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Commission votes: seat appointment, smaller commission and opioid spending approved
Summary
At its Jan. 12 meeting the commission approved opioid committee spending recommendations, voted to reduce commissioner seats from 18 to 12 (12–4), and appointed Nathan Ward to fill the District 3 vacancy (16–0); several administrative resolutions and approvals were also passed.
The Chester County Commission approved multiple motions during its Jan. 12 session, including committee recommendations on opioid-revenue spending, a structural change to reduce the commission from 18 members to 12, and the appointment of Nathan Ward to fill the District 3 seat left vacant by Carolyn Higgins’s illness.
Opioid committee recommendations: A motion by Commissioner Bubba Edgen, seconded by Commissioner Andrea Holland, to approve the spending recommendations for opioid settlement funds passed by voice vote; the transcript records no roll-call tally. The commission then considered a proposal to reduce the size of the commission from 18 to 12 members. Commissioner Dwight Bingham moved the reduction, seconded by Commissioner Brenda Matthews. A roll-call vote was recorded: 12 in favor, 4 opposed. The chair declared the motion carried.
District 3 appointment: With the resignation/recusal of Commissioner Carolyn Higgins, Nathan Ward was nominated to serve the remainder of her term until the August election. The commission held a roll-call vote and recorded 16 in favor; Nathan Ward will serve until the specified election.
Other votes and approvals: The commission also approved the highway department surplus property sale and road list by voice votes, accepted an interlocal resolution with the Town of Inville to have the county manage building-permit and zoning enforcement for the town, approved two notaries (Helen Krauss and Samantha Dyer), and moved to recess and reconvene on Jan. 27 to allow additional committee review of personnel and budget items. The historic courthouse grant application was authorized and noted as awarded; discussions about the required upfront matching funds followed.
The commission did not, during this meeting, make a final long-term funding commitment for a SAFER grant position; staff were asked to return with specific salary figures before any definitive action.
