Regular Session of Council

Borough of Greenville Council Minutes 07-09-18 BOROUGH OF GREENVILLE www.greenvilleborough.com MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOROUGH OF GREENVILLE COUNCIL HELD IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS Monday, July 09, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. 1. Call to Order Benjamin Beck, Council President 2. Invocation: Pastor Theresa Robison, First United Methodist Church Flag Salute led by Council President Beck 3. Roll Call: Benjamin Beck, Council President Paul Hamill, Council Vice President Linda Zuschlag, Council President Pro Tempore Jonathan Bailey Sean Hall Dane Mincer Evian Zukas-Oguz Evan Hereford, Mayor Jasson W. Urey, Borough Manager James E. Douglas, Solicitor Also present: Frank Vanderslice Nancy Yauger Michael McLaughlin Renee Stewart Cliff Dawson Tracy Beil Staff: Media: Rosalynn Reagle, Administrative Assistant Caleb Stright, Record-Argus Lyle Huffman, Director of Public Services Natalie Eastwood, Sharon Herald 4. Public Comments Resident – Ms. Renee Stewart asked Council for an update on the issue she spoke about last month referring to the flooding on her property from the neighboring property owner being allowed to fill in their ditch. Council and Attorney Douglas responded. Mr. Cliff Dawson spoke regarding the flooding issue along N. Third Street because of the neighboring property owner was granted permission to fill in a ditch. Mr. Dawson informed Council that this water has been running across the N. Third Street and is ruining the street along with all of his landscaping. Attorney Douglas responded. Non-Resident – None. 1 Borough of Greenville Council Minutes 07-09-18 5. Approval of Minutes Motion by Councilor Bailey, seconded by Councilor Hamill that the June 11, 2018 regular session minutes and the July 5, 2018 public hearing minutes be approved as written. Motion carried 7-0. 6. Approval of Budget Report Motion by Councilor Zuschlag, seconded by Councilor Bailey to approve the monthly budget report. Motion carried 7-0. 7. Bills for Approval Payroll $124,928.33 Administration $14,263.22 Police $17,641.49 Fire $14,000.13 Code $263.17 Public Works $15,673.92 Airport $1,874.16 Parks $4514.79 Storm Water $6,134.14 Sewer $389,622.41 Total $588,915.76 Motion by Councilor Bailey, seconded by Councilor Bailey to approve the bills as presented. Motion carried 7-0. 8. Approval of Department and Staff Reports A. Financials – June 2018 B. Code – June 2018 C. Police – May 2018 Motion by Councilor Mincer, seconded by Councilor Bailey to accept the monthly reports as presented. Motion carried 7-0. 9. Mayor Report Mayor Hereford thanked all involved in the Heritage Days event, which was a very successful weekend. 10. Council Committee Reports Councilor Hamill provided Council and all in attendance an update from the annual PSAB conference he attended in Hershey, PA. The theme this year was “Put your H.E.A.R.T. (honesty, ethics, accountability, responsibility, trust) in Governing” and the guest speaker was Debra Norville, anchor of Inside Edition, with the topic of respect. Councilor Hamill also announced he had been selected as a guest speaker and is in the process of completing the Certified Borough Officials program. Councilor Hamill discussed that his son joined him in some of the classed he attended and has submitted his application to be considered for one of the junior Councilor 2 Borough of Greenville Council Minutes 07-09-18 positions. Councilor Hamill finished with the importance of training for all Council members and employees and would like to see funding in next year’s budget for attendance. 11. Unfinished Business A. Motion by Councilor Bailey, seconded by Councilor Hamill for the first and final reading of Ordinance 1579, amending the zoning ordinance prohibiting Medical Marijuana Grow/Dispensary Facilities in certain zoning districts. Motion carried 7-0. Mr. Urey read the ordinance. B. Motion by Councilor Bailey, seconded by Councilor Mincer to adopt Ordinance 1579, amending the zoning ordinance prohibiting Medical Marijuana Grow/Dispensary Facilities in certain zoning districts. Motion carried 7-0. C. Motion by Councilor Hamill, seconded by Councilor Hall, to adopt the side agreement to the Teamsters Local Union 261 CBA adding language for the SRO. Motion carried 7-0. D. Motion by Councilor Hall, seconded by Councilor Bailey to enter into an agreement with the GASD for the SRO. Mr. Urey presented the requested changes in language from the school district. Council held discussions. Motion carried 7-0. E. Motion by Councilor Mincer, seconded by Councilor Bailey to appoint Tracy Beil to the Code Appeals Board with a term expiring on December 31, 2021. Motion carried 7-0. 12. New Business A. Motion by Councilor Hamill, seconded by Councilor Bailey to accept the Tax Collector’s report of Two (2) additions to the Per Capital roll and Three (3) permanent exonerations in the amount of $15.00 from the Greenville Tax Office. Motion carried 7-0. B. Motion by Councilor Zuschlag, seconded by Councilor Mincer to authorize the Borough Manager to make application for the 2017 Municipal Recycling Program Performance Grant. Motion carried 7-0. C. Motion by Councilor Hamill, seconded by Councilor Bailey to hire Michael Moore as a Part Time Police Officer with the Greenville Police Department, contingent on passing his physical and psychological exams under the optional provision of the Police Civil Service Rules and Regulations. Motion carried 7-0. D. Motion by Councilor Bailey, seconded by Councilor Hall to hire Joshua Keach as a Part Time Police Officer with the Greenville Police Department from the Civil Service Commission eligibility list. Motion carried 7-0. E. Motion by Councilor Mincer, seconded by Councilor Bailey to hire Michael Federowicz as a Part Time Police Officer with the Greenville Police Department from the Civil Service Commission eligibility list. Motion carried 7-0. Councilor Hamill questioned why the Personnel Committee was not involved in the process and requested that the Committee meet and discuss their options to be more involved in the hiring process of officers. Mr. Urey spoke regarding the Civil Service Commission hiring process and rules regarding that process. 3 Borough of Greenville Council Minutes 07-09-18 F. Motion by Councilor Hamill, seconded by Councilor Mincer to accept the resignation of Dennis Bish as Full Time Police Officer and authorize him to remain with the Greenville Police Department as a Part Time Police Officer effective June 29, 2018. Motion carried 7-0. G. Motion by Councilor Mincer, seconded by Councilor Bailey to accept the bid in the amount of $17,500.00 from J. Adams Construction to complete alterations to the sewer plant storage building to house the new flusher truck contingent upon Sanitary Authority concurrence. Motion carried 7-0. H. Motion by Councilor Hamill, seconded by Councilor Bailey to authorize the Borough Manager to execute the required paperwork for the 2018 Keystone Communities Grant for the installation of a parking area at the Greenville Senior Center with no matching funds need. Motion carried 7-0. I. Motion by Councilor Hamill, seconded by Councilor Hall to adopt Resolution 2018-10, making amendments to the Police Civil Service Rules and Regulations by adding the provision to use the Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Police Testing Consortium for the physical agility and written testing for entry level police officers. Motion carried 7-0. J. Motion by Councilor Hamill, seconded by Councilor Mincer to advertise Ordinance 1580, prohibiting parking on both sides of Packard Avenue from College Avenue to Route 18. Motion carried 7-0. K. Motion by Councilor Hamill, seconded by Councilor Bailey to accept the resignation of Joanne Price from the Civil Service Commission effective immediately. Motion carried 7- 0. L. Motion by Councilor Hamill, seconded by Councilor Mincer to advertise for the vacant seat on the Civil Service Commission with a term expiring on December 31, 2019. Motion carried 7-0. M. Motion by Councilor Bailey, seconded by Councilor Hall to adopt Resolution 2018-11, recognition and appreciation of Nancy Yauger. Motion carried 7-0. 13. Council Comments Councilor Hall shared his appreciation to Ms. Yauger, with all of the negativity throughout the Borough, he wanted to recognize the good. He also announced that nominations could be submitted for the Citizen of the Month recognition. Anyone wanting to submit a nomination could forward those to the Communications Committee. Councilor Hamill thanked everyone involved in Heritage Days. Councilor Bailey thanked everyone involved in Heritage Days (volunteers, administration, employees, etc). Councilor Bailey also thanked Mrs. Beil for her persistence in wanting to be involved and also thanked Ms. Yauger for all of her work over the years and also for the baskets that were placed on the bridge. 4 Borough of Greenville Council Minutes 07-09-18 Councilor Mincer announced that he concurred with everything that had already been said and also thanked Dennis Bish for his service to the Borough. 14. Mayor Comments Mayor Hereford thanked Ms. Yauger for the beautiful baskets. 15. Council President Comments Council President Beck thanked Ms. Yauger for all of her hard work over the years. He announced that most of her work has been completed behind the scenes and unrecognized by most, but appreciates everything she has done. Council President Beck also thanked everyone involved for Heritage Days. 16. Borough Manager Comments Mr. Urey had no comments. 17. Adjournment to Executive Session Motion by Councilor Hamill, seconded by Councilor Hall to adjourn this session of Council to an executive session at 7:45pm to discuss strategy for possible litigation. Council exited executive session and resumed the open meeting at 8:59pm 18. Adjournment Motion by Councilor Bailey, seconded by Councilor Hamill to adjourn this session of Council at 9:00pm Respectfully submitted, Jasson W. Urey Borough Manager/Secretary 5