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Woodland Township Committee discusses 2026 budget, staff raises and EMS funding
Summary
At a March 25 special meeting the Woodland Township Committee focused on the 2026 budget, considering staff raises, a shared EMS agreement, a conditional hotbox purchase, a salary for a planned hire and a planned request to Senator Tiver for grant funding toward a new ambulance.
Deputy Mayor Herndon called the special meeting of the Woodland Township Committee to order at 3:30 p.m. March 25, 2026, and Township Clerk/Administrator Maryalice Brown read the Open Public Meetings Act statement.
The meeting centered on the township’s 2026 budget. Committee members discussed potential raises for township staff, pursuing a shared agreement for emergency medical services (EMS), and a conditional purchase of a hotbox if funding allows. The committee also discussed establishing a salary for a planned new hire and arranging a meeting with Senator Tiver to request grant funding for a new ambulance.
The discussion of raises, EMS arrangements and the hotbox purchase was presented as committee-level budget items; the transcript does not attribute these line items to a single individual speaker. The committee considered the shared EMS agreement as a cost and service question for the coming year and identified a new ambulance as a capital need that might be funded through state or grant sources pending the Senator meeting.
The meeting moved into executive session on Resolution 2025-41 after a motion by Deputy Mayor Herndon and a second by Committeeman Mull; the record notes the motion passed and the meeting went into closed session. Later, Committeeman Mull moved and Deputy Mayor Herndon seconded to close the executive session and reopen the public portion; that motion was approved. With no members of the public present for comment, Ms. Mull moved and Mr. Herndon seconded to adjourn; the committee adjourned at 4:45 p.m.
The record of attendance, read by Clerk Brown, listed Mayor DeGroff present by phone; Committeeman Herndon and Committeeman Mull present in person; Solicitor William Burns; CFO Kathleen Rosmando; OEM Christopher Stopero; and Clerk/Administrator Maryalice Brown. The minutes were signed and respectfully submitted by Maryalice Brown, RMC.
