2023 Budget Hearings

Operating under the Council-Manager form of the Optional Third Class City Charter Law, the City of Lock Haven, providing a variety of services including public safety and public works. Led by a Council made up of a Mayor and six Council Memberss, the city also has administrative staff that provide for grant funding economic development (Planner & Development Coordinator), recreation and parks maintenance (Community Life Director), finance and tax collection to receive the funds and pay the invoices to cover the city’s costs of operation (Treasurer, Controller, Finance & Utility Billing staff), as well as a City Manager who oversees all personnel and departmental functions as well as provides the budget for Council’s consideration and adoption each year.
PUBLIC SAFETY:
The city provides 24-hour police service with 14 officers, fire protection through a department made up of three hose companies and three fulltime and up to 6 part-time firefighters plus more than 60 volunteers. The city enforces the state-required Uniform Construction Code and the International Property Maintenance Code, and with more than 60% of the city being rental units – a rental registration and inspection program.
PUBLIC WORKS:
The city operates a sewer treatment plant serving the city and 9 other municipalities along with 36 miles of sewer collection lines. The city also maintains 4 dams two of which provide drinking water to the city’s customers through 58 miles of distribution lines. The two dams providing drinking water to the city need upgrades under new federal & state safety requirements that include an investment of more than $26 million over the next 5 years. Along with traffic signals and streetlights, the city maintains 31 miles of streets and 9 miles of alleys along with 28 miles of stormwater collection infrastructure. The city also maintains and operates a levee flood control system with 6 miles of earthen or concrete barriers and 5 closure structures, along with a beach and 2.5 miles of lighted walkway on top. The city also has inherited the former Piper Aviation airport which is now a city-owned general aviation airport (LHV) with more than 1,850 recreational arrivals/departures a year.