Trustees approve personnel hires, purchases and contracts; roll-call votes unanimous
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Summary
At the April 22 meeting trustees approved consent agenda items including several hires, purchase orders for EMS supplies, stormwater and paving work, a contract for construction materials testing, and a resolution to declare surplus property; all recorded roll-call votes were unanimous (Yes).
The West Chester Township Board of Trustees approved a set of administrative and purchasing items during the April 22 meeting, recorded by roll-call votes.
Chair calls and motions: Administrator Brown presented personnel and purchasing items and the board moved, seconded and approved the listed items by roll call. For each motion, Trustee Welch, Trustee Becker and Trustee Wong voted yes.
Key approvals included: - Items 2–4: Acceptance of employee resignations received Jan. 1–March 31, 2025; hire of Joseph Engelbert as part-time firefighter EMT (effective 04/27/2025 at $21.70/hour); hire of Katrina Hayes as part-time assistant to the community services director (effective 04/13/2025 at $32.69/hour) with temporary overlap duties. (Motion approved, roll call: Welch/Becker/Wong — yes.)
- Approval of trustee meeting minutes from 04/08/2025 and approval of payment of bills for March through April 11, 2025. (Each motion approved, roll call: Welch/Becker/Wong — yes.)
- Items 7–16: Multiple requisitions and purchases including $15,615.55 to Loft Incorporated (office furniture), annual EMS bulk orders to Brown Tree Medical LLC ($60,300.60), Penn Care Inc. ($209,890.47), Teleflex LLC ($15,170), Stryker Sales LLC ($12,865.15), hotel accommodations for 10 officers for the National Police Memorial trip, a $300,320.68 Sinesis Construction Co. credit for the Crescentville Briar overlay (TIF-funded share), $174,061.80 to National Gunite for storm-pipe repair (shot-crete/sleeving work), replacement mower via cooperative purchasing ($14,576.50) and storm-pipe replacement on Bennington Drive ($12,803). (Motion approved, roll call: Welch/Becker/Wong — yes.)
- Item 17: Agreement with CTL Engineering Inc. for construction-materials testing for the Safety Services Center remodel, not to exceed $20,000, authorized with law director approval for non-substantive changes. (Motion approved, roll call: Welch/Becker/Wong — yes.)
- Item 18: Resolution 9-20-25 declaring surplus township items for disposal. (Motion approved, roll call: Welch/Becker/Wong — yes.)
Why it matters: approvals fund routine operations (EMS supplies, equipment), infrastructure repairs (storm-pipe repairs, paving overlay participation), staff hires and a materials-testing contract tied to a building remodel. Several purchases were paid from TIF or other designated funds as noted by staff.
Ending: All recorded roll-call votes on these items were unanimous in favor; no recorded dissent was entered on the floor.