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Harrison Township adopts ordinance to form joint EMS authority, names initial board members
Summary
Harrison Township on March 25 unanimously adopted Ordinance 2027 to form a joint Emergency Medical Services Authority with Brackenridge and Tarentum under the Pennsylvania Municipality Authorities Act, then appointed three initial board members and one joint‑municipal appointee after several votes.
Harrison Township’s Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted Ordinance 2027 at a special meeting March 25, signaling the township’s intent to form a joint Emergency Medical Services Authority with the boroughs of Brackenridge and Tarentum in Allegheny County under the Pennsylvania Municipality Authorities Act. Chairman Gary Meanor moved the ordinance; Commissioner Bengel seconded the motion, and the board voted "all in favor; motion carried."
The ordinance designates the entirety of Harrison Township as a service district of the new authority, authorizes articles of incorporation and directs the township to appoint initial board members and fix their terms. The measure sets the legal framework for the authority to administer EMS services jointly on behalf of the participating municipalities.
The board then considered appointments to the authority’s initial board. A motion by Commissioner Bengel to appoint Jim/James Erb to a four‑year term failed for lack of a second. (The meeting roll call lists Commissioner James Erb as present; the transcript uses both "James Erb" and "Jim Erb." )
A subsequent motion by Commissioner James Erb, seconded by Commissioner Bengel, to appoint Makayla Frantz to a four‑year term failed on a roll‑call vote: Commissioners Erb and Bengel voted in favor; Commissioners Meanor, Nee and Johnson voted against, and the motion did not carry.
Chairman Meanor moved, and Commissioner Jamie Nee seconded, to appoint Jerry Taylor to a four‑year term; that motion passed with an "all in favor" vote. The board also appointed Nicole Kocon to a two‑year term on a motion by Chairman Meanor seconded by Commissioner Johnson; that motion passed unanimously.
Finally, Chairman Meanor moved and Commissioner James Erb seconded to appoint Commissioner Jamie Nee as the joint‑municipal appointee to a one‑year term; Commissioners Meanor, Erb, Bengel and Johnson voted in favor, Commissioner Nee abstained, and the motion carried.
No members of the public offered comment. The special meeting adjourned at 6:57 p.m.
