Elizabethtown Council elects Winterborne president in split vote
Elizabethtown Borough Council elected Jeff Winterborne as Council President on Monday after Mayor Phil Clark broke a three-three split vote. Jeff McCloud was elected Vice President in an identical three-three split also decided by the mayor's tiebreaker. Newly sworn Matthew Rodriguez, Jay Hynicker,
Council Mayor · Meeting of January 5, 2026
PA ELIZABETHTOWN — Elizabethtown Borough Council elected Jeff Winterborne as Council President on Monday after Mayor Phil Clark broke a three-three split vote. Jeff McCloud was elected Vice President in an identical three-three split also decided by the mayor's tiebreaker. Newly sworn Matthew Rodriguez, Jay Hynicker, and J.
Marc Hershey joined the council. Borough Council unanimously approved all staff and consultant appointments for 2026-2027, including Ann Roda as Borough Manager and Police Chief Derek Koch as Police Department Open Records Officer. By a five-one vote with Councilmember Andrew Schoenberger opposing, the Council approved appointments to Borough boards and commissions for the term.
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Source: the Council Mayor meeting of January 5, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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