East Rochester 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. 4 · Regular meeting8 votesEast Rochester council adopted a 2020 budget raising property taxes to 23 mills
- Nov. 6 · Regular meeting8 votesEast Rochester council moved to advertise a 2020 budget with a 1-mill tax increase
- Oct. 2 · Regular meeting5 votesEast Rochester residents pressed council on phone numbers, herbicide use and warrants
- Sept. 4 · Regular meeting5 votesEast Rochester council approved $18,250 in 5th Street bridge and curb repairs
- Aug. 7 · Regular meeting4 votesEast Rochester council hired Randy Morrow as code enforcement officer at $25 an hour
- July 10 · Regular meeting5 votesEast Rochester council voted to seek applicants for code enforcement officer
- June 5 · Regular meeting4 votesEast Rochester council moved to switch bridge lights to LED with Monaca Borough
- May 1 · Regular meeting4 votesEast Rochester approves new Rochester police contract; residents threaten suit over flooding
- April 3 · Regular meeting4 votesEast Rochester keeps Little Rams deposit over gear left on field all winter
- March 6 · Regular meeting4 votesEast Rochester lift station needs $7,630 control panel after power surge
- Feb. 6 · Regular meeting4 votesEast Rochester names engineer floodplain administrator; fire truck insurance debated
- Jan. 2 · Regular meeting5 votesEast Rochester hires Janice Dunn as new borough secretary
How members voted in 2019
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James W. Simon,Jr. (D) | 11 of 12 | 45 | 0 | 1 |
| Joyce Gordon Former member | 10 of 12 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendra Hill Former member | 10 of 12 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| Cathy Hutsky Former member | 10 of 12 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Seminick Former member | 12 of 12 | 54 | 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: East Rochester Borough Council minutes. Recaps are drafted by the BeaverCountian AI Desk from the official minutes and reviewed by an editor.