Council roundup: Cargill waiver approved; resolution on police records passed; consent agenda and hires approved

The Lititz Borough Council took a series of routine and land-use votes at its May 26 meeting.

Land development: Council approved Cargill Lititz’s revised final land development plan, including a modification to Section 501(b) to waive the financial-security requirement for temporary erosion and sediment controls on a small 240-square-foot building addition. The applicant said the work will be performed by the contractor and the cost opinion for temporary controls was approximately $1,000.

Warwick Woodlands: Council granted conditional approval to Phase 3 of the Warwick Woodlands project with two ordinance modifications (see separate article). The conditional approval is dependent on satisfactory resolution of outstanding consultant comments.

Resolutions and consent items: Council approved Resolution 1035 (police record disposition under PHMC municipal retention guidance) and voted to approve the full consent agenda. Council also accepted the 2025 audit presentation and approved the May DMA MS4 invoice (with one recusal noted during that vote).

Personnel: Council voted to hire Bradley Michaels (current crossing guard and event staff) as a part-time administrative assistant with the schedule and conditions described during the meeting.

Ordinance advertisement: Council voted to advertise an amendment to the solicitation ordinance that would allow denial of solicitation requests by the mayor or police chief when the individual has a significant criminal record within the past 10 years, including registered offenders; this action begins the public-notice/advertising step, not final adoption.

All motions referenced in these actions were made and approved by voice vote; the transcript records motions, seconds and recorded "Aye" responses but does not provide roll-call tallies.