Butler City Council took the following actions on Thursday:

• Convening as the city board of health, condemned and approved the demolition of the properties at 118½ Hilltop Ave. and 113 Dubois St.

• Approved a block party on Fourth Avenue, between Fillmore Street and Pillow Street, from 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on July 14.

• Approved a payment of $738 to Jill Kraus from the Shade Tree Fund for expenses associated with the West New Castle Street Plaza.

• Reappointed John Mossman and Anne Thompson to the city planning and zoning commission for a two-year term ending June 30, 2014.

• Reappointed Larry Christy and Jill Kraus to the city planning and zoning commission for a four-year term ending June 30, 2016.

• Extended a contract with Cargill Inc. from Saturday through the end of the year to buy road salt according to the 2011 agreement.

• Awarded a contract to A.P. Wise Excavating to demolish a building at 408 Liberty St. and 312 Morton Ave. The contract is for $14,000, and still must be approved by the city solicitor.

• Approved payment of $12,400 to A.P. Wise Excavating for demolition of 206-208 S. Monroe St., pending final inspection and approval by the city engineer.

• Accepted the resignation of Barbara Billek from the Butler Transit Authority, effective in December.

• Approved installation of stop signs, on a 90-day trial basis, at the following locations: corner of 7th Avenue and American Avenue; corner of McKinley Avenue and West Penn Street; corner of Hazel Avenue and Beckert Avenue; move the stop sign on Pillow Street to the corner of Pillow Street and 5th Avenue.

• Awarded a $24,823 contract to Mahoning Builders to install a curb ramp at the intersection of Center Avenue and Monroe Street. Council also awarded a $22,381 contract to Bronder Technical Service to upgrade traffic signals at the same intersection.

• Agreed to hire an entry-level police officer after the resignation of Patrol Officer Erik Hertzog.

• Entered an agreement with the Butler Area Sewer Authority and the Butler County Community College for use of 6.63 acres for a firing range. City police already use the range for training but, according to Mayor Maggie Stock, BC3 will upgrade several aspects of the range, including the targets, through a grant to its public services program and will be permitted to use the range for its own training purposes.