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Stafford Council signs off on 2026 slate of attorneys, engineers and service contracts
Summary
As part of its Jan. 6 reorganization meeting Stafford Council approved a broad consent agenda naming legal counsel, auditors, engineers, health services providers and multiple vendor contracts for 2026. The approvals streamline procurement but raise no immediate policy changes.
At the Jan. 6 reorganization meeting Stafford Township’s council adopted a large consent agenda that formalized 2026 contracts and professional appointments across legal, financial, engineering and health services.
Major appointments approved on the consent agenda include: Lauren R. Staiger, Esq. of Dasti & Staiger as township attorney; Jean L. Cipriani as conflict and special counsel; Holman Frenia Allison, P.C. as township auditor; Phoenix Advisors as financial advisor; Owen, Little & Associates as township engineer and Remington & Vernick Engineers as consulting engineers for water and sewer work. The council also appointed municipal and alternate prosecutors, public defenders and a bond counsel for specialty debt work. The slate appears in the meeting packet and was approved as part of the consent agenda vote.
The consent agenda also authorized a range of service agreements and cooperative purchasing participations: physician and occupational‑health providers for township employees and police pre‑employment exams, veterinary and emergency veterinary services for the K‑9 and animal control units, tonnage purchases and cooperative contract awards through state and county cooperatives, and the purchase/ordering authorizations that allow staff to use municipal cooperative contracts during 2026.
Why it matters: these hires and contract awards establish who will advise the township on legal, financial, engineering and health matters for the year and set routine service arrangements for operations. They do not create new policies but determine vendors and firms that will execute projects, perform audits and respond to legal or emergency needs.
What the record shows: the appointments and contractor authorizations were listed individually in the meeting packet and then adopted together under the consent agenda. The clerk’s packet names firms and, in many cases, contract limits or hourly rates; the council approved them in a single roll‑call vote.
Follow up and oversight: the clerk will distribute certified copies to the appointees and the administration will post the publicly required notices and contract documents. Financial commitments from the approvals will be subject to budget availability and CFO certification at the time services are ordered.
Sources: Stafford Township reorganization meeting minutes and resolutions, Jan. 6, 2026.
