The City of Williamsport will have a special meeting to interview and appoint a City Council member to replace a vacancy left by the late Bonnie Katz.

Council President Eric Beiter said the special meeting will be public.

Applications have been closed for the vacancy, he noted. The meeting will be advertised in the Sun-Gazette and listed on the city website. An executive session was held following the regular council meeting on the upcoming council member special meeting and appointment, Beiter said.

In other business, council:

— Held a hearing and then approved a liquor license transfer from an entity in Montoursville to management at the Williamsport Lumberyards, a baseball facility. “Is it fair to then say if they are selling alcohol on the premises, that people will not be allowed to bring their own alcohol onto the property as well or is that going to be allowed?” Councilman Jon Mackey asked. No outside food and beverage complex even now without the license, a spokesman for Eastern Sports Management replied.

— Approved a 2025 budget transfer of $1.4 million above budgeted tax revenue for the emergency and reserved fund.

— Approved a termination of a community contribution agreement in order to renegotiate a new agreement that would begin in 2028.

— Awarded construction of roofing at pump stations in a contract, replacing roofs at all but one of the pump stations to Weatherproofing Technologies Inc. for an amount of $797,838.43. This replaces pump house roofs with the exception of the roof at McClure’s Run pump house, said Bill Scott, city engineer. This is funded, in part, by the $8 million federal earmark for the levee recertification project. It is important that roofing be replaced prior to any electrical upgrades of components inside the pump houses, Scott noted.

— Passed a resolution for a professional services agreement with Buchart Horn of York for design and engineering of projects in Old City. This is covered by a $2.6 million federal grant. This includes any utility connection on unimproved parcels that would be developed and completing the connection to the Susquehanna Riverwalk, Williams said.