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Yeadon council elects Antoinette Trueheart president; Joy Taylor named borough manager
Summary
At its Jan. 5, 2026 reorganization meeting, the Borough Council of Yeadon elected Antoinette Trueheart as council president and approved a slate of appointments — including Joy Taylor as borough manager and N.J. Nichols as finance director — and adopted rules of order.
The Borough Council of Yeadon reorganized on Jan. 5, 2026, electing Antoinette Trueheart as council president and approving a series of appointments for the coming year. The council also adopted its rules of order and announced forthcoming training for newly appointed officials.
Antoinette Trueheart was nominated and elected council president by roll-call vote. The presiding officer announced, "It is unanimous, the 8 ayes have it," confirming Trueheart as president. Trueheart then took the gavel and addressed the audience, praising those who preceded the council: "There are too many that went before us that sacrificed too much, some even their lives, to make sure that we can be sitting here," she said.
The council approved Liana Roque (name appears in the transcript with variant spellings) as vice president after a roll-call vote that recorded six ayes and one nay. Nicole Beatty was elected president pro tem. Several key administrative appointments also passed by voice or roll-call vote: Kilkenny Law LLC as borough solicitor; Joy Taylor as borough manager and separately as borough secretary and Right-to-Know officer; Pannoni Engineering as borough engineer; and N.J. Nichols (transcript variants: "Nafish J. Nichols" / "NJN and Associates") as finance director. The council voted Joseph Providence as vacancy board chairman but noted he must be sworn in at the next public session before assuming duties.
Several officials were formally sworn in at the start of the ceremony. Roland Hopkins recited the oath, saying, "I do solemnly swear ... and I will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity," and was congratulated. The meeting also recognized State Senator Sharif Street in the audience; the presiding officer noted he is running for the U.S. House and thanked him for attending.
Under new business, the council announced that a state-sponsored training session for newly appointed officials is coming to the area (the transcript references Swarthmore) and that an in-house training with the borough solicitor will follow to review the borough code and decorum. The council said it will not appoint committees at the reorganizational meeting and will schedule committee assignments after the training.
The meeting adjourned and attendees were invited to a reception on the second floor.
Next steps: the council will schedule the solicitor-led rules training and a swearing-in for Joseph Providence at the next public session. Vote tallies reported in the meeting were delivered by roll call; some roll-call entries in the transcript include variant or partial name spellings.
