# City Council Meeting 11/09/26 | City of Reading, PA

Reading City Council regular meeting, City of Reading, Pennsylvania, November 9, 2026. The consent agenda included a contract authorization to Coastal Technical Sales Inc. for $91,032.24 to replace leaking hypochlorite storage tanks needed for wastewater chlorination and permit compliance; the city had obtained three quotes, and Coastal was identified as the low bidder. It also included a sole-source professional services agreement with Morgan Boyd Paper Plane Advisory for state economic-development and tax-incentive advice. The transcript indicates the monthly retainer was amended to $4,500 for the first year, but does not clearly establish the rate for the optional second year. No separate vote on the consent agenda is captured in the transcript.

Council unanimously approved an $18,500 increase to the 2026 solid-waste budget for fuel and other expenses, a $45,000 increase to the fire budget for fuel, and submission of the 2027 CDBG action plan, which the administration described as addressing housing needs and rapid response. New ordinances were introduced, including EMS fee changes and budget adjustments for police, fire, and planning; these included a $37,841 police vehicle-expense grant, a $63,458 transfer for EMS fee-collection expenses, and planning transfers of $12,250 and $12,002.50 for escrow-account processing wages. These introduced items were not recorded as final approvals. Council also enacted ordinances eliminating a duplicate property-inspection fee and correcting a code-section lettering error.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Professional Services
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 09, 2026

### Sources
- [City Council Meeting 11/09/26 | City of Reading, PA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvnmiY418Ns) - Berks Community Television