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Southampton approves fireworks contract, stormwater payments and reappoints construction official with modified hours
Summary
The township awarded a fireworks contract for July 12 (rain date July 13), approved final payments and bond releases for stormwater work, adjusted tax records including a disabled-veteran exemption, and reappointed Thomas Boyd as Construction Official with a new minimum 15-hour workweek condition.
The Southampton Township Committee voted on a package of routine but consequential administrative items on April 15, including awarding a fireworks contract, finalizing payments for stormwater work and confirming personnel appointments.
The Committee adopted Resolution 2025‑53 awarding the township’s July 12, 2025 fireworks display (rain date July 13) to Pyrotecnico Fireworks. The township indicated it had solicited sponsors to help offset event costs.
Financial and personnel resolutions - Resolution 2025‑54 authorized Payment No. 6 (final) on the contract for Falcon Drive stormwater improvements, and Resolution 2025‑57 released the related performance bond. Those actions were adopted by unanimous roll call. - The Committee adopted Resolution 2025‑55 making certain further adjustments to the tax collector’s records and Resolution 2025‑56 authorizing a tax-account adjustment pursuant to the totally disabled veteran exemption. - On the reappointment of the Construction Official and Building & Fire Sub Code Official (Resolution 2025‑58), Administrator Brandon Umba requested the Committee add a minimum-hours condition; Committeeman William Raftery moved to adopt the resolution with a modification requiring at least 15 working hours per week for the position. The motion passed unanimously; Administrator Umba confirmed Thomas Boyd is being reappointed.
Other approvals and next steps The Committee also adopted Resolution 2025‑59 authorizing the township to enter into a grounds management program agreement. All resolutions on the consent and administrative agenda were approved by roll call with all members voting in the affirmative. The meeting subsequently moved into executive session to discuss litigation and redevelopment; attorneys reported no formal action resulted from the executive session when the body returned.
