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Votes at a glance: Emmaus Borough Council, Jan. 20, 2025
Summary
A roundup of formal council actions taken Jan. 20, including appointments, approvals, and the bill list resolution.
At its Jan. 20 meeting the Emmaus Borough Council recorded the following formal actions and votes.
Approved minutes - Motion to approve council meeting minutes from Jan. 6, 2025. Motion by Council member Brown; second by Council member Dufresne. Vote: approved (recorded: 6 ayes).
Appointments and resignations - Accepted resignation: Brandon Damitz (EMT) — noted by council (reason given: active-duty military assignment). No vote required. - Appointed Neil Valos to the REX and Entertainment Commission. Motion moved and seconded; approved (recorded: 6 ayes). - Appointed Deborah Kirkpatrick to the REX and Entertainment Commission. Motion moved and seconded; approved (recorded: 6 ayes).
Personnel retention - Retained Benjamin Harrison as a full-time public works employee following completion of probation. Motion moved by Council member Anders; second by Council member Ladenburg; vote: approved (noted in meeting).
Finance - Bill-list resolution (Resolution 2025-3) to authorize payment of the Jan. 20, 2025 bill list: bill list $443,182.68; payroll #1 $226,895.52; payroll taxes $82,006.63; total $752,084.83. Motion moved by Council member Dufresne; second by Council member Watt. Vote: approved (ayes recorded).
Other - Compost site plan approved (see separate article). - Zoning ordinance and SALDO: council authorized advertisement and 30-day review to required entities (see separate article).
Details on motions, movers, seconds and the recorded votes are in the meeting minutes and the transcript. Where the transcript did not provide a precise numeric tally for every vote, the meeting recorded approvals as "ayes"; several items were recorded specifically as "6 ayes" with one member absent.
