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Trustees approve hires, medic purchase and contracts; votes at a glance
Summary
At its April 28 meeting the West Chester Township Board approved personnel hires and promotions, awarded contracts including a $394,847 medic unit and an up-to-$150,535 Mill Creek District contract, and approved several requisitions and service agreements; recorded roll-call votes named Mister Wong and Missus Ortiz as voting yes (Missus Becker was absent).
The West Chester Township Board of Trustees approved a slate of personnel actions, equipment purchases and contracts at its April 28 meeting.
Personnel and oath: Trustees approved items 2–5, hiring Jeff Yukotter as director of community development (effective 04/27/2026 at a biweekly rate of $4,576.92), acknowledging routine hires and resignations, promoting Scott Smith to fire lieutenant (effective 04/28/2026 at $38.29/hour) and hiring Zachary Sanders as a service technician mechanic (effective 04/20/2026 at $26.08/hour). Scott Smith was sworn in during the meeting.
Major procurements and requisitions: The board approved eight requisitions (items 9–16), including a $29,291 agreement with governmentjobs.com for a three-year learning platform, a $15,590 OpenGov annual subscription for the township transparency portal, and public-safety equipment purchases: $394,847 to Atlantic Emergency Solutions for a medic unit replacement and $83,509.58 to Stryker Sales LLC for a power loader and cot. Additional approved items included HVAC replacement at Fire Station 75, vehicle repair contingency increases and a $15,129.95 sole-source purchase of an AquaEye Sonar system for water and ice rescue.
Contracts and services: The board approved a contract with Ohm for phase 2 of the Mill Creek District work, not to exceed $150,535, to test and calibrate the trustees’ previously developed vision for the property; a license agreement with IKEA Property Inc. to host a "Touch-a-Truck" event (scheduled for June 12); and a service agreement with Beacon Orthopedics and Sports Medicine LTD to provide an employee wellness program funded from the township’s opioid-settlement funds.
Votes and procedure: For motions where roll call was recorded in the transcript, Mister Wong and Missus Ortiz were recorded as voting yes; Missus Becker was listed as absent. Where tallies were not fully read on the record, the board confirmed the motions passed with the recorded Yes votes. Trustees discussed disposition options for the old medic unit and the importance of the AquaEye Sonar for water-rescue response before approving the purchases.
The board also approved routine financial items including payment of bills, a then-and-now certificate, meeting minutes for April 14, 2026, and statutory resolution 13-20-26 declaring surplus items for semi-annual disposal.
