Millerstown Borough Council Meeting Minutes December 1, 2025 Those in attendance: President Rob Shipp, Vice President Kevin Hertzler, Council members Rich Fegley and Donna Showers. Mayor John Kerns, Secretary Karen Knellinger, Plant Manager Jared Wagner and Operator Brycen Little. HRG Engineer Isaac Underhill, Solicitor Bill Dissinger and Zoning Officer Tim Reilly. President Shipp called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Public and Private Concerns Sign ins: None The minutes from the regular meeting were emailed and reviewed. Vice President Hertzler made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Councilmember Fegley seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. The bills/receipts/expenditures were reviewed and discussed. Councilmember Fegley made a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Councilmember Showers seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. Councilmember Tim Ritzman joined the meeting in progress at 7:04pm Street Committee Report Chair Fegley asked if everything is ready for possible snow tomorrow. Jared advises plows and spreaders are ready. The Riverview Cemetery representative said they did a good job plowing in the past. Sewer Committee Jared advised the level sensor in the wet well is having issues again and it was just replaced last month. Envirep will be coming back out to check it and it should be under warranty. Water Committee Report The new water meter for the Elementary School has been delivered and should be have been installed on 11/29. Jared will follow up. Dye testing is needed for 41 N Market Street to establish if water and sewer services previously existed. The homeowner needs to make the area safe before this can occur. A rebuild kit for the chlorine meter at the reservoir was purchased and they hope to have it done next week. Finance Committee Report The final budget was presented with no changes. Councilmember Ritzman made a motion to approve the 2026 final budget as advertised. Councilmember Showers seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. Solid Waste Committee Report No report from Chair Showers. President Shipp advised Webmaster Reilly the link to the CCD website did not work from the website millerstown.org. He will fix it after the meeting. The trash will picked up one day late for Christmas and the New Year holiday. Solicitor’s Report Solicitor Dissinger prepared Resolution R2025- 04, fixing the tax rate for 2026 as 1.2514 mills for general and 0.31285 mills for fire, making it revenue neutral for the anticipated County property tax reassessment. Councilmember Showers made a motion to accept the resolution as presented. Vice President Hertzler seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. The ordinance for a sewer rate increase of $10 per quarter will be effective on January 1, 2026 and will need to be properly advertised and presented at the next meeting. Vice President Hertzler made a motion to authorize the Solicitor to properly advertise the ordinance. Councilmember Fegley seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. Engineer’s Report Isaac advises no land development plans to approve. The sewer bid package for the rehab project was uploaded to PennBid and an advertisement to be placed in a local paper. The bid opening is December 18th with an award recommendation for the January Authority and Council meeting. There are several additional steps for the EPA grant. HRG understands their level of involvement needs to be minimized in order to qualify as a bidder for the project. Zoning Permit Zoning Officer Reilly advised two permits for November; rooftop solar, 804 Poplar and a deck and inside improvements for 5 N Market. He has been receiving several phone calls about renting 705 East Sunbury Street, the old medical center. The inquired uses are not allowed in the current Zoning Permit cont. property zoning. He will confer with Solicitor Dissinger to draft a letter to the owner advising of permitted uses and the mandatory zoning permit. He would also like to have more clear map drawn for the zoning, the existing map dated somewhere in the 80’s, is very difficult to discern. Mayor’s Report Mayor Kerns received over 200 votes to remain as Mayor. He will accept another four year term. Old Business Per Solicitor Dissinger, the sewer line at 51 N Market Street can be retapped and a new tapping fee would not apply. However, the actual connection fees, permitting and use of a Borough approved contractor will be mandatory if a new line will be connected. New Business The meeting schedule for 2026 was presented with the first Monday of the month at 7:00pm with the exception of September, which is the second Monday in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Councilmember Ritzman made a motion to accept the schedule as presented and advertise. Vice President Hertzler seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. Councilmember Fegley made a motion to adjourn. Vice President Hertzler seconded the motion. Approval was unanimous. The next meeting will be held on Monday, January 5th at 7pm.