City Council

Borough of Highspire Workshop Meeting of the Highspire Borough Council April 8, 2025 (Please Note: Workship meetings may be used for official deliberations and decisions) "You don’t drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.” ― Edwin Louis Cole 1. Call to Order 2. Prayer/Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call 4. Acceptance of Minutes – Regular Meeting held on March, 18, 2025. 5. Financial Reports a. Treasurer’s Report for March, 2025 b. Monthly Financial Statements – March, 2025 1. General Fund 2. Sewer Administration Fund 3. Sewer O & M Fund 6. Mayor’s Report 7. Public Safety Director’s Report – March to April, 2025 8. Fire Department Reports a. Fire Chief Report – Monthly Report for March, 2025 b. Treasurer’s Report 9. South Central Emergency Medical Services Report for February, 2025 Page | 1 10. Citizens’ Comments (limit 3 minutes) 11. Committee Reports a. Public Facilities Committee b. Sanitation Committee c. Highspire Happenings d. Finance/Administration Committee e. Personnel Committee f. Community Development Committee g. Public Safety Committee h. Maintenance & Repair Committee 12. Staff Activity Reports a. Borough Manager’s Report - Mark Stonbraker b. Code Enforcement Report - Deanna Proctor c. Public Works Department Report - Randy Kreider d. Highspire Authority – Bob Sutch e. Grant Administrative Report & Fire Department Financial Report f. Sewer Billing Adjustments & Reconciliations for March, 2025 g. Safety Committee 13. Solicitor’s Report 14. Engineer’s Report 15. Old Business a. Page | 2 16. New Business a. Motion to direct staff to release the April, 2025 contribution to the Citizens Fire Company #1 of Highspire as indicated in the 2025 General Fund Budget (411.500). Amount to be paid to the Company $3,500.00. b. Motion to (approve/reject/table) the successful completion of the One (1) year employment probation period for Highspire Police Officer James V. Nguyen. Officer Nguyen’s probation period concludes on April 16, 2025. c. Motion to (approve/reject/table) the distribution of surplus funds from the 2024 Sewer O&M Budget. Based on calculations by Boyer and Ritter, the total amount of the surplus is $114,190.00, with Lower Swatara Twp. receiving $69,479.00 and the Borough of Highspire receiving $44.711. 17. Approval of Payroll and Bills 18. Adjournment "Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.” ― George Bernard Shaw Page | 3