Millersville Borough Council on Jan. 5 completed its annual reorganization: new members were sworn in, council leadership was elected, and routine officer and vendor appointments were confirmed.

Phil Lestowski, who introduced himself as the newly elected mayor, administered oaths to incoming council members early in the meeting. An attendee identified herself as Lauren Howe and repeated the oath; another attendee identified himself as Michael Heckles and was sworn. The meeting record shows a first incoming 'Greg' identified in the call as Greg Barkley and later recorded in the oath as Greg Marler; the transcript contains inconsistent spellings for that name.

The council accepted nominations for council president and vice president. After an initial tie vote on the first nomination, the council elected Lauren (sworn earlier in the meeting) as council president and confirmed Joe Lane as council vice president by voice votes.

Council appointed borough manager Rebecca DeSantis Bridal to serve as borough secretary/treasurer, assistant secretary to the zoning hearing board, and Right-to-Know Officer; Council also reappointed the borough manager as tax collector. The council approved an appointment for assistant secretary (name read in the meeting) and unanimously approved retention of multiple professional service providers — including the borough solicitor, borough engineer, outsourced accountant, labor counsel, wastewater engineer, sewage enforcement officer, zoning hearing board attorney, and code inspectors — as read aloud during the meeting.

All of the listed appointments and professional-service retentions were approved by voice vote during the reorganization meeting. The council closed with routine announcements and adjourned.

Next steps: administrative onboarding for appointed officials and continued coordination with retained professional service providers as needed.