RUTLEDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
June 1, 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 | Motion to add Vote to Approve Police Department use of borough hall on 6/25Andrew Motion, Heidi Second, All Approved Approve as Amended by Ken Motion, Sue Second, All Approved | |
| Public Comment | Rachel, President Avenue, states her appreciation for all of the volunteers supporting the community. | |
| Tax Collector’s Report | Tax Report as of 5/28/2026 read aloud. We have officially entered the penalty period as of June 1st. Residents with concerns can reach out to rutledgetaxcollector@gmail.comReal Estate: Billed at face 294,029.85, Uncollected: 13,191.13 Trash: Billed at face 152,454, Uncollected, 7,114.52 Sewer: Billed at face 179,954.76, Uncollected 11,147.64Council President shares appreciation to the tax collector for reaching 4.5% uncollected and catching up with performance in 2025. | |
| Mayor’s Report | Professional Development – Sustainability Symposium 2026Mayor Gamal shares summary of May 15th symposium, including neighboring municipalities represented and the Ready for 100: 20 resolutions to adopt 100%. He also shares information around the upcoming June 15th Unscripted session with regards to Community Choice Aggregation and Community Solar.A question from council person Sheehan regarding potential actions the council can take to Harrisburg.A question from council person Juarez regarding specific resolutions in Ready for 100 that are especially relevant for Rutledge. Mayor Gamal advises he will share these.Mayor wished everyone a Happy Pride Month | |
| Approval of Minutes | Approve Meeting Minutes for 2026.05.18Addition of specific action regarding Parks Committee. Motion to approve as amended by Sue, Second by Sean. | |
| Activities Committee | Information Sharing | 4th of July planning – Elder Sharon Parker will join us for our invocation for the first time this year. Still looking for volunteers with selling of snacks and games. Council person Sheehan will support as games lead. Reminder that donations are down and fundraising letter will be included with the physical newsletter.Next meeting is 6/30/26 at 6 PM |
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| Building Committee | Information Sharing | |
| Discussion | Proposed Escalation Process for Code Enforcement ActivitiesDiscussion around necessity and clarity of process, fee structure, how it would be approved. Clarification from Solicitor Byrnes regarding frequency for Construction/Structural escalation and how it differs for imminent.Discussion around repetitive offenses and possible wording around skipping to citation if there are repetitive offenses in a set timeframe. | |
| Action Item | Vote to approve Property Request from- 6pm-9pm 6/25/2026 Civil Service Test – SPD- 8am-8pm 7/2/26 Historical committee table positioned outside borough office with crafts available, to include driveway- 5-8pm 7/3/26 Historical committee Triangle Park Gather Space for Scavenger Hunt prize handouts- 8:30am-1:30pm 7/4/26 Activities Committee 4th of July parade route, outside the borough office, Triangle Park with street closures that may include Waverly Terrace at Triangle Park, Rutledge Ave at Triangle Park, Unit Block of Sylvan Ave Motion to approve by Heidi, Sue second. All in favor. | |
| Communications Committee | Information Sharing | |
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| Finance Committee | Information Sharing | |
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| Action Item | vote on bills list 05.1.2026-05.30.2026Motion to approve by Andrea, second by Heidi. All in favor. | |
| Ordinance Committee | Information Sharing | |
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| Parks and Property Committee | Information Sharing | Update on gather space and stormwater projects.Shed has been installed; porta-potty will be installed after shed is settled and bolted down.Stormwater Project slated to begin this week, notices have been sent to neighboring houses. Materials are approved and pending material delivery to begin work.Temporary fence will go up between softball field and gather space. Contractor is aware that Rutledge Avenue must be fully accessible on July 4th. |
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| Personnel Committee | Information Sharing | |
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| Public Safety Committee | Information Sharing | |
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| Sewer Committee | Information Sharing | |
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| Streets Committee | Information Sharing | |
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| Trash and Recycling | Information Sharing | eWaste was held Saturday 5/30. About 35 drop offs and $75 in hard drive fund to sanitation.ReCloth Earth Bin – Performing fine and don’t forget to drop off your clothes.3rd Year Contract Option – No feedback from Casella from her |
| Discussion | Discuss 3rd year contract option – Original bid from two years ago with additional yard waste collection at $7,200 for year three. Which is a discount compared to $12,600 from the first year.Casella billing – Sanitation committee is working with Casella to confirm proper tonnage is reported and billed for yard waste | |
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| Planning Commission | Polling board at Fourth of July CelebrationVote to approve up to $200 for materials to poll community for interest in different sections of our comprehensive plans.Motion to approve by Andrew, second by Andrea. All in favor. | |
| Shade Tree Commission | ||
| Historical Committee | Information sharing: updates on shirt sales ($35 for the first and discounted for additional), hats ($20), community communications, and events. Review of events that will be communicated on the upcoming newsletter. | |
| Public Comment | Chris Gradel – How often is the porta potty changed over / cleared? Council is not aware but there is a contract in place. | |
| Adjournment | Motion to adjourn at 8:34PM by Heidi, Sue second. All in favor. | |