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Brookhaven council approves hires, fee changes and $745,778.72 in June bills
Summary
At its June 1 meeting the Brookhaven Borough Council approved several personnel hires and appointments, amended inspection fees, approved a discounted building fee for a private academy and approved the June bill list totaling $745,778.72; the council also awarded contracts for videography and park striping.
Brookhaven Borough Council on June 1, 2026, approved multiple personnel actions, fee adjustments and contracts and authorized the June bill list totaling $745,778.72.
Council voted to hire Matthew Coppell as a full-time public safety/fire official with a June 15 start date and updated the roster of temporary public-safety/fire officials to include James McGawan, Joseph Yunuzzi, Aaron Schultz, John Bonsol and Robert W. Montella. The council accepted the resignation of Aaron Schultz effective May 29, 2026, "with regret," according to the record.
The council approved an amendment to the borough inspection fee schedule and approved discounted building permit terms for Christian Academy — a single $250 fee for a specified matter and permit fees reduced to 2% of fair market value as recorded in the meeting.
Finance action included approval of the June bill list as presented by Miss Suiki: General Fund $437,658.10; Sewer Fund $210,476.29; Road Fund $215.97; Trash Fund $97,428.36; total $745,778.72. The vote to approve the bill list passed in the meeting; the transcript does not show a roll-call breakdown by named votes.
Procurement and contracts approved at the meeting included awarding the striping contract for Samson Park’s new court area to Absolute Line Striping as lowest bidder and approving a videography contract with Spear Productions effective through June 1, 2027. The council also approved a digital communications policy.
Public-works seasonal hires were approved for a 120-day period; named rehired staff include Aiden Robbins, Nolan Denny, Rich Lynch, Matt Barakloth and Nathan Mken. Council members reported progress on park and grant work, including CDBG approval for Somerville Park and a pending DCED grant application for Memorial Park improvements.
Several non-action items and committee updates were presented: the planning commission will revisit redevelopment of the former Keys Bakery site on June 16, and the council thanked volunteers who completed a large preservation digitization project of historical minutes.
