Warminster Township reorganization: supervisors sworn, officers elected and appointments approved

Kenneth Hayes was sworn in and elected chair as Warminster Township’s Board of Supervisors held its reorganization meeting on Jan. 5, 2026. The board also swore in Mary K. Owens and other newly elected officials, elected Kathy Frescouture vice chair, approved appointments to township offices and advisory boards, set the township’s depositories and a $2,000,000 treasurer’s bond, and approved the consent agenda and a bill list totaling $1,681,059.96.

The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence for resident Jane Lynch before a magistrate administered oaths to newly elected supervisors and officers. "I'm honored and I'm humbled, that the residents of Warminster elected me for another 6 year term," Kenneth Hayes said after taking the oath and later accepting the nomination and unanimous vote to serve as chair. Mary K. Owens repeated the oath and thanked residents for their support.

During the election of officers, speaker 7 nominated Hayes for chair and speaker 5 seconded; the board voted "aye" and the motion carried 5–0. Hayes nominated Kathy Frescouture for vice chair; that motion also carried 5–0. The board confirmed a slate of township officers by voice vote: Mary Owens as treasurer, John Raymond as assistant treasurer, Chuck Haybock as township secretary and Tom Scott as assistant township secretary, each by unanimous vote where recorded.

The board approved its professional and advisory appointments for 2026. Flagler and Associates was appointed township solicitor; Robert Repco of Repco Law was approved as alternate counsel (the chair abstained from the alternate‑counsel vote and the motion carried 4–0–1). Gilmore and Associates was selected for engineering, traffic engineering and planning services. The board also confirmed dozens of advisory‑board nominations and alternates, including those for the zoning hearing board, municipal authority, planning commission, library board and Parks & Recreation advisory roles.

On financial matters the board designated First National Bank of Newtown as the township depository for 2026 and allowed investments with several named institutions, and it set the treasurer’s and assistant treasurer’s bond at $2,000,000 (motion carried 5–0). The bill list dated Dec. 18, 2025, in the amount of $1,681,059.96 was read aloud and approved by the board. "The bill list dated 12/18/2025 in the amount of $1,681,059.96," was read during the meeting and accepted by a unanimous vote.

The consent agenda — which included multiple resolutions on pension contributions and the township fee schedule (resolution numbers read during the meeting as 2026‑01 through 2026‑06 and related entries) — was approved by unanimous vote. The board adopted its regular meeting schedule for 2026 (first and third Thursdays) and affirmed the township’s official holiday schedule for the year. The packet also included a meeting policy the board adopted for 2026 and an appointment of a PSATS voting delegate.

The meeting opened the floor for public comment and recorded no speakers. The chair reminded the public the next regular meeting is Jan. 22, 2026 at 7 p.m. and supervisors offered brief closing remarks thanking residents and welcoming new board members. A motion to adjourn was made and seconded; the meeting ended after the vote.

Votes at a glance: chair election (Ken Hayes) — carried 5–0; vice chair (Kathy Frescouture) — carried 5–0; treasurer (Mary Owens) — 5–0; assistant treasurer (John Raymond) — 5–0; township solicitor (Flagler and Associates) — 5–0; alternate counsel (Robert Repco/Repco Law) — carried 4–0–1 (chair abstained); treasurer bond set at $2,000,000 — 5–0; consent agenda (resolutions 2026‑01 through 2026‑06 as read) — 5–0; bill list $1,681,059.96 — 5–0. Where individual mover/second were recorded in the transcript those nominations were made from the floor and seconded by colleagues.

This account is based on the meeting transcript of the Warminster Township Board of Supervisors reorganization meeting on Jan. 5, 2026; it summarizes the formal oaths, officer elections, committee appointments, financial designations and routine governance actions approved during the session.