Monaca 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.
43Meetings held in 2018
0Meetings canceled in 2018
298Votes recorded
18Votes with a no or an abstention
Meetings in 2018
- Dec. 11 · Regular meeting21 votesMonaca council adopted a 2019 budget and tax ordinances and bought a $70,015 sewer truck
- Dec. 4 · Work session0 votesMonaca council debated cost-sharing for a middle school resource officer
- Nov. 27 · Regular meeting12 votesMonaca council approved $51,201 share of new fire truck and kept tax rate flat
- Nov. 20 · Work session3 votesMonaca council weighed sewage plant clarifier replacement and fire station options
- Nov. 13 · Regular meeting10 votesMonaca council approved $20,000 Duquesne Light agreement for underground utilities
- Nov. 7 · Work session2 votesMonaca council authorized resource officer talks with Central Valley School District
- Oct. 23 · Regular meeting11 votesMonaca council adopted a quality-of-life ordinance and tabled its parking ordinance
- Oct. 16 · Work session0 votesMonaca learned it won a $198,000 DEP recycling grant as council reviewed its 2019 budget
- Oct. 9 · Regular meeting7 votesMonaca council approved new water utility software and a fence variance
- Oct. 2 · Work session3 votesMonaca council heard park worker’s wish list and met privately on personnel
- Sept. 25 · Regular meeting11 votesMonaca council demanded an accounting of police dog funds after executive session
- Sept. 18 · Work session0 votesMonaca fire chiefs told council of manpower and equipment strains at workshop
- Sept. 11 · Regular meeting8 votesMonaca council ordered two police vehicles and vacated part of Spruce Alley
- Sept. 4 · Work session0 votesMonaca council delayed a Pennsylvania Avenue waterline project after a single high bid
- Aug. 28 · Regular meeting11 votesMonaca council awarded a $157,974 contract for sewage plant control building work
- Aug. 21 · Work session0 votesMonaca police chief asked council to approve buying two new police vehicles
- Aug. 14 · Regular meeting10 votesMonaca council authorized a new eligibility list for full-time police officers
- Aug. 7 · Work session0 votesMonaca council reviewed a utility billing software upgrade but made no decision
- July 24 · Regular meeting12 votesMonaca council backed a CFA multimodal grant application in a 6-1 vote
- July 17 · Work session3 votesMonaca council agreed to move forward on new fire, police and administration building
- July 10 · Regular meeting4 votesMonaca council honored 5-year-old Aurora Jade Apple for Humane Society art sale
- June 26 · Regular meeting7 votesMonaca learned of $3 million state grant for Gateway project, OK’d BUILD grant bid
- June 19 · Work session3 votesMonaca council hired a public works laborer and bought a $17,245 sewage plant pump
- June 5 · Work session0 votesMonaca council weighed $124,000 health fund refund and a public works hire
- May 22 · Regular meeting8 votesMonaca council picked Streetscape benches and approved $6,080 more for curb ramps
- May 8 · Regular meeting15 votesMonaca council advanced TIF agreement contracts and bought a $15,705 milling head
- May 1 · Work session0 votesMonaca fire chiefs updated council on the planned merger of borough fire departments
- April 24 · Regular meeting11 votesMonaca council voted 8-1 to let manager bid on Hostetter multi-property sale
- April 17 · Work session4 votesMonaca council heard how TIF districts work and took Recreation Board requests
- April 10 · Regular meeting14 votesMonaca council awarded grass cutting contracts and approved street sweeper repairs
- April 3 · Work session3 votesMonaca council weighed treatment plant equipment needs and street sweeper repairs
- March 27 · Regular meeting11 votesMonaca council approved a TIF district for the Gateway Streetscape project
- March 20 · Work session5 votesMonaca council dropped buying a new street sweeper for now in favor of repairs
- March 13 · Regular meeting7 votesMonaca council tabled $43,303 in SGA invoices and backed a $2,500 Boom sponsorship
- March 6 · Work session0 votesMonaca road crew asked council for a sweeper, milling head and other equipment
- Feb. 27 · Regular meeting12 votesMonaca council agreed to sell the Kermiet Tank property for $24,000
- Feb. 20 · Work session0 votesMonaca council weighed a $425,398 water line grant project and sweeper options
- Feb. 13 · Regular meeting11 votesMonaca council voted to negotiate a $24,000 sale of the Kermiet Tank property
- Feb. 6 · Work session0 votesMonaca council declined an East Rochester fire service request and readied a Public Works job ad
- Jan. 24 · Reorganization meeting28 votesMonaca council re-elected John Booher president and made its 2018 appointments
- Jan. 23 · Regular meeting7 votesMonaca council adopted a 5th Ward zoning map change on a 6-2 vote
- Jan. 16 · Work session10 votesMonaca council set 2018 pay, including an $85,000 salary for the borough manager
- Jan. 9 · Regular meeting14 votesMonaca council moved to repeal Parking Authority collection of parking meter revenue
How members voted in 2018
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Booher Jr. Council President (D) | 43 of 43 | 294 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin LaPearle (D) | 38 of 43 | 258 | 0 | 0 |
| Patricia Majors (D) | 43 of 43 | 292 | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Michel (D) | 32 of 43 | 229 | 2 | 0 |
| Simon Short (D/R) | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Shotter (D) | 39 of 43 | 267 | 3 | 1 |
| Derek Wilson (D) | 37 of 43 | 250 | 6 | 1 |
| James Blanarik Former member | 38 of 43 | 259 | 4 | 0 |
| Chad McGown Former member | 27 of 43 | 212 | 0 | 3 |
| Jerrod Rebich Former member | 27 of 43 | 212 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Snyder Former member | 5 of 43 | 39 | 1 | 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: Monaca Borough Council minutes. Recaps are drafted by the BeaverCountian AI Desk from the official minutes and reviewed by an editor.
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