Tinicum supervisors approve consent agenda, authorize background check for police candidate

Tinicum Township supervisors met on Jan. 5, 2026, and approved routine business including payroll and disbursements, approved payment to a contractor for bridge work, and voted to allow the police chief to begin a background investigation for a prospective full‑time officer.

At the start of the meeting Chairperson Eleanor Breslin called the session to order. Township Solicitor Scott Holbert offered brief remarks before the Board moved to the consent agenda. The consent package included the Board of Supervisors minutes from Dec. 2, 2025; the treasurer's report for November 2025; payroll for December 2025 in the amount of $86,885.05; and December disbursements listed as General Fund $201,736.17, State Fund $2,804.20, Escrow Fund $5,637.29, and Escrow Management Fund $1,339.35. Also on the consent agenda was Loftus Construction, Inc. Payment #2 for the Headquarters Road Bridge rehabilitation in the amount of $121,295.52.

John Cole moved to approve the consent agenda; Eleanor Breslin seconded. The motion passed with Cole and Breslin voting yes and Supervisor Todd Quinby abstaining.

Under action items, the Board considered a motion to authorize Chief Madden to proceed with a comprehensive background investigation for a prospective full‑time police officer. John Cole made the motion and Todd Quinby seconded. The Board voted unanimously in favor.

Township Manager Judith Danko presented the police activity summary for December 2025 in Chief Madden's absence. Danko said the department recorded incident reports in December and cited categories reported by the department, including service calls, criminal or investigative incidents (she noted two drug violations), traffic matters and court/training entries. Danko also said officers served search warrants, investigators are working a fatal single‑vehicle crash and a reported $30,000 fraud, and that DUI charges followed an extended investigation into a collision between a motor vehicle and a bicyclist. She said the department conducted candidate interviews in December and that three candidates achieved passing scores; one candidate is proceeding toward background checks.

The Board took the actions during a regularly scheduled business meeting that was live‑streamed on Zoom and attended by about 11 people in person. The meeting was adjourned at 8:04 p.m.; the next Board meeting is scheduled for Feb. 3, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.