City Council

Previous Executive Sessions pertaining to Personnel were held on August 13th, 2025 at 4:00 pm and August 25th, 2025 at 7:00 pm in the Oak Room Executive Session-Personnel 6:30 PM – 7:25 PM Oak Room Bellefonte Borough Council Business Meeting 7:30 PM, Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 In-Person, Council Chambers/Large Meeting Room 301 N. Spring St, 1st Floor VIEW RECORDING OF WORK SESSIONS and BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS: Recordings can be viewed on CNET, Comcast’s Government Education Channel 7, or at www.cnet1.org. ATTEND IN PERSON: The meeting room is open with normal occupancy limits. AGENDA I. 7:30 PM CALL MEETING TO ORDER II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL CALL Mr. Bernier, North Ward Ms. Purnell, North Ward Mr. Brachbill, South Ward Ms. Sedgwick, West Ward Ms. Cleeton, South Ward Ms. Tosti-Vasey, West Ward Ms. Dann, President, South Ward Ms. Meckley, Junior Council Member Mr. Johnson, Vice-President, North Ward Mayor Johnson, At Large Ms. McKean, West Ward IV. ADDITIONS TO THE COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA In accordance with Act 65 of 2021, if a matter is not on the Agenda, Council cannot take official action on it with some exceptions. The Council can act on matters relating to potential or real emergencies. Council may add a matter of agency business to its agenda through a majority vote. The Council should state the reason why the action item is being added to the agenda. Council may vote to add an action item(s) to the agenda. 1  V. PUBLIC COMMENT (Oral) Borough Council intends to take public comment related to the motion that is on the floor after it has been duly made and seconded. The order of comments will be public comment and then council comment, including proposed amendments by council members. If amendments are proposed to the original motion, the public will then only comment on the amendment(s) before final votes are taken. You must be a Bellefonte resident, a non-profit representative, a business owner, or an official representative of another governmental agency. Speakers shall identify themselves by name and street, municipality, if outside of the Borough of Bellefonte. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes. VI. COMMUNICATIONS (written) Spring Creek Watershed Commission 2026 Budget. This information has also been provided to the Borough Finance Director for the upcoming budget. FYI, no council action is needed. Centre County Library and Historical Museum request for the Borough to consider a donation for the 2026 budget year as the borough has done in previous years. This information has also been provided to the Borough Finance Director for the upcoming budget. FYI, no council action is needed. Marion Township Rezoning Public Meeting, Wednesday September 3rd, 2025 at 5:30pm. The Public Hearing will be held at the Marion Township Building, 4337 Jacksonville Road, Howard, PA 16841. FYI, no council action is needed. VII. CONSENT AGENDA All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered routine and will be acted upon by a single motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless members of the Council request specific items to be removed for separate action. Finance Budget v. Actual June 2025 Finance Budget v. Actual Summary June 2025 Finance Budget v. Actual July 2025 Finance Budget v. Actual Summary July 2025 Finance Campbell Durrant Invoice August 2025 Finance Stover McGlaughin Invoice August 2025 General DRAFT Council Meeting Minutes August 4th, 2025 Finance Treasurer's Report July 2025 Finance Voucher Summary July 2025 Call for a motion/2nd to approve the Consent Agenda. VIII. REPORTS Please limit all reports/rebuttals/deliberations to three minutes maximum. DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL/ REPORT STAFF Mayor Mayor Johnson Submitted  Swearing in Patrol Officer Gage Baumgardner Jr. Council Member Ms. Meckley Verbal OCA Memo: See memo for report and updates Ms. Thompson Submitted Motion/2nd to approve the issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness for the following HARB projects:  111 W. Curtin Street (Iadarola) – Exterior renovations, including new roof on main house, modifications to facade, and new additions of porches and garage.  176 E. Curtin Street (Williams/Leakey, DP) – Renovation of existing one-story concrete block garage into 1 ½ story dwelling. Interim Borough Manager Mr. Holderman Submitted  August 2025 Report 2  IX. CURRENT and OLD BUSINESS Grant Writing Administration Services. The Borough received proposals from Atlas, Delta Development, and One+ Strategies in March 2025. Motion/2nd to schedule presentations from the three submitted proposals. Bellefonte Borough Authority has recommended the appointment of Ralph Stewart to fill the vacancy with a term ending December 31, 2028. Motion/2nd to approve the recommendation of appointment for Ralph Stewart to the Bellefonte Borough Authority. Police Association Contract for 2026-2028. Motion/2nd to ratify the Police Association Contract for 2026 – 2028. Bellefonte Borough and Bellefonte Police Association Academy Training Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Motion/2nd to approve the Bellefonte Borough and Bellefonte Police Association Academy Training MOU. X. NEW BUSINESS 2026 Centre County Liquid Fuels Application deadline October 17, 2025. Project selection: Parkview/Zion Road Traffic Signal. Motion/2nd to complete the 2026 Centre County Liquid Fuels Application for the Parkview/Zion Road Traffic Signal Project. Request for Handicapped Metered Space in front of 206 W High Street. Motion/2nd to approve creating a handicapped metered space in front of 206 W High Street. Finance & Administration Committee has recommended approval of personnel matter discussed during Executive Session. Motion/2nd to approve the recommendation from Finance & Administration Committee. Appointment of ADA Coordinator for Bellefonte Borough. Motion/2nd to appoint Alyssa Doherty as the ADA for Bellefonte Borough effective August 25, 2025. Appointment of Right to Know Officer for Bellefonte Borough. Motion/2nd to appoint Alyssa Doherty as the Right to Know Officer for Bellefonte Borough effective August 25, 2025. Shade Tree Commission Administrator. Motion/2nd to appoint Alyssa Doherty as the Shade Tree Commission Administrator. Steve Barr, Nuisance Code Enforcement Officer, resignation Letter effective September 3, 2025. Motion/2nd to approve Steve Barr’s resignation. Interim Nuisance Code Enforcement Officer Brandon Eckenroth. Brandon has agreed to be the Interim Nuisance Code Enforcement Officer until the position is filled. FYI, no council action is needed. Julie Brooks, Manager of Grants and Special Projects, resignation Letter effective August 22nd, 2025. Motion/2nd to approve Julie Brooks’ resignation. XI. PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ISSUES NOT ON THE AGENDA This Public Comment period is for oral comments regarding items not listed on this meeting agenda. Speakers shall identify themselves by name and street, municipality, if outside of the Borough of Bellefonte. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes maximum. XII. COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER Please try to limit all comments/rebuttals to three minutes maximum. XIII. ADJOURNMENT The council meeting will be adjourned at or as close as possible to 9:00 PM. The Council Public Comment Policy and the 2025 List of Goals/action items will be included with each Agenda. 3