City Council
Regular MeetingMount Joy, PA · December 5, 2022
Agenda
Mount Joy Borough Council Meeting
Agenda
7:00 PM, Monday, December 5, 2022
1) Call to Order – President Hall
2) Roll Call—Councilors, Castaldi, Eichler, Fahndrich, Ginder, Hall, Haigh, Roering,
Ruschke, Youngerman, and Mayor Bradley
3) Invocation- Mayor Bradley
4) Pledge of Allegiance – Mayor Bradley
5) Announcement of Executive Sessions –
6) Consider a motion to approve the December 5, 2022, Borough Council Meeting Agenda.
7) Public Input Period - Comments of Any Borough Resident or Property Owner. Time limit of
three minutes will be strictly enforced.
8) Penn State Health Life Lion save presentation.
9) Reports
a. Mayor
b. Police Chief
c. Fire Department Mount Joy
d. PSH Life Lion LLC.
e. Northwest EMS Report
f. EMA
g. Library
h. Planning, Zoning, & Code Enforcement
i. Stormwater, Planning & Grants Coordinator.
j. Public Works Department
k. Borough Authority Manager
l. Assistant Borough Manager/Finance Officer
m. Borough Manager
10) Approval of Minutes of the Regular Borough Council Meeting held on November 7, 2022.
11) Approval of Budget Meeting Minutes – Not yet available
12) Building Ad Hoc Committee
a. Updates Josh Deering
b. Consider a motion to authorize the Borough Manager to sign AIA Document G802-
2017 for CRA dated November 21,2022.
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13) Administration and Finance Committee
a. Consider a motion to approve the Refuse Contract with GFL and authorize Council
President and Borough Manager to ratify contract documents.
b. Consider a motion to appoint J. Michael Melhorn to a 5-year term on the Mount Joy
Borough Authority Board from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2027.
c. Consider a motion to approve the 2023 General Fund Budget.
d. Consider a motion to adopt Ordinance 07-2022, an ordinance to levy taxes at a rate of
4.20 mills upon all real property within the Borough for general borough purposes for the
year 2023.
e. Consider a motion to adopt the 2023 Refuse Fund Budget.
f. Consider a motion to adopt the 2023 Capital Fund Budget.
g. Consider a motion to adopt the 2023 Highway Aid Fund Budget.
h. Consider a motion to adopt Resolution 2022-14, a resolution restating annual service
charges for Borough refuse and recycling rates for the calendar year 2023 as required
annually under the Municipal Waste and Recycling Ordinance.
i. Consider a motion to adopt Resolution 2022-15, a resolution to set meeting dates, times,
and locations for Council, Authority, Boards, Committees and Commissions for 2023 as
well as authorizing the advertisement of said meetings,
j. Consider a motion to adopt Resolution 2022-16, a resolution reducing employee
contributions to the police pension plan for the year 2023.
k. Consider a motion to adopt Resolution 2022-17, a resolution to establish and amend fees
to be charged for the year 2023.
l. Consider a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2022-18, a resolution appointing Robert R.
Jerman as the Vacancy Board Chairperson and the County of Lancaster as the Tax
Collector.
m. Consider a motion to authorize the purchase of an “administrative vehicle”, a 2022 Ford
Escape from Whitmoyer Ford, Inc. at a PA Government contract cost of $26,900.00 from
“Cares Act” offset funds.
n. Consider a motion to reduce the financial security for Fox Chapel Publishing, 950 Square
Street, Mount Joy in the amount of $99,399.35 based upon review of the Borough
Engineer, leaving a balance of $32,802.50.
o. Consider a motion permitting the President or Vice President of Council be authorized to
execute the proposed Deed of Easement from the Borough to the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation for the subsurface drainage facility in the
right-of-way of Henry Street after the Borough is provided with a signed copy of the Right-
of-Way Plan prepared by the Department.
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p. Consider a motion to appoint Duane J. Brady, Jr. as the Mount Joy Borough Planning,
Zoning, and Codes Administrator as well as the Borough’s Building Codes Officer effective
December 12, 2022.
14) Public Safety Committee
a. Consider a motion to adopt position description for Emergency Management Coordinator as
well as advertise on the Borough website for the volunteer position.
b. Discussion – US Postal delivery on Birchland Ave.
15) Public Works Committee
a. Consider a motion to adopt Resolution 2022-13, a resolution authorizing the submittal of a
grant application to the Commonwealth Financing Authority under the COVID-19 ARPA
Small Water and Sewer Program in the amount of $497,351.70.
b. Consider a motion to form a Parks and Recreation Advisory Board and to seek volunteers
for said advisory board.
16) Public Input Period - Comments of Any Borough Resident or Property Owner. Time limit of
three minutes strictly enforced.
17) Any other matter proper to come before Council.
18) Authorization to pay bills.
19) Meetings and dates of importance, see the green calendar.
20) Executive Session if needed.
21) Adjourn
The next regular Borough Council meeting is scheduled for 7:00 PM, on Monday, January 9,
2023.
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