Thank you for your interest in using Yeadon Borough Hall Facilities. These Guidelines, and the accompanying Application procedures are designed to provide you with all of the information you will need to decide if our facilities will meet your needs, and to make your use of the facilities a pleasant experience for all concerned.

Scheduling

• All auditorium and meeting room requests must be submitted to the Borough Manager's Office and approved by Council prior to the actual meeting or event. Applicants requesting use of the auditorium must file applications at least 30 days prior to a planned event Sunday through Friday, and 60 days notice for an event held on a Saturday because Borough Council will need to approve the request. Please note: Borough Council approves all requests for the use of the auditorium, and all changes of date.
• All groups and organizations must adhere to their scheduled "start" and "end" times to avoid overlap of meetings or events. This is particularly important to permit any necessary furniture setup or take down to be completed on a timely basis.

Maintenance and Clean-up

• The auditorium and all meeting rooms are to be left in the condition in which they are found.
• When serving refreshments, all leftover foods and drinks are to be taken from the premises, and all serving and preparation areas are to be left clean. All trash must be put in proper bags, sealed and placed in the dumpster behind Borough Hall.
• Any Borough property damaged by you or your guests will be repaired at your cost. Any damage is to be reported to the Building Monitor during the event, or to the Borough Manager's Office (610) 284-1606 within 24 hours.
• You will be responsible to see all that all lights are turned off, and all equipment/appliances used are turned off. All thermostats to be left on the settings as you found them.

Security

• For groups of less than 10, the sponsor of the activity, meeting, or event must have a designated Building Monitor. This individual will be responsible for opening and closing the space to be used; also to ensure the space used is properly cared for and cleaned after its use. If given a key, they will be responsible for the return of the key to the Borough Manager's office within 24 hours.
• For groups of 11, or more, the Borough will assign a Building Monitor as the Borough's representative - to ensure the facility is being well treated, and to provide such services as may be required of the building owner during the event. In addition to protecting this public property, we want to see your needs as a user are fully met. All users will be charged $10.00 per hour - over and above the appropriate user fee - for the time their event is be in progress, plus one extra hour for the Building Monitor's time spent on opening and closing the space used.
• Additional fees may be charged, if Borough Council determines it will be necessary to have security personnel present during any particular event. The Applicant and the Borough Manager will review these special cases, and reach agreement on how security is to be provided, and paid for, to the complete satisfaction of the Borough, before the Applicant's requested event can be approved.

Auditorium Furniture Set-up

• All applicants planning to use the Auditorium shall indicate which of the standard furniture set-up arrangements they desire when they submit their completed Application for the auditorium's use. Alternate furniture arrangements may be possible, but they will require the agreement of the Borough Manager's Assistant and the appropriate Department of Public Works personnel who will be responsible for arranging the furniture. Events that precede or follow an applicant's event, and the time between events, may limit the Borough's ability to meet all requests.

Rental fee(s) and deposits:

Note: Final payment is due two weeks prior to your event in the form of a money order or cash.

• All fees and deposits must be paid when required; they shall be paid in accordance with the schedule found in the Application.
• All Security Deposit related inspections are performed by Department of Public Works personnel, the Borough Manager and/or the Borough Manager's Assistant.

Application Fee All applications shall be accompanied by an Application Fee, in the form of a Check or Money for 10% of the amount of the applicable User Fee. This Application Fee will be refunded, if the application is withdrawn before Borough Council's approval, or Borough Council does not approve the application; this Application Deposit Fee will be credited toward final fee amount.

Security Deposits and Refund

Security Deposits of 50% of the category user fee will be required within ten (10) days of Borough Council's approval of the application. Security Deposits will not be refunded thirty (30) after days after Borough Council's approval of the application.

Liability Insurance Requirements and Indemnification

The following requirements for insurance must be presented to the satisfaction of the Borough of Yeadon at least seven days prior to the utilization of a borough facility:

• Insurance - Social Events-Not Catered - Where guests at a social event are not paying for their food and/or liquor, the Applicant must present, to the satisfaction of the Borough, evidence of homeowners insurance in a form and amount determined to be adequate solely by the Borough.
• Insurance - Fund Raising Events - Not Catered - Where individuals or organizations will be charging for food or liquor in connection with an event, the Applicant must provide proof of General Liability and Liquor Law Liability insurance suitable to the Borough, and have the Borough named as an additional insured for the event.
• Insurance - Events Catered - Where a commercial catering service or company is to cater an event, the Applicant must ensure that said caterer provides proof of General Liability and Liquor Liability coverage to the Borough. The Borough must be named as additional insured on these policies. In addition, the Applicant must provide evidence of homeowners liability insurance for the event.
• Indemnification - The Applicant for use of the Borough facilities hereby releases and agrees to indemnify and defend the Borough of Yeadon, and its officers, employees, agents and Borough Officials, and to hold them forever harmless from and against and any and all losses, liabilities, costs, expenses (including attorneys fees), claims, damages, and demands of every kind or nature whatsoever, both at law and in equity, including those relating to personal injuries, death or property damage arising from or relating to the use of Borough facilities (including buildings, grounds and equipment) pursuant to this application. The Applicant also agrees upon demand of the Borough to pay for or reimburse the Borough for any expenses of any kind arising from damage to Borough-owned or other property caused by the Applicant.

Rules and Regulations for the use of Yeadon Borough Hall Auditorium

1. All users must complete an application in advance of using the auditorium.
   
   
2. Completed applications must be submitted to the Borough Manager; all applications for the use of the Borough Hall auditorium will be reviewed by Borough Council.
   
   
3. All Deposits and User Fees shall be paid in accordance with the requirements outlined in Section II of the Application and Guidelines.
   
   
4. Use of Borough Hall facilities shall be restricted to the activity described on the completed Application.
   
   
5. All activities must be complete by 12:30 a.m.; the user must completely vacate the building by 1:00 a.m.
   
   
6. The user, or sponsor, of the event shall be fully responsible for ensuring the condition of the Borough Hall Auditorium while occupying the facility. Any damage caused to Borough property shall be the responsibility of the user. Security Deposits will be used in the first instance to pay for repairs and restoration of the damaged Borough property. If the Security Deposit is insufficient to cover all repair costs, the User and/or their insurance provider will be expected to pay all additional costs - covering the full indemnification agreed to by the User.
   
   
7. The User will be responsible for ensuring that the facility is left in the condition they found it. All trash must be bagged, sealed and placed in the dumpster located in the parking lot behind Borough Hall. The Borough will provide plastic trash and garbage bags.
   
   
8. The User shall be responsible for the removal of the User's property from the Borough Auditorium at the conclusion of their event, unless other arrangements are made with the Borough Manager's Office before the event. The Borough shall not be responsible for missing or stolen articles.
   
   
9. When putting up decorations, no staples or nails may be used. Masking tape may be used, provided the User is prepared to repair any damaged painted area left when the tape is removed. All decorations must be taken down and removed after the event.
   
   
10. No food or drink is to remain in the building after the event - this includes all ovens and refrigerators.
    
    
11. The kitchen must be swept and all working surfaces, including counters; stovetops, ovens, and coffee makers are to be left clear and clean. All pots, pans and dishes used must be left properly cleaned.
    
    
12. No alcoholic beverages shall be served to or used in any way by any person under the age of 21.
    
    
13. Disorderly conduct of any kind is prohibited; violators will be ejected from building and grounds. Further, should the Building Monitor and Yeadon Police determine the event has become an uncontrolled event; they will have the authority to close the building and require the User to vacate the building.
    
    
14. The User, and any persons attending their event must confine themselves to the rooms assigned.
    
    CLICK HERE to complete the application. You may submit the application online. You wil need to mail your Application Fee, in the form of a Check or Money payable to Borough of Yeadon for 10% of the amount of the applicable User Fee to Borough of Yeadon, P.O. Box 5187, Yeadon, PA 19050. Mark to the attention of Lynette David. This Application Fee will be refunded, if the application is withdrawn before Borough Council's approval, or Borough Council does not approve the application; this Application Deposit Fee will be credited toward final fee amount. Your final fee amount will be emailed to you at the e-mail address listed in the application. This fee is payable with money order or may be paid in cash at the Borough Hall office. If you do not receive an e-mail confirming the balance due, please call Lynette David at Borough Hall at 484-257-1103
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The Yeadon Police Department is located on the 1st Floor of Borough Hall. The Police Department requests the air and cooperation of all the residents in reporting anything suspicious occurring in the Borough, as soon as possible.

If you have information about criminal activity and want to report it in strict confidence, please dial Extension 144 and leave information on the tape. All information will be handled confidentially.

If you have questions for the police and want to give non-emergency information, the business number is 623-1500. Please call between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays). The Police's web address is www.yeadonpd.org.

The Yeadon Fire Company #1 provides fire, rescue and ambulance services to the Borough. Every member of the Fire Company, including the Fire Chief and Fire Marshal, are unpaid volunteers.

The bulk of financial support for Yeadon Fire Company #1 comes from contributions from the community, with only a small portion of your tax dollars funding some operations. Each October you receive a request from the Yeadon Fire Company for a contribution to support fire and rescue.

If you are interested in volunteering with the Fire Company, please stop by the firehouse, next to Borough Hall, to pick up an application. The Fire Company's web address is www.yeadonfirecompany.org.

The citizens' "eyes and ears" of the community is in its 26th year of operation in Yeadon. Yeadon Town Watch supports our local police. Town Watch is in urgent need of volunteers to staff their Friday and Saturday night patrols. To volunteer or to find out more about Town Watch's activities and ways in which you can support Town Watch, call 610-623-3411.

The Yeadon Public Library is located at 809 Longacre Boulevard. The library is a member of Delaware County Library System, a federated system comprised of 26 libraries and 4 associate members. The library houses a collection of thousands of books including popular fiction and nonfiction reading materials for every age category, reference materials, periodicals, and books on cassette.

If you cannot find the information, Library staff can help point you in the right direction. Remember, you can also pick up voter registration forms, tax forms, and community fliers and newsletters at the Library. The library's web address is www.yeadonlibrary.org

If you are not registered to vote, you can pick up a voter registration form at the Yeadon Public Library or at Borough Hall. Mail the completed form to the Delaware County Government Center in Media, or hand deliver the completed registration to the Government Center at Front and Lemon Streets, behind the County Courthouse. Requests for absentee ballots must be received at the Delaware County Bureau of Elections not earlier than 50 days before an election, or later than 5:00 p.m. of the Tuesday prior to Election Day.

Trash Pick-up begins at 7:00 AM Monday through Thursday. Place your trash curbside after 6:00 PM the day before collection day. Your pick-up day will be delayed one day if a legal holiday falls on the same weekday as your regular trash pick-up day. From the last week of June to the last week of August, trash is collected twice a week.

Borough Ordinance No. 1060.07 stipulates that "All trash, rubbish and garbage shall be placed in metal or plastic containers, of a size not more than thirty-three gallon capacity and which do not, when filled, weigh in excess of thirty pounds. Plastic trash bags are acceptable. All containers shall, when placed by a public street, be covered with cover or lid of the same type of material as the container."

The Borough's curbside leaf collection program begins on October 12, 2010, and will continue through December 10 2010. The leaf machine will follow the same route as your weekly street cleaning (Monday thru Thursday). Please rake all leaves to the curb. Do not place tree branches and or twigs in with the leaves because this clogs up the vacuum unit. Leaves can also be bagged and placed out in your regular trash anytime (before and after these programs dates).

If you have any questions please call the Public Works department at 610-623-3636.

Beginning June 28, 2010 thru September 3, 2010, the Borough will be collecting trash twice a week. The following schedule for pick up days reads like this.

680.02 UNDESIRABLE ACCUMULATIONS; DUMPING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. No person shall dump, keep or permit to remain on his or her premises, or on any private property, including any vacant lot, any garbage, rubbish, waste or waste material or any lot or piece of ground within the Borough, upon any highway, street or alley, or upon any shore or margin of any stream within the Borough, or so near the limits thereof as to annoy or be offensive to any other person. (Ord. 353. Passed 7-24-41)

680.03 USE OF CHEMICALS; DUMPING ON PUBLIC WAYS

1. No person shall place, throw or use calcium chloride and/or any other similar chemical or chemical compound upon any street of the Borough.
2. No person shall place or throw any garbage, rubbish, tree or hedge trimmings or other refuse of any kind upon and street of the Borough.
3. No owner or occupier of land shall permit to remain upon any street of the Borough, in front of land owned and/or occupied by him or her, any garbage, rubbish tree or hedge trimmings or other refuse of any kind. (Ord. 410. Passed 9-23-48)

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) is not just your old oil-based paint. It can be found throughout the home in kitchens, bathrooms and of course garages. Some hazardous items are non-latex paint, turpentine, chemicals normally used for cleaning. The Delaware County Solid Waste Authority hosts several HHW collection events annually. These events have come to include an event each spring and fall where residents can also bring computers (maximum of 3 per car), printers, scanners, fax machines and/or portable TV’s under 27 inches for recycling.

Information concerning what items should be brought to be an HHW Event could be found by visiting Delaware County Solid Waste Authority’s Household Waste Program.

The Requirements:
Acts of 1988 (Acts 101) requires residential, commercial, institutional and municipal establishment located in Pennsylvania's mandated municipalities to recycle materials included in the municipality's recycling ordinance or regulations, which may include glass, newsprint, cardboard, plastics, and/or steel and bimetallic cans. Mandated municipalities require all commercial and institutional establishments provide written documentation as to the type of weight of materials recycled annually. Reports should be on their hauler's letterhead and are due to the municipality prior to January 30th of each year.

Apartments & Condominium Recycling Programs:
If you own or manage residential rental properties or condominiums, you are required to set up a recycling program for your tenants. Your recycling program should recover essentially the same materials that are recycled through the municipal program. Tenants will welcome the opportunity to recycle, just as many of their neighbors who live in row, twin or single family homes have been doing for years.

Steps for Successful Recycling:

1. Provide or recommend appropriate recycling bins for newsprint and containers for cans, bottles, and jars.
2. Determine if tenants/owners can leave recyclables on floors near service entrances or if they need to bring them to a central location.
3. Coordinate collection of recyclables with regular trash collection.
4. Designate a central area for collection of recyclable materials- in basement, storage room or other common area. Interior locations must be equipped with working sprinkler systems.
5. Send to memo, hold an open house or tour of your building's recycling locations, or have open hours when residents can pick up bins and recycling information.
6. Educate residents about particular recycling procedures in your building or complex.
7. Include recycling information in your training for new building staff.
8. Note that recycling will help introduce tenants to owners and neighbors to each other.
9. Young people and even small children should be encouraged to get involved in recycled.
10. The area needed in your central location should not dramatically increase since you will be replacing the waste dumpster with a smaller container.
11. Be sure that recycling and trash bins look different from each other and are clearly marked. Both types of bins should be conveniently placed in close proximity to one another.
12. Please signs at your recycling location to remind residents of what should and should not be placed in these containers. All glass, plastic, bimetallic and aluminum should be rinsed. However, labels can remain. All plastic lids should be removed and placed in with the regular trash.

RECYCLING IN COMMERCIAL / INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS IN MANDANTED COMMUNITIES

Facts About Office Paper

• As much as 93% of all office waste is paper, most of it recyclable.
• Recycling high-grade office paper is required by law in commercial establishments located in mandated municipalities in PA.
• Typical business offices generate about 1.5 pounds of waste paper per employee each day. Financial businesses generate more than 2 pounds per employee daily.
• Eliminating office paper from your waste may reduce your waste bill by as much as 50%.
• Recycling one ton of paper typically saves about 6.7 cubic yards of landfill space. A cubic yard of stacked office paper weights about 380 pounds.
• Recycling one ton of paper typically saves about 6.7 cubic yards of landfill space. A cubic yard of stacked office paper weights about 380 pounds.
• Recycling can significantly reduce your office's refuse bill.

1. Perform a waste audit to determine what type of waste is discarded. This will also determine what types of containers are needed.
2. The results will determine the appropriate recycling program for each area.
3. After policies have been established, involve the custodial department in this new program. Make them feel part of the team. Their support is a key element to a successful program.
4. Placement of well-marked recycling containers in the workplace is a crucial element.
5. Inform all employees about the proper recycling procedures.
6. Follow up to ensure that procedures are being followed. Educate employees as necessary.
7. Setting up a logbook to record the volume of recyclables that leave the premise will enable you to receive proper compensation for your materials and alert you if volumes decrease. Further employee training may be necessary.
8. Discuss with your waste hauler what the proper size containers for trash and recycling should be. Downsizing your trash container or eliminating a pick up, can dramatically decrease your waste bill.
9. Remind employees to keep food waste out of recycling containers.

RECYCLING IN RETAIL OPERATIONS

Retail Operation Recycling Program
Recycling in your retail operation can actually help you sell your product. By implementing a program and showing it off, you will communicate to customers that you care about the environment and are cost-conscious. Packaging materials, particularly corrugated cardboard, make up a large portion of any retail store’s waste. Because much of this waste is generated outside the retail establishment, reduction efforts must be made in cooperation with vendors.

Incoming packaging such as bags and boxes can be reused as packaging for customers. However, while this reduces disposal requirements, it does not solve the problem of unnecessary packaging. If vendors ship products in unnecessary or non-recyclable packaging, ask them to reduce packaging or switch to materials that can be recycled or reused.

Items such as hangers that are not reused or recycled should be offered to the customers. Often, these hangers are sturdy and your customer will appreciate your generosity.

Steps for Successful Recycling

1. Most of your waste will be corrugated cardboard. Recycling cardboard can significantly reduce your trash bill. In an effort to reduce volume and make storage easier, flatten and bale the corrugated cardboard.
2. Educate the janitorial service and/or staff responsible for taking out the trash and recyclables about proper separation procedures.
3. Educate the janitorial service and/or staff responsible for taking out the trash and recyclables about proper separation procedures.
4. Include recycling information in your orientation for new employees
5. Make sure that managers of public areas in shopping complexes are provided with containers for recycling.
6. Put up signs to tell customers that you recycle. Signage in your display window, believe it or not, will bring customers into your store.
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Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right to Know Law, U.S. Citizens have a right to access and copy certain documents classified as public records.

(1) Contact information for the open-records officer.

Donna Turner is the Open Records Officer of the Borough. All requests for access to public records of the Borough shall be directed to:

Donna Turner
Open Records Officer
Borough of Yeadon
Church Lane & Bailey Road
Yeadon, Pennsylvania 19050
Telephone (610) 284-1606
FAX (610) 284-2138

(2) Contact information for the Office of Open Records.

If your request is denied by the Borough, you have a right to appeal the denial of information in writing to:
Terry Mutchler, Executive Director
Office of Open Records,
Commonwealth Keystone Building,
400 North Street, 4th Floor,
Harrisburg, PA 17120.
Telephone: 717-346-9903

(3) Form which may be used to file a request.

The Borough will accept the universal request form promulgated by the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records. Copies may be obtained from the receptionist at the Borough Office or by clicking here.

(4) Regulations, policies and procedures.

1.All requests for public records of the Borough under this policy shall be specific in identifying and describing each and every public record requested. In no case shall the Borough be required to create a public record which does not exist or to compile, maintain, format, or organize the public record. 2. All requests for public records shall be submitted in writing and include the date of the request, requestor's name, address, telephone number, signature of the requestor, and, if duplication is required, appropriate payment. 3. No copies of records will be released without payment in full for copying costs 4. When a request is received for access to public records, the Open Records Officer shall make a determination within five (5) business days of receipt of the request, to grant or deny the request, or to partially grant and partially deny the request. Alternatively, the Open Records Officer may decide that additional time is required if, after receiving a request for access to public records, the Open Records Officer determines any of the following circumstances exist:

(A) The request for access requires redaction of a public record; (B) The request for access requires retrieval of a record stored in a remote location; (C) A timely response to the request for access cannot be accomplished due to bona fide and specified staff limitations; (D) A legal review of the request is necessary to determine whether the record is a public record subject to access under the Act; (E) The person or entity requesting access to the public record has not complied with the Borough's policies regarding access to public records; or (F) The person requesting access to the record refuses to pay applicable fees as contained herein. The person or entity requesting access to the public record shall be informed in writing as to the specific reason that their request is being reviewed within the original five (5) business day period. The notice shall include a statement notifying the requestor that the request is being reviewed, the reason for review, a reasonable date that a response is expected to be provided and an estimate of applicable fees owed when the record becomes available. The review must be completed, and a final determination made, within thirty (30) days following the date the request was made. If the date a response is expected to be provided is in excess of 30 days, the request for access shall be deemed denied unless the requestor has agreed in writing to an extension to the date specified in the notice. If the requestor agrees to the extension, the request shall be deemed denied on the day following the date specified in the notice where the agency has not provided a response by that date.

	5. If a request for access to public records is denied, the person or entity requesting the information shall be notified in writing of the Open Records Officer's decision within the applicable five (5) business day or thirty (30) business day period. Denials must be in writing, accompanied by a description of the record, the reason for denial including citation to the legal authority and contact information for the Borough's Open Records Officer, date of response and procedures for appeal. The denial must be signed by the Open Records Officer. Appeals from a denial may be made within fifteen (15) days to the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Plaza Level, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225 (phone: 717-346-9903).
	6. The Borough shall charge copying fees in accordance with the rates approved by the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records. As of December 4, 2008 the copying fees are:
	Copies: ( A "photocopy" is either a single-sided copy or one side of a double-sided black-and-white copy of a standard 8.5" x 11" page ) $0.25 per page. Certification of a Record Please note that certification fees do not include notarization fees. $1 per record Specialized documents For example, but not limited to, blueprints, color copies, non-standard sized documents Actual Cost Facsimile/Microfiche/Other Yeadon Actual Cost Conversion to Paper: If a record is only maintained electronically or in other non-paper Yeadon, duplication fees shall be limited to the lesser of the fee for duplication on paper or the fee for duplication in the original Yeadon unless the requester specifically requests for the record to be duplicated in the more expensive medium. Postage Fees Actual Cost of Mailing Vehicle accident report $15 per report
	7. If the estimated costs of duplication of a public record is expected to exceed One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), the Borough may require the person or entity requesting the record to prepay the estimated fees authorized by this policy, prior to providing access to the public record. Access to the records requested shall be postponed until prepayment is received.
	8. Inspection of Redacted Records: If a requester wishes to inspect rather than receive a copy of a record and the record contains both public and non-public information, the Borough shall redact the non-public information. The Borough will charge for the copies it must make of the redacted material in order for the requester to view the public record. The fee structure outlined above will apply. If, after inspecting the records, the requester chooses to obtain the copies, no additional fee will be charged.

The organizations listed below provide recreation opportunities for you and your family. For more information on how you can participate please contact the name and/or number listed.

Yeadon Shotokan Darate Club
Open to students who will follow our creed or seek perfection of character endeavor to be faithful, respect others and refrain from violent behavior. Classes Mon and Thurs. For further info call 610-505-3319 or 284-0097.

YAA Yeadon Athletic Association
Boys and girls soccer: Juniors ages 5-8; Seniors ages 9-14. Registration Sat Aug 2nd and 9th - 10 am to 12 pm and Wed Aug 6 and 13 from 6-7 pm at Yeadon Borough Hall. Draft Day-Thursday Aug 14-16 pm sharp @ Yeadon Community Park-Providence and Union Avenue. Registration fee $80 per child---$40 for 2nd and 3rd child per family. Contact Ron Wright @ 610-715-5087 for more info.

Girl Scout Troop #2529
Meetings are scheduled at Yeadon Presbyterian Church on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month at 6:30 pm. Contact Renay Boyce at 610-284-0043 or Denise Jones at 610-626-0990.

Boy Scouts
Scouts Master Ronald Green of Boy Scouts Pack 54 meets at Presbyterian Church every Wed at 7 pm. Their mission is to help

Matadors Football Team
New Team in Community. Recruiting for 2 teams only: Pewee Ages 7,8,9; Midgets Ages 10-14,15* Contact Raymond Harris @267-608-6598

Greater 69th Street Wildcats
Football and Cheerleading 2008 season starts August 1st---Football Player