Work Session of Council

Town of Greenville Work Session Minutes 03/04/26 www.greenvilleborough.com MINUTES OF A WORK SESSION MEETING OF THE BOROUGH OF GREENVILLE COUNCIL HELD IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. 1. Call to Order Jean Carr-Fisher, Mayor If you are a visitor to council, we ask you to please sign in at the door and turn off all cellular telephones. The public was reminded they may be audio or video recorded during the meeting. 2. Roll Call: Jean Carr-Fisher, Mayor Brian Shipley, Deputy Mayor Linda Zuschlag, President Pro Tempor Chad Bromley, Councilor Anne Butcher, Councilor Joshua Stephens, Councilor Trey Wilt, Councilor Aryiana Knauf, Junior Councilor - Absent Jasson W. Urey, Borough Manager Solicitor, Douglas, Joseph & Olson Also present: Frank Vanderslice Paul Hamill Joel Rinella – audio recording Lisa Hamill Tracy Beil Dr. Mary Jane Hirt – via Teams Michelle Mueller Gary Mueller Dane Mincer Becky Savchuk Joy Peterson Laurie Baker Vicki McClimans Jane Pfaff Joe Cushman – video recording Staff: Media: Amy Hollowell, Assistant Borough Manager Caleb Stright, The Record-Argus – audio recording Dave Hetricek, Financial Assistant Hailey Rogenski, Sharon Herald – audio recording Matthew Breedlove, Director of Community Development 3. Invocation: Linda Zuschlag, Councilor Flag Salute led by Councilor Chad Bromley 4. Public Comments – (3-minute time limit) Page 1 of 4 Town of Greenville Work Session Minutes 03/04/26 Residents: Mr. Paul Hamill, 226 East Avenue, requested an exit audit be conducted upon the resignation of Borough Manager, Jasson Urey, so accusations can be cleared once and for all. He also questioned Item O on the agenda, saying he has not resigned from this seat and would like to retain it. He concluded by thanking Mr. Urey for his many years of service to the Borough of Greenville. Mr. Joel Rinelle, 424 South Main Street, also requested an exit audit to address what he referred to as “anomalies” but did not give an specifics. Ms. Jane Pfaff, 186 Columbia Avenue, would like to have Lorene Avenue fixed. She was told 3 years ago that it was going to be paved. Non-Residents: Mr. Gary Mueller, 701 Vernon Road, questioned staffing in the Police Department. 5. Unfinished Business None 6. New Business A. Council was advised of the need to appoint Amy Hollowell as the Assistant Open Records Officer. There was no deliberation. B. Council was advised of the recommendation from the Planning Commission to advertise Ordinance 1676, Adopting Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map. Councilor Butcher noted this was eighteen months of work and feels the Planning Commission created flexibility in the zoning map to best fit properties going forward. There was no deliberation. C. Council was advised of the need to put demo and site restoration project out to bid for 200, 202, 204 Main Street. This project will be funded by the LSA grant the Borough was awarded, with no match required. There was no deliberation. D. Council was advised of the need to put the stabilization and rehabilitation project out for bid for 194 Main Street. This project will be funded by the LSA grant the Borough was awarded, with no match required. There was no deliberation. E. Council was advised of the need to put the East Avenue Stormwater Project out for bid. This project is located at the cul-de-sac on the east side of East Avenue. Funding for this project was included in the Stormwater Fund’s 2026 budget. There was no deliberation. F. Council was advised of the need to adopt Resolution 2026-02, Disposal of Commo Records. Councilor Butcher commended the Administration Staff for the work done purging records and cleaning up space. There was no deliberation. G. Council was advised of the recommendation from the Code Committee to enter into an agreement with the National Code Inspection Agency, LLC for the UCC inspections. Councilor Butcher noted this inspector is local and there will no longer be a delay in processing permits. Councilor Wilt added he was great to work with in the past. There was no deliberation. Page 2 of 4 Town of Greenville Work Session Minutes 03/04/26 H. Council was advised of the recommendation from the Code Committee to appoint National Code Inspection Agency, LLC as the Borough Code Official. There was no deliberation. I. Council was advised of the need to adopt Resolution 2026-05, Fee Resolution to reflect changes to UCC Permit pricing. There was no deliberation. J. Council was advised of the recommendation from the Budget and Finance Committee to adopt the Capital Infrastructure Fund Implementation Policies. There was no deliberation. K. Council was advised of the recommendation from the Personnel Committee to adopt the revised job description for the Administrative Assistant position. There was no deliberation L. Council was advised of the need for an agreement with Viridian Civil Design to provide the final design and construction phase of the Lebanon-Lancaster Storm Sewer Project through PENNVEST at a cost of $52,500.00. Mr. Urey noted this was needed due to changing engineers part way through the project. There was no deliberation. M. Council was advised of the recommendation from the Strategic Management Committee to enter into a transfer agreement with the Redevelopment Authority for the following properties currently owned by the Borough of Greenville: 55 510 053 132 Main Street, 55 516 063 211 Main Steet, 55 516 064 213 Main Street. There was no deliberation. N. Council was advised of the recommendation from the Budget and Finance Committee of an additional allocation of $1,703.00 for the 2026 Computer Replacement Project from the General Capital Fund. Mayor Carr-Fisher noted a quote was provided last year at budget time and the price has increased. There was no deliberation. O. Council was advised to the need to appoint Mayor Jean Carr-Fisher as the voting delegate to the Mercer Metropolitan Planning Organization. This will replace Mr. Paul Hamill as the voting delegate. No term limit to this appointment. Councilor Butcher asked if this item would be removed because Mr. Hamill had not submitted a resignation letter. Councilor Zuschlag feels Mr. Hamill should retain this seat if he wants to. No decision was made and there was no further deliberation. P. Council was advised of the need to advertise an alternate voting delegate to the Mercer County Metropolitan Planning Organization. This seat was vacated by Mr. Jasson Urey and there is no term limit to this appointment. There was no deliberation. Q. Council was advised of the need to advertise for an open seat on the Shenango Valley Enterprise Zone with a term ending June 30, 2028. This seat was vacated by Mr. Jasson Urey. There was no deliberation. 7. Public Comments – (Agenda items only) Residents: Mr. Paul Hamill, 226 East Avenue, Item I – asked about the price changes. Ms. Jean Pfaff, 186 Columbia Avenue, asked for an explanation of the Storm Water Utility Fee. Attorney Douglas explained. Page 3 of 4 Town of Greenville Work Session Minutes 03/04/26 Mr. Joel Rinella, 424 South Main Street, Informational Items – would like them on the website, Item J – he asked where the document had been made public. Attorney Douglas explained why we are creating the policies. Councilor Shipley explained why these policies are being considered. Councilor Wilt explained the policies. Ms. Joy Peterson, 30 Lebanon Avenue, commented on audits and taxes. She asked, “When I give you a check, where does it go? Budgets don’t show us where the money goes.” Mrs. Tracy Beil, 6 Ferguson Way, Item E – noted other projects on the west side of the Borough and thanked council for the continued work in storm water infrastructure. Non-Residents: Mr. Gary Mueller, 701 Vernon Road, Item C – asked which properties these were. 8. Council Comments Councilor Bromly thanked everyone for coming. Councilor Stephens echoed support in an exit audit. Many people say we have a PR problem, and he agrees. Jasson (Urey), Rosalynn (Reagle) and now Amy (Hollowell) are getting the brunt of it Councilor Wilt remembers working as an intern at the Borough and thanked Mr. Urey for giving him the opportunity to do so. He is also excited to see the new modernized zoning moving forward and the Redevelopment Authority obtaining properties to work on. 9. Mayor's Comments – Said she understands people do not understand what we do. “I’m brand new here and need to pick up the pace at getting information out.” She also asked residents to call her with questions and concerns. 10. Junior Councilor Comments – Not present. 11. Borough Manager's Comments – Asked for two volunteer firefighters to be placed on the Regular Session Agenda and commended the volunteer firefighters who came out to assist with a garage fire this week. As to the financials, he reminded everyone that he gives a quarterly presentation of the finances and encouraged those with questions to attend those meetings. We are working on getting information out and noted new social media pages and a new website is coming. 12. Adjournment to Executive Session– to discuss personnel matters at 7:25 p.m. 13. Adjournment - having no other business, this session ended at 8:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Jasson W. Urey Borough Manager Page 4 of 4