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Council approves hires, raises, grants and ordinances in unanimous votes
Summary
At its March 20, 2025, legislative meeting the Yeadon Borough Council approved a package of personnel actions, grant applications and ordinance advertising, including hiring a library director, hiring a public works director, ratifying the police chief's employment agreement and approving a park grant application.
Yeadon Borough Council on March 20, 2025, approved a slate of personnel moves, grant applications and ordinance advertising during its legislative meeting, with roll-call votes recording unanimous approval for each item.
The council voted to: accept the resignation of employee 10274 effective Feb. 21, 2025; complete the probationary period for employee 10/1973 effective immediately; approve pay-rate increases for two employees under the Local 32BJ collective bargaining agreement effective March 30, 2025; hire Carla Kaufman as Yeadon Public Library director at an annual salary of $64,500 (90-day probationary period); hire Catherine Howe as public works director at an annual salary of $85,000 (90-day probationary period); adopt the finalized employment agreement for Chief Henry Guillermo effective Feb. 1, 2025 (term not to exceed three years); advertise Ordinance 2025-003 amending §285-32 of the Yeadon Borough Code (special permit parking zones); approve the county aid resolution supporting this year’s road program; and authorize the borough to apply for a Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) grant for Yeadon Community Park Phase 2. The council also authorized the sale of retired municipal vehicles and equipment on MuniciBid and approved a resolution to apply for a $250,000 DCED Local Share Gaming Account grant application to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.
Why it matters: the votes finalize short-term personnel changes, commit the borough to pursuing external grant funding for park improvements and move an ordinance amendment into the public-advertising phase. Several items have budgetary or implementation implications (salaries, grant match/requirements, and parking-code changes) that will affect departments across the borough.
Supporting details: the personnel items were presented in the manager’s and human-resources portions of the agenda and carried on roll-call votes. The employment agreement for Police Chief Henry Guillermo was described by the borough solicitor as a negotiated, binding contract that must be ratified publicly. The DCNR park application (Phase 2) was described by the borough engineer as including field restoration, a rubber playground surfacing, an additional parking lot off Providence Avenue and a stormwater treatment feature (swale or rain garden) to mitigate the parking lot’s impervious surface. The advertising of Ordinance 2025-003 will publish proposed changes to special permit parking zones and move them forward for public comment.
Roll-call pattern and outcome: each motion listed above passed on roll-call votes with the council members recorded as voting yes. No recorded no votes, abstentions or recusals were entered in the transcript for these items.
Next steps: advertised ordinances and grant applications will require follow-up (public notice for the ordinance; grant application submittal and any matching or reporting requirements for DCNR or DCED). Personnel hires are contingent on successful completion of probationary periods where noted.
Votes at a glance (motions and outcomes): - Accept resignation of employee 10274, effective 02/21/2025 — approved (roll call yes). - Complete probationary period for employee 10/1973 — approved (roll call yes). - Increase pay rate for employee 10251 to 100% per Local 32BJ CBA, effective 03/30/2025 — approved (roll call yes). - Increase pay rate for employee 10242 to 100% per Local 32BJ CBA, effective 03/30/2025 — approved (roll call yes). - Hire Carla Kaufman as library director, starting salary $64,500, contingent on successful 90-day probation — approved (roll call yes). - Hire Catherine Howe as public works director, starting salary $85,000, contingent on successful 90-day probation — approved (roll call yes). - Adopt employment agreement with Chief Henry Guillermo, effective 02/01/2025, term not to exceed three years — approved (roll call yes). - Advertise Ordinance 2025-003 (amending §285-32 special permit parking zones of the Yeadon Borough Code) — approved (roll call yes). - Approve county aid resolution for the borough’s road program — approved (roll call yes). - Approve submission of DCNR grant application for Yeadon Community Park Phase 2 — approved (roll call yes). - Authorize sale of retired municipal vehicles, parking meters and a retired emergency management vehicle on MuniciBid — approved (roll call yes). - Approve resolution to apply for a $250,000 DCED Local Share Gaming Account grant — approved (roll call yes).
The council also approved routine financial items (accounts payable lists for March 2025, AP adjustments, and the February 2025 cash-balance report) on unanimous roll-call votes.
