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Lebanon Township Committee adopts multiple grant, budget and personnel resolutions and opposes proposed state conversion law
Summary
The Lebanon Township Committee on Dec. 3 approved a package of resolutions including county grant acceptances, a $48,750 donation to the volunteer fire department, a $5,378 contract change for a park volleyball court, a tax-sale redemption payment, and the hiring of a part‑time fire inspector; it also adopted a resolution opposing a state bill easing nonprofit conversions to inclusionary housing.
The Lebanon Township Committee on Dec. 3 adopted a series of resolutions authorizing grants and budget insertions, approving contract and personnel actions, and formally opposing a state legislative proposal to ease conversions of nonresidential buildings to inclusionary housing.
The committee voted to accept multiple county grants and insert special items of revenue into the 2025 budget, including three small traffic-enforcement grants (totaling $5,460) and a $40,000 park grant for improvements at Memorial Park. It also adopted Resolution 2032025 to forward a remaining donation of $48,750 to the Lebanon Township Volunteer Fire Department.
On contracts, the committee approved Resolution 2082025, a change order increasing the Memorial Park volleyball-court contract by $5,378.24 after an engineer review found final quantities required the modest increase. The panel also authorized redemption of a tax-sale certificate and payment of $18,593.85 to Gtech Capital LLC under Resolution 2072025.
The committee approved personnel action under Resolution 2092025, appointing Arthur Herring Jr. as fire inspector effective Dec. 3, 2025, at an hourly rate of $31.50 (an hourly appointment with no additional benefits) to provide backup coverage for the fire official.
In a separate matter, the committee adopted Resolution 2062025 opposing a proposed state measure (referred to during the meeting as Senate Bill 4736) that would ease the conversion of certain nonresidential properties owned by religious or nonprofit organizations into inclusionary developments. Committee members said the bill could undercut local zoning and affordable‑housing procedures by allowing conversions that bypass municipal approval and permit market-rate units alongside set-aside affordable units. One committee member said the measure ‘‘could poke holes through’’ local master plans and expressed concern about preserving municipal planning authority.
The governing body also approved Resolution 2102025 authorizing payment of bills totaling $4,191,044.41; members noted large school payments made up much of that total.
Public comment at the meeting raised a range of community issues. A resident urged raising littering fines, and local volunteers were thanked for keeping the township museum open and for upcoming holiday events. Resident Chip Angel urged that the committee press the police chief to complete crisis intervention training (CIT) for officers and requested that monthly police reports call out mental‑health 911 calls where ‘‘ride‑along’’ or specialized response was indicated. Historian Sue Donovan asked the committee to allow a lockbox for museum keys to support volunteer schedules.
Mayor (speaker 1) closed the meeting with a personal statement marking his final meeting as mayor of 2025, thanked staff and volunteers for infrastructure and building improvements, and urged continued progress on plans for police facilities so the township can qualify for future grants.
All listed resolutions were moved and adopted by roll call during the public meeting; the committee then adopted an executive‑session authorization for collective bargaining and adjourned.
