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Silver Creek supervisors decline proposed dog ordinance, saying it doesn't resolve resident complaint
Summary
The township board voted 4–0–1 on Feb. 17 to withhold approval of a proposed dog ordinance submitted by the township attorney, saying it would not resolve a resident's complaint; Chairman Mike Helman recorded an abstention.
The Silver Creek Township Board of Supervisors voted on Feb. 17 not to adopt a proposed dog ordinance submitted by the township attorney, with the motion to not approve carrying 4–0–1. Chairman Mike Helman was recorded as abstaining.
The minutes state the motion was made "NOT to approve as it did not solve current complaint from resident." The board did not record additional amendments or next steps to revise the ordinance during the meeting.
No mover or seconder for the motion is recorded in the meeting minutes. The decision leaves the existing ordinances and complaint process in place; the minutes indicate that the proposed ordinance, as drafted by the township attorney, did not satisfy the board with respect to the specific resident complaint that prompted the proposal.
The transcript does not record further public testimony on the matter or a timeline for revising the proposed ordinance. The board did not take subsequent formal action on the item during the same meeting.
