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Board confirms 2026 appointments, sets treasurer's bond at $2.5 million
Summary
The Douglass Township Board appointed legal, engineering, administrative, and emergency services for 2026, including Brant & Associates as solicitor and Pennoni Engineering as township engineer, and set the treasurer's bond at $2,500,000 with H.A. Thomson/Travelers Insurance.
The Board of Supervisors approved the township's 2026 slate of appointments during its Jan. 5 reorganization meeting. Motions passed to appoint Brant & Associates, LLC as township solicitor and planning agency solicitor, Pennoni Engineering as township general and traffic engineer, Paul Bauer as labor/conflict attorney, Robert Evans as police chief, Marcy Meitzler as township secretary, and Cynthia O'Donnell as treasurer/finance director. The motions were carried by recorded votes (Bergstresser-Aye, Stouch-Aye, Carpenter-Aye).
The board also set the treasurer's bond at $2,500,000 with H.A. Thomson/Travelers Insurance (noted in the minutes as "2.5 Million"). The minutes list additional appointments and operational positions — including road master, code enforcement officer, building inspector, and emergency services liaisons — and name Gilbertsville Fire & Rescue as the township's primary fire protection provider.
