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Council votes to advertise Ordinance 2025-12 allowing optional PMRS employee contributions
Summary
Lewistown Borough Council voted by roll call to advertise Ordinance 2025-12, which would allow non-uniform employees to voluntarily increase contributions to the PMRS retirement plan at no cost to the borough; the consent agenda (including New Life Church facility use) was also approved.
Lewistown Borough Council voted to advertise Ordinance 2025-12, which would permit non-uniform borough employees to voluntarily make additional contributions to the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System (PMRS). The ordinance, described by borough staff as costing the borough nothing, was advertised as required before final approval.
A motion to advertise the ordinance carried on a roll-call vote: Lisa Hudson (yes), Bob Bartlett (yes), Jim Steele (yes), Steve Hudson (yes), Scott Detro (yes) and Matt Moore (yes). The council also approved a four-item consent agenda earlier in the meeting that included minutes from Nov. 3, facility use for New Life Church, and receipt of the tax collector; that consent agenda passed on a voice vote of "aye." The motions as recorded did not identify the mover and seconder by name in the transcript.
During public comment, Diane Snook of New Life Church described a proposed community "food and fellowship" event at Fountain Park and told council the church holds a SafeServe food license; council confirmed the church's kitchen has the required SafeServe certification.
Next procedural steps are advertising and scheduling of ordinance hearings and continued consideration at future meetings; the transcript did not include a final adoption vote for Ordinance 2025-12.
