Council

Council Meeting Schedule is listed below.

All Council Meetings begin at 7:00 PM

January 5 – Reorganization Meeting
January 26
February 2
February 23
March 2
March 30
April 6
April 27
May 4
May 26
June 1
June 29

July 6
July 27
August 3
August 31
September 8
September 28
October 5
October 19 – Budget Meeting
October 26
November 2
November 30
December 7
December 2

Next Council Meeting

Council Agenda – October 5th, 2026
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2026 Current Council Members

Mayor	Diane Fernandez	dfernandez@youngwood.org
President	Scott E. Palmquist	spalmquist@youngwood.org
Vice-President	Billy Cowherd	bcowherd@youngwood.org
Council Member	Lloyd H. Crago	lcrago@youngwood.org
Council Member	John Hajdukiewicz	jhajdukiewicz@youngwood.org
Council Member	Charles Lutz	clutz@youngwood.org
Council Member	Matthew Peoria	mpeoria@youngwood.org
Council Member	Irvin Shipley	ishipley@youngwood.org
Solicitor	Krisha A. DiMascio
Engineer	Gibson-Thomas

2026 Youngwood Borough Council Committees

Committee / Board	Chairperson / Representative	Members / Alternates
Finance/Personnel	Billy Cowherd	Scott Palmquist; Mayor Diane Fernandez
Public Works/Equipment/Buildings & Grounds	Charles Lutz	John Hajdukiewicz; Scott Palmquist
Ordinance/Code Enforcement	Irvin Shipley	Charles Lutz
Grants Research/Stormwater Management	Matthew Peoria	Irvin Shipley
Park, Recreation and Park-n-Pool	John Hajdukiewicz	Mayor Diane Fernandez
Public Safety	Lloyd Crago	Matthew Peoria
Community Involvement, Growth & Development	Mayor Diane Fernandez	Billy Cowherd; Lloyd Crago

Committee / Board	Chairperson / Representative	Members / Alternates
Finance/Personnel	Billy Cowherd	Scott Palmquist; Mayor Diane Fernandez
Public Works/Equipment/Buildings & Grounds	Charles Lutz	John Hajdukiewicz; Scott Palmquist
Ordinance/Code Enforcement	Irvin Shipley	Charles Lutz
Grants Research/Stormwater Management	Matthew Peoria	Irvin Shipley
Park, Recreation and Park-n-Pool	John Hajdukiewicz	Mayor Diane Fernandez
Public Safety	Lloyd Crago	Matthew Peoria
Community Involvement, Growth & Development	Mayor Diane Fernandez	Billy Cowherd; Lloyd Crago
Cemetery	Matthew Peoria	—
Park & Pool	Shannon Moore	—
Recreation Board	John Hajdukiewicz	—
Library	—	—
Five Star Trail	Mayor Diane Fernandez	John Hajdukiewicz
Tax Collection (Act 32)	Diane Schaefer	Alternate: Shannon Moore
WCBA Representative	Diane Schaefer	Alternate: Scott Palmquist
Foothills COG – UCC Representative	Matthew Peoria	—