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Council adopts ordinance approving St. Mary’s Township budget and capital improvement plan amid conflict‑of‑interest rule
Summary
Adams County Council approved Ordinance 2025‑13 to adopt St. Mary’s Township’s 2025 budget during a public hearing required because volunteer firefighters and family members sit on the township advisory board. The township presented a capital improvement plan that includes cemetery ground‑penetrating radar and recreation improvements.
Adams County Council adopted Ordinance 2025‑13, formally accepting the budget submitted by St. Mary’s Township after a public hearing and review required by statute when a township advisory board includes volunteer firefighters and family members.
Julie Marie drafted the ordinance and explained the statutory trigger: when a township advisory board’s majority are volunteer firefighters or include family members of firefighters, the township’s budget must come before the county fiscal body for approval. The ordinance text presented to the council stated that the fiscal body “held a public hearing on the proposed budget of Saint Mary’s Township” and adopted the budget “as…
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