Borough Manager

January 2, 2023

New Ellwood City Borough Manager Believes in Building the Community

For the newly hired Ellwood City Borough Manager Kevin Swogger, community development and management have been a long-time staple in his career. The 1985 Ellwood City graduate is rounding out his wide range of experience with a hometown position that will allow him to invest in the future of his community. Swogger, who lives in the Ewing Park neighborhood, has the background necessary to keep the borough moving forward. He was in the Airforce for 23 years, traveled all over the world, and enjoyed a prestigious 10-year special duty assignment interior for Air Force One. “I worked under three presidents…

November 20, 2018

New Ellwood City Borough Manager Elected at November Council Meeting

Ellwood City Council votes on new borough manager at the monthly meeting on November 19. All council members were present at the meeting except Mayor, Anthony J. Court. Ellwood City Council has finally permanently filled the borough manager position for the upcoming year. The council voted 5-2 for William David Allen to be the new full-time borough manger. The two opposing council members were Lisa Guerrera and Robert Brough. The council had some setbacks attempting to fill the borough manager position earlier in the year. The position was advertised multiple times in the past but officials had a hard time…

November 16, 2018

Ellwood City Council: Monthly Agenda Meeting Rundown

Ellwood City Council held their regular monthly agenda meeting on November 13. All council members were present at the meeting except Mayor, Anthony J. Court due to a prior engagement. The agenda meeting was brief and allowed for attendees to get a rundown on what will be voted on in next weeks council meeting. A significant personnel change will take place when the borough votes on Monday to hire a new borough manager. There were 14 applicants for the position and one needs to be chosen before Joseph Cioffi ends his temporary term as borough manager in January. Below are the…

August 27, 2018

Ellwood City Electric Extended Payment Plan

When a residential customer receives a notice of delinquency, he/she must apply for an extended payment plan unless payment is being paid IN FULL. Extended Payment Plan Conditions Payment plan shall not exceed 90 days after original due date. Agreed amounts are payable for 30-60-90 day periods. If amounts are not paid under the current agreement, plans for a second extended plan SHALL NOT be granted. It is understood and made clear to persons receiving extended payment plans that current bills MUST also be paid and cannot be made part of the current extended plan. If the residential customer is…

July 27, 2018

Council Votes 5-0 for New Interim Borough Manager

Ellwood City Council voted 5-0 on Thursday night to name a previous Borough Manager Joseph Cioffi, as the interim manager. Council members Rob Brough and Marilyn Mancini were absent from the special meeting. Cioffi, will be paid $30 per hour and will work a full-time shift from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each Monday to Friday, starting next week. Since stepping down as manager, Cioffi has remained involved locally, serving for a time as parks and recreation director and as the playgrounds director, among other positions. Judith Dici, council president has been filling in as interim manager since the board…