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Votes at a glance: Oxford Committee approves tax-certificate redemptions, budget transfers, contracts and bills
Summary
The Oxford Township Committee unanimously approved multiple resolutions on Jan. 21, including three tax-certificate redemptions, a tax-refund, 2025 budget transfers, a Phoenix Advisors professional-services contract and payment of $1.31 million in bills; the committee also authorized a personnel-related premium-contribution action after executive session.
At its Jan. 21 meeting the Oxford Township Committee voted unanimously on a slate of routine resolutions and financial actions. Key outcomes:
- Minutes: The Committee approved the Jan. 7, 2026 re-organization meeting minutes and Jan. 7 executive-session minutes (Ayes: 3).
- Tax-certificate redemptions and refunds: - Resolution 2026-27: Redeem Tax Sale Certificate #25-00042 for 14 Green Street (Block 39 Lot 3). Treasurer authorized $10,143.29 (certificate $4,843.29 + $5,300 premium). (SEG 010) - Resolution 2026-28: Redeem Tax Sale Certificate #25-00028 for 400 Route 31 (Block 31 Lot 27). Treasurer authorized $58,821.43 (certificate $13,721.43 + $45,100 premium). (SEG 011) - Resolution 2026-29: Redeem Tax Sale Certificate #25-00002 for 104–106 Mine Hill Road (Block 1.01 Lot 50). Treasurer authorized $1,640.26 (certificate $540.26 + $1,100 premium). (SEG 012) - Resolution 2026-30: Refund overpayment of property taxes — $1,584.28 to Matthew Pawlyshyn (Block 25 Lot 56). (SEG 012)
- Budget transfers: Resolution 2026-31 authorized transfers totaling $29,941.77 between 2025 appropriation reserves to cover prior-year obligations and presented itemized account transfers. (SEG 013)
- Professional services: Resolution 2026-32 authorized a 2026 professional-services contract with Phoenix Advisors for financial-advisory services; the contract is designated non-fair-and-open and will be published per law. (SEG 014)
- Payment of bills: The Committee approved payment of all bills presented; the packet included a multi-page bills list showing total disbursements of $1,314,596.69 across funds (current, sewer, lake trust, developers' escrow). The motion to pay passed on a roll-call vote (Ayes: 3). (SEGS 016, 018-019)
- Executive session action: The Committee entered executive session at 7:00 p.m. to discuss matters involving Elizabethtown Gas and DPW personnel. The meeting record shows the Committee returned to public session at 7:13 p.m.; the Committee then moved to authorize action discussed in executive session regarding certain department heads' health-care premium contributions under conditions outlined during the closed session. Township Attorney Rich Wenner stated that no formal action was taken while in executive session. (SEG 017)
All resolutions and motions noted above carried by unanimous roll-call votes where recorded (Ayes: 3, Nays: 0). The Committee scheduled final readings of introduced ordinances for Feb. 18, 2026 where applicable.
