Borough of Gettysburg
Council Business Meeting Agenda
Monday, March 9, 2026 – 7:00 PM

I. Council – Call to Order

II. Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance

III. Welcome and Opening Remarks

IV. Announcements
An executive session was conducted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Gettysburg immediately following the adjournment of its work session meeting held on
February 23, 2026 consistent with section 708(a)(1) and section 708(a)(5) of the
Sunshine Act.

An executive session of the Borough Council will be conducted immediately following
the adjournment of this evening’s monthly general business meeting, consistent with
section 708(a)(1) and section 708(a)(5) of the Sunshine Act for the following purposes:
(1) to provide updated information and to discuss matters involving the employment or
appointment of current or prospective Borough employees and to provide information
and to discuss a pending PHRC complaint filed by former Borough employee; and (2)
to review and to discuss matters of Borough business which, if conducted in public,
could lead to the disclosure of information or confidentiality protected by law.

V. Special Business
A motion to accept the resignation of Chad-Alan Carr from the elective office of Mayor
of the Borough of Gettysburg, as tendered in writing by Mr. Carr on March 3, 2026.

A motion to set a special meeting of the Borough Council on_Monday, March 23, 2026,
commencing at 5:30 p.m., for the purpose of appointing a qualified, registered elector
of the Borough as Mayor in order to fill the vacancy in that elective office due to the
resignation of Mr. Carr.

VI. Approval of Agenda and Minutes – Council
A motion to approve the March 9, 2026 agenda as presented.

A motion to approve minutes of the Council Meeting of February 9, 2026 and the
Council Work Session held on February 23, 2026 as presented.

VII. Public Comment (Restricted to Items on the Agenda)

VIII. Current and Old Business
A. Planning Department
1. Planning /Zoning/Code Enforcement
a. Departmental Report

2. Historic & Environmental Preservation
a. Departmental Report

Council will consider individually the following recommendations of the Borough of
Gettysburg Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB) following its review regarding
the Certificates of Appropriateness applications presented to the Board at its February 18,
2026 monthly meeting:

A motion to accept the HARB New Business recommendation for COA26-00024,
MAJOR PROJECT: 128 York Street – Michael Cannon for the window gas meter
placement project conditioned that the plant boxes be returned to the front of the
porch between the columns as a screen for the existing placement.

A motion to accept the HARB New Business recommendation for COA26-00026,
MAJOR PROJECT: 17 Mummasburg Street – Harry Stokes for the exterior stucco
work and foundation work to include the repointing of the stone basement inside and
out and to remove the exterior stucco to reveal the wood siding and replace siding as
needed.

A motion to accept the HARB New Business recommendation for COA26-00066,
MAJOR PROJECT: 110 Chambersburg Street – Jacob Schindel for the exterior
project to include the construction of a new brick archway on the east front property.

A motion to accept the HARB New Business recommendation for COA26-00006,
MAJOR PROJECT: 132 E. Middle Street – Philip Goble for the window replacement
project to include the replacement of 10 original windows and three vinyl windows
in-kind with a Fibrex composite material made of wood and vinyl, provided that the
applicant/property owners can utilize a full-lite window style if they choose.

A motion to accept the HARB New Business recommendation for COA26-00029,
MAJOR PROJECT: 34 W. Middle Street – Rich Finkenbiner for the window and
door replacement project resulting damage caused by a structure fire to include the
replacement of three windows: two front sliding windows and one west-side doublehung vinyl window.

A motion to accept the HARB New Business recommendation for COA26-00022,
MAJOR PROJECT: 29 E. Middle Street – Darren Glass for the new garage
reconstruction project of a new 16 ft by 21 ft garage in the same footprint which will
mimic a 1920s style and pick-up the design elements of the existing home.

B. Parking Department
1. Departmental Report

C. Public Works Department
1. Departmental Report

D. Borough Engineer
1. Engineer Report
2. Motion Needing Council Action

A motion to award the 2026 Street Improvements Contract #1 to the lowest qualified
responsive and responsible bidder, JVI Group Inc., at its bid amount of $190,419.00.

A motion to reject the only bid for the 2026 Street Preservation Contract #2 and to
authorize the Borough Engineer to re-bid the project after further evaluation.

E. Police Department
1. Departmental Report
2. Motion Needing Council Action

A motion to approve the making of a conditional offer of employment to David R. Snyder
and to conditionally appoint Mr. Snyder to fill the current vacancy in the Gettysburg
Borough administrative office of Chief of Police.

F. Office of the Manager/Treasurer
1. Borough Secretary’s Report
2. Borough Manager’s Report
3. Motions Needing Council Action

A motion to approve all bills and payrolls for the month as presented.

A motion to authorize a COLA increase for retired police pensioner Cytha Grissom, to
be paid from the Police Pension Plan effective February 1, 2026.

A motion to adopt the ACNB Bank Corporate Authorization Resolution for approved
signers for the Borough of Gettysburg: J. Matthew Moon, Council President, Alisha R.
Sanders, Council Vice President, Christopher M. Berger, Council Member, Charles R.
Gable, Borough Manager and Sara L. Stull, Borough Secretary.

A motion to award the Borough’s municipal waste hauler contract to Waste
Connections, as the lowest qualified and responsible bidder, for the performance of
refuse collection and disposal services and the collection of recyclables and recycling
services, for a four (4) year term commencing on April 1, 2026.

A motion to adopt Resolution No. 030926 appointing Dominic Picarelli as a member of
the Gettysburg Borough Code Enforcement Appeals Board for a five (5) year term of
office expiring in March 2031.

IX. Reports
A. Liaison Reports
1. MSG Jill Sellers
Main Street Gettysburg
2. GARA Jeff Rioux
Gettysburg Area Recreation Authority
3. GMA Chris Berger
Gettysburg Municipal Authority
4. SAHGB Kim Mayers
Steinwehr Avenue Heart of Gettysburg Battlefield
5. ACBA
Adams County Boroughs Association
6. ACCOG Matthew Moon
Adams County Council of Governments
7. HABPI/ Trail Feasibility Study Chris Berger
Health Adams Bicycle Pedestrian, Inc.
8. ACTPO
Adams County Transportation Planning Organization

B. Other Reports
1. Recycling Report
2. Gettysburg Fire Department Report
3. Adams County EMS Report

X. Elected Official’s Comments
A. Mayor
B. Peter Bales
C. Jeffrey Rioux
D. Chris Berger
E. William Mooney III
F. Kimberly Mayers
G. Vice President Alisha Sanders
H. President Matthew Moon

XI. Public Comment

XII. Adjournment

XIII. Executive Session