Council reappoints planning commissioner amid code‑of‑conduct complaints

Millersville Borough Council voted 5–2 to reappoint Mike Weidinger to the borough planning commission despite public and council member concerns about his conduct at a prior meeting.

Linda (Blue Rock Regional Fire Commission representative and council member in transcript) described incidents she said involved the nominee swearing at council members, calling council members a "mob," and otherwise using "bullying tactics" that she said violated the borough’s recently adopted code of conduct. "Name calling and bullying damages the reputation... he should not be representing us," Linda said during the personnel committee discussion.

Several council members and planning commission representatives pushed back, citing Weidinger’s long service and knowledge. One planning commission member said Weidinger had stepped down as chair and that his institutional knowledge was valuable during a period when "there's some big decisions that are gonna be made." After a request for a roll‑call vote from the presiding officer because of the perceived contention, the council reappointed Weidinger by a 5–2 vote.

The transcript records inconsistent spellings and references to the nominee’s surname during discussion (variants heard in the record), but the formal motion before the council named "Mike Weidinger" and specified a term ending Oct. 31, 2029. The council did not record any formal disciplinary action; the reappointment was a straight vote on the committee nomination. Members observing concerns cited the code of conduct as the standard for council‑related representation and asked that conduct expectations be upheld going forward.

Council also advanced a separate personnel motion to add Council member Angela Cuthbert to the Lancaster County Planning Commission candidate pool by voice vote.