City Council

Borough of Highspire Regular Meeting of the Highspire Borough Council November 18, 2025 (Please Note: Workshop meetings may be used for official deliberations and decisions) “You have the army of mediocrities followed by the multitude of fools. As the mediocrities and the fools always form the immense majority, it is impossible for them to elect an intelligent government.” ― Guy de Maupassant, Les dimanches d'un bourgeois de Paris, et autres aventures parisiennes 1. Call to Order 2. Prayer/Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call *** SAR Harris Ferry Chapter Award Presentations – Officer Robert Schmidt & Officer Scott Schaeffer and Tyler Snyder from the Steelton Police Department *** 4. Acceptance of Minutes – Regular Meeting held on October 21, 2025. 5. Financial Reports a. Treasurer’s Report for October, 2025 b. Monthly Financial Statements – October, 2025 1. General Fund 2. Sewer Administration Fund 3. Sewer O & M Fund 6. Mayor’s Report 7. Public Safety Director’s Report – October to November, 2025 8. Fire Department Reports Page | 1  a. Fire Chief Report – Monthly Report for October, 2025 b. Treasurer’s Report 9. South Central Emergency Medical Services Report for September, 2025 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 – Deanna Proctor e. Grant Administrative Report & Fire Department Financial Report f. Sewer Billing Adjustments & Reconciliations for October, 2025 g. Safety Committee 13. Solicitor’s Report Page | 2 14. Engineer’s Report a. Motion moved by Member Thatcher to amend the agenda by adding item “n” under “New Business”. 15. Old Business a. 16. New Business a. Motion to direct staff to release the November, 2025 contribution to the Citizens Fire Company #1 of Highspire as indicated in the 2025 General Fund Budget (Fire Protection – Contributions – Fire Company 411.500). Amount to be paid to the Company - $3,500.00. b. Motion to (approve/reject/table) the 2026 Budgets, comprised of the General Fund, Sewer Operations and Maintenance, Sewer Administration, Storm Sewer / MS4, Highway Aid, Citizens Fire Company and Capital Projects Budgets. c. Motion to (approve/reject/table) publication of Highspire Borough Ordinance 661 of 2025 fixing the amount of annual compensation to be received by the Mayor, President of Council and Council Members in an amount not to exceed that authorized by Pennsylvania Act 131 of 2024. d. Motion to (approve/reject/table) Highspire Borough Council Resolution No. 23 of 2025 authorizing execution of a Cable Franchise Agreement between the Borough and Verizon Pennsylvania LLC. e. Motion to (approve/reject/table) the three-year service agreement with iWorQ for their applications and services in the amount of forty-two hundred dollars ($4,200.00) for the first year and twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for the remaining two years. This is to replace the services of GeoPlan which is being discontinued by Civic Vanguard Inc. at the end of 2026. f. Motion to (approve/reject/table) the Dauphin County Local Share Municipal Grant Agreement between the County of Dauphin and the Borough of Highspire requesting debt relief in the amount of One-Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) for the Lumber Street Repair Project. g. Motion to (approve/reject/table) the Dauphin County Local Share Municipal Grant Agreement between the County of Dauphin and Citizens Fire Company #1 of Highspire requesting funding in the amount of One-Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) for rehabilitation of one of the fire engines and to purchase new fire hose and turnout gear. h. Motion to (approve/reject/table) the Borough of Highspire 2025 Civil Service Commission Police Entry Level Eligibility List as certified by the Commission on Page | 3  November 5, 2025. i. Motion to (approve/reject/table) the actions of Highspire Borough Manager Mark L. Stonbraker’s signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Peyton Walker Foundation and the Borough of Highspire for the donation and installation of a SaveStation Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at the Memorial Park Concession Stand. j. Motion to (approve/reject/table) renewing the Winter Municipal Snow Removal Contract, with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) for the 2025-2026 winter season (Agreement #: 3900040344). k. Motion to (approve/reject/table) the estimate from Wendell’s Performance Truck Shop for the application of Rust Protection to the undercarriages of six (6) Highspire Public Works vehicles. Total cost will be $1,399.70 which will be paid out of the 2025 General Fund Budget – Highways & Public Works (430.253 – Maintenance & Repairs) and the 2025 Sewer O&M Budget (429.330 – Vehicle Operation). l. Motion to (approve/reject/table) the estimate from Anderson Mechanical for the repair/replacement of the HVAC Daikin Main PCB Control Panel at the Highspire Borough Municipal Building. Total cost of the estimate is $4,282.18 which will be paid out of the 2025 General Fund Budget – Municipal Building (409.373 – Maintenance & Repairs). m. Motion to (approve/reject/table) the publication of advertisements for the open position of Highway Laborer 1. n. Motion to (approve/reject/table) allowing Borough Manager Mark Stonbraker to sign a resubmission of the Dauphin County Local Share Account (LSA) Grant Application prior to the November, 30, 2025 LSA Grant submission deadline in the event grants need to be resubmitted. 17. Approval of Payroll and Bills 18. Adjournment Page | 4