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North Versailles commissioners elect Bivins president, Juliano vice president and retain township service providers
Summary
At its Jan. 5 organizational meeting, the North Versailles Township Board of Commissioners administered oaths of office to newly seated officials, elected Commissioner Bivins as board president and Commissioner Sam Juliano as vice president, approved several routine retentions and authorized travel to seminars; the meeting adjourned at 6:31 p.m.
North Versailles Township held its annual organizational meeting on Jan. 5, 2026, opening with the Pledge of Allegiance at 6:28 p.m. and the administration of oaths of office by Judge Susan Evashavik Dilucente for Commissioners Joseph Kutch (Ward 2), Sam Juliano (Ward 4), Tracy Yusko (Ward 6) and Tax Collector Maryann Fetsick.
During roll call, the clerk recorded all seven commissioners present: Thompson, Kutch, Beswick, Juliano, Saula, Yusko and Bivins. The board moved through its organizational business through a series of motions recorded in the minutes as “carries.”
Commissioner Bivins was appointed president of the board after a motion "to appoint Commissioner Bivins as President of the Board," which the minutes record as nominated by Commissioners Juliano and Thompson and carried. Commissioner Sam Juliano was then appointed vice president following a motion "to appoint Commissioner Juliano as Vice President of the Board," nominated by Commissioners Thompson and Beswick and carried.
The board approved a motion to retain several routine township service providers: Glenn Engineering as township engineers; Evashavik Law as township solicitor; Huntington Bank as the township depository; The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as the official newspaper; and Almor Towing as the official towing company. The minutes record that the motion carried; the transcript does not specify who moved or seconded that motion beyond initials in the record, nor does it list contract terms.
Commissioners also voted to authorize commissioners to attend seminars and conferences; that motion is recorded as carried in the minutes but the transcript does not specify which seminars, any cost limits or reporting requirements.
A motion to adjourn was recorded as carried and the meeting ended at 6:31 p.m. The minutes did not record individual roll-call votes or dollar amounts for retentions; all actions are described in the minutes as carried without further procedural detail.
Next steps: the minutes record these organizational appointments and retentions for the township record. No future meeting dates, specific seminar approvals, or contract terms were specified in the transcript provided.
