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Emmaus council approves bids, financing and mutual‑aid agreement; bill list totals $1.47 million
Summary
At its March 16 meeting, the Emmaus Borough Council approved the March 2 minutes and passed decisions including awarding a seal‑coating bid to AMS, choosing Journey Bank for paving‑machine financing, authorizing an intermunicipal mutual‑aid agreement with Salisbury Township, and approving bill list resolution 2026‑12 totaling $1,467,987.64.
The Emmaus Borough Council voted on routine minutes, procurement and finance items at its March 16 meeting, approving several motions by unanimous recorded voice vote.
Minutes: The council approved the March 2, 2026 meeting minutes on a motion by Councilman Levenberg, seconded by Councilwoman Brem (voice vote recorded as 7‑0).
Seal‑coating bid: The council received one bid for the seal‑coating contract from AMS and voted to accept AMS’s bid after a motion by Councilman Levenberg and a second by Councilman Balot; the motion passed 7‑0.
Paving equipment financing: The council reviewed two financing quotes for a paving machine (Journey Bank and a tax‑exempt leasing firm). Despite a slightly higher nominal total in Journey Bank’s paperwork, the council accepted a three‑year monthly payment plan with Journey Bank on a motion by Councilman Levenberg and second by Councilwoman Watt; the motion passed 7‑0.
Mutual‑aid agreement: The Public Safety committee recommended an intermunicipal mutual‑aid agreement with Salisbury Township to prepare for disasters; Chairwoman Watt moved the agreement, the solicitor noted that insurance coverage and a clause allowing visiting municipal officers to enforce laws while traversing the municipality need attention, and the council approved the agreement 7‑0.
Bill list: The Budget & Finance committee presented bill list resolution 2026‑12 to authorize payment of the March bill list: $1,186,759.24 in bills, payroll of $212,114.17, and payroll taxes of $69,114.23, for a total of $1,467,987.64. Councilman Levenberg moved the resolution, Councilwoman Watt seconded, and the council approved it on a 7‑0 vote.
Other business and personnel: The council referred an Arts Commission volunteer application to Community Relations & Development and a letter about a proposed data center to Health, Sanitation & Codes. In the borough manager’s report, the manager said three ambulance‑department employees recently left the roster (resignations and a termination) and staff are updating the roster.
All votes reported in the meeting transcript were voice votes recorded as unanimous; no roll‑call vote tallies by individual council member names were recorded in the transcript.
