The Wyomissing Personnel Committee met August 20th to discuss expanding the position of Recreation Director to include marketing, and performance evaluations of borough employees.

The Wyomissing Finance & Administration Committee met September 5th and the Wyomissing Civil Service Commission met September 6th.

• Aug. 20th Wyomissing Personnel Committee Meeting

• Sept. 5th Wyomissing Finance & Administration Committee Meeting

• Sept. 6th Wyomissing Civil Service Commission Meeting

Wyomissing Personnel Committee

The Wyomissing Personnel Committee met on Tuesday August 20th. Discussion included

• approved transitioning part time Recreation Director position to full time Recreation and Marketing Director position, effective January 2025

  • discussion of split between recreation and marketing hours

  • being considered by council on Tuesday September 10th

• given a referenced issue from within the police department, committee discussed form and implementation of performance evaluations for borough staff

  • record-keeping for bonuses & raises

  • considered two forms of performance evaluations

  • consideration of how many people should be involved in performance evaluations

  • personnel committee acknowledged that the Borough Manager has not had thorough, systematic performance evaluations

NOTE: The below is included in the August 20th Wyomissing Personnel Committee meeting minutes, but was not discussed in the video recording of the meeting.

• $45k was budgeted for the Wyomissing Recreation Director salary for 2024, and that full amount was paid as of the current payroll cycle on August 20th

  • the meeting minutes note that “There are however four more months left in the year, of which the budgeted salary will be slightly exceed” [sic].

  • the minutes do not elaborate on whether this issue was resolved, what (if any) additional pay the Rec Director will be receiving for the year, how this seeming mistake was made, and how these decisions regarding this situation were made

For more details:

• August 20th Wyomissing Personnel Committee Agenda

• August 20th Wyomissing Personnel Committee Meeting Documents

• Video: August 20th Wyomissing Personnel Committee Meeting via Real Wyomissing Boro

Wyomissing Finance & Administration Committee

The Wyomissing Finance & Administration Committee met Thursday September 5th.

• pension investments have seen improved returns, continuing pattern from 2023

• Minimum Municipal Obligation (MMO) pension plan contribution - paid every quarter, state aid available later in month

  • committee/council chose to base the 2024 MMO calculation on the advantageous 2021 valuation rather than the disadvantageous 2023 valuation, to minimize 2024 budget impact

  • 2025 MMO must use 2023 valuation, is significantly higher than 2024

    • 2025 MMO contribution increasing to $1,568,000, with anticipated state aid offset of $522,000

    • 2024 MMO was $837,000

    • needs to be approved by end of September

• long term financing options presented by PFM

  • Wyomissing’s short term bridge loan financing the Public Works Garage matures April 2025

• PLGIT funds maturing September 12th approved to roll into PLGIT class funds

• in August 2024, increased Tompkins General Obligation note to allow further expenditures on Public Works Garage project

• approved applying for Category 4 Local Share Account (C4LSA) $1M grant to support construction/renovation of Borough Hall & Police Department

• tabled irrigation installation around Centennial Circle until spring 2025

• as of August, YTD budget deficit of $434,000 - larger deficit than last year, smaller than predicted by the 2024 budget

  • negative budget variance YTD is $762,000

For more details:

• Sept. 5th Wyomissing Finance & Administration Committee Agenda

• Sept. 5th Wyomissing Finance & Administration Meeting Documents

• Video: Sept. 5th Wyomissing Finance & Administration Meeting via Real Wyomissing Boro

Wyomissing Civil Service Commission

The Wyomissing Civil Service Commission met Friday September 6th.

The commission discussed promotions and expanding roles in the Wyomissing Fire Department to improve operations.

• approved beginning examinations in promotion process to fill the role of firefighter technician

• commission was informed that the borough is considering adding deputy chief and assistant chief roles to the Wyomissing Fire Department, per Pennsylvania Borough Code for Civil Service

  • commission will review draft descriptions of deputy chief and assistant chief roles when completed at a later date

For More Details:

• Sept. 6th Wyomissing Civil Service Commission Agenda

• Sept. 6th Wyomissing Civil Service Commission Meeting Documents

• Video: Sept. 6th Wyomissing Civil Service Commission Meeting via Real Wyomissing Boro