RUTLEDGE BOROUGH MEETING MINUTES
May 4, 2026
7:30 PM Council Meeting
| Pledge of Allegiance | ||
| Roll Call | Jody Roberts, Sue Hunt, Heidi Sentivan, Ken Torres-Zickler, Andrea Juarez, Sean Sheehan, Andrew Marques, Mayor Gamal Sherif, Solicitor Meghan Byrnes, Borough Secretary Janet Diiorio. | |
| Approval of Agenda | Amend Streets Action Item from “Vote to ratify” to “Vote to award” Add to Info the Fire Company Report Motion to approve as amended by Heidi, second by Andrea. All in favor. | |
| Public Comment | None | |
| Tax Collector’s Report | Face period ends on 5/31. After this date, the penalty period begins and it is 10% higher.Real Estate – Billed at face 294,029.85 and Uncollected at face, 30,533.72 Trash – Billed at face 152,424.00 and Uncollected at face 15,753.58 Sewer – Billed at face 179,954.76 and Uncollected 21,233.60 | |
| Mayor’s Report | Good Neighbor Awards – Five nominations submitted so far.May 16th – Girls Club Day! Waverly requested for closure. | |
| Approval of Minutes | Approve Meeting Minutes for 2026.04.20Motion to approve by Ken, Sue second. All in favor. | |
| Activities Committee | Information Sharing | Happy Hour Recap – Well attended and new shirt selected for the PA 250.Memorial Day – will be led by Sean and Kevin4th of July planning meeting 5/26/26 at 6PM! |
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| Building Committee | Information Sharing | Update on Borough Computer Upgrade – completed and now all up to date. |
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| Communications Committee | Information Sharing | Reminder for June Mailer / Newsletter, content requested by June 2nd |
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| Finance Committee | Information Sharing | |
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| Action Item | Vote to approve bills list 2026.04.18-2026.04.30Motion to approve, Heidi. Second by Sean. All in favor. | |
| Ordinance Committee | Information Sharing | |
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| Parks and Property Committee | Information Sharing | Gullwing Shade structure electric hooked up Shed to arrive before end of May. NPDES/MS4 stormwater reduction estimates for stormwater project. With the updates planned this summer, Rutledge will be around 5,805 of 6,597 lbs/year, which is about 87%. |
| Discussion | Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Grant for improvements to softball backstop; the total project phase estimate is 298K and the grant can be requested up to 250K. | |
| Action Item | Vote to approve Resolution 2026-05 to request the Greenways, Trails, and Recreation Grant in the amount of $250,000Motion by Sean, second by Andrea. All in favor. | |
| Personnel Committee | Information Sharing | |
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| Public Safety Committee | Information Sharing | Update from Delco ESA Information Meeting – Well attended, discuss fees, structure, and sustainability of the plans it followed with open questions for solicitor and fire and rescue personnel. Incorporation hearing will be held as well, likely in June. Recording will be posted to ESA authority website and YouTube.Fire Department Report: Total 33 incidents. Average response of 4 minutes, high response of 9 minutes. |
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| Sewer Committee | Information Sharing | |
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| Streets Committee | Information Sharing | 2026 Street Resurfacing Program Bid Tabulation |
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| Action Item | Vote to award of the Streets bid for base bid, $19,783.50 to Moore Brothers Enterprises Ltd for the 200 block of Unity TerraceMotion by Andrea, second by Ken. All in favor. | |
| Trash and Recycling | Information Sharing | Composting Workshop-15 attended. Sold 5 binsYard waste collectioneWaste collection 5/30/26 from 9 to 12 here at Borough Hall. |
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| Planning Commission | ||
| Shade Tree Commission | ||
| Historical Committee | ||
| Public Comment | ||
| Old Business/New Business | Memorial for Guy Smith. Will send card from Borough Consideration request: Resident Announcements in Communications – Share your Milestones | |
| Adjournment | Motion to adjourn at 8:22PM by Heidi, second by Sue. | |