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Morrisville council adopts 2025 budget, approves truck restrictions and suspends officer
Summary
At its Dec. 17 meeting, Morrisville Borough Council adopted a 2025 budget with a 2.5‑mill reduction, approved multiple ordinances including truck restrictions, directed a solicitor to draft licensing rules for municipal waste trucks, and voted to suspend an officer for 10 days. All recorded votes were unanimous (8–0).
Morrisville Borough Council on Dec. 17 adopted the borough’s 2025 budget, approved several ordinance actions including a ban on trucks along South Pennsylvania Avenue, and voted to suspend a borough police officer for 10 days without pay.
Council members moved and seconded the budget adoption after discussion about revenue sources; speakers noted the budget reflects a 2.5‑mill decrease and that earned income tax (EIT) revenue is being used to balance the town’s finances. The motion to adopt the 2025 budget passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
The council also adopted the 2025 tax resolution and approved the 2025 fee schedule. As part of the consent agenda the body approved the bill list for Nov. 1–30 in the amount of $238,167.54 and authorized contingent payments to local entities, including $8,750 to Capital Health and $27,500 to the Morrisville Fire Company, contingent on receipt of supporting invoices.
On transportation, council members approved an ordinance banning trucks on South Pennsylvania Avenue between Philadelphia and Post Road; the motion passed unanimously. The council also directed the solicitor to draft and advertise an ordinance amendment that would prohibit municipal waste trucks from using borough streets as a cut‑through unless those trucks are licensed by the borough. The amendment was described by council as targeting vehicles that do not conduct local business in town.
An added, nonpublic-agenda item saw council vote to suspend Officer Bradley Smeltzer for 10 days without pay on dates designated by Chief Siampa, with the suspension to proceed on or about April 1, 2025; council said the council had discussed the matter in executive session prior to the public meeting.
A number of public commenters spoke during the meeting. Resident George Helmstetter praised the truck ordinance, calling it “the best news I’ve heard since I moved here.” Property owner Edward Young spoke during non‑agenda public comment about a zoning approval for two single‑family ‘twin’ dwellings at 406 West Bridge Street.
The council recorded unanimous voice votes on the major actions listed above; several motions were noted as passing 8–0. The solicitor will prepare ordinance language and assign ordinance numbers for final advertisement and enactment in the days following the meeting, and the suspension will proceed per the dates designated by the chief.
