EVANS CITY — Butler County Commissioner Jim Eckstein accused the borough council members of treating him unfairly by adding repairs onto an agreement that Eckstein has with the borough to fix up a house he owns there.

Eckstein said at Monday’s borough council meeting that he was told to paint the exterior of his house on Wahl Avenue, place a cap on the gutters at a corner where they meet, place lattice under the front porch, and do other tasks that were not in a March consent order agreement that listed specific upgrades Eckstein was required to make according to a timeline.

Eckstein bought the house at a public sale in 2011 and promised to repair the dilapidated structure quickly. In the spring, the county Redevelopment Authority slated the house for demolition because of its condition.

To prevent the demolition, Eckstein and borough officials came to a binding agreement regarding the work to be done and the time to complete it.

But an angry Eckstein on Monday complained to council that repairs cannot be added onto the agreement.

“I finished those specific things (listed in the agreement),” Eckstein said. “You can’t just add things on.”

Eckstein brought a stack of photographs to the meeting to demonstrate to council that other properties are in violation of the borough’s ordinance. He said he took the pictures, and he verbally listed for council the violations to council.

“You can’t discriminate against me,” Eckstein said. “If you go and look at my house, (you’ll see) I made (the repairs listed in) the consent order.”

Borough solicitor Mike Gallagher suggested the consent order was not signed in good faith by Eckstein, and rejected the claim that the council is singling him out.

“I disagree with your solicitor totally,” Eckstein said. “The consent order was fulfilled. It’s not a lifetime order.”

When Councilman John McKinney asked Eckstein if he got permission from property owners when taking the pictures, Eckstein said he was on public property when he took the photographs.

“I’ll take a picture of your house too, and it doesn’t look too good,” Eckstein said to McKinney.

Eckstein dared the council or its representatives to cite him for violating the consent order.

“I’d like to go in front of the (district judge) to get my fair day,” Eckstein said. “You write me up a ticket, and I’ll go in front of him.”

Council President Lee Dyer said on Tuesday morning that the bulk of the alleged violations at the other properties listed by Eckstein are in the citation process.

He said he and code enforcement officer Richard Mannas met with Eckstein at the property and suggested the additional work, which he said was only a suggestion.

“Most people in the borough paint their siding,” Dyer said. “If he doesn’t want to, that’s his prerogative.”

Dyer said Eckstein has complied with the consent order agreement.

Later in the meeting, Mannas said in his report that he closed 158 violation files in the past two months. Mannas said some were old cases that were never closed out.

He said there are now 34 open cases in the borough.