Homer City Borough

What Homer City Borough does

Homer City Borough is a municipal government entity and political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, established in 1854 and serving residents and property owners within Homer City, Indiana County — a small rural community located approximately 50 miles from Pittsburgh. The borough delivers essential municipal services including water utility management (through its operational integration with the Central Indiana County Water Authority), police protection, public works, parks and recreation, trash collection (contracted to Waste Management), building permit issuance, zoning ordinance administration, and code enforcement. Governance is conducted through an elected Borough Council with committee structures spanning Personnel/Planning/Development, Property/Finance, Streets/Utilities, and Public Safety, led by Mayor Kyle Cobaugh and Borough Manager/Secretary/Treasurer Tonya Weller.

The borough's operational technology footprint is modest: a Weebly-hosted public website (homercity.com) provides community information, downloadable forms, zoning maps, and the Consumer Confidence Report; online bill payment is enabled through the Municipay (NPSPOS) payment platform; and water plant operations are supported by three dedicated water plant operators. Service delivery is anchored by a small staff of approximately 10-15 personnel covering borough management, water authority administration, maintenance crew, and water plant operations, all operating from the borough office at 30 East Wiley Street.

The borough's revenue model is entirely non-commercial, funded through property taxes, water utility fees collected via CICWA, trash collection fees (including $9.81/cart/month additional cart rentals via Waste Management), and various municipal service fees. Distribution is direct-to-resident through walk-in office services, the online Municipay portal, and on-site service delivery (police, public works, water). The go-to-market is structurally mandated rather than competitive: all residents and property owners within borough boundaries are the de facto customer base, and the borough holds statutory monopoly over municipal service delivery within its jurisdiction.

Name

Homer City Borough

Legal name

Homer City Borough

Website

https://homercity.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1854

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Homer City Borough is a municipal government entity in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, established in 1854, providing essential services including water utility, police protection, public works, code enforcement, zoning administration, and trash collection to borough residents and property owners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Executive Offices (921110), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Water utility services
• Code enforcement
• Trash collection
• Zoning administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Homer City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Property Taxes and Municipal Fees: Primary revenue from property taxes, water utility fees, and various municipal service fees collected from borough residents and property owners
2. Trash Collection Services: Waste Management provides trash collection services to residents. Additional cart rental at $9.81 per cart per month

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Homer City Borough is a municipal government that provides administrative and public services to residents of Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Core offerings include water utility management through the Central Indiana County Water Authority, building permit processing, code enforcement of borough ordinances, residential trash collection via Waste Management, zoning administration, police protection, public works, and parks & recreation. Services are funded through property taxes, water utility fees, and municipal service fees collected from borough residents and property owners.

Product overview

Homer City Borough operates as a municipal government providing public services to residents of Indiana County, Pennsylvania. The borough offers a unified portfolio of administrative services including water utility management through the Central Indiana County Water Authority, building permit processing, code enforcement of borough ordinances, trash collection via Waste Management partnership, and zoning administration. The offering is structured as a single integrated municipal services platform rather than separate products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Borough Administrative Services Core municipal government services including borough management, council meeting coordination, public announcements, and department contacts for borough residents and property owners.
• Building Permits Permit application and approval services for construction and development within the borough, available as downloadable building_permit.pdf form.
• Central Indiana County Water Authority Services Water utility management including service applications, ACH payment processing, and water plant operations serving Homer City residents through CICWA partnership.
• Code Enforcement Municipal ordinance enforcement including property maintenance (Ordinances 491-496), grass/vegetation cutting, junk storage, abandoned vehicles, and dangerous structures.
• Trash Collection Services Waste management services provided through Waste Management partnership, including HHW (Household Hazardous Waste) collection program. Additional cart rental available at $9.81 per cart per month.
• Zoning Ordinance Administration Zoning regulation management including downloadable ordinance documents and zoning maps for land use compliance within the borough.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Central Indiana County Water Authority (CICWA)coreOthersMunicipal water utility authority providing water services to Homer City Borough residents. Borough office staff include Water Authority Manager Rob Nymick and Secretary Kelly Berfield. CICWA meetings held third Thursday of each month at 5:00PM. Residents can apply for service through CICWA application forms available on borough website.
• Central Indiana County Joint Sanitary Authority (CICJSA)coreOthersMunicipal sanitary authority providing joint services to Homer City Borough. Contact: (724) 479-3151. Reports provided at borough council meetings.
• Waste ManagementcoreOthersWaste Management provides residential trash collection services to Homer City Borough. Contact: (412) 559-5967. New trash collection containers provided, additional carts available at $9.81/cart/month.
• Homer City Business AssociationminorOthersLocal business association providing resources and networking for Homer City businesses. 2026 business association brochure available through borough website resource center.
• Homer Center School DistrictminorOthersNationally recognized Blue Ribbon school district serving Homer City Borough. Contact: (724) 479-3601. Anchors the community as a key educational institution.
• Jimmy Stewart AirportminorOthersRegional airport facility linked in borough resource center for community transportation access.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Cherry Tree Borough: Small Indiana County, Pennsylvania borough with a comparable municipal footprint — water, streets, code enforcement — serving a similarly modest residential base.
• Clymer Borough: Small Indiana County borough offering an equivalent municipal service mix to a similarly small population, making it a direct scale and structure peer.
• Indiana Borough: Neighboring Pennsylvania borough in the same Indiana County that provides a directly comparable set of municipal services (water, police, public works, zoning) to a similar small-town population. Closest functional and demographic peer to Homer City Borough.
• Saltsburg Borough: Small rural Pennsylvania borough providing directly comparable core municipal services including water, public works, police, and code enforcement to a similarly sized community.
• Blairsville Borough: Small Indiana County, Pennsylvania borough offering the same municipal service portfolio (water authority, police, streets, code enforcement) to a comparable rural/small-town population base.

Broad incumbents

• Waste Management: National incumbent waste services provider that delivers residential trash collection to Homer City Borough. Comparable as the dominant broad-market provider of the very service the borough resells/administers to residents.

Regional players

• Homer Center School District: Public school district that anchors Homer City Borough as a National Blue Ribbon district. Comparable as a co-located public-sector institution serving the same resident base, with overlapping community-development interests.
• Central Indiana County Water Authority (CICWA): Regional water authority that is Homer City Borough's core utility partner, delivering water service to borough residents. Comparable as a small-scale regional water provider in the same geography.
• Central Indiana County Joint Sanitary Authority (CICJSA): Joint municipal sanitary authority providing sewer/sanitary services to Homer City Borough and surrounding communities. Comparable as a regional sanitary service provider operating in the same geography.

Others

• NPSPOS (Municipay): Municipal-focused payment processing platform that powers Homer City Borough's online water bill and fee payments. Comparable as the enabling technology vendor for similar small-municipality payment operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/kvalyo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/borough-of-homer-city

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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