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Douglass Township swears in new officers; board clears review of police contract amendment
Summary
The Douglass Township Board of Supervisors sworn in Officer Mark Delaney and four volunteer fire police, reviewed June police statistics and authorized the solicitor to review a proposed police bargaining‑unit amendment adding a lateral transfer option.
Chairman Joshua Stouch presided over the Douglass Township Board of Supervisors meeting on July 15, where Chief Robert Evans announced the Oath of Office had been administered to Officer Mark Delaney and to four volunteer fire police.
The Honorable Judge Saylor administered the oaths to Officer Delaney and to volunteers Tiffany Blauert, Harvey Ernst, Randy Reifsnyder and Roy Olon. Chief Robert Evans told the board that Delaney previously worked for the Norristown Borough police department and that “he fits in very well already.”
Evans reviewed June 2024 police activity: 618 calls for service, seven reportable accidents, nine non‑reportable accidents, 11 criminal investigations, two arrests, 36 traffic citations, and one non‑traffic citation. He said the department will host Cellebrite certification training the week of July 22 in the GF&R training room.
On personnel policy, the board authorized Solicitor Wendy McKenna, Esq., to review a proposed amendment to the police bargaining unit contract that would add a lateral transfer option for officers. The motion to authorize legal review passed unanimously. The board then accepted the Police Department report as presented.
The minutes record that discussions about fleet options are preliminary: Evans said the department has initiated interest with local dealers regarding a Chevrolet Blazer EV for future consideration as an electric patrol vehicle; no procurement decision was made.
