Delhi Township approves unmarked police vehicle, authorizes online auction and clears a slate of nuisance resolutions

The Delhi Township Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a package of routine and formal actions, including authorization to spend more than $10,000 for a planned unmarked police vehicle, authorizing an Internet auction for surplus township property, and declaring multiple properties nuisances to be abated.

The board voted unanimously on roll calls for all formal resolutions. Trustee Davis, Trustee Sturtz and Trustee Seavey recorded “yes” votes on each resolution as read into the record by the fiscal officer and presented by township staff.

Why it matters: The unmarked vehicle authorization allows township police to purchase a higher-cost vehicle without returning to the board for a separate spending vote, and the online-auction authorization opens a channel to sell obsolete pool equipment and other township personal property through GovDeals; the nuisance declarations clear the legal path for the township to abate accumulated debris at several addresses.

Key actions and outcomes - Resolution 2025-22: Authorized the township administrator to spend greater than $10,000 in fiscal year 2025 for a planned unmarked police vehicle. Outcome: passed (roll call: Davis yes; Sturtz yes; Seavey yes). Presented by Administrator Skyler Miller. - Resolutions 2025-23 through 2025-30: Declared properties nuisance for accumulated debris at multiple addresses (listed below) and dispensed with a second reading to allow immediate abatement. Each resolution passed by roll call (Davis yes; Sturtz yes; Seavey yes). Addresses cited in the meeting record: 4466 Saint Dominic Drive; 5625 Victory Drive; 4124 Lehi Pike; 5189 Orange Lawn Drive; 538 Pedretti Road; 541 Pagerty Road; 4041 Delhi Road; 5336 Plover Lane. Township zoning staff said the properties include mattresses, construction debris, household trash and overflowing containers and that some had been the subject of prior abatements. - Resolution 2025-31: Declared intent to conduct an Internet auction through GovDeals for sale of unneeded township personal property through Dec. 31, 2025. Outcome: passed (roll call: Davis yes; Sturtz yes; Seavey yes). Administrator Skyler Miller said the township will set reserves and expects local swim clubs to be interested in pool equipment. - Resolution 2025-32: Declared certain pool-diving boards no longer needed for public use, authorized sale by Internet auction and disposal of obsolete equipment, and dispensed with a second reading. Outcome: passed (roll call: Davis yes; Sturtz yes; Seavey yes). Miller said the township will replace the boards with Olympic-standard diving boards and expects to recoup funds from the sale.

Other routine motions passed by voice vote without roll call: approval of minutes from the Feb. 26 meeting; approval of overtime for the pay period ending March 4, 2025; approval of bills for payment. Parks and recreation motions to hire part-time service workers Andrew J. Kappinger and Louis J. Nye Jr., and to approve an hourly rate adjustment for event custodian Pamela T. McAmos, were all approved by voice vote at the meeting.

Context and next steps: Township zoning staff said several nuisance properties had previously been inspected; one address recently required repeat abatement. Administrator Skyler Miller described the diving board replacement as a small capital swap to standardize equipment for regional swim teams. The board dispensed with second readings on the listed resolutions, with legal counsel explaining that the resolutions were complete on first reading and the board has authority under its rules to waive a second reading when appropriate.

Ending: The board took no executive-session action and adjourned after community announcements about upcoming township events and programs.