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.
34Meetings held in 2023
0Meetings canceled in 2023
321Votes recorded
5Votes with a no or an abstention
Meetings in 2023
- Dec. 19 · Work session14 votesMonaca council adopted its 2024 budgets and final real estate and fire tax rates
- Dec. 12 · Regular meeting11 votesMonaca council tabled a $43,774 police vehicle purchase and sold a vac trailer for $30,000
- Dec. 5 · Work session7 votesMonaca council rejected all Streetscape Project bids and adopted 2024 tax ordinances
- Nov. 28 · Regular meeting12 votesMonaca council adopted a beekeeping ordinance and a Streetscape grant resolution
- Nov. 21 · Work session6 votesMonaca’s Streetscape bids came in $2.5 million over expectations
- Nov. 14 · Regular meeting14 votesMonaca council rejected all Civic Center bids after they came in too high
- Nov. 8 · Work session4 votesMonaca council tabled rejecting the low Civic Center bid after bids came in high
- Oct. 24 · Regular meeting11 votesMonaca council approved a $105,830 dump truck lease and $127,360 for disinfection work
- Oct. 10 · Regular meeting7 votesMonaca council sold a used borough F450 truck for $6,000 through Municibid
- Oct. 3 · Work session8 votesMonaca council approved $109,237 first payment to Youngblood Paving
- Sept. 26 · Regular meeting8 votesMonaca council approved $65,280 leak detection system and civic center bidding
- Sept. 12 · Regular meeting11 votesMonaca council forgave back taxes on two Beech Street parcels
- Aug. 22 · Regular meeting8 votesMonaca council approved $189,632 SGA contract for Streetscape bidding on 8-1 vote
- Aug. 15 · Work session2 votesMonaca council pressed consultant to speed up Streetscape bid package
- Aug. 8 · Regular meeting9 votesMonaca council moved to advertise ordinance for eminent domain action on CVS property
- July 25 · Regular meeting8 votesMonaca council authorized SGA to advertise bids for the long-awaited Streetscape project
- July 11 · Regular meeting10 votesMonaca council approved the land development plan for The Monaca Lofts
- June 27 · Regular meeting9 votesMonaca council promoted Daryn Defelice to road foreman
- June 20 · Work session0 votesMonaca council reviewed schematic designs for the new municipal Civic Center
- June 13 · Regular meeting11 votesMonaca council approved a $71,094.57 payment to Civic Center architect Design Stream
- May 23 · Regular meeting11 votesMonaca council appointed Daniel Colville to fill the vacant 4th Ward seat
- May 17 · Work session1 voteYouth baseball club asked Monaca council to let it revive Stone Quarry field
- May 9 · Regular meeting11 votesMonaca council accepted the resignation of 4th Ward Councilman Ken McLaughlin
- May 2 · Work session7 votesMonaca council approved $26,695 in roof replacements for two Antoline Park shelters
- April 25 · Regular meeting7 votesMonaca council declined to waive borough taxes for two repository properties
- April 11 · Regular meeting16 votesMonaca council hired two full-time laborers and promoted a Class III operator
- March 21 · Work session7 votesMonaca council approved a $29,060 emergency pump station transmission line quote
- March 7 · Work session4 votesMonaca council approved $9,751 heat exchanger replacement, records resolution
- Feb. 28 · Regular meeting14 votesMonaca council approved $129,942 leak detection system for water lines
- Feb. 14 · Regular meeting6 votesMonaca council approved $38,880 police SUV and $8,000 sewer push camera
- Feb. 7 · Work session4 votesMonaca council adopted resolution seeking $500,000 ARPA H2O PA grant
- Jan. 24 · Regular meeting12 votesMonaca council approved $37,340 emergency cable replacement for Well 16
- Jan. 10 · Regular meeting24 votesMonaca council set 2023 pay for borough staff, approved $11,360 camera system
- Jan. 3 · Work session27 votesMonaca council made 2023 board and staff appointments, approved sweeper repair
How members voted in 2023
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Booher Jr. Council President (D) | 34 of 34 | 316 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Colville (D) | 17 of 20 | 156 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin LaPearle (D) | 32 of 34 | 293 | 0 | 0 |
| Patricia Majors (D) | 27 of 34 | 233 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Michel (D) | 28 of 34 | 277 | 2 | 0 |
| William Mitchell (R) | 29 of 34 | 291 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Shotter (D) | 23 of 34 | 190 | 3 | 0 |
| Derek Wilson (D) | 27 of 34 | 237 | 1 | 0 |
| John Yothers (D/R) | 32 of 34 | 302 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken McLaughlin Former member | 2 of 12 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Wilson Former member | 31 of 34 | 285 | 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: 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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