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Factoryville Borough Council adopts pension ordinances, approves joint emergency‑management resolution and authorizes bids for two roads
Summary
At its April 8 meeting, the Factoryville Borough Council unanimously adopted two ordinances to align borough pension plans with the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System, approved a joint emergency‑management resolution with Clinton Township, authorized bids for tar‑and‑chip work on Kemmerer Avenue and Watkins Street, and approved routine maintenance expenditures.
The Factoryville Borough Council on April 8 unanimously approved two ordinances to amend the borough’s pension plans and a joint resolution to share an emergency‑management coordinator with Clinton Township.
Solicitor Paul Litwin told council that earlier amendments had been adopted by resolution and should have been enacted by ordinance; council then voted to adopt Ordinance No. 2026‑1 (Non‑Uniform Pension Plan) and Ordinance No. 2026‑2 (Police Pension Plan). The votes were made by Councilor Colin Fricke and D. Charles Truitt, respectively, and were recorded as all yea.
Council also approved Resolution 2026‑3R to authorize a cooperative agreement under Title 35 to share an emergency‑management coordinator with Clinton Township. Elena O’Connor moved the resolution and Gregg Yunko seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
Front‑line operational items and routine expenditures were addressed during the meeting. Manager Shannon Cantner asked council to pay the month’s bills, noting several atypical items on the bill list including a $719 workers‑comp premium and a $103 tax‑collector bond; council voted to approve payment. The council approved an $800 quote to clean gutters and repair two broken areas on borough buildings, following a motion by D. Charles Truitt and a second from Dan Engler.
On infrastructure, Chair Bill Edwards and maintenance manager Jim Gesek requested authorization to tar‑and‑chip Kemmerer Avenue and Watkins Street. Cantner reported a PennDOT estimate of $66,214 for both roads; council voted to put the work out to bid, with an opening date at the next meeting, and approved either separate or combined bids depending on cost.
Manager Cantner also announced operational items including a borough 'Junk Day' scheduled for May 1 (1–5 p.m.) and May 2 (8 a.m.–noon) with a disposal fee schedule; council approved spending $30 to register for a state traffic‑calming webinar to review barrier and speed‑control options. Cantner said the borough must make its website ADA‑compliant by May 2027 and presented four options for compliance; council directed staff to collect more information and tabled a final decision.
Councilors made the procedural motions to amend the agenda and to approve amended minutes from the March 11 meeting (the minutes were revised to list William Edwards and Lou Jasikoff as signers of the 216 Riverside Drive agreement rather than Paul Litwin). The meeting adjourned at 7:12 p.m. and moved into an executive session to discuss litigation; the next regular meeting is scheduled for May 13, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.
The meeting’s formal votes were recorded as unanimous for the items taken; individual vote tallies were not read into the record beyond "all yea."
