Monday, January 5, 2026 7:00 PM
HANOVER BOROUGH COUNCIL REORGANIZATION MEETING

1. Call to Order
1.01 Call Meeting to Order: 7:00 PM
1.02 Pledge of Allegiance
1.03 Moment of Silence

2. Acknowledgement of Executive Session, if any

3. Public Comment
3.01 Hear Citizens concerning items presented in the Council Agenda

4. Reorganization
4.01 Secretary Felix Administers the Oath of Office to Mayor Hormel for a 4 year term until 12/31/29.
4.02 Mayor Hormel presides at this meeting until President is elected.
4.03 Mayor Hormel requests that the Borough Secretary report on receipt of Certificates of Election and Affidavits of Residency.

4.04 Mayor Hormel will administer Oath of Office to the Councilpersons and Tax Collector elected November, 2025:
First Ward: Brian Fuentes – 4 years until 12/31/29
Second Ward: Brad Scott – 4 years until 12/31/29
Third Ward: Matthew T. Funk – 4 years until 12/31/29
Fourth Ward: Barbara A. Rupp – 4 years until 12/31/29
Fifth Ward: Isaac Riston – 4 years until 12/31/29
Tax Collector: Holly Liska – 4 years until 12/31/29

4.05 Roll Call by Borough Secretary
Motion to amend agenda to add an agenda item [Motion to permit Councilwoman Funk to participate by phone in accordance with the Borough Code]

Motion to permit Councilwoman Funk to participate by phone in accordance with the Borough Code

4.06 Nominations and Voting
General Rules for Nominations for the Position of President and Vice President:
Each Council Member can nominate one person
Council members are not required to nominate
Nominations do not need to be seconded

Mayor Hormel asks for a motion to vote on the method by which Council will nominate and vote on the positions of
President and Vice President:
a. Nominations:
i. Floor Nomination: Nomination are made by voice from the floor. Voting on the nominees will be held in the order in which nominations are received from the floor. Voting shall be by roll call vote.
OR
ii. Ballot Nomination: Nominations are made by written ballot. Ballots will be collected and
announced. The Mayor will place one nomination ballot for each nominated person in a box. Votes will be held in the order in which nomination ballots are drawn from a box by the Mayor. Voting shall be by roll call vote.

General Rules for Voting
All voting shall be by roll call vote
Each Council Member shall have 1 vote for each round until a majority vote is obtained
Each nominated Council Member can vote for himself/herself
In the case of a tie vote at any stage, the Mayor shall cast the deciding vote

Motion to revise agenda item 4.06 a. to provide for a third method of Nominations and Voting

Motion to revise agenda item 4.06 a. to provide a third method of Nominations and Voting to permit roll call voting on a Ballot Nominations as a slate of nominees instead of voting individually in the order in which nomination ballots are drawn from a box by the Mayor.

4.07 Mayor Hormel announces that Council is ready to organize for 2026-2027:
a. Mayor Hormel announces that the floor is open for nominations for President by the method approved.
b. Once the President is elected, the Mayor turns the floor over to the President.

4.08 The President announces that the floor is now open for nominations for Vice-President by the method approved.

4.09 The President calls for a motion for appointment of the following officers for 2026/2027: Borough Manager, Borough Secretary, Borough Treasurer, Assistant Borough Secretary, Assistant Borough Treasurer, and Solicitor.

It would be in order for all these offices to be included as one motion:

Manager.………………………………………………………………Margaret Lewis
Secretary………………………………………………………………Dorothy C. Felix until March 2, 2026
Secretary………………………………………………………………Kara Ellison effective March 3, 2026
Treasurer………………………………………………………………James Shelton
Assistant Secretary………………………………………………Kara Ellison until March 2, 2026
Assistant Secretary………………………………………………Valerie Meyers effective March 3, 2026
Assistant Treasurer………………………………………………John Tracey
Solicitor…………………………………………………………………Timothy J. Shultis

4.10 Consideration of a motion ratifying the following dates and times as regular meetings of Hanover Borough Council
for fiscal year 2026: Monday, January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM for Reorganization; Fourth Wednesday of January through December at 7:00 PM; with the exception of November which shall be the fourth Tuesday at 7:00 PM.

5. Additional Public Comment
5.01 Hear Citizens concerning all other items relating to Hanover Borough Council

6. Announcements
6.01 Council Photographs

7. Adjournment