Council Meeting Minutes 2025.01.06

 RUTLEDGE COUNCIL MINUTES

January 6th, 2025

7:30 PM Council Meeting

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call   Jody Roberts, Sue Hunt, Heidi Sentivan, Ken Torres-Zickler, Andrea Juarez Excused, Sean Sheehan, Vaughn Johnson Excused, Mayor Gamal Sherif, Solicitor Carl Ewald, Excused (attended by Meghan Byrnes), Borough Secretary Janet Diiorio.  

Approval of Agenda

  • Approve Agenda-Heidi motion, Sean seconded. All Approved

Public Comment:  

  • Ella Libiri gave update on Rutledge Girls Club
  • They are looking for a treasurer

Tax Collector’s Report: 

  • Rachel gave report

Mayor’s Report

  • Climate Mayors working group: Mayor spoke about Climate, Affordability & Prosperity

Approval of Minutes: 

  • Action:  Approve Meeting Minutes for 2024.12.16
  • Sue made motion, Ken seconded, All Approved

Activities: 

  • Information Sharing: Luminary Recap-Went Great-
  • Discussed sharing luminary story for next year, 30th Anniversary
  • Events for 2025-January 29th meeting
  • Bingo 2/7

Parks & Property:

Personnel:

Public Safety:  

Sewer:

Streets: 

Building:

  • Discuss: New fees and applications stemming from IPMC Adoption-Updates to our fee schedule
  • Action: Vote on 2025 Fee Schedule- Added fees in schedule. 
  • Sean made motion,Sue seconded. All approved

Communications:

  • General code in full receipt of everything

Finance:  

  • Action Item: Approve Bills and Distributions 2024.12.16-2025.01.02 
  • Heidi made motion, Sean seconded it. All Approved

Ordinance:

  • Discuss: Status Update on Recodification Effort
  • 6 or 7 months to dark period

Trash & Recycling  

  • Information Sharing:  New trash contract 
  • Change Order for adding additional six yard waste pick ups
  • Glass Bin in Swarthmore
  • 904 Grant submitted-State is reimbursing us. Subject to State Budget Approval

Borough Commissions:

  1. Shade Tree
  2. Planning Commission

Public Comment:

Question asked if residents can put their addresses on cans?

Old Business/New Business

  • List of solicitors and borough engineers at next meeting
  • Jody spoke of the Triangle Park Project designed for everyone and to continue to think of ideas to enhance community 

Adjournment

  • At 8:22 PM Heidi made motion, Sean seconded it. All approved

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