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Votes at a glance: Lansdale council passes routine business, approves heating oil contract; other measures listed
Summary
At its July 16 meeting Lansdale Borough Council approved routine financial items, an appointment to the police pension board, two traffic ordinances and a heating oil contract. The council also voted separately on civil service activation and a failed motion to remove a Main Street bump out.
Lansdale Borough Council handled a set of routine and administrative items at its July 16 business meeting and recorded several formal votes. Highlights:
- Treasurer’s Report (Motion A): Approved by voice vote. Council approved the expenditures listed for June 2025. - Check Warrants (Motion B): Approved; council retroactively approved the July 2, 2025 check warrant and approved the July 16, 2025 check warrant. - Meeting Minutes (Motion C): Work session minutes for 06/04/2025 and business meeting minutes for 06/18/2025 approved. - Appointment to Police Pension Board (Motion D): Christopher Shannon was appointed to a three‑year term on the Police Pension Board of Trustees, effective immediately and expiring July 31, 2028. - Resolution for Deposition of Borough Records (Resolution 25‑16, Motion E): Adopted; staff said this is an annual retention/disposition action for records that have met their retention periods. - Handicap Parking Ordinance (Ordinance 1987, Motion F): Adopted to establish a handicap parking space at 150 Oakland Avenue. - Traffic Ordinance (Ordinance 1988, Motion G): Adopted to prohibit right turns from North Wales Road onto Sycamore Drive and Lumbarrie Drive during specified hours (signing and public notice to follow). - Activation of Civil Service Commission (Motion H): Council activated the civil service exam process to produce a police eligibility list; vote 7-2. (Detailed coverage in separate article.) - Heating Oil Contract (Motion I): Council authorized a contract with Jerome H. Rhodes, Inc. (doing business as Rhodes Energy) for #2 heating oil for the 2025–26 season as part of the Montgomery County consortium procurement. - Sidewalk Extension Removal (Motion J): Motion to remove the sidewalk bump out in front of 311 West Main Street failed, 5-4, after public comment urged retaining the feature for pedestrian space.
All motions that were read and seconded were brought to a vote during the meeting. Where specific vote tallies were recorded in the transcript, they are noted above.
