At the Jan. 5 Emmaus Borough Council meeting, Ordinance 1120 had its first reading. This ordinance involves removing a residential handicap parking sign located in the front of 811 Chestnut St., as well as establishing a prohibited parking sign on Railroad Street.

"We had an issue brought to our attention that a portion of Railroad Street is not posted No Parking," Council President Lee Ann Glibert said. "We actually had individuals parking in the intersection of Fifth and Railroad Street."

Police Officer Bethany Adams resigned from the police force due to "personal and professional reasons." This now leaves two open vacancies on the police force. The Civil Service Department has posted an advertisement and applications need to be in by Feb. 4.

Council unanimously voted to appoint the following officials to their designated positions for the year of 2015: Ambulance Corp. Chief Jeffery Hoffman; Animal Control Officer Richard Hontz; Borough Manager and Secretary Shane Pepe; Borough Solicitor Dimmich and Dinkelacker; Director of Finance and Treasurer Kristin Snyder; Certified Public Accountant France, Anderson, Basile and Company; Civil Service Commission Solicitor Davison and McCarthy; Code Enforcement Officer, Public Works and Public Work Inspector James Farnsworth; Earned Income and Local Service Tax Office H.A. Berkheimer; Emergency Management Coordinator James Krippe; Engineer: General, Water, and Sewer – Hanover Engineering; Fire Chief James Reiss; Fire Inspector Daniel Sell; Health Officer Garry Ritter; Pension Consultant-Police and Non-uniform Conrad Siegel; Per Capital Tax Office H.A. Berkheimer; Police Chief David Faust; Public Works Director John Dychala; Sewer Enforcement Officers Jacob Schray, Jeffery Huff and Christopher Taylor; Special Labor Council Ballard Spahr LLP; Lead Snow Enforcement Officer Paula Weiant; and Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor Ronald Corkery Esq.