Butler Area Sewer Authority. File Photo.

Butler city officials have met with officials of Butler Township, the Butler Area Sewer Authority and Pennsylvania-American Water regarding the potential sale of the Butler sewer system, Butler Mayor Bob Dandoy said Thursday as the city renewed the confidentiality agreement with the water company.

City council extended the agreement, which is between the city, township, BASA and the water company, for another 30 days, effective June 30, when the current agreement was set to expire.

Dandoy said there is potential for the officials to have another meeting regarding the sale, which will be closed because of the confidentiality agreement.

“It’s just to continue with the talks that are going on,” Dandoy said. “Nothing to report here yet.”

On Dec. 14, BASA’s board of directors, which has three representatives from Butler, approved an agreement that gave the water company 60 days to estimate the value of its sewer system and assets and submit it to the board for consideration of a potential sale.

Butler City Council approved a contract with AEP Energy to be the city’s electrical supplier from November through December 2025 at a Thursday meeting.

The city will pay AEP Energy $0.08893 per kilowatt hour. The current contract, which runs until November, costs $0.04936 per kilowatt hour.

Councilman Don Shearer said the city is locking in the electric rate now, because the cost is expected to be high in the coming years.

“Basically, we are biting the bullet of the following two years; we are lowering next year’s expense by swallowing it over a three-year period,” Shearer said. “We’re basically balancing this massive bill that we are expecting next year for electricity over the following two years.”

Council also voted to donate $500 to Michelle Krill at Historic Pullman Park to help offset the cost incurred for the city’s 4th of July fireworks show.

The donation is being paid for through the “Community Celebrations” line item in the budget. The city pays for the fireworks show each year through donations, but Dandoy said the ballpark sees a lot of traffic over the holiday.

“They are going to have a lot of people coming into the ballpark,” he said. “They’re incurring some other expenses.”

Council is also continuing to appoint people to boards and authorities with vacant positions. Dandoy said he has interviewed everyone he has appointed to boards and authorities since becoming mayor, with filling them being one of his goals as mayor.

Dandoy said the Butler Planning Commission will be fully staffed, and he plans to address the City Shade Tree Commission next.

“We have some other smaller vacancies on some of the other ones,” Dandoy said. “I am trying to be very, very concerted about this ... make sure people know what they are getting into.”