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Londonderry Township supervisors approve auditor, road payment, budget amendment and equipment purchases
Summary
At a Feb. 19 work session the Londonderry Township Board unanimously approved appointing Hamilton & Musser, PC as auditor, paid $111,542.73 toward the Swatara Creek Road project, passed a $46,400 budget amendment to fund LOMR engineering, and authorized several Public Works equipment purchases.
The Londonderry Township Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Feb. 19 to appoint Hamilton & Musser, PC as township auditor for fiscal year 2024 and to approve several payments and capital purchases.
Chairman Ron Kopp requested approval of Resolution 2025-08 naming Hamilton & Musser, PC as auditor; the motion was moved by Bart Shellenhamer and seconded by Mel Hershey and carried unanimously. The board then approved Payment No. 2 to Construction Master Services, LLC for $111,542.73 for the Swatara Creek Road Improvement Project after a motion from Mel Hershey and a second from Mike Geyer.
Treasurer Brian Marchuck presented the finance reports, including fund balances (General Fund $96,452.48; Liquid Fuels $16,854.00; Capital Projects $126,352.50) and total open purchase orders of $239,658.98. The board approved the bills and open purchase orders as presented.
The supervisors approved a proposal from Hamilton & Musser to conduct the 2024 township audit at an estimated cost of $16,500 (motion: Bart Shellenhamer; second: Mike Geyer). They also adopted Resolution 2025-10 to establish an Emergency Operation Plan (moved by Bart Shellenhamer; seconded by Mike Geyer).
The board approved Resolution 2025-09 (Budget Amendment 3) to cover an additional $46,400 in engineering costs to carry out a FEMA Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) related to the Conewago Creek Phase 1–3 project and floodplain restoration work; Marchuck said the amount will come from current General Fund cash reserves. The motion was moved by Mike Geyer and seconded by Mel Hershey and passed unanimously.
Public Works purchases approved included an air compressor from Power Equipment Direct for $3,299.99 (moved by Mel Hershey; seconded by Mike Geyer), a salt spreader from Tool Shed for $5,999.00 (moved by Bart Shellenhamer; seconded by Mike Geyer), replacement rubber tracks for the excavator from Cleveland Brothers for $4,554.66 (moved by Bart Shellenhamer; seconded by Mike Geyer), and 200 tons of road salt from Morton Salt at $73.77 per ton (total $14,754.00) under cooperative bid pricing (moved by Bart Shellenhamer; seconded by Mel Hershey). All motions were carried unanimously.
No items were listed under Old Business or New Business, and there was no citizens input recorded at that portion of the agenda. The board adjourned at 8:36 p.m.
Votes at a glance: all recorded motions at the Feb. 19 work session carried unanimously with the four present supervisors voting yes: Ron Kopp, Mike Geyer, Bart Shellenhamer and Mel Hershey.
