Council Member· 2026–2030
Jeremy Binder
Allentown
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 58
- Total speaking time
- 4:08:58
- Avg per meeting
- 4:18
- Segments
- 4438
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Top issues during term (7)(Budget)
SS4A Safety Grant Appropriation (Tilghman St & Union Blvd)
$1,100,000 capital fund budget increase
2027 City Budget and Property Tax Increase
About $1.75 per month more in property tax for most homeowners.
property tax increase
Local homeowners will see higher annual property tax bills if this proposed increase goes through.
budget and taxes
The average resident will see their property taxes go up by about $1.75 a month, while every city department has to tighten its belt with a 10% spending cut.
county budget
Property owners and local residents will face a steep 17% increase in county taxes starting in 2027.
Love Your Block Grant Appropriation
Adds $60,000 in grant revenue to the 2026 Grant Fund budget.
property taxes
Homeowners and local businesses are bleeding cash because of these sky-high rates, which eats into disposable income and stalls economic growth.
Decisions during term (13)
Recorded while Binder was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Bill 76: HR Position Reclassification and Budget Amendment
R149 Municipal Budget Fund Transfers
R137: Budgetary Transfers
Bill 58 Capital Fund Budget Transfer for Parks
Bill 58 Capital Fund Budget Transfer
Approval of Bill 53 Budget Appropriation for Roof Repairs
Approval of Resolution R98 Budget Transfers
Bill 49 Capital Fund Budget Amendment for Crosswalk Beacon
R87 Budget Transfers for City Accounts
Approval of R87 Departmental Budget Transfers
Bill 42 Budget Amendment for Second Fire Academy
Bill 34 - Recompete Personnel Budget Amendment
Resolution 63: Budget Transfers
Voting record (8)(Budget)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Amending the 2026 Capital Fund and General Fund Operating Budgets to provide for a transfer of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) from the 2026 Parks & Recreation Aquatics Operating Budget into the Ith
Amending the 2026 Equipment Fund Budget to provide for an increase of Forty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Five Dollars ($48,985.00) for the purchase of 1 electric passenger vehicle.
Approval of Bill 53 Budget Appropriation for Roof Repairs
Approval of R87 Departmental Budget Transfers
Resolution 63: Budget Transfers
Bill 18: Traffic Signal Upgrades Budget Transfer
Resolution 47: Public Works and Parks Budget Transfers
Adoption of Bill 1 (2026 Budget as Amended)
Voting no would place us in direct violation of the state of Pennsylvania requirements for a balanced budget to be completed by December 31st.