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Votes at a glance: Emmaus council approves event alcohol permits, library reappointment and bill payments
Summary
Council approved alcohol permits for three public events, reappointed a library board member, accepted a resignation, scheduled a volunteer interview, and authorized payment of the February 3 bill list totaling $432,301.83.
At its Feb. 3 meeting, the Emmaus Borough Council took a number of routine actions including approvals for event alcohol permits, a reappointment to the library board, and authorization of the bill list.
Council approved a motion to accept the minutes of the Jan. 20, 2025 meeting (motion by Mister Brown; second by Mister Dufresne). A member announced an abstention during the minutes vote; no roll-call tally was recorded on the transcript.
Alcohol permitting decisions: council voted to permit alcohol at the Farewell to Summer event scheduled Sept. 20 at the Triangle Park (motion by Mister Brown; second by Miss Watt), at the Old Fashioned Christmas event scheduled Dec. 6 (motion by Mister Anders; second by Mister Brown), and at the Canals Homestead Peach Festival scheduled July 26 (motion by Mister Brown; second by Miss Watt). Council noted that the Halloween parade scheduled Oct. 18 would have no alcohol sales and that staff would handle additional approvals.
Board and personnel items: council accepted the immediate resignation of Brent Hampshire from the auxiliary police, dated Jan. 21. Council agreed to schedule an interview with Manuel Ferris for a vacancy on the Joint Environmental Advisory Council; that interview will be handled by the Health, Sanitation and Codes committee. Carl Kramer was reappointed to the Emmaus Library Board to complete a term expiring Dec. 31, 2025 (motion by Miss Baumgartner; second by Mister Brown). The transcript shows the reappointment motion passed with no recorded opposition.
Financial authorization: council adopted Resolution 2025-4 to authorize payment of the Feb. 3 bill list. The motion (moved by Mister Dufresne and seconded by Mister Levenberger) authorized total payments of $432,301.83, itemized in the motion as: bill list $167,855.77; payroll number $2200227 (payroll $200,227.05? — the transcript lists payroll and payroll taxes together) and payroll taxes $64,219.01. The resolution motion carried on voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded on the transcript.
Other routine matters: council acknowledged a Kiwanis request to use the soccer field for an Easter egg hunt on April 12 and turned event logistics to staff. The meeting adjourned at 6:49 p.m.
(Where the transcript did not supply names for aye/nays or exact roll-call tallies, this summary records the motions, movers and seconds as stated in the meeting and notes where a specific vote count or named aye/nay was not provided.)
