The difference between a snow emergency and a non-emergency was explained by members of Summit Hill Borough Council Tuesday night.

New Council President David Wargo said a snow emergency is when there is 6 inches or more of snow, and Mayor Jeffrey Szczecina declares a state of emergency.

“We must keep the east-west streets open, because these are the snow emergency routes,” Wargo said, referring to streets like Ludlow, Lehigh, Vernon and Hazard.

A non-emergency, like what Monday’s storm was classified, requires residents to refrain from parking on the south and east sides of streets from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., the day after the storm so snow can be removed, and then the north and west sides of the streets during the same times the following day.

Council also made a number of appointments.

Former councilman Alan Kruslicky, who lost his re-election bid in November, was the only applicant to fill a vacant seat on borough council.

The seat became vacant when Marlene Basiago was elected in November to a 2-year term and a 4-year term and chose to take the 4-year term. He was appointed to a two-year term.

While there were two applicants for a single vacancy on the borough zoning hearing board and no applicants for a seat on the planning commission, one agreed to change their application to the planning commission.

Council appointed Jade Washofsky to the planning commission, and Edward Kane to the zoning hearing board. Wargo said there are still two vacancies on the appeals board that have to be filled.

The committees of council have yet to be set up, Wargo said. Council’s work sessions will be the fourth Monday of each month. The committees will be formalized at the next meeting.