Gettysburg Borough Council Organization Meeting 1/2/2024

Gettysburg Borough Council Organization Meeting 1/2/2024

RESOLUTION NO. 010224

WHEREAS, section 1001 of the Borough Code requires that a borough council shall organize on the first Monday of January of each even-numbered year; and

WHEREAS, the Borough Council of the Borough of Gettysburg has set Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at 5:00 P.M., the first business day following the first Monday of January 2024, for the purpose of conducting its organization meeting; and

WHEREAS, in addition to electing one member of the Council as president and one member as vice-president as required pursuant to subsection 1001(a) of the Borough Code, the Borough Council of the Borough of Gettysburg wishes to make, confirm and ratify the following appointments and to take the following actions at its organization meeting.

WHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Borough Council of the Borough of Gettysburg hereby confirms and ratifies the appointment of Charles R. Gable, MPA as the Borough Manager and as the Borough Treasurer and sets the amount of Mr. Gable’s bond at $200,000.00 with the Borough of Gettysburg to pay the premium for the issuance of said bond.

WHEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Borough Council of the Borough of Gettysburg hereby confirms and ratifies the appointment of Sara L. Stull as the Borough Secretary and as the Borough Assistant Treasurer and sets the amount of Ms. Stull’s bond at $200,000.00 with the Borough of Gettysburg to pay the premium for the issuance of said bond.

WHEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Borough Council of the Borough of Gettysburg hereby confirms and ratifies the appointment of Karen M. Mesher as the Assistant Borough Secretary.

WHEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Borough Council of the Borough of Gettysburg hereby confirms and ratifies the appointment of John Whitmore, AICP as the Director of Planning, Zoning, and Code Enforcement and as the Borough Zoning Officer.

WHEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Borough Council of the Borough of Gettysburg hereby confirms and ratifies the appointment of Debra English as the Historic & Environmental Preservation Coordinator and the Borough MS4 Coordinator.

WHEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Borough Council of the Borough of Gettysburg hereby confirms and ratifies the appointment of Peter Griffioen as the Borough Code Compliance Officer.

WHEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Borough Council of the Borough of Gettysburg hereby confirms and ratifies the appointment of Robert W. Glenny, Jr. as the Chief of Police.

WHEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Borough Council of the Borough of Gettysburg hereby confirms and ratifies the appointment of Robert Harbaugh as the Public Works Director.

WHEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Borough Council of the Borough of Gettysburg hereby confirms and ratifies the appointment of Rebecca L. Fissel as the Parking Manager.

WHEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Borough Council of the Borough of Gettysburg hereby confirms and ratifies the appointment of David Sanders as the Emergency Management Director.

WHEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Borough Council of the Borough of Gettysburg hereby confirms and ratifies the appointment of Harold A. Eastman, Jr., as the Borough Solicitor, and Adam D. Boyer, as the Assistant Solicitor.

WHEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Borough Council of the Borough of Gettysburg hereby confirms and ratifies the appointment of the firm of C.S. Davidson, Inc., as the Borough Engineers.

WHEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Borough Council of the Borough of Gettysburg hereby appoints Mayor Rita C. Frealing as a voting delegate to the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs Annual Conference.

WHEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Borough Council of the Borough of Gettysburg hereby appoints Edward G. Puhl as the Chairman of the Vacancy Board.

THIS RESOLUTION DULY ADOPTED according to law on this 2nd day of January, 2024 at the duly advertised organization meeting of the Borough Council of the Borough of Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania.