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GreenTree council approves payroll actions, wage ordinances and police recruitment agreement; taxes lien authorization tabled
Summary
Council ratified several funds' payments, adopted wage ordinances for full‑time and part‑time employees, authorized a police‑recruitment agreement, passed a resolution setting meeting order of business, and tabled a motion on authorizing tax liens until April.
At its March 3 meeting, GreenTree Borough Council approved a set of financial and personnel measures and took several other votes affecting borough operations.
The council ratified the borough manager’s actions to pay February 2025 invoices across multiple funds (general fund $104,228.32; sanitary sewer fund $29,889.12; capital projects fund $46,685; payroll account $219,942.52; educational service agency fund $5,629.01; plus listed credit‑card charges) and later approved payment of March 2025 invoices (general fund $238,125.45; storm sewer fund $121,867.46; sanitary sewer fund $22,967.07; capital projects fund $82,174.58). Council members asked clarifying questions about specific line items (for example, multiple internet bills and pool internet charges) and requested that the communications committee review recurring internet expenses.
The council adopted Resolution 13‑63, which revises the borough meeting order of business. The measure changes the placement of committee chair reports and the mayor’s report in the agenda; it passed on roll call (motion passed; recorded yes/no votes in transcript). Several council members had raised concerns about the process used to place the resolution on the agenda.
On personnel and compensation, the council passed Ordinance 19‑06 setting wages and benefits for full‑time borough employees and Ordinance 19‑07 setting hourly wages for part‑time and seasonal employees. The council discussed the borough manager’s separate compensation matter, noting some raises and retroactive pay previously acted on in executive session; members asked for clarity on how manager pay and employee performance reviews were being handled and requested staff follow up.
On tax enforcement, the council considered a routine motion authorizing the borough manager to lien 2024 unpaid real estate taxes. One council member moved to table that motion to the April meeting so the council could obtain more information; the motion to table passed on roll call.
On public safety staffing, the council approved an agreement with the Pennsylvania Chiefs Association to assist with recruitment and hiring for the borough’s police chief search. Council also voted to table a related staffing motion (no details advanced at this time) to allow the committee to conduct additional outreach.
Roll calls for these measures are recorded in the meeting transcript. Where council members asked for additional detail (for example, which emails the mayor had sent during the pool design process, or the sanitary sewer question about Heckler Drive project completion), staff were asked to follow up by email or at the next meeting.
Votes at a glance (formal items mentioned on the record): - Ratify February 2025 payments across listed funds (motion passed). - Approve March 2025 payments across listed funds (motion passed). - Adopt Resolution 13‑63 (meeting order of business) (motion passed; roll call recorded). - Adopt Ordinance 19‑06 (full‑time employee wages/benefits) (motion passed; roll call recorded). - Adopt Ordinance 19‑07 (part‑time/seasonal wages) (motion passed; roll call recorded). - Authorize borough manager to lien unpaid 2024 real estate tax (motion to table to April passed). - Approve agreement with Pennsylvania Chiefs Association for police chief recruitment assistance (motion passed).
Council directed staff to provide further documentation or to bring items back to committee where members requested additional information before final implementation.
