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Hampton Township Council elects officers, confirms meeting schedule and fills multiple boards
Summary
At an organizational meeting, Hampton Township Council elected Dr. Johnson president and Miss Blackburn vice president, approved 2025 meeting dates (with November and December exceptions), reappointed and appointed members to several boards and authorized advertising for a Jan. 8 special meeting on a 2025 tax revenue anticipation resolution.
Hampton Township Council on an organizational meeting opened its 2025 calendar by electing Dr. Johnson as council president and Miss Blackburn as vice president, approving a set schedule of regular meetings with exceptions in November and December, confirming committee and organizational appointments, and filling multiple vacancies on township boards and authorities.
The reorganization matters were front-loaded after roll call. Council approved the proposed schedule of regular meetings on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, with exceptions set for Nov. 5 and Nov. 19 and Dec. 3 and Dec. 17. The council also authorized the township manager to advertise a special meeting to be held Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, to reconsider a resolution related to the township’s 2025 tax revenue anticipation note.
The meeting confirmed a slate of committee and council organizational appointments largely unchanged from the prior year, with two clerical corrections noted on the agenda (the Economic Advisory Board title and the Youth Sports Advisory Board affiliation). Council took a series of votes reappointing and appointing members to planning, appeals, zoning and advisory boards and to regional authorities. Reappointments approved included James Ventura to the Planning Commission (four-year term, expires in 2028); Dean Hess and Jeffrey Baumann to two three-year terms on the UCC Board of Appeals (terms expire in 2027); and David Moran to a five-year term on the Zoning Hearing Board (term expires in 2029). The council appointed Adam Machinbaugh to the rotating Hampton Shaler Water Authority seat for a five-year term (expires in 2029) and Ryan Jurosky to a three-year term on Shaler‑Hampton EMS (expires in 2027). The council also reappointed John Wilson and Maureen Lyons to three-year terms on the Environmental Advisory Council (terms expire in 2027).
Council members also noted current vacancies: one three-year Environmental Advisory Council slot and one seat whose term runs through 2025 after Richard Woodruff’s resignation. Council asked staff to continue public outreach and to accept resumes for those openings.
Discussion during the meeting included a short exchange about timing for December meetings (one member suggested retaining a first-and-third‑week pattern to avoid a long gap before the Christmas week) and a criticism—left unattributed in the record—about the township’s continuing reliance on print advertising for public notices: "When are they going to bring advertising into the 21st century? It's ridiculous." The manager told the council she had arranged an email blast and social‑media notices about open seats and that a public notice for the special Jan. 8 meeting may have already appeared in the local paper.
Votes at a glance
- Elect council president: Motion to accept Dr. Johnson as president — approved (roll call recorded as unanimous; six council members voted "favor").
- Elect vice president: Motion to accept Miss Blackburn as vice president — approved (unanimous; six "favor").
- Meeting schedule: Adopt second-and-fourth Wednesday schedule with exceptions for Nov. 5, Nov. 19, Dec. 3 and Dec. 17 — approved (unanimous; six "favor").
- Council committee appointments and organizational appointments (items 5a–5j as listed on the agenda, with clerical correction noted) — approved (unanimous; six "favor").
- Planning Commission: Reappoint James Ventura to a four‑year term (expires 2028) — approved (unanimous; six "favor").
- UCC Board of Appeals: Reappoint Dean Hess and Jeffrey Baumann to three‑year terms (expire 2027) — approved (unanimous; six "favor").
- Zoning Hearing Board: Reappoint David Moran to a five‑year term (expires 2029) — approved (unanimous; six "favor").
- Hampton Shaler Water Authority: Appoint Adam Machinbaugh to rotating five‑year term (expires 2029) — approved (unanimous; six "favor").
- Shaler‑Hampton EMS: Appoint Ryan Jurosky to three‑year term (expires 2027) — approved (unanimous; six "favor").
- Environmental Advisory Council: Reappoint John Wilson and Maureen Lyons to three‑year terms (expire 2027); announced two vacancies (one three‑year vacancy and one seat vacated midterm, expiration 2025) — reappointments approved (unanimous; six "favor").
- Authorization to advertise special meeting for Jan. 8, 2025 (to reconsider a resolution related to the 2025 tax revenue anticipation note) — approved (unanimous; six "favor").
Council members and staff repeatedly encouraged residents to apply for open volunteer positions and to send resumes to township staff; the manager confirmed outreach by email and social media. The meeting concluded after a brief period for other business and adjournment.
