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Penn Forest adopts resolution urging reauthorization of Chapter 53 and 911 surcharge increase to support NG911
Summary
On June 1 the township board adopted Resolution No. 6 of 2026 urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to reauthorize Chapter 53 of Title 35 with a 911 surcharge increase to support NG911; the board also voted to send a letter of support to elected officials.
Penn Forest Township adopted Resolution No. 6 of 2026 on June 1 urging the Pennsylvania General Assembly to reauthorize Chapter 53 of Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes and to increase the 911 surcharge to support next-generation 911 (NG911) services across the commonwealth. Supervisor Brandon Bell moved adoption and Supervisor Christian Bartulovich seconded; the board recorded a unanimous roll-call vote.
The board additionally authorized sending a 911 surcharge letter of support to enumerated elected officials. The meeting minutes record the resolution number and the boards unanimous action but do not include the text of the letter or a list of the enumerated officials in the public minutes.
The minutes do not record any extended debate or fiscal analysis of how a state surcharge increase would affect local 911 funding or township budgets; the board's action is recorded as a statement of support for the state legislative change.
