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Middletown supervisors enact volunteer tax credit, approve Axon camera contract and several purchases
Summary
At its June 24 meeting the board enacted Ordinance 24‑01 providing up to $500 in township tax relief for qualifying emergency volunteers, authorized a five‑year Axon camera contract offset by a PCCD grant, approved a mower purchase and voted to reject and rebid barn‑deck bids that failed Responsible Contractor Ordinance requirements.
The Middletown Township Board of Supervisors approved several administrative and procurement items June 24, including enactment of a tax‑incentive ordinance for volunteer emergency responders and authorization of a five‑year camera contract for the police department.
Ordinance 24‑01: Township solicitor explained the ordinance allows a township tax credit of up to $500 (applied to either township real‑estate tax or township earned‑income tax) for qualifying township residents who volunteer with one of the township's five local emergency service agencies and meet a 25% response threshold or 25 documented service hours. The ordinance supplements existing township stipend programs and county and school district incentives; the board enacted the ordinance unanimously 5–0.
Axon camera contract: Chief Bartirillo told the board earlier procurement of LensLock equipment raised compatibility and security concerns; after returning that equipment, the police department recommended Axon for 37 in‑vehicle cameras and 61 body‑worn cameras under a five‑year contract. The total five‑year cost is $616,824; a PCCD grant of $168,932 will reduce the township's net five‑year cost to $447,892. The board authorized the contract 5–0; the chief said training and deployment could begin within roughly 60 days of approval, depending on delivery and setup.
Other votes and procurement: The board authorized a John Deere Z950M ZTrak mower ($13,008.68) from the road machinery fund as budgeted and approved the consent agenda (approval of the 06/11/2024 bills list and payment certificates). The board also voted to reject all bids for the Middletown Community Park barn deck and directed staff to rebid the project after finding none of the bidders met the township's Responsible Contractor Ordinance requirements. Board members asked staff to prepare recommendations for possible changes to the RCO to avoid repeated bid failures.
All motions reported in these items carried by unanimous voice votes (recorded as 5–0 in the transcript).
