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Dickinson supervisors award Lindenwood Park trail paving, approve resident outreach tools; personnel manual adoption tabled
Summary
At its July 17 meeting, the Dickinson Township Board of Supervisors awarded an $88,800 contract to pave the Lindenwood Park trail, authorized building a resident mass-email/text list and an information-only Facebook page, and tabled adoption of an updated personnel manual after objections to adding two holidays.
Dickinson Township Board of Supervisors on July 17 voted to award a paving contract for Lindenwood Park, authorize township outreach tools, and defer action on a personnel manual update. The meeting took place at the Township building, 219 Mountain View Road in Mount Holly Springs.
The Board unanimously awarded the Lindenwood Park trail paving bid to Kinsley Construction for $88,800, a staff-recommended bid described as under the project budget. Chairwoman Lorelei Coplen moved the award; Vice Chairman Robert Line III seconded and the motion passed 3-0.
The action comes as the Board also moved to expand how it notifies residents. Manager Larry Barrick told the Board that recent resident surveys generated very low response rates (less than 1%), but the Board voted unanimously to begin building a mass-email and texting list via the township newsletter and directed staff to evaluate notification vendors such as SavvyCitizen and Mailchimp. In a separate unanimous motion the Board authorized creating an information-only Facebook page for Township notices; the page is not intended to receive public comments.
The Board took up Resolution 2023-0X to adopt an updated personnel manual that would add two holidays to the schedule. Supervisor Rob Kole opposed adding holidays on budgetary grounds, saying the Township’s average paid time off exceeds that of comparable townships and private employers. "I am not in favor of adding the two additional holidays," Kole said. Vice Chairman Line countered, "The State has 14 holidays," and Chairwoman Coplen said the Township should be mindful of diversity, equity and inclusion and suggested surveying staff about which holidays they prefer.
After the exchange, the motion to adopt the manual was rescinded and the Board tabled formal adoption until a future meeting so staff can provide additional information and, as Coplen suggested, potentially survey employees.
Other spending approved at the meeting included a $6,900 purchase of a power rake skid-steer attachment from Groff Tractor & Equipment; that motion passed unanimously.
The Board indicated next steps for outreach implementation will include staff returning with sample survey instruments and vendor options, and staff will publish the railroad crossing notice and other public works alerts on the township website.
The meeting adjourned at 6:52 p.m.
