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Votes at a glance: West Chester Township trustees approve personnel changes, apparatus purchases, contracts and ordinances on March 25, 2025
Summary
Trustees approved multiple personnel promotions and hires, a fire apparatus purchase funded by TIF, a multi‑item requisition list, a no-parking resolution near Lakota West High School, contributions to nonprofit partners, and several construction and equipment contracts. Most votes were unanimous by roll call.
The West Chester Township Board of Trustees recorded the following formal actions on March 25, 2025. Vote tallies reflect the roll-call results recorded during the meeting (Trustee Wong: yes; Trustee Welch: yes; Trustee Becker: yes) unless noted otherwise.
Personnel (items 3–6) - Approve hire of Brandon Gates as part‑time fire inspector, effective 03/18/2025 at $21.70 per hour (agenda item 3). Approved by roll call. - Promote Sergeant Joseph Beck to police lieutenant, effective 03/26/2025 at a biweekly rate of $4,638.01 (agenda item 4). Approved by roll call; oath of office administered at the meeting. - Promote Officer Daniel Dean to police sergeant, effective 03/26/2025 at a biweekly rate of $4,033.55 (agenda item 5). Approved by roll call; oath of office administered. - Hire Landon Cockside as labor operator, effective 03/10/2025 at $21.95 per hour (agenda item 6). Approved by roll call.
Requisitions, vehicles and equipment (items 9–17) - $1,222,367 to Vogelpohl Fire Equipment Inc. to purchase a custom pumper (agenda item 9). Trustees discussed long lead times (chief said 40 months) and noted the vehicle will be paid from TIF funds; approved by roll call. - $91,818 to Stryker Sales LLC for a four‑year service agreement for power cots and power loads (agenda item 10). Approved by roll call. - $22,000 to Butler Tech and Career Development Schools for paramedic tuition (agenda item 11). Approved by roll call. - $14,129.51 to Cummins Bridgeway LLC for emergency repairs to a 2018 ladder truck (agenda item 12). Approved by roll call. - $9,630 to VIP Printing Center for the summer 2025 community report (agenda item 13). Approved by roll call. - $2,796,851.79 to John R. Jorgensen Company to approve the 2025 paving application (agenda item 14). Approved by roll call. - $81,093 to Rush Truck Centers of Ohio to purchase a 2023 F-450 (agenda item 15). Approved by roll call. - $16,451.25 to Spencer Trailers, Inc. for a 2025 Road Clipper trailer (agenda item 16). Approved by roll call. - $7,596 to Tri State Public Safety to install emergency strobe lights on a truck (agenda item 17). Approved by roll call.
Business and contracts (items 18–23) - Resolution 4‑20‑25: rescind and replace Resolution 28‑2002 and authorize a no‑parking zone along both sides of Westchester Road from Mulhauser Road to Union Center Boulevard (addressing pedestrian/parent pickup near Lakota West High School) (agenda item 18). Approved by roll call; temporary signage and letters to property owners to be posted. - $50,000 2025 financial contribution to the National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting (agenda item 19). Approved by roll call. - $10,000 2025 financial contribution to Ready Cincinnati (agenda item 20). Approved by roll call; trustees said they will monitor value and participation year-to-year. - Contract with Benchmark Land Management LLC for Safety Service Center exterior remodel (not to exceed $1,866,341.40) and authorization for the township administrator to make non‑substantive changes with law‑director approval (agenda item 21). Approved by roll call. - Contract with Benchmark Land Management LLC for the 2025 Storm Pipe Replacement Program (not to exceed $390,252.17) (agenda item 22). Approved by roll call. - Additional Benchmark contract for paving program remainder (agenda item 23). Approved by roll call.
Vote pattern: In the recorded roll calls for each motion the three trustees present (Wong, Welch and Becker) voted "yes." The meeting record did not show any votes of "no," abstentions or recusals for the listed agenda items.
Notes and follow-ups: Several items noted long lead times (notably the custom pumper with an estimated 40‑month delivery) and the use of specific funding sources such as TIF funds for apparatus purchases to avoid operating‑fund impacts. Trustees asked staff to coordinate scheduling and payment processing and to share contract language where necessary (for example, zoning‑resolution language and any conditions attached by the zoning commission).
