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Trustees approve hires, declare nuisance and OK Westchester Plaza change; several requisitions pass
Summary
At the Aug. 26 meeting trustees approved personnel hires, declared a property a public nuisance, authorized multiple requisitions including $50,500 for OHM Advisors, approved a major change at Westchester Plaza for Fifth Third Bank, and swore in a new police officer.
The West Chester Township Board of Trustees approved several agenda items on Aug. 26, including personnel appointments, procurement requisitions and land-use approvals.
Key votes at the meeting included:
- Personnel approvals: Trustees approved items 2–4, which included reimbursement of a staff member’s law-school tuition and hires for two police officers (Joseph Moylan and Zachary McMullen). Zachary McMullen took the oath of office at the meeting.
- Requisitions: Trustees approved multiple requisitions (items 7–12) presented by staff, including $50,500 to OHM Advisors for design services, $10,300 to Cellebrite Incorporated for police mobile-device data software, and $13,326.50 to Benchmark Land Management to replace a failed pipe on Barrett Road.
- Nuisance declaration: The board declared a property listed on the meeting agenda a public nuisance under Ohio Revised Code; staff were directed to remove the nuisance, monitor the property for 90 days and add a 25% administrative charge to the maintenance contract.
- Westchester Plaza major change: Trustees approved resolution 23-20-25 to allow a major change for case MCO7-25 (WestchesterPlazaFifthThirdBank), a land-use action trustees said will allow additional retail development at that location.
Votes were taken by roll call and recorded as yes by the trustees present for each listed motion; the minutes show motions, seconders and corresponding roll-call approvals. Where the minutes record additional clarifying discussion (for example, trustees debating requisition thresholds), trustees did not withhold approval of the presented items.
The meeting closed after additional updates from staff on parks planning and an AI study inventory; trustees set a parks work session for Oct. 14 and adjourned.
Votes at a glance: items approved on Aug. 26 included personnel items 2–4; payment of bills for 08/01/2025–08/15/2025; requisitions 7–12 (including OHM Advisors and Benchmark Land Management); nuisance declaration for the agenda-listed property; resolution 23-20-25 (major change for Westchester Plaza, Fifth Third Bank); and emergency adoption of resolution 24-20-25 (DynaG Energy aggregation).
