Chester Council lists resolutions for final passage; votes not recorded in transcript

The City of Chester Council opened its Feb. 10, 2025 deliberative meeting by reading a slate of resolutions (Nos. 22–28) that the solicitor said were presented ‘‘for final passage.’’ The transcript records the text read into the record but does not record votes for any of the items.

Resolutions read on the record (text as read): • Resolution 22 — authorize promotional testing for captain positions in the fire department. The transcript includes a later discussion of promotional testing procedures: eligibility requires five years' service, tests are administered by a third party using published reference materials, postings remain open for two weeks, a minimum of 90 days' notice is required, and eligibility lists generally last about one year under civil‑service rules.

• Resolution 23 — authorize final land development at 1020 Morton Avenue for the construction of a 32,100‑square‑foot self‑storage facility. No substantive debate on the land‑development details was recorded in the transcript.

• Resolution 24 — authorize an agreement with GoGov to provide a government software subscription for a City of Chester mobile app and citizen‑request CRM to enhance community engagement, streamline operations and post transparent communications. Staff said the city evaluated three vendors and selected the most affordable and adaptable option with IT input.

• Resolution 25 — authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to install, maintain, operate and remove air monitoring stations at designated city locations for an 18‑month period. This item generated the meeting's most substantive technical discussion (see separate article).

• Resolution 26 — authorize the Chester Economic Development Authority to advertise the draft 2025–2029 consolidated plan, the draft 2025 CDBG/HOME action plan, and the draft analysis of impediments to fair housing choice in accordance with applicable federal regulation. No further detail or funding amounts were recorded in the transcript.

• Resolution 25 (second read on the record) — authorize the transfer of 900 West Second Street to the redevelopment authority of the City of Chester for redevelopment purposes. The transcript repeats a resolution number; it is not clarified on the record whether this is a numbering error or a separate item.

• Resolution 28 — authorize Santander Bank to be the depository for six accounts. No vote was recorded in the transcript.

The transcript indicates council questions and staff clarifications on some items — notably personnel rules governing promotional testing and the technical operation of the proposed air monitors — but it does not show formal roll‑call votes or recorded outcomes for the listed resolutions. Where the record lacked details (for example, dollar amounts, vote tallies, or final outcomes), the transcript notes those items but does not provide further specifics.

Ending: The meeting adjourned after staff and council exchanged brief clarifying questions; the transcript does not show final votes for the resolutions read into the record.