Agenda.2025.07.21

 RUTLEDGE BOROUGH AGENDA

July 21, 2025

7:30 PM Council Session

Pledge of Allegiance

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

Approval of Agenda

Approve Agenda: 

Public Comment

Tax Collector’s Report: 

Mayor’s Report

  • Swarmore Police Department – monthly report: 2025-06-13 → 2025-07-18
  • Review/comments on Ordinance 2025-2: Noise Control


Approval of Minutes: 

Action:  Approve Meeting Minutes for  YYYY.MM.DD

Activities: 

  • Information Share:
  • No meeting in July.  Pick things up in August.

Parks & Property: 

  • Information Share:

Personnel:

Public Safety:  

Sewer:

Streets:

  • Information Share:

Building:

  • Information Share:

Communications:

  • Physical Newsletters for 2025 are planned for:
    • Last week of August (submit by Friday 8/22), ahead of Yard Sale and Halloween
    • December (submit by 12/19), ahead of Luminaries for 2026 Schedule
  • Web Presence:
    • Simple Updates made, including adding Feature Section to Facebook and Borough Website to indicate active solicitor permits
    • Facebook Stats: 1,079 Followers, up 8% YoY. Interactions are up 32%, but mostly reactions.
    • Google Group: 234 Members, while we have 10 new members it is unknown if we had users unsubscribe.

Finance:  

  • Action Item: Approve Bills and Distributions 2025.07.07-2025.07.17

Ordinance:

  • Information share: Review proposed change to Fee Schedule to account for Noise Ordinance penalties
  • Vote: Approve Revisions to Borough Fee Schedule
     

Trash & Recycling  

  • Information Sharing: 
  • Action:
    • vote to approve partnering with Swarthmore for the glass bin until 2025
  • vote to approve textile bin from Recloth Earth beginning 8/1/25

Borough Commissions:

  1. Shade Tree
  2. Planning Commission
    1. Comp Plan Progress

Public Comment:

Old Business/New Business


Adjournment-


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