Crafton council approves pension contribution and wage adjustments; amends agenda for Fall Fest dog exception

Crafton Borough Council acted on several budget- and personnel-related items at its Sept. 24 meeting.

Pensions: Council approved Resolution 2025-18, adopting the 2026 minimum municipal obligation under Act 205 for the borough’s police and nonuniform pension funds. As presented by borough staff, the 2026 required contribution figures were $128,583 to the police pension fund and $112,961 to the nonuniform (employee) pension fund. The resolution was moved and seconded and adopted by voice vote; no recorded roll-call tally was provided in the meeting minutes.

Wages: Council approved Resolution 2025-19, adjusting pay rates for specific borough employees effective Aug. 15, 2025. The resolution included promotion of the borough secretary to borough secretary/office manager and wage increases requested by the police chief and mayor: crossing guards to $15 per hour, the head crossing guard (supervising other crossing guards) to $18 per hour, and the police secretary to $30 per hour. Council discussed recruitment pressures and cited market wages as the reason for the increases; the resolution passed by voice vote.

Consent agenda: Council approved the consent agenda (minutes from the Sept. 11 meeting, the Sept. 24 bill list pending approval by borough administrative officers, and department reports). The motion to approve the consent agenda passed on a voice vote.

Fall Fest dog exception: Council amended the agenda to add a motion to lift the borough dog restriction for the Fall Fest event on Sept. 27 and then approved a motion to suspend the ordinance…