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 2020
- Dec. 15 · Regular meeting17 votesBig Beaver council adopted its 2021 budget and kept a 12.5-mill property tax rate
- Dec. 1 · Regular meeting4 votesBig Beaver council moved to advertise ordinance setting 2021 tax rate
- Nov. 17 · Regular meeting7 votesBig Beaver council voted to advertise its proposed budget and OK firefighter tax break
- Nov. 3 · Regular meeting12 votesBig Beaver council voted 4-2 to disband its Planning Commission for a committee
- Oct. 20 · Regular meeting12 votesBig Beaver council voted to seek police service quotes from Beaver Falls
- Oct. 6 · Regular meeting10 votesBig Beaver council switched auditors and set Oct. 29 for traditional trick-or-treat
- Sept. 15 · Regular meeting6 votesBig Beaver council split 4-2 to send an inspector to check the Sherwood Bridge
- Sept. 1 · Regular meeting3 votesBig Beaver council approved an outline for a new borough employee manual
- Aug. 18 · Regular meeting8 votesBig Beaver council approved waivers for Westgate Business Park’s Commonwealth Drive
- Aug. 4 · Regular meeting2 votesBig Beaver council reviewed AED purchase and Municipal Authority windup
- July 21 · Regular meeting11 votesBig Beaver council approved Westgate Business Park and Valley Waste land development plans
- July 7 · Regular meeting7 votesBig Beaver council split 3-3 on rekeying borough building, tabling the matter
- June 16 · Regular meeting9 votesBig Beaver council removed Nancy Taylor from the Zoning Hearing Board
- June 2 · Regular meeting3 votesBig Beaver council approved starting construction on a borough salt shed
- May 19 · Regular meeting7 votesBig Beaver council approved Westgate application with three waivers
- May 5 · Regular meeting15 votesBig Beaver council approved buying a new backhoe over one member’s objection
- March 3 · Regular meeting8 votesBig Beaver council OKs Pitt Racing land development plan pending engineer review
- Feb. 18 · Regular meeting5 votesBig Beaver council approved Pitt Racing administrative building plan at hearing
- Feb. 4 · Work session11 votesBig Beaver council approved 30-minute paid lunch for all hourly borough employees
- Jan. 21 · Regular meeting11 votesBig Beaver council approved Lindy Paving land development and road crew purchases
- Jan. 6 · Reorganization meeting14 votesBig Beaver council elected Michelle Joy president and approved Lindy Paving permit
How members voted in 2020
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Joy Mayor (R) | 20 of 21 | 174 | 5 | 1 |
| Kimberly Wagner Council President (D) | 20 of 21 | 168 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Magee (R) | 19 of 21 | 165 | 1 | 1 |
| Bart Carr Former member | 19 of 21 | 158 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Landsbach Former member | 21 of 21 | 180 | 7 | 0 |
| Roz Miller Former member | 21 of 21 | 180 | 2 | 0 |
| Dennis Stiteler Former member | 20 of 21 | 167 | 7 | 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.