Lebanon City Council took its first steps toward adopting a package of measures focused on public safety and quality of life issues at its Sept. 22 meeting.

Before voting on the measures, council observed a moment of silence for the three York County police officers killed in the line of duty last week and for assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The flurry of legislation, a dozen new or updated ordinances that will become law if approved again in October, is largely designed to bring the city in line with state law, according to Mayor Sherry Capello.

Ten of the 12 ordinances will bring the city into compliance with various aspects of the Pennsylvania Building Code , which is in turn based upon the 2018 International Building Code adopted by the commonwealth. They cover a

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