Big Beaver Borough Council: Meetings & Votes
Every borough council meeting and every recorded vote, taken from the official minutes. Canceled meetings are listed too, along with scheduled meetings whose minutes were never posted online. Minutes are posted after they are approved, usually at the next meeting.
Meetings in 2019
- Dec. 17 · Regular meeting16 votesBig Beaver council set 2020 tax rate at 12.5 mills; budget motion failed for lack of second
- Nov. 19 · Regular meeting9 votesBig Beaver council accepted an $8,400 timber harvest bid and named a temporary floodplain manager
- Nov. 5 · Regular meeting5 votesBig Beaver council approved its proposed 2020 budget and hired part-time office help
- Oct. 15 · Regular meeting6 votesBig Beaver council approved a $28,850 emergency repair bill for Norwood Drive
- Oct. 1 · Regular meeting5 votesBig Beaver council approved a developer’s agreement for Adam’s Place at West Gate
- Sept. 17 · Regular meeting5 votesBig Beaver council approved a $22,300 emergency repair to Norwood Drive
- Sept. 3 · Regular meeting1 voteBig Beaver council declined to split cost of removing a resident’s dead tree
- Aug. 20 · Regular meeting8 votesBig Beaver council granted waivers for West Gate Business Park road extension
- Aug. 6 · Regular meeting0 votesBig Beaver council tabled its revised employee manual and held an executive session
- July 16 · Regular meeting5 votesBig Beaver council bought a $4,100 roll spreader and OK’d a business park subdivision
- July 2 · Regular meeting1 voteBig Beaver council set a $12.50 hourly pay rate for laborer Shawn Baker
- June 18 · Regular meeting6 votesBig Beaver council moved to seek bids for $319,981 Tragesser Plan repaving
- June 3 · Regular meeting9 votesBig Beaver council hired a $900-a-month sanitary administrative consultant
- May 21 · Regular meeting1 voteBig Beaver council meeting adjourned after argument erupted during public comment
- May 7 · Regular meeting3 votesBig Beaver council hired a seasonal worker at $10 an hour after a closed session
- April 16 · Regular meeting8 votesBig Beaver council gave borough fire company $20,000 toward a fire truck
- April 2 · Regular meeting0 votesBig Beaver fire chief asked council for help replacing a fire truck
- March 19 · Regular meeting8 votesBig Beaver council hired LSSE for $8,000 update of land development ordinance
- March 5 · Regular meeting2 votesBig Beaver council suspended, then dismissed, office employee Margie Nelko
- Feb. 19 · Regular meeting8 votesBig Beaver council conditionally approved S.H. Group subdivision plan
- Feb. 5 · Regular meeting8 votesBig Beaver council filled office posts and approved road salt bids
- Jan. 15 · Regular meeting8 votesBig Beaver council voted to move borough bank accounts to First National Bank
- Jan. 2 · Regular meeting3 votesBig Beaver council approved hiring two full-time employees
How members voted in 2019
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Joy Mayor (R) | 22 of 23 | 99 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Magee (R) | 22 of 23 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Carr Former member | 16 of 22 | 65 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Davenport Former member | 5 of 23 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Landsbach Former member | 23 of 23 | 102 | 0 | 0 |
| Roz Miller Former member | 23 of 23 | 101 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Stiteler Former member | 23 of 23 | 102 | 0 | 0 |
Attendance counts the meetings held while each member was on the borough council. "Voted against the majority" counts no votes on motions that passed and yes votes on motions that failed. Tap a name to see every vote.
Many votes are taken by voice. When the minutes say a vote was unanimous, everyone present is shown voting yes. When they name members who voted no or abstained, everyone else present is shown voting yes. When they give only the result, individual votes are shown as not recorded.
Source: Big Beaver Borough Council minutes. Recaps are drafted by the BeaverCountian AI Desk from the official minutes and reviewed by an editor.