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Hamilton Township Council approves consent agenda, employment agreements and major contracts
Summary
On April 21, 2026 the Hamilton Township Council approved a multi-item consent agenda including employment agreements for the fire chief, CFO and police chief, awarded infrastructure and licensing contracts, and introduced two ordinances for first reading. Votes were unanimous among members present.
At its April 21, 2026 meeting, the Township of Hamilton Council voted to adopt a consent agenda that included appointing Amy Rosica to the Economic Development Advisory Commission and approving employment agreements for Fire Chief Steven E. Kraemer, Director of Finance/Chief Financial Officer Eugenia Poulos and Police Chief Kenneth DeBoskey.
Council President Pasquale "Pat" Papero, Jr. presented the consent agenda. Councilmember Anthony Carabelli, Jr. moved to approve and Councilmember Richard Tighe seconded; the motion passed with all four members present voting yea (Councilmember Carabelli, Councilmember Tighe, Councilmember Charles Whalen and Council President Papero). Council Vice President Nancy Phillips was recorded as absent.
The consent agenda also authorized several contracts and payments: a $551,848.75 contract with National Water Main Cleaning Company for the 2026 sanitary sewer lining project; a Sayen House siding contract for $80,894.40; Microsoft G1–G3 licensing with a $133,483.10 maximum through an authorized reseller; and a 2025 payment to Project Freedom, Inc. of $19,396 to support independent living opportunities for people with disabilities. The council approved other budgetary refunds and amendments as listed in resolutions 26-172 through 26-192.
Separately, the council introduced on first reading Ordinance 26-016 to establish a no-parking zone on Wilfred Avenue and Ordinance 26-017 amending placement approval for structures in the right-of-way (chapter 435). Both ordinances were introduced and passed first reading by the same 4–0 vote of members present.
Why this matters: the employment agreements and contracts set terms for senior municipal leadership and commit township funds to infrastructure and licensing services; the First Reading ordinances begin local rulemaking on parking and right-of-way placement.
What happens next: the ordinances will return for public hearing and final vote at a subsequent meeting, and the administration will proceed with contract implementation and grant follow-ups as authorized by the resolutions.
