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Millersville council votes: minutes, finances, ordinances, contracts and appointments approved
Summary
The Millersville Borough Council unanimously approved routine minutes and financial items and voted to advertise two draft ordinances and approve several contracts and an appointment after a brief meeting that included reports from public safety and Millersville University.
Millersville Borough Council approved a series of routine and substantive measures at its meeting, including approval of meeting minutes, acceptance of the January financial report, advertising two draft ordinances for public hearing, and authorization of several contracts and an appointment to the zoning hearing board.
The council approved the minutes of its Feb. 11, 2025 meeting after a motion and second; one abstention was recorded. The council also voted to accept the January financial report and authorized staff to satisfy ordinary and routine borough obligations for the month.
On ordinance work, council voted to advertise a draft ordinance to add a new Chapter 110 (alarm systems) to the Millersville Borough Code of Ordinances and schedule a public hearing. Council also voted to advertise a draft ordinance to revise parking on East Frederick Street, converting a section between High School Avenue and George Street to angled front-in parking, and to schedule a public hearing on that change.
The council approved a renewed memorandum of understanding with the Lancaster County Conservation District to support joint MS4 and NPDES stormwater work, authorized a third amendment to the PCS site agreement with T-Mobile extending the cellular site agreement on the borough’s water tower (a five-year extension with a possible five-year renewal), and approved a contract with Barry Islet and Associates, Inc., to complete the borough park master plan and support grant application submissions to DCED and DCNR.
Council entered executive session to discuss personnel matters and, upon reconvening, voted to appoint Seth Johnson to the Zoning Hearing Board with a term ending Dec. 31, 2029; Ed Hersh will remain an alternate for now. The meeting closed with unanimous adjournment.
Votes at a glance - Approve minutes (Feb. 11, 2025): motion approved; one abstention recorded. - Accept January financial report and authorize routine obligations: approved (voice vote). - Advertise draft ordinance, add Chapter 110 (alarm systems), schedule public hearing: approved (voice vote). - Advertise draft ordinance, revise parking regulations on East Frederick Street (angled front-in parking between High School Ave. and George St.), schedule public hearing: approved (voice vote). - Approve renewed MOU with Lancaster County Conservation District (joint MS4/NPDES): approved (voice vote). - Approve third amendment to PCS site agreement with T-Mobile (water tower): approved (voice vote). - Approve contract with Barry Islet and Associates, Inc., to complete park master plan and support DCED/DCNR grants: approved (voice vote). - Enter executive session to discuss personnel matters: approved (voice vote). - Appoint Seth Johnson, Zoning Hearing Board, term to 12/31/2029: approved (voice vote).
The council used voice votes for most items; specific roll-call tallies were not recorded in the meeting transcript except for the single abstention on the minutes.
Council members and staff framed most items as routine or follow-up to prior work; several items (park master plan contract, tower lease amendment, and the alarm ordinance) had brief staff explanations before votes. The public hearing dates for the advertised ordinances were not set at the meeting and will be posted when scheduled.
