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Township council adopts fee ordinance and approves consent agenda including LOSAP certifications
Summary
At its March 3 meeting, the Township of Washington Council adopted Ordinance 25-06 (fees) at second reading and approved a consent agenda of refund and certification resolutions, including LOSAP certifications for the volunteer ambulance and volunteer fire departments.
The Township of Washington Council on March 3 adopted Ordinance 25-06, an amendment to Chapter 212 of township ordinances on municipal fees, at second reading and approved a consent agenda that included multiple refunds of escrow and tax overpayments and certification of length-of-service award program (LOSAP) lists for volunteer ambulance and fire department members.
The ordinance was opened for public hearing and, with no members of the public speaking, the council closed the hearing and voted to adopt by roll call. Council members recorded “yes” votes during the roll calls called by the council president.
The consent agenda included resolutions authorizing refunds of escrow and performance guarantees (examples: resolution 25-182, refund not to exceed $10,039.76; resolution 25-183, refund not to exceed $7,344.90), tax overpayment refunds (examples: resolution 25-185 and 25-186) and certification lists for the township Volunteer Ambulance Corp and Volunteer Fire Department LOSAP programs (resolutions 25-187 and 25-188). Council moved and seconded approval of the consent agenda and carried the motion by roll call vote.
Township Administrator Mark DiCarlo and Township Clerk Susan Wachowski were on the dais for the item; no public commenters appeared during the ordinance public hearing. The council recorded the adoption and the consent agenda votes in the official meeting record.
Votes at a glance Ordinance 25-06 (amending Chapter 212, fees): Adopted at second reading; public hearing opened and closed with no public comment; roll-call vote recorded as unanimous “yes.” Consent agenda (single motion enacting multiple resolutions): Adopted by roll call. Included resolutions (examples cited in meeting): - Resolution 25-182 — Authorize refund of remaining escrow balance and performance guarantee (block 3103 lot 25), amount not to exceed $10,039.76 — approved. - Resolution 25-183 — Authorize refund of escrow funds (block 3115 lot 1), amount not to exceed $7,344.90 — approved. - Resolution 25-184 — Authorize refund of escrow funds (block 454507 lot 1), amount not to exceed $335 — approved. - Resolution 25-185 — Authorize refund of overpayment of taxes (block 2503 lot 13) to CoreLogic, amount not to exceed $3,031 — approved. - Resolution 25-186 — Authorize refund of overpayment of taxes (block 450101 lot 9) to Kelly Title Group, amount not to exceed $3,587 — approved. - Resolution 25-187 — Approval of certification list, Township of Washington Volunteer Ambulance Corp, LOSAP program, year 2024 — approved. - Resolution 25-188 — Approval of certification list, Township of Washington Volunteer Fire Department, LOSAP program, year 2024 — approved.
Why it matters: The fee ordinance sets the township’s charged rates for specified municipal services and permits; the consent agenda implements administrative refunds and recognizes volunteer emergency responders for LOSAP crediting, both of which have direct budget and personnel implications for the township.
Council members present for the votes included Councilman Casio, Councilman Sears, Councilwoman Velez and Council President DeSoto; some roll-call responses in the transcript used slightly different spellings of surnames when recorded by the clerk. The official minutes and adopted ordinance text will appear on the township website and in the clerk’s office.
