (2015) a tax levy on land and improvements and providing for the distribution of taxes levied and assessed and providing for a tax rebate for the difference between the tax due and attributable to the year Two Thousand Six (2006) tax levy for qualifying senior citizens.

•Bill 21 - 2014 – An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Harrisburg, creating Title 11 of the Codified Ordinances of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1996, as amended, to be entitled "Blight Remediation" and creating Part 1 (11-100) thereof entitled “Abandoned Real Property” and Sections 11-101.1 et seq. thereof providing for purpose, intent and applicability of the ordinance; requiring the registration and maintenance of certain real property by mortgagees; providing for penalties and enforcement, as well as the regulation, limitation and reduction of abandoned real property within the City of Harrisburg; providing for severability, repealer, codification, and an effective date.

ORDINANCES FOR AMENDMENT

ORDINANCES FOR FINAL PASSAGE

RESOLUTIONS

•Resolution 99 - 2014 – A Resolution approving a marketing of and listing agreement for professional services with Remax Reality Associates, through Wendell Hoover, a licensed realtor, for the sale or lease of real property located at 336-338 South Second Street, a City-owned real property asset.

•Resolution 112 - 2014 – A Resolution authorizing and approving the submission of an application with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board ("Board") to exempt a specific area of the City of Harrisburg from Section 493(34) of Liquor Code which provides that a license may not use or permit to be used inside or outside of the premises a loudspeaker or similar device whereby the sound of music or other entertainment, or the advertisement thereof, can be heard beyond the licensee's property line [47 P.S. § 4-493(34)] in favor of enforcing the City's own amended noise ordinance.

•Resolution 115-2014 – A Resolution supporting Ban-the-Box legislation aimed at removing questions regarding criminal history from employment applications. •Resolution 116 - 2014 – A Resolution authorizing the execution of a professional services proposal with Weatherspoon & Williams LLC (“W&W”) to provide design specs, design calculations and traffic signal construction plans based upon PennDOT standards to repair the traffic at 6th and Maclay streets.

•Resolution 118 - 2014 – A Resolution approving a professional services contract with Suburban Lighting Consultants, Incorporated (“Suburban”) to provide professional engineering services for the City of Harrisburg LED streetlight upgrade project (“Project”).

•Resolution 119 - 2014 – A Resolution approving an Inventory Audit Agreement with The Efficiency Network, Inc (“TEN”) to provide an inventory of existing streetlights and other city-owned exterior lights and to perform an audit of street light and exterior light utility bills related to the City of Harrisburg LED streetlight upgrade project (“Project”).

•Resolution 120 - 2014 – A Resolution approving the Preliminary/Final Subdivision and Land Development Plan submitted by Ruth Davis, President of Pennsylvania Counseling Services (“PCS”), on behalf of PCS to renovate the interior of the building located at 548 South 17th Street, which is the site of the former Shimmell School, in order to establish a mental health and addiction treatment center at that location.

•Resolution 121 - 2014 – A resolution approving the Preliminary/Final Subdivision and Land Development Plan submitted by Paul Toburen, Vice President of Pinnacle Health Hospitals (“Pinnacle”), on behalf of Pinnacle to demolish the existing building at 157 Paxton Street and construct an accessory surface parking lot for employees of the Pinnacle Health Hospital.

•Resolution 122 - 2014 – A Resolution approving the Preliminary/Final Land Development Plan of D&F Distributors to develop a retail center with seven 950 square feet units and one 1,925 square feet unit on an existing gravel lot located at 137 South 17th Street.

•Resolution 123 - 2014 – A Resolution appointing Ms. Dena Rockoff to serve on the new Civil Service Board established in accordance with Act 22 of 2014. •Resolution 124 - 2014 – A Resolution appointing Mr. Ellis Roy to serve on the new Civil Service Board established in accordance with Act 22 of 2014

•Resolution 125 - 2014 – A Resolution appointing Mr. James Ellison to serve on the new Civil Service Board established in accordance with Act 22 of 2014.

•Resolution 126-2014 - A Resolution authorizing the approval, execution and submission of a Partial Consent Decree between the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Capital Region Water and the City of Harrisburg to facilitate the conformity of identified aspects of the water and sewer systems and operations serving the municipal area with established environmental standards and regulations.

•Resolution 127-2014 - A Resolution confirming the appointment of Douglas L. Walmer, Esquire to serve as the Deputy City Solicitor for the City of Harrisburg.

•Resolution 128-2014 - A Resolution confirming the appointment of Marta Rifin, Esquire to serve as an Assistant City Solicitor for the City of Harrisburg.

Community & Economic Development Committee Meeting

Discussion of:

•Resolution 120 - 2014 – A Resolution approving the Preliminary/Final Subdivision and Land Development Plan submitted by Ruth Davis, President of Pennsylvania Counseling Services (“PCS”), on behalf of PCS to renovate the exterior of the building located at 548 South 17th Street, which is the site of the former Shimmell School, in order to establish a mental health and addiction treatment center at that location.

•Resolution 121 - 2014 – A Resolution approving the Preliminary/Final Subdivision and Land Development Plan submitted by Christine Hunter, Vice President of Pinnacle Health Hospitals (“Pinnacle”), on behalf of Pinnacle to demolish the existing building at 157 Paxton Street and construct an accessory surface parking lot for employees of the Pinnacle Health Hospital.

•Resolution 122 - 2014 – A Resolution approving the Preliminary/Final Land Development Plan of D&F Distributors to develop a retail center with seven 950 square feet units and one 1,925 square feet unit on an existing gravel lot located at 137 South 17th Street.

When Mon Nov 24, 2014 5:30pm – 6:30pm Eastern Time