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Gettysburg council adopts emergency ordinances on legal counsel, 2026 appropriations and amenities; approves equipment sale and staff raises
Summary
At the Jan. 8 council meeting the body approved Resolution 2025-9 to sell surplus equipment, adopted Ordinances 2026-1, 2026-2 and 2026-3 as emergencies, accepted a hay-field bid, and approved staff pay increases (one abstention recorded).
The Village of Gettysburg council used suspension of rules and voice votes at its Jan. 8 meeting to move a package of administrative and budgetary measures into effect immediately.
Council approved Resolution No. 2025-9 authorizing the sale of certain vehicles and equipment deemed not needed for municipal purposes. The record shows the council suspended the rules for second and third readings and adopted the resolution by voice vote.
On ordinances, the council moved quickly through procedural readings and adopted three separate measures as emergencies: Ordinance 2026-1 to employ legal representation for the village; Ordinance 2026-2 setting temporary appropriations for fiscal year 2026; and Ordinance 2026-3 establishing a policy for the village to purchase amenities. In each case the council approved first reading, suspended the rules to allow second and third readings by title only, then adopted the ordinance and voted to declare it an emergency so it would take immediate effect.
Other formal actions included accepting a lone bid to hay village-owned grassland: Joshua Rolle bid $62.50 per acre (recorded as $1,000 per year) and Council member Tim Rue moved to accept the bid with Kelsey Chrisman seconding; the motion carried.
The council also approved staff pay adjustments. Council President Dan May moved to grant Fiscal Officer Heather Canan a 3% raise, Village Administrator Aaron Flora a 5% raise, and to raise Street Supervisor Matt Sheard’s pay to $18.50 per hour; Kelsey Chrisman seconded. Council member Jennifer Flora abstained from the raises vote; the motion was recorded as passed and carried.
The meeting record does not include roll-call tallies for most votes; motions were consistently reported as "passed and carried." Where an abstention was recorded (Jennifer Flora on the raises), that is noted above. The ordinances were adopted as emergencies and therefore are recorded as effective immediately.
Council did not record detailed implementation timelines for the ordinances in the meeting transcript; follow-up with village administration will be needed for specifics such as selection of legal counsel under Ordinance 2026-1 or budget line allocations under Ordinance 2026-2.
