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At a glance: West Chester Township trustee votes — Sept. 9, 2025
Summary
Trustees approved a personnel hire, routine payments and requisitions, a lease with Butler County, a tax‑certification resolution and nuisance abatements; the major PUD change (Resolution 26‑2025) was heard but not decided.
Key votes at the Sept. 9 West Chester Township Board meeting:
- Personnel: trustees approved hiring James Sawyer as a part‑time assistant mechanic technician, effective Sept. 15, 2025, at $23.37/hour (motion, second, roll‑call approval).
- Finance: trustees approved payment of bills for Aug. 15–22, 2025 and approved trustee meeting minutes from Aug. 26, 2025.
- Requisitions (> $7,500): approved $73,228.29 to Frost Run Todd LLC for legal services through 07/31/2025; $9,527.46 to CDW Government for RSA security tokens (multi‑factor authentication key fobs); and approximately $7,693.73 to Change Healthcare to finalize EMS‑billing provider transition.
- Intergovernmental agreement: trustees approved a continued use agreement with Butler County for space at the West Chester Safety Services Building through June 30, 2027, with a 4% rent increase scheduled for August 2026 and authorization for the administrator to make non‑substantive changes with law‑director approval.
- Budget process: trustees approved Resolution 25‑2025 accepting amounts and rates determined by the Butler County budget commission and certifying necessary tax levies to the county auditor to begin the 2026 budget process.
- Nuisance abatements: trustees declared properties at 7656 Cox Lane and 8155 Highland Pointe Drive public nuisances (high weeds and debris), directed staff to cause removal and to monitor compliance for 90 days, and approved adding a 25% administrative charge to contractor fees; motion cited Ohio Revised Code authority.
What was not decided: the board opened and closed a public hearing on Resolution 26‑2025 (major change to Weatherington Point PUD, case MC08‑25, Track 2) but deferred a vote to a future meeting.
