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Monroeville manager outlines hires, K9 unit, 911 move and capital projects ahead of 2025 budget work
Summary
At the Jan. 7 agenda-setting meeting, borough management reviewed a six-month workplan including hiring an assistant manager and parks/communications staff, launching a K9 unit, moving 911 dispatch, and planning for major capital investments including a possible new or rebuilt public works facility and updated fire-company capital agreements.
Municipal management presented a six-month workplan to Monroeville Borough Council on Jan. 7 that flagged personnel hires, public-safety initiatives, capital planning and year-ahead budget work.
A staff presenter identified as Jared summarized the near-term priorities: hiring an assistant manager (55 applicants, nine interviewed), converting the TV department into a communications department with a new director, advertising for a parks-and-recreation director and adding staff in that department, and restarting the deputy police chief hiring process. “What I’ve tried to do with the manager’s report ... is just, focus on what I’m looking at in the next 6 months,” Jared said.
Management also said the borough is planning to re-establish a K9 unit (one to two officers with dogs and vehicles) in the second quarter, and to relocate the borough’s 911 operations to the main level of the municipal building to pursue technical enhancements. The manager’s presentation emphasized capital planning: a 20-year look at pavement management, fleet and IT needs, and discussion about whether to replace or rebuild the public works facility in its current location or at a new site—work that could involve bond financing.
Council and staff discussed the borough’s five-year agreement with volunteer fire companies, noting lead times and costs for equipment have increased and that the agreement contemplates refurbishment schedules rather than new apparatus procurement. Management said staff will present capital budget proposals and requested council participation as staff prepares the 2026 budget; department budget requests are to be submitted for inclusion in staff’s budget materials.
Council members thanked public-works crews for snow responses and discussed community events such as this year’s early Fourth of July logo contest for K–12 students. No formal votes on the manager’s items were taken at the Jan. 7 meeting; these items were placed on the agenda for future council consideration and budget planning.
