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Votes at a glance: Murrysville council approves pension rate, bond release, subdivision, surplus auction and parks equipment
Summary
At its Feb. 4 meeting, the council approved Ordinance No. 11 o 9-26 (5% police contribution for 2026), authorized a $292,872 partial bond release for Kistler Place, approved Jones Contracting’s lot consolidation/subdivision, authorized surplus-equipment sales, and approved purchase of a $20,465 sprayer for parks.
The Murrysville Borough Council took several formal actions during its Feb. 4 meeting. The key approved items were:
- Ordinance No. 11 o 9-26: Set police pension contribution rate at 5% for calendar year 2026; motion adopted unanimously (records cite compliance with Act 600 and the collective bargaining agreement).
- Partial bond release for Kistler Place: Council authorized a release of $292,872 from a $300,000 bond, leaving $7,128 to ensure completion of required landscaping; borough staff and the engineer inspected the site and recommended release. Motion passed unanimously. (Mover and seconder recorded as speakers in the meeting transcript.)
- Jones Contracting plan (1S-14-25): Approved a lot consolidation and subdivision to split a 1.7464‑acre parcel into 1.3924‑ and 0.354‑acre parcels; planning recommended approval after the applicant added a note that additional earth movement on Lot 102 requires an NPDES permit. Motion passed.
- Surplus equipment sales/bids: Authorized sale/solicitation for used municipal equipment. Staff reported auction results for the first of likely two auctions, including a 2014 F‑550 that sold for $62,300 and other vehicles with varied proceeds. Motion passed.
- Purchase of parks sprayer/spreader: Authorized purchase of a motorized sprayer/spreader at $20,465 to perform fertilization in‑house; staff said this would likely reduce costs charged to sports organizations and could pay for itself within about two years. Motion passed.
Several items passed with unanimous or broadly supportive votes; the transcript records approval for each item without individual roll‑call tallies for every vote.
