Koppel 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 2024
- Dec. 17 · Regular meeting10 votesKoppel council adopted its 2025 budget and set a $1,000 variance application fee
- Dec. 3 · Work session5 votesKoppel council voted to spend ARPA money on two sets of playground equipment
- Nov. 19 · Regular meeting9 votesKoppel council approved the 2025 budget and voted to advertise it
- Nov. 5 · Work session0 votesKoppel council discussed the 2025 budget and a broken leaf machine; no votes taken
- Oct. 15 · Regular meeting5 votesKoppel council tentatively approved police body camera policies pending a grant award
- Sept. 3 · Work session6 votesKoppel council approved a $1,000 emergency printer purchase for the borough building
- Aug. 20 · Regular meeting10 votesKoppel council adopted burning, noise and nuisance house ordinances
- Aug. 6 · Work session3 votesKoppel council voted to build park pavilion, pay $7,500 for park bathroom sewer line
- July 16 · Regular meeting7 votesKoppel won $68,949 judgment over 5th Avenue demolition, assigned collection to county
- July 2 · Work session1 voteKoppel council voted to have its fire department join the Fire District
- June 18 · Regular meeting5 votesKoppel council awarded $369,633 Arthur Street storm sewer contract to Wilson Excavating
- June 13 · Meeting0 votesKoppel residents told council a pavilion and playground should come first at the park
- May 7 · Work session1 voteKoppel council bought new tires for the police Charger and weighed a new police car
- April 16 · Regular meeting9 votesKoppel council approved union contracts and a Tenaris police patrol contract
- April 2 · Work session3 votesKoppel council hired two part-time police officers and OK’d a DCED grant bid
- March 19 · Regular meeting7 votesKoppel council appointed Rich Serge to fill Chuck Bevington’s seat
- Feb. 20 · Regular meeting13 votesKoppel council awarded a $70,000 demolition contract to Fryer Excavating
- Feb. 6 · Work session0 votesKoppel council weighed a fire department merger with Beaver Falls and Big Beaver
- Jan. 16 · Regular meeting9 votesKoppel council approved an oral agreement for police to provide a security detail for Tenaris
- Jan. 2 · Reorganization meeting8 votesKoppel council reelected Tom Sobona president and weighed a police security detail for Tenaris
How members voted in 2024
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Sobona Council President (D) | 17 of 17 | 90 | 0 | 0 |
| Suzanne Broge | 13 of 13 | 93 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Dengler | 19 of 19 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
| Susan Krawchyk (D) | 19 of 19 | 108 | 0 | 0 |
| Anna Marie Plavecsky (D/R) | 20 of 20 | 109 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Serge (R) | 15 of 15 | 72 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Pisano Former member | 1 of 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Plavecsky Former member | 18 of 18 | 92 | 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: Koppel Borough Council minutes. Recaps are drafted by the BeaverCountian AI Desk from the official minutes and reviewed by an editor.