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Votes at a glance: GreenTree council adopts environmental committee, wildlife feeding ban and personnel actions
Summary
At its July 6 meeting the GreenTree Borough Council adopted ordinance 19‑22 creating an Environmental Resource Advisory Committee, passed an ordinance banning feeding wild mammals, approved a wages ordinance and hired a building code official. The council approved a series of housekeeping motions and grant‑related resolutions.
The GreenTree Borough Council took several formal actions during its July 6 meeting. Key approved items are listed below with the motion, mover (as recorded in the meeting), and the recorded outcome.
• Ordinance 19‑22 — Establish Environmental Resource Advisory Committee. Moved by the committee chair (speaker 1), seconded (speaker 6). Approved on roll call.
• Ordinance 19‑21 — Prohibit feeding wild mammals (amend animal nuisance code). Moved and seconded by council members; approved on roll call after planning commission presented survey results and recommended the change.
• Ordinance 19‑23 — Adjust wages and benefits (public works superintendent salary change among items). Moved and seconded; approved on roll call.
• Appointment — Hire PJ Glancy as building code official / code enforcement officer, effective Aug. 3, 2026, starting salary $65,998.40. Motion carried.
• Contract/MOU — Enter memorandum of understanding naming the identified vendor for the Western Pennsylvania Energy Consortium through the contract term. Motion carried.
• Resolution 13‑92 — Authorize borough manager to execute PennDOT grant documents for the Trumbull Street Bridge and sidewalk projects. Motion carried.
• PennDOT easement — Accept right‑of‑way acquisition for overhead sign installation (approx. 130 sq ft at 978 GreenTree Road). Motion carried.
Several other housekeeping items were approved, including invoice payments across multiple funds and authorization to advertise RFPs for independent auditing services and for a strategic management planning consultant.
Ending: Council recorded the votes in the meeting minutes and advanced follow‑up tasks to staff, including contract execution and scheduling of an August workshop on ballfields.
