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Upper Yoder supervisors approve grant-funded cruiser, authorize backhoe purchase and direct police-equipment proceeds to general fund
Summary
At a township supervisors meeting, the board approved a grant-funded 2026 Chevrolet Tahoe cruiser (total cost $86,970), authorized purchase of a backhoe ($119,596), and voted to deposit proceeds from sales/payments related to transferred police equipment into the general fund rather than the emergency management account.
Upper Yoder Township supervisors approved several equipment purchases and a funding change for police-equipment sale proceeds at their regular meeting.
The board approved acceptance of an LSA grant and the purchase of a 2026 Chevrolet Tahoe as a new police cruiser with a total cost of $86,970. The board also noted separate upfitting costs of roughly $17,376, to be paid from the township’s emergency management account. The motion to approve the cruiser purchase passed after a second; the minutes on the record do not specify the individual mover and seconder.
Supervisors also discussed and then approved a backhoe purchase. The amount publicly disclosed during the meeting was $119,596 and a motion to approve dispersal of funds for that purchase passed.
Separately, the board debated how to account for proceeds from items transferred to West Hills Police Department and proceeds from future equipment sales. After discussion the supervisors moved and approved that monies paid to Upper Yoder (an installment arrangement totaling roughly $122,000 to date) and any additional sales proceeds from police equipment will be deposited into the township general fund rather than the emergency management account. The motion’s language clarified that installment payments already in transit should be directed to the general fund when received and that future sale proceeds authorized by the board will also be deposited to the general fund.
The meeting record shows routine roll calls for bills and fund approvals earlier in the agenda and a motion to advertise for road paving bids, all passed as recorded. The transcript does not record full vote tallies or the names of movers and seconders for each motion.
What happens next: staff will proceed with procurement and the planned equipment deliveries; the backhoe delivery date referenced in discussion was April 28. The board also left space on the agenda to finalize any outstanding dispersals and will record completed vouchers in the township financials.
