Borough Council

Overview of Council

The voters of McVeytown Borough elect a Mayor and a 7-member Council who serve each for a 4-year term. Council members are elected every two years; with 3 members at one election and 4 members at the other election. The Council is responsible for planning for the future, enacting ordinances, establishing local tax rates, approving the budget and providing an oversight of the current needs of the community.

The Council appoints the Secretary/Treasurer, Solicitor, Engineer and members of the Water & Sewer Authority, Rothrock Playground Authority and Zoning Hearing Board as well as hire staff for borough maintenance, water system and sewage treatment plant.

Regular Council meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Borough Building, 10 N. Queen Street.

Monthly Meeting Agenda

Meeting Agenda for November 8, 2021

1. Call to Order

2. Approve Minutes from October 12, 2021

3. Hearing of Persons Present (1 group spokesman & not to exceed 5 minutes unless approved by Council)

Alec Jasper

4. Solicitor Correspondence

5. Old or Unfinished Business

6. New Business

7. Committee Reports

a. Streets & Sidewalks (Steve, Keith, John)

b. Community Improvements (John, Keith, Rex)

c. Budget (Roland, Steve, Brooke, Pete)

d. Ordinance (Steve, Roland, John)

e. Personnel (Mark, Wilda, Steve, Jake, Pete)

f. Rothrock Playground (Steve, Keith)

g. Tax Collection Committee (Jake, Brooke)

h. Rothrock Library Children's Library (Rex, Mark, Deb, Rich)

i. Safety Committee (Steve, Roland, Keith, Matt)

8. Borough and/or Water/Sewer Report

9. Code Enforcement Report

10. Mayor's Correspondence

11. Secretary's Correspondence

12. President's Correspondence

13. Approve Bills

14. Adjournment

Biographies

Wilda Fisher, Mayor

31 Years of Service

Term Expires: December 31, 2025

Steven R. Feathers, Council President

29 Years of Service

Term Expires: December 31, 2023

Roland J. Fagan, Council Vice President

35 Years of Service

Term Expires: December 31, 2025

Rex Goss, Council Member

6 Years of Service

Term Expires: December 31, 2023

P. Keith Gruber, Council Member

9 Years of Service

Term Expires: December 31, 2025

Jacob W. Harper, Council Member

4 Years of Service

Term Expires: December 31, 2025