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Morrisville council approves $49,500 police settlement, routine payments and a request to decertify civil-service list
Summary
At its May meeting the Morrisville Borough Council approved an insurance-funded $49,500 settlement in a police-related personal-injury case, authorized $110,000 to the volunteer fire company and $37,000 to Capital Health EMS, and voted 8–0 to request that the Civil Service Commission decertify the current eligibility list.
Morrisville Borough Council on May 25 approved a set of routine payments and a settlement related to a police-involved personal-injury claim, and voted to request decertification of the borough's current civil-service eligibility list.
The council approved a motion to pay the Morrisville Fire Company $110,000 from the 2026 fire fund contingent on receipt of the company’s 2026 financial statement, event schedule, current roster and its 2025 audit; Councilmember Debbie Colon read the motion and the council passed it unanimously. The council also approved $37,000 to Capital Health EMS from the EMS fund (per the budget formula described during the meeting) and agreed to co-sponsor a Sept. 27 Jazz Fest organized by the Michael Sherlock Foundation.
On a separate motion the council approved a PIRMA settlement in the amount of $49,500 related to a personal-injury matter involving a borough police officer. Solicitor Adam told the council the settlement exceeds the PERMA notification threshold of $25,000 and that the borough’s carrier will pay the amount; the motion passed with all members voting in favor.
In a procedural action added earlier in the evening, council moved to add item 9F to the agenda and then approved a motion asking the Civil Service Commission to decertify the current eligibility list. The addition of that item had been raised from an executive-session discussion and was voted onto the agenda before the vote; the motion passed 8–0.
Why it matters: The settlement closes a pending liability matter without a public trial and the decertification request signals the council wants new hiring lists or process review from the Civil Service Commission. The budgeted payments to the borough’s fire and EMS providers are part of the council’s regular annual appropriations and were approved subject to required documentation.
What council members said: Members used the council’s standard motion-and-second process for votes; motions were presented by council members and seconded in each instance. Solicitor Adam summarized the legal threshold and recommended council action on the settlement. Council did not amend the settlement amount; the carrier will remit payment.
Next steps: Payments contingent on receipt of requested documents will be processed through the borough’s finance office. The Civil Service Commission request will be transmitted as a formal council action so the commission may consider decertification steps or provide guidance on next procedures.
Votes at a glance: Payment to Morrisville Fire Company — motion passed 8–0 (contingent on documentation); Payment to Capital Health EMS — motion passed 8–0; PIRMA settlement with Kenneth Candido — motion passed 8–0 (insurance carrier to pay $49,500); Motion requesting Civil Service Commission decertify eligibility list — motion passed 8–0.
