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Votes at a glance: Northampton County Council actions, June 18, 2025
Summary
A roundup of formal actions the Northampton County Council adopted June 18, including appointments, grant awards, personnel changes, and contract approvals. Many items passed unanimously; several procurement matters and budget amendments generated debate (covered separately).
The Northampton County Council took the following formal actions on June 18, 2025. Counts and outcomes reflect roll call votes recorded in the meeting.
• Appointments and reappointments (area agency on aging advisory council; Children, Youth and Families advisory board; Drug and Alcohol advisory board; Workforce Board Lehigh Valley): adopted 9–0.
• Personnel request — create one full‑time client advocate position in the public defender’s office (pay grade GRS/GR23/1, salary $53,008.84, effective 06/20/2025): adopted 9–0.
• Appointment — Christopher Ziegler confirmed as Northampton County Sheriff (pay grade group 5 step 4d, salary $111,008.68, effective 06/20/2025): adopted 9–0.
• Children, Youth and Families advisory board amended bylaws (as approved by the advisory board and reviewed by solicitor): adopted 9–0.
• Resolution in support of state transit funding (supporting Governor Josh Shapiro’s mass transit funding plan and urging county legislative delegation to vote to pass it): adopted 9–0.
• Resolution supporting increased state funding for county mental health services (requesting a multi‑year funding increase for county mental health): adopted 9–0.
• Livable Landscapes grant awards (county contribution approvals): Borough of Hellertown — $75,000 (Tamanelo/Tamaronello Park improvements) adopted 9–0; Borough of Northampton — $100,000 (Fourth Street playground refurbishment) adopted 9–0; Palmer Township — $50,000 (Fox Run Park/Shonak Creek restoration) adopted 9–0; Upper Mount Bethel Township — $75,000 (Upper Mount Bethel Preserve Phase 1) adopted 9–0; City of Bethlehem — Greenway Trail gap construction (amount and allocation approved) adopted 9–0.
• Administrative contracts and procurement actions: Alex’s Tire Center Inc., Koch Ford and WrenchTech — vehicle maintenance contract (potential payout over multi‑year term) adopted 9–0; CCAP property and liability insurance (POC risk pool) adopted 9–0; Encore Fire Protection (fire alarm system upgrade) adopted 9–0; H & K Group contract amendment for CAB building parking lot paving (change order $24,397.15; amended total $111,311.73) adopted 9–0; Vision Technologies Inc. disaster recovery refresh ($265,731.48) adopted 9–0.
• Alloy 5 Architecture (A&E services for government center parking garage, $463,000): adopted 7–2 (procurement debate—see separate article).
• CHA Consulting Inc. (construction management for government center parking garage, $492,500): adopted 7–2 (procurement debate—see separate article).
Votes not listed above for which recorded roll calls were taken are reflected in the council’s official minutes and the meeting audio/video record.
Ending: Most items passed with unanimous support; the parking garage professional services contracts were adopted over two dissenting votes tied to procurement concerns. Council and staff said they will follow up on documentation and next steps for the awarded contracts and the adopted grant and personnel items.
