Lansford Borough Council took some heat related to not having a secretary on Wednesday night.

But it wasn’t about access to pay bills or lodge a complaint, but rather maintaining records, posting agendas and having a Right-to-Know Law officer.

Resident Joe Genits said the borough has been non-compliant since Jan. 2, when it failed to appoint a borough secretary “to protect and maintain minutes.”

The borough also has not posted its agendas on its website 24 hours prior to its meetings as required by law in the aftermath, and also does not have an open records officer to respond to Right-to-Know requests, he said.

“You caused this from Jan. 2 by not appointing a borough secretary,” Genits said.

Council President Bruce Markovich suggested that Genits file a complaint and the borough will respond to it.

Genits said he sensed that council didn’t care about compliance, and Council Vice President Jay Doyle disagreed.

“It’s not that we don’t care,” Doyle said. “We’re in a little bit of a pickle right now, and we’re trying to get out of it. You throwing kind of pointless roadblocks or speed bumps in front of us, it doesn’t make sense.

“Let us get to where we’re going,” he said. “Why does everything have to be an issue?”

Genits asked how much longer the borough will go without a secretary, and Markovich said they should have one in the office by Feb. 21.

“We’re just waiting on the bonding,” Councilwoman Michele Bartek said, adding that they are working on hiring a second secretary. “We are in the process. We talked about it tonight.”

Council met in executive session prior to its regular meeting Wednesday to discuss personnel matters, Markovich had announced.

Council has not approved meeting minutes since the beginning of the year. Councilwoman Jennifer Staines has been taking minutes in the absence of a secretary, but is awaiting access to a borough computer to process her notes.