Council approves stop sign ordinance, pension custodian change, infrastructure payments and multiple event permits

Lititz Borough Council on Aug. 25, 2025, approved a series of administrative, financial and permitting items including an ordinance establishing stop signs at the borough portion of East Sixth Street and Kissel Hill Road, a transition of the borough’s police pension custodial account, and multiple operational payments and event permits.

Key votes and actions

- Stop sign ordinance: Council amended borough traffic code (Ordinance C‑619) to establish stop signs on the borough portion of the intersection of East Sixth Street and Kissel Hill Road. The motion passed following staff and police remarks about the need for a public education and early enforcement period while drivers adjust to the new control. (Motion moved and seconded; vote recorded as approved.)

- Pension custodial transfer: Council approved a staff‑recommended transition of the Lititz police pension custodial administration from Truist to Principal Trust Company, with a scheduled transition window in early December 2025. Staff said Principal already administers the borough’s nonuniform employee retirement plan and that the move preserves account history and logins for retirees. (Motion moved and seconded; vote approved.)

- Inframark operations report: Council accepted the July operations and maintenance report from Inframark for the borough’s water and wastewater facilities. The report noted that heavy rains in July caused influent flows to spike to roughly 7,700 gallons per minute on peak and required 24‑hour plant staffing over the initial flood period; plant operations maintained compliance, and staff used supplemental chlorine disinfection while monitoring loads. The council approved the report.

- Manhole 6 & 7 payment and change order: Council approved payment application No. 1 to WEXCON for work completed on manholes 6 and 7 in the amount of $153,288.45. Council also approved change order No. 1, which Emtek Engineering recommended, producing a net contract increase of $15,008.97 to cover an unforeseen concrete encasement and offset unused miscellaneous items.

- Extension request for plan review: Council approved a 35‑day extension request from Joseph Gurney to allow additional time for plan review; the matter will be placed on the Sept. 30, 2025 borough council agenda as requested.

- Special events and activity permits: Council approved multiple special events and activity permits, including the Apocalypse 5K (Oct. 25, 2025), the Halloween Parade (Oct. 27, 2025—Main Street from Locust to Broad), the Harvest Festival block party (Oct. 25, 2025 on the 200 block of Swarthmore Drive), a private wedding road closure on South Spruce Street (Oct. 11, 2025) and Lititz Tree Day (Sept. 27, 2025). Council also approved a requested handicap parking space on South Cedar Street.

- Other approvals: Council approved the July Inframark report; motions to accept the financial statements and pay invoices were approved. The council also directed staff to advise Warwick Township of the borough’s intent on official‑map updates.

What was not on the agenda: There were no ordinance adoptions beyond the stop sign amendment, and council did not take any litigation or executive‑session actions in open session. Several items were routine administration and consent‑style approvals.

Meeting procedure: For most motions the clerk called for voice votes, and council affirmed the motions with “Aye.” Where staff provided technical background (for example, on the wastewater flood response and the contractor payment), council relied on engineering and solicitor recommendations. Specific vote tallies by member were not recorded in the public transcript for the listed items.

Next steps: Staff will post the traffic study and related materials for public review; the pension custodial transfer will proceed with planned communications to retired officers and active employees; and engineering staff will continue contract oversight for the manhole project.