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Emmaus Borough Council approves parking ordinance changes, auditing contract, personnel promotion and budget items; denies police pension COLA
Summary
At its November meeting the Emmaus Borough Council approved two parking-related ordinances (12-83 and 12-84), awarded a three-year auditing contract, approved a promotion in the ambulance department, passed the bill list totaling $543,145.60, amended yard-waste pickup to two curbside weeks and denied a police pension COLA request after discussion.
The Emmaus Borough Council voted on several ordinances, contracts and personnel actions at its meeting.
The council approved Ordinance 12-83, which amends borough code to assign a residential disabled parking sign in front of 532 Broad Street and remove a residential disabled parking sign in front of 136 North 4th Street. Miss Baumgartner moved to approve and Miss Watt seconded; the council recorded a roll call vote with the members present voting 'Aye.'
Council also approved Ordinance 12-84 amending borough parking regulations affecting Franklin Street (near 303 Franklin Street). The ordinance passed after discussion about preserving trees in front of 303 Franklin Street; the planning commission had recommended not removing the trees.
On procurement, council voted to award a three-year contract (2025–2027) for financial auditing services to Campbell Rapopold and Duresits LLC after Budget & Finance reported the contract was put out to bid and only one response was received. Budget & Finance reported it had reviewed the sole bidder and recommended continuing with the incumbent; council approved the award.
On personnel, Miss Baumgartner moved to promote Christani Ariho to lieutenant in the Emmaus ambulance department following interviews and committee recommendation; the motion carried on voice vote.
Budget and Finance recommended denying a police pension cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) request. Staff noted the last COLA was in 2009 and that any COLA approval would require an actuarial impact study; council moved to deny the COLA request and the motion passed on voice vote.
The council adopted Resolution 2025-33 to authorize payment of the bill list dated 11/17/2025. The report presented a bill list subtotal of $285,874.41, payroll taxes of $62,882.99, and a grand total of $543,145.60; staff said they would check and correct individual line-item errors flagged by council members (for example, an apparent date error in a mileage reimbursement line and a small heating-oil charge that members asked staff to verify).
Council also approved a change to the yard-waste collection process implementing "option number 2," which provides curbside pickup for one week in April and one week in September to simplify operations while preserving existing leaf and Christmas tree collections.
The meeting adjourned at 6:44 p.m.
