CLEARFIELD – A Clearfield resident has raised concerns about donated services.
At Thursday’s Clearfield Borough Council meeting, resident Christy Fulton said she was concerned about a contract the borough entered with former council member Tim Winters for lettering on a new police car.
Fulton said she has read in the past that Winters had offered similar services to the borough at a discounted cost.
Fulton said since Winters was a former council member, she believes it is a violation of the state Ethics Laws for the council to accept free services from Winters.
Fulton said while Winters may not be receiving money, he was getting “valuable publicity” for his work.
Fulton said she believes there is an ethics violation because “former public officials…shall not represent a person, with promised or actual compensation, on any matter before the governmental body with which he/she has been associated for one year after he/she leaves that body.”
Fulton said the council should have given other local businesses the opportunity to make similar donations.
The council said they would refer the matter to the Finance Committee.
In other business, Borough Operations Manager Leslie Stott said the Streetscape Project was entering its final two weeks. She said the $3 million project was originally designed for Market, Third and Second streets, but there was enough money left over to add sections of Locust Street to the project.
Stott said the Shade Tree Commission had looked over the 108 trees that had been planted and found three or four that were “questionable.” Stott said a tree specialist would be coming to examine the trees if they still hadn’t bloomed over the next few weeks.
Stott then announced that the Joint Committee had rescheduled their meeting to 6 p.m. April 25, due to the Primary Election.
Also at the meeting, the council wanted to remind the public of the Riverwalk Celebration which would be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Stott said there are numerous activities planned for all ages.