Votes at a glance: council approves truck outfitting, Rose Fire resolution, PSI payment, volunteer roster and apparel allowance
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Summary
Council approved several items including authorization to outfit a 2025 Chevy Silverado, a resolution authorizing Rose Fire Company participation in events, payment to PSI Pumping Solutions for wastewater aeration work, the Rose Fire volunteer credit roster, and a $100 biennial apparel allowance for elected officials.
At the meeting the council took formal votes on multiple agenda items. Below are the outcomes and key details recorded in the meeting minutes.
Truck outfitting and body purchase - Motion: Authorize purchase of the truck body for a 2025 Chevrolet Silverado and related outfitting. The truck body amount listed in the agenda packet was "in the amount of $29.01 50"; council discussion noted an additional outfitting cost of about $30,000. Staff said both the vehicle purchase and outfitting were included in the approved budget. Outcome: motion approved (roll-call/voice: ayes recorded). Details: funding source stated as budgeted amounts; the purchase was through cooperative procurement. (Referenced in packet: state cooperative purchasing.)
Rose Fire Company resolution - Motion: Approve resolution authorizing Rose Fire Company participation in certain activities and events (resolution number listed as 2025-— in packet; exact full resolution number not specified in the minutes). Outcome: motion approved (voice vote). Note: The resolution was described as an authorization for the volunteer company to participate in events under workers' compensation coverage; approval does not obligate the borough to direct participation in all listed events.
PSI Pumping Solutions — payment for aeration improvements - Motion: Approve payment application No. 1 to PSI Pumping Solutions in the amount of $209,393 for aeration improvements at the borough wastewater treatment facility (RK&K project). Outcome: motion approved (voice vote). Notes: Project previously approved; some costs are recoverable by agreement with partner municipalities and grant funding.
Volunteer service credit roster — Rose Fire Company - Motion: Approve volunteer service credit roster for 2024 for Rose Fire Company (used to prepare real-estate tax credits and York Adams Tax Bureau filings). The council discussed ensuring that roster entries exclude paid employees who do not qualify for volunteer credit; staff said they would verify before finalizing the refunds. Outcome: motion approved (voice vote). Staff to confirm no paid employees are claimed in the roster and to return any necessary corrections.
Elected-official apparel allowance - Motion: Authorize elected officials to receive up to $100 every two years for New Freedom–logoed apparel (shirts/sweatshirts; excludes jackets). Vote: motion carried 4–3.
Ending: Several measures were approved; staff will implement payments and follow-up verifications as discussed and will add the library funding and solar decommissioning drafts to future agendas.
