Wellsboro Borough Council

Meeting Agenda

                                                  January 5, 2026

                                                         5 PM

Mayor Call Meeting to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Swearing in of Newly Elected Council Members by Mayor:

Matt DeCamp – 4 year term

Julie Henry – 4 year term

Rachel Smith – 4 year term

Nomination and Election of Council President

Nomination and Election of Council Vice President

Mayor turns meeting over to Council President

Nomination and Election of President Pro Tempore

Motion to re-appoint Cox, Stokes and Lantz as Solicitor

Motion to re-appoint Larson Design Group and W. Scott Bray as the borough engineers on an as-needed basis

Motion to re-appoint Louis Rachiele as Borough Manager

Motion to re-appoint the following depositories for the Borough: First Citizens Bank, Citizens and Northern Bank, and Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust

Motion to appoint North Central Sewage Agency as the Wellsboro Borough 2026 Sewage Enforcement Officer

Motion to appoint Louis Rachiele and Amy Kane Perry as the Floodplain Ordinance administrators

Motion to re-appoint board members to new terms per the following:

Wellsboro Municipal Authority –

            James Bodine – 5 year term ending 2030

Wellsboro Borough Municipal Authority –

            Jeff Wilson – 5 year term ending 2030

Wellsboro Parking Authority –

            Curtis Schram – 5 year term ending 2030

Wellsboro Planning Commission –

            Mark Thompson – 4 year term ending 2029

            Kerry Geykis - 4 year term ending 2029

            Kathy Eastridge – 4 year term ending 2029

Wellsboro Zoning Hearing Board –

            Harlan Crawford – 3 year term ending 2028

            Blake Maxson – 3 year term ending 2028

Historical Architectural Review Board

            Andrew Harding – 4 year term ending 2029

Motion to appoint Louis Rachiele as voting delegate for the Pennsylvania State Association, with Craig West serving as the alternate for Wellsboro Borough

Minutes of the December 8, 2025 Council Meeting

Public Comments on Agenda Items 

OLD BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

HARB:

Committee Reports:

General Government, Administration, Buildings, Personnel

Motion to ratify and approve accounts payable for all accounts 

Motion to approve the Treasurers Report for December 2025

Motion to approve Resolution 2026-01 appointing Tioga County Tax Collection Committee Voting Delegates.

Motion to approve Resolution 2026-02 Authorizing the Disposition of Public Records.

Safety, Police, Fire, Protective Inspections, Codes, EMA

Mayor’s Report

Mayor Proclamation to hold the Halloween Parade on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 6pm with trick-or-treat to follow until 830pm

Police Report

Public Works, Solid Waste, Highways, Parking, Water, Sewer

Community-wide Yard Sales will be held on May 3^rd and 4^th and October 11^th and 12^th

Spring Cleanup will be the week of May 6^th on your regularly scheduled garbage pick-up day

Fall Cleanup will be the week of October 14^th on your regularly scheduled garbage pick-up day

Parks & Recreation, Trees, Beautification, Senior Center

Employee Benefits, Negotiations, Insurance, Safety, Training

Other Business

Public Comments

Adjourn – Next Borough Council Meeting is February 12^th, 2024 at 5pm.