Ellwood City 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 2025
- Dec. 15 · Regular meeting21 votesEllwood City council adopted 2026 budget 4-3 after tax rate passed on second vote
- Dec. 2 · Special meeting0 votesEllwood City council took up a tentative 2026 budget at 11.75 mills
- Nov. 17 · Regular meeting17 votesEllwood City council moved toward 3% yearly sewer rate hikes and adopted a stop sign
- Oct. 20 · Regular meeting10 votesEllwood City council rejected a $51,882 engineering payment for pump station project
- Oct. 6 · Special meeting1 voteEllwood City council accepted early DROP retirement of Ptl. Robert Magnifico
- Sept. 23 · Special meeting1 voteEllwood City council hired Thomas Sobona as a Public Works laborer
- Sept. 15 · Regular meeting15 votesEllwood City council moved the 2026 community festival to July 3-5
- Aug. 18 · Regular meeting13 votesEllwood City council approved $890,000 in bills and several new hires
- July 21 · Regular meeting18 votesEllwood City council added longevity increments to police pensions
- July 8 · Special meeting2 votesEllwood City council accepted administrative assistant Jessica Argiro’s resignation
- June 25 · Special meeting6 votesEllwood City council approved $3.2 million in fire trucks financed through FNB lease
- June 16 · Regular meeting18 votesEllwood City council demoted police Sgt. Robert Magnifico and suspended him 10 days
- May 19 · Regular meeting22 votesEllwood City council awarded $273,872.79 street paving contract to Youngblood Paving
- April 21 · Regular meeting28 votesEllwood City council approved $1.17 million in bills and a string of equipment purchases
- April 14 · Special meeting2 votesEllwood City council accepted the borough bookkeeper’s resignation and will advertise the job
- March 17 · Regular meeting21 votesEllwood City council approved a $119,350 repair at the wastewater treatment plant
- Feb. 17 · Regular meeting18 votesEllwood City council moved toward raising electric deposits and changing shut-off dates
- Jan. 21 · Regular meeting19 votesEllwood City council approved a $57,026 police Tahoe and tripled zoning application fees
How members voted in 2025
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony J. Court Mayor (D/R) | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Ovial Council President (R) | 18 of 18 | 232 | 2 | 0 |
| George Celli (R) | 18 of 18 | 231 | 6 | 0 |
| Caleb Cragle (D) | 14 of 18 | 199 | 2 | 0 |
| James Johnson (D) | 17 of 18 | 211 | 6 | 0 |
| Michele Lamenza (D/R) | 16 of 18 | 209 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Williams (D) | 18 of 18 | 228 | 10 | 4 |
| Jim Barry Former member | 18 of 18 | 232 | 5 | 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: Ellwood City Borough Council minutes. Recaps are drafted by the BeaverCountian AI Desk from the official minutes and reviewed by an editor.