Council approves borough appointments and adopts 2026 fee schedule

The borough council voted to keep its existing slate of professional appointees and approved a revised fee schedule that adds an administrative permit fee and modifies street-opening charges.

On appointments, council members considered Resolution 2026-010, which the meeting record describes as maintaining the prior year’s appointees for solicitor, engineer, auditor, zoning officer and billing/code official. Staff said there were "no changes" to the 2025 appointments; the resolution was moved and the council approved it.

On fees, staff introduced Resolution 2026-02 to adopt the borough's 2026 fee schedule. Staff described a small administrative fee for building permits "intended... to cover the cost of the admin staff time in processing the permits," and a new tiered street-opening fee structured by the age of the roadway to discourage cuts into newly paved streets. Staff also clarified a "no-show fee" is intended for indoor facility rentals that exceed $50 to offset staff setup time; parking-permit and conditional-use fees remain unchanged. Staff credited Emily with reformatting the schedule to make it clearer.

Council members asked for clarification about which rentals the no-show fee would apply to; staff reiterated it applies to indoor events over $50 and not to most outdoor events. The council then voted to adopt the fee schedule as presented; the transcript records the motion passing but does not include individual yes/no tallies.

Both resolutions were recorded as approved during the meeting. The council proceeded to announce committee assignments and the annual meeting calendar and then closed public comment and adjourned.