Ben Avon Council Public Participation Policy
Ben Avon Borough Council encourages borough residents to attend its public meetings – as advertised in the New Pittsburgh Courier, published online at www.benavon.com and posted at the borough building – to observe, make comments and ask questions of their elected representatives in local government.
Council reserves time at all meetings for such public participation. The president of council calls for comments from borough residents and recognizes specifically the individual speakers.
As a matter of policy, residents must sign the attendance roster and identify themselves by name and local mailing address to address council and may speak for up to five minutes on a given topic. Residents may request additional time to address council by providing the borough secretary with the topic and reason for the request at least five business days in advance of a public meeting. Additional time may be granted at the sole discretion of the president of council.
When members of an organization or group attend a council meeting and ask to be recognized individually, the president of council may require that a single spokesperson address council on behalf of the entire group.
By asking to be recognized to address council, speakers accept responsibility for following common standards of civility, respect and regard for the personal dignity of all other persons in attendance. Failure to adhere to these standards may result in additional restriction of allotted time at the sole discretion of the president of council.
The president of council has authority to postpone or defer the time allotted for public participation when circumstances require.
This policy supersedes and replaces any previous public participation policy.
Ben Avon Council Minutes
Ben Avon Council minutes will be posted upon approval after the following Council meeting. For a schedule of Council’s working session meetings and voting meetings, please go to the calendar. Working Session meetings are held the first Tuesday of every month beginning at 7pm unless otherwise noted. Voting meetings are held the third Tuesday of every month beginning at 7pm, unless otherwise noted.
There will typically be a 1 to 2 month delay in the postings due to the approval wait time. If you have any questions, please contact the Borough office. All Council minutes posted below are official and approved unless noted.
- September 19 Council Meeting Minutes [PENDING]
- September 19 Council Meeting Agenda
- September 5 Council Working Meeting Minutes [PENDING]
- September 5 Council Working Meeting Agenda
- August 15 Council Meeting Minutes [PENDING]
- August 15 Council Meeting Agenda
- July 18 Council Meeting Minutes
- July 18 Council Meeting Agenda
- June 20 Council Meeting Minutes
- June 20 Council Meeting Agenda
- May 16 Council Meeting Minutes
- May 16 Council Meeting Agenda
- May 2 Council Working Meeting Minutes
- May 2 Council Working Meeting Agenda
- April 18 Council Meeting Minutes
- April 18 Council Meeting Agenda
- March 21 Council Meeting Minutes
- March 21 Council Meeting Agenda
- February 21 Council Meeting Minutes
- February 21 Council Meeting Agenda
- February 7 Council Working Meeting Minutes
- February 7 Council Working Meeting Agenda
- January 17 Council Meeting Minutes
- January 17 Council Meeting Agenda
- December 13 Council Meeting Minutes
- December 13 Council Meeting Agenda
- December 6 Council Working Session Minutes
- December 6 Council Working Session Agenda
- November 15 Council Meeting Minutes
- November 15 Council Working Session Agenda
- NO WORKING SESSION FOR NOVEMBER
- October 18 Council Meeting Minutes
- October 4 Council Working Session Minutes
- October 4 Council Working Session Agenda
- September 20 Council Meeting Minutes
- September 20 Council Meeting Agenda
- September 6 Council Working Session Minutes
- September 6 Council Working Session Agenda
- August 16 Council Meeting Minutes
- August 16 Council Meeting Agenda
- NO WORKING SESSION FOR AUGUST
- July 19 Council Meeting Minutes
- July 19 Council Meeting Agenda
- NO WORKING SESSION FOR JULY
- June 21 Council Meeting Minutes
- June 21 Council Meeting Agenda
- June 7 Council Working Session Minutes
- June 7 Council Working Session Agenda
- May 17 Council Meeting Minutes
- May 17 Council Meeting Agenda
- May 3 Council Working Session Minutes
- May 3 Council Working Session Agenda
- April 19 Council Meeting Minutes
- April 19 Council Meeting Agenda
- April 5 Council Working Session Minutes
- April 5 Council Working Session Agenda
- March 15 Council Meeting Minutes
- March 15 Council Meeting Agenda
- March 1 Council Working Session Minutes
- March 1 Council Working Session Agenda
- February 15 Council Meeting Minutes
- February 15 Council Meeting Agenda
- February 1 Council Working Session Minutes
- February 1 Council Working Session Agenda
- January 18 Council Meeting Minutes
- January 18 Council Meeting Agenda
- January 3 Reorganization Meeting Minutes
- January 3 Reorganization Meeting, Agenda
- 2022 Ben Avon Tax Rate Ordinance
- 2022 Ben Avon Approved Budget
- December 14 Council Meeting Minutes
- December 14 Council Meeting Agenda
- December 7 Council Working Session Minutes
- December 7 Council Working Session Agenda
- November 16, Council Meeting Minutes
- November 16 Council Meeting Agenda
- October 19 Council Meeting Minutes
- October 19 Council Meeting Agenda
- October 5 Council Working Session Minutes
- September 21 Council Meeting Minutes
- September 21 Council Meeting Agenda
- August 17 Council Meeting Minutes
- August 17 Council Meeting Agenda
- August 3 Council Working Session Minutes
- July 20 Council Meeting Minutes
- June 15 Council Meeting Minutes
- May 18 Council Meeting Minutes
- April 20 Council Meeting Minutes
- April 6 Council Working Session, Cancelled
- March 16 Council Meeting Minutes
- March 2 Council Working Session Minutes
- February 16 Council Meeting Minutes
- February 2 Council Working Session Minutes
- January 19 Council Meeting Minutes
- January 5 Council Working Session Minutes
- 2021 Ben Avon Tax Rate Ordinance
- 2021 Ben Avon Approved Budget
- December 15, Council Meeting Minutes
- December 1, Work Session Minutes
- November 17, Council Meeting Minutes
- No November 3 Work Session due to Election Day
- October 20, Council Meeting Minutes
- October 6, Work Session Minutes
- September 15, Council Meeting Minutes
- September 1, Work Session Minutes
- August 18, Council Meeting Minutes
- August 4, Work Session Minutes
- July 21, Council Meeting Minutes
- July 7 Work Session Cancelled
- June 16, Council Meeting Minutes
- June 2, Work Session Minutes
- May 19, Council Meeting Minutes
- May 5 Work Session Cancelled
- Recording of April 21 Council Meeting
- April 7, Work Session Minutes
- Recording of April 7 Council Meeting
- March 17 Council Meeting Cancelled due to COVID-19
- March 3, Work Session Minutes
- February 18, Council Meeting Minutes
- February 4, Work Session Minutes
- January 21, Council Minutes
- January 5, 220 Reorganization Meeting
- 2020_Ben_Avon_Budget
- December 3, Pre-Council Minutes
- November 19, Minutes
- There was no working session in November
- October 15, Minutes
- There was no working session in October
- September 17, Minutes
- September 3, Pre-Council Minutes
- August 20, Minutes
- August 6, Pre-Council Minutes
- July 16, Minutes
- There was no working session in July
- June 18, Minutes
- June 4, Pre-Council Minutes
- May 21, Minutes
- May 7, Pre-Council Minutes
- April 16, Minutes
- April 2, Pre-Council Minutes
- March 20, Minutes
- March 5, Pre-Council Minutes
- February 19, Minutes
- February 5, Pre-Council Minutes
- January 15, Minutes
- 2019 Budget Approved for Ben Avon Borough
- December 11, Minutes
- December 4, Pre-Council Minutes
- November 13, Minutes
- November 6, Pre-Council Minutes
- October 16, Minutes
- October 2, Pre-Council Minutes
- September 25, Special Budget Meeting
- September 11, Minutes
- September 4, Pre-Council Minutes
- August 21, Minutes
- August 7, Pre-Council Minutes
- July 17, Minutes
- July 3, Pre-Council Minutes
- June 19, Minutes
- June 5, Pre-Council Minutes
- May 14,Minutes
- May 1, Pre-Council Minutes
- April 17, Minutes
- March 20, Minutes
- February 20, Minutes
- January 16, Minutes
- January 2, Reorganization Minutes
- 2018_Approved Budget for_Ben Avon
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