Council members discussed a potential hire for a part‑time police officer who already holds required training and could begin after background checks are completed. Unidentified Speaker 3 said the candidate "already has those trainings" and that hiring in January would allow the borough to deploy the officer quickly if the council votes in the coming weeks. The chief asked for flexibility in timing to allow shift coverage to begin in January.

Councilors cautioned that additional school coverage would only be compensated for the borough after the borough and the school reach a formal agreement. Unidentified Speaker 2 explained that until a written agreement is signed, officers can fill existing patrol shifts but the borough will not receive additional compensation from the school for those shifts.

Separately, a resident/HOA request for a streetlight on Grove Street was discussed. Unidentified Speaker 1 said she would meet with PPL the next morning at 9 a.m. to determine pole location and cost. Unidentified Speaker 4 cautioned that adding a single light could create pressure to add lights on many similar streets and that a continuous sidewalk funded via a multimodal or CDBG grant might better improve pedestrian safety along the stretch.

No formal votes were taken on either the hire or the streetlight. Council members agreed to place a hiring vote on the agenda in about two weeks and to add budget adoption resolutions to address end‑of‑year items.

Next steps: Background checks for the candidate to be completed (about one month), formal hiring vote scheduled in roughly two weeks, PPL pricing to be reported back, and council to pursue sidewalk grant opportunities where feasible.