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Patton Township supervisors elect officers, pare 2026 meeting calendar and approve routine business
Summary
At its Jan. 5 reorganizational meeting the Patton Township Board of Supervisors elected Betsy Whitman chair and Susan Chyczewski vice-chair, approved a reduced meeting schedule for 2026, confirmed committee appointments and adopted routine administrative items including a fee schedule and consent agenda.
The Patton Township Board of Supervisors held its reorganizational meeting on Jan. 5, 2026, and elected Betsy Whitman as chair and Susan Chyczewski as vice-chair. The Board amended its 2026 meeting calendar to hold one regular meeting per month outside the fall budget season and approved committee and Council of Governments assignments and an alternates policy.
Board members voted unanimously on a slate of organizational and administrative actions. The amendment to the meeting schedule, moved by Sultan Magruder and approved 5-0, removed two spring meeting dates staff had proposed cancelling due to scheduling conflicts. Manager Amy Farkas reviewed the proposed calendar and noted staff conflicts on Feb. 11 and March 25. Chair Betsy Whitman observed that “it looks like we essentially have one meeting a month,” a point the Board used to justify the change.
In other business, the Board approved committee appointments and reaffirmed the Township policy allowing alternates to vote at COG committee meetings when filling in for a regular member. The Board designated Supervisor Heidi Miller as the township’s PSATS conference voting delegate and Pamela Robb as alternate. The Board adopted Resolution 2026-01 to set the 2026 fee schedule, including changes to Code Agency fees and food license fees. The Consent Agenda — which included adoption of minutes, a treasurer’s bond amount, procurement thresholds, bank depositories and personnel reappointments — passed on a single motion (vote 5-0). Notable consent items included Resolution 2026-02 authorizing disposition of specified police records per township policy and setting the Treasurer’s bond at $3,000,000.
The meeting concluded with the Board announcing it would convene an executive session to discuss a personnel matter and adjourning at 4:53 p.m.
