Hamilton Township trustees approve budget adjustments, grant for Mounts Park work and several public‑safety purchases

Hamilton Township’s Board of Trustees voted to increase several 2025 appropriations and to accept a state grant for a local stream restoration project, and approved multiple public‑safety equipment purchases during its regular meeting.

The board adopted Resolution 25‑1203A to increase appropriations in the general fund, police district fund and the new building bond retirement fund to reconcile the 2025 budget. The trustee noted the township “was awarded the shine a light on dumpsters grant from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office,” which will fund the Mounts Park stream restoration project. The resolution also records a $5,856 bookkeeping amount related to early retirement of debt on a township building.

The board also approved Resolution 25‑1203B authorizing the private sale of three unneeded or unfit vehicles from the police impound lot.

On equipment, the board approved the purchase of three Stryker stair‑probe patient chairs for $14,537.73 to replace older units. “These chairs are used when we’re moving patients from either below grade or above grade, getting them up and down stairs,” said the fire chief during the discussion, explaining the chairs secure a patient to a chair that can travel on a stair track. Funding for the chairs is 100% from the grant noted in the meeting, and ordering now secures a $2,500 discount and avoids a projected 5% price increase.

Trustees also approved a $58,614 purchase of battery‑operated extrication tools from Howe Rescue Systems to replace a 20‑year hydraulic toolset. The chief described the units as a move to a Milwaukee M18 battery platform and said ordering before 2026 will save an anticipated 7.5% in cost.

All motions referenced in the meeting were moved, seconded and recorded as approved on the record during the session. The board did not record additional conditions to any of the approvals during the meeting.