Council adopts rules, mission statement and temporary water budget; confirms slate of board and commission appointments

The Highland Park Borough Council adopted a package of organizational measures and confirmed appointments during its meeting.

Council members moved and approved a resolution to adopt the council's rules of order for 2025 (recorded as 11A1-25-01 in the meeting notice). The council then approved a resolution adopting a borough mission statement (11B1-25-02) and adopted a 2025 municipal water and state temporary budget (11C1-25-03). Each resolution was moved, seconded and approved by roll call.

Later in the meeting the council approved a consent agenda (items 12A through 12P) and confirmed a lengthy slate of appointments across advisory boards and municipal committees, including an ADA coordinator (Scott Brescher), Library Board of Trustees appointments (Brent Phil George among others), arts commission, board of health members, community development, Universal Access Commission, emergency management council, and numerous other advisory committees. The transcript lists many individual appointment names and committee assignments as part of the consent/confirmation process.

Motions to adopt the resolutions and confirm the appointments were recorded as passed; the meeting transcript records roll-call affirmation for each item. The transcript does not provide a consolidated numeric tally in a single line for each vote but contains individual roll-call confirmations in the record.

The approvals formalize the council's procedures and fill municipal advisory bodies that support borough operations and community programs. Details about terms, vacancies filled, or effective dates for each appointment were not specified in the recorded remarks and should be verified in the official minutes or appointment letters.