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Bridgeville council adopts 2026 budget, tax and fee schedules and approves hires and capital purchases
Summary
Bridgeville Borough Council on Dec. 8 adopted the borough’s 2026 budget and tax rates, approved updates to fees and wages, authorized several conditional hires and capital purchases, and approved membership in the regional Connect network.
Bridgeville Borough Council adopted its fiscal year 2026 budget and a package of routine resolutions during its Dec. 8 meeting, approving the budget, tax rates, revised fees and a slate of personnel and capital decisions.
The council approved Resolution 2025-10 adopting the 2026 budget and noted a small surplus. Mayor Copeland thanked borough finance staff for preparing the budget. The council then adopted Resolution 2025-11 setting 2026 tax rates and Resolution 2025-12 establishing sanitary sewage rates for 2026; officials said the borough is passing along an increase levied by Elkas. Council also adopted Resolution 2025-13 fixing the salaries and wages for staff not represented by collective bargaining for 2026 and Resolution 2025-14 updating application, permit and licensing fees; the only fee change called out at the meeting was an increase in the quarterly garbage fee from $77 to $83.
The council approved conditional employment offers for three workers: Matthew McDaniel and Braden Pedoric were approved as probationary full‑time patrol officers pending successful physical, drug, psychological and weapons qualification exams; Jerome Damon was authorized as a labor equipment operator pending physical and drug testing. The council also authorized the purchase of a 2026 Ford F600 4x4 chassis from Oral Auto Group at state Co‑Stars pricing for $59,355 and approved a $12,000 partial payment from the capital projects fund to Sports & Recreation Associates for demolition work on the Shark Tear Park shelter replacement project.
Other approved items included formal acceptance of the November 2025 real estate tax collector report, exoneration of the tax collector for collection of certain 2022 delinquent real estate taxes sent for liening, and approval of minutes, payrolls and the December bill list.
Votes at a glance: the council recorded the motions and then called for the voice votes; the minutes record outcomes as "motion carries" or that the motion was adopted. Individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript for these motions. Where the transcript listed a recorded objection, it was noted as "I opposed" without naming a specific member.
The council also authorized joining Connect — a separate vote described in the meeting — and approved land‑use and infrastructure items covered separately.
The next scheduled reorganization meeting was announced for Monday, Jan. 5 at 7:00 p.m.
