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Lehigh Township Board of Supervisors appoint interim zoning officers, authorize police hiring ad and approve $17,990 HVAC replacement
Summary
At its May 27 meeting the Lehigh Township Board of Supervisors appointed two interim zoning/code officials, accepted a police resignation, authorized advertising to hire a full‑time officer, approved a $17,990 police‑station HVAC replacement, authorized a GroNorCo grant application and directed the manager to prepare a three‑year budget.
The Lehigh Township Board of Supervisors met on May 27, 2025, at the municipal building in Walnutport and approved a series of administrative and operational items, including interim staffing appointments, a hiring advertisement for the police department, and a facilities repair contract.
Janet Sheats, a township supervisor, moved to approve the May 13 minutes with four textual corrections; Cindy Miller seconded. The motion carried with Sheats, Cindy Miller, Jerry Pritchard and David Hess voting yes and Chairman Mike Jones abstaining. The Board then approved General Fund checks 28726–28754 after Supervisor Jerry Pritchard noted a substantial bill from law firm Campbell Durrant, which Manager Alice Rehrig said was for labor‑attorney services.
On personnel matters the board appointed Liz Amato as Interim Zoning Officer and Building Code Official (motion: Janet Sheats; second: Jerry Pritchard) and appointed Scott Brown as Interim Code Enforcement Officer and Zoning Officer (motion: Janet Sheats; second: Cindy Miller). The Board accepted the resignation of Officer Christian Surjan and then unanimously authorized the Chief to advertise for a full‑time police officer, a post Manager Alice Rehrig said typically starts at about $62,000 for an academy‑trained officer.
The Board considered three vendor proposals to replace the police station air‑conditioning units and voted to accept Home Comfort Solutions’ low bid of $17,990; the selected estimate included a 10‑year warranty. Manager Rehrig presented the quotes after vendors inspected the system; supervisors asked staff to confirm vendor availability and scheduling.
On fiscal planning, Supervisor Cindy Miller urged moving from single‑year budgets to a multi‑year outlook to anticipate staffing and infrastructure costs. Miller said the police account for about 44 percent of current township expenditures; the Board voted unanimously to have the township manager prepare a three‑year budget.
Finally, Manager Alice Rehrig presented an LED sign concept and the Board authorized her to submit a GroNorCo grant application to fund the sign. The meeting moved into an executive session to discuss a collective bargaining agreement and was then adjourned.
Votes and motions recorded at the meeting included the minutes approval (4–0–1, one abstention), approval of bills (unanimous), the interim appointments (unanimous), acceptance of the police resignation (unanimous), authorization to advertise for a police officer (unanimous), HVAC contract approval (unanimous), authorization to apply for the GroNorCo grant (unanimous) and direction to prepare a three‑year budget (unanimous).
