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Huntington Township approves minutes, bills and several routine items; residents press for transparency on an employee pay change
Summary
The board approved meeting minutes and the August bill list, reviewed the financial report and moved forward with a bid package for a Greenbrier Road culvert. Public speakers questioned pay and appointment timing for an assistant road master; the board referenced earlier minutes and agreed to provide documentation when requested.
At its Aug. 8 meeting the Huntington Township Board of Supervisors approved routine governance items and addressed a series of operational and personnel questions raised by residents.
The board voted to approve the July 11 meeting minutes and the August bill list by voice vote. The treasurer reported general‑fund receipts of $33,577.72 and expenditures of $31,830.72, leaving a general fund balance reported as $904,226.73; total accounts across ARP and state fund balances were reported as $1,255,720.82.
A resident asked whether an amount read aloud in the meeting—$25,015,000—was intended to purchase a truck. The chair confirmed a truck had been ordered and gave a manufacture date of Oct. 10; the numeric figure as spoken in the meeting appears inconsistent with typical municipal vehicle purchases and is flagged here as stated in the record but not independently verified.
The engineer reported that Greenbrier Road culvert plans and specifications are ready for signature, public display and bidding; the board moved to proceed with the bid package for award at the Sept. 12 meeting, and that motion carried.
Residents raised concerns about transparency and procedure for the appointment and pay of Chad (variously spelled Asford/Asper in the record) to assistant road master. Some attendees asserted the employee had received assistant road‑master pay earlier in the year before a formal public motion, and asked the board to provide documentation from May/June minutes. Board members pointed to a May 9 minutes entry that they said recorded a prior motion; residents asked the board to make the record clear in the minutes and to provide the documentation requested.
The meeting concluded after additional routine reports and announcements.
