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Votes at a glance: Nov. 5 York City Council meeting
Summary
Council approved several routine and substantive items on Nov. 5, 2025: HARB certificates (Resolution 77), an ordinance vacating a street terminus (Bill 26), the 2026 annual action plan (Resolution 78), tax-penalty forgiveness (Resolution 79), a county SPCA agreement (Resolution 80), and the crossing-guard contract (Resolution 81).
At its Nov. 5, 2025 meeting the York City Council recorded final action on multiple agenda items:
- Resolution 77: Accepted HARB recommendations and approved certificates of appropriateness for three addresses. (Moved, seconded, passed.)
- Bill 26 (ordinance): Vacated a 12-by-26-foot terminus of North Court Avenue at 15 E. Philadelphia St.; final passage recorded. (Introduced Oct. 7; passed on roll call.)
- Resolution 78: Approved the 2026 annual action plan; Acting Director Tammy Bethea answered committee questions prior to the vote. (Passed.)
- Resolution 68: Authorized York SafeNet to use city infrastructure; an amendment adding explicit civil-liberty safeguards failed and the council advanced the authorization. (See full story.)
- Resolution 79: Authorized forgiveness of penalties and interest on a specified city real-estate tax for tax year 2023; passed on roll call.
- Resolution 80: Authorized an agreement with the York County SPCA to provide animal care and housing services for 2026; passed.
- Resolution 81: Authorized an agreement with All City Management Services to provide school crossing-guard services for the 2025–26 school year; passed following vendor presentation and public comment.
For details, see the individual items and the York SafeNet and crossing-guard write-ups.
