[0:02] rise and join me in saying the pledge.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
[0:09] United States of America and to the
republic for which it stands, one nation
[0:14] under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all.
[0:25] So, uh, agenda item number three is
public comment. Any persons wishing to
[0:30] make public comment during this meeting
on any items not listed on the agenda
[0:34] may do so at this time. Comments on
agenda items will be solicited
[0:39] as they are discussed with our virtual
meeting. This is how you will indicate
[0:44] that you would like to speak. Please
click the raise hand button in teams
[0:50] during the meeting and or type I would
like to speak in the Q&A panel. Your
[0:55] requests will be seen by the moderators
and is uh and they will be addressed in
[0:59] the order in which the requests are
received. How speaking will work. When
[1:04] it's your turn, your micro microphone
will be enabled. Please state if you're
[1:09] a township resident or a business owner.
One speaker will be heard at a time and
[1:15] the cameras for attendees will remain
off.
[1:20] Is there any public comment at this time
on any uh agenda item that is not or any
[1:27] any item that is not on the agenda
[1:31] » moderators? Do we have any?
[1:36] » No.
>> Okay.
[1:38] » All right. Well, then we'll move on to
agenda item five.
[1:46] Wait, no. Four.
Sorry, I have multiple side pages here.
[1:53] Um, we want to make an announcement of
our virtual meeting this evening. Uh,
[1:58] due to the unpredictable winter storm,
the board of supervisors agreed to hold
[2:03] a virtual board meeting as an emergency
to ensure the safety of all of our
[2:07] participants. Um, I'll entertain a
motion to authorize this virtual meeting
[2:12] as an emergency based on the significant
weather impact for Monday, January 26,
[2:17] 2026 at 7 p.m.
>> Chair, uh, Chair Bamper, I just wanted
[2:21] to state one thing. Uh, we were asked
about this. One of the things we did
[2:26] have as a precaution just to make sure
it was totally compliant with the
[2:29] secondass township code is there was an
opportunity for if someone physically
[2:33] showed up at the township building
there's staff there to let them in and
[2:37] join this virtual meeting. Uh and
everyone I just wanted everyone to be
[2:40] aware of that and that it be on the
record. Thank you.
[2:43] » Point. Thank you. Solicitor Kilkenny.
[2:47] So I'll I'll move to authorize the
virtual meeting. Is there a second?
[2:51] » Second.
Any public comment?
[2:57] All those in favor say I.
>> I.
[3:01] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[3:04] Motion carries.
[3:08] » Moving on to our consent agenda. Agenda
item number five.
[3:14] I'll entertain a motion to approve the
consent agenda as presented for the
[3:17] following. The minutes of the January
5th, 2026 board of supervisor meeting.
[3:22] payment of bills for January 26, 2026
and the Meadows at Park View end of
[3:28] maintenance period.
>> Do I hear a motion?
[3:32] » So moved.
>> Thank you. Any discussion?
[3:38] Any public comment?
Hearing none. All those in favor say I.
[3:45] I.
>> Any opposed?
[3:49] Motion carried. Moving
on to planning and zoning.
[3:55] Agenda item number six,
applications for the 2025 Tree City USA
[4:01] reertification and growth award.
Maryanne McConnell, director of planning
[4:04] and zoning.
>> Thank you. Um, the Tree City USA program
[4:09] is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation
in cooperation with the USDA Forest
[4:15] Service and the National Association of
State Foresters. gives national
[4:19] recognition for urban and community
forestry programs in towns and cities
[4:23] that meet the following four standards.
A tree border department, a tree care
[4:28] ordinance, a community forestry program
with an annual budget of at least $2 per
[4:33] capita, and an Arbor Day observance and
proclamation. The application process is
[4:38] completed online at arborday.org.
Attached is the application signature
[4:42] page and the 2025 annual work plan.
Montgomery Township has received the
[4:47] Tree City recognition for the last 28
years and has received the growth award
[4:52] for 24 of those years.
[4:57] » It doesn't seem to be an action that the
board needs to take. Was this just this
[5:01] was justformational? Correct.
>> Just anformational. Yes. No action is
[5:06] needed.
>> Okay. Wonderful.
[5:09] Is there any board discussion or any
questions?
[5:13] All right. hearing. Now we'll move on to
the next agenda item.
[5:19] Uh this is public safety agenda item
number seven. Authorization to purchase
[5:23] and uh replacement police department
vehicles. Chief Peoples.
[5:32] » Okay. Can you guys hear me right now?
>> Yes.
[5:34] » I apologize. I'm having some last minute
technical difficulties.
[5:38] Uh police vehicles. In 2026, the police
department is scheduled to replace two
[5:42] police vehicles. After researching
available models and powertrains, the
[5:45] police department proposes purchasing
two 2026 Ford Police Interceptor utility
[5:51] hybrid models and equipment as approved
in the 2026 final budget. The 2026 Ford
[5:57] Police Interceptor utility models will
replace the following police vehicles.
[6:01] Uh patrol call 4710, which is a 2020
Ford Police Interceptor utility with
[6:06] 97,543
miles. The other vehicle is patrol car
[6:10] 4711 which is a 2021 Ford police
interceptor utility with 79,046
[6:16] miles. Attached uh two quotes stated
January 9th 2026 from Fred Breen Ford
[6:23] Lincoln and authorized vendor under the
CoStar's cooperative purchasing program
[6:28] to provide the requested vehicles at a
cost of 93,344.
[6:32] This cost is 8.87% 87% off the
manufactured total suggest a retail
[6:36] price of $105,210
and represents the savings of $11,866.
[6:43] The equipment meets the specifications
prepared by the police department. Also
[6:47] attached are quotes updated January 17th
from Havis Incorporated, an authorized
[6:51] vendor under the Co-Star Cooperative
Purchase Program to provide a requested
[6:56] vehicle equipment and installation at a
total cost of $47,963.50.
[7:02] This cost is 8.8 8% off of the
manufacturers's total suggested retail
[7:06] price of $54,474
[7:10] representing a savings of 60 $6,510.50.
The equipment meets the specifications
[7:17] prepared by the police department. Uh
total cost to replace two police
[7:21] vehicles including all the equipment and
installation is $141,000.
[7:27] Uh I'm sorry 141307.50.
[7:32] Uh the total in the budget was
$139,91510
[7:37] which was included in the 2026 approved
final budget. The police department
[7:41] capital replacement to purchase police
vehicles and emergency equipment. It is
[7:46] recommended that the board of
supervisors approve the award of the
[7:49] contracts for the reference purchases
per the 2026 approved final budget.
[7:56] » Thank you, Chief. So just a little bit
over budget, but not too bad.
[8:00] » Yeah. $1,392.40,
but I think the price is actually going
[8:04] to go down because we're changing a
couple of the uh the way we're doing the
[8:08] vehicles. So, I think I'm actually going
to come in under budget, but I couldn't
[8:11] get that paperwork in time for tonight.
>> Oh, no. Thanks for sharing that update.
[8:16] Um, are these actually going to be
delivered this year?
[8:20] » They will. Um, obviously everything's
going to be extended, but we will have
[8:24] them for the end of the year. Uh we did
let them know that we're moving forward
[8:28] it so at least we have something
earmarked with them.
[8:32] » Fantastic. Any other uh board questions
or discussion?
[8:37] » I'm just glad I want to um highlight the
fact that they're hybrid. That's a very
[8:41] good environmental aspect. So I'm going
to give you a thumbs up on that.
[8:44] » Yep. This is our second round. The ones
we got last year were hybrid as well and
[8:48] they they've been doing fine. No
problems at all.
[8:52] » Great.
All right. Well, there are two separate
[8:56] motions for the two different uh
vehicles.
[9:00] So, I'll read the first one. Um I'll
move to award the contract for the
[9:05] purchase of two 2026 Ford Police
Interceptor utility hybrid vehicles from
[9:11] Fred Bean's Ford Lincoln and authorized
vendor under the CoStars cooperative
[9:15] purchase program at a total cost of
$93,344
[9:19] per their quote. Is there a second?
>> Second.
[9:22] » Second. Second.
>> Um any public comment?
[9:31] Hearing none. Um all those in favor say
I.
[9:35] » I.
>> I.
[9:36] » All right. And the second motion is to
award the contract for the purchase and
[9:39] installation of equipment. Sorry, it's
not. So two separate motions u one for
[9:45] the vehicles. The second one is for the
equipment
[9:49] um for these vehicles from Havis Inc. an
authorized vendor under the CoStar's
[9:54] cooperative purchase program at a total
cost of $47,963.50
[10:00] per their quote.
[10:03] » Second.
[10:07] » Any discussion or questions? Public
comment
[10:13] hearing none. All those in favor say I.
I. I. I.
[10:18] » Any opposed?
Motion carries.
[10:26] » All right, chief. And now we have the
review of the Penn. LTAP technical
[10:30] assistance report for Grace Lane.
>> Thank you. After receiving public
[10:35] comments concerning the Shaen
installation on Graze Lane and the
[10:38] subsequent removal, the board
supervisors saw quotes for traffic
[10:42] caling study of the area. Pendal was
identified as having the means to do a
[10:46] study at no cost to the township. Um
it's called LTAP which it stands for
[10:50] local technical assistance program. Um
their review of the whole situation was
[10:56] they gave us different options that we
could do as far as trafficcoming. One of
[11:00] the biggest things they identified is
having an actual trafficcoming policy.
[11:04] Um and part of this policy um puts some
of the u partnership into the community
[11:10] with what it is they're looking for um
with buyin from the community. So, we
[11:16] are in the process of working on a
trafficcoming policy right now. Uh, the
[11:20] highway safety unit has already
developed it and it's been reviewed by
[11:24] myself and the township manager and this
policy is going to be going forward to
[11:27] the public safety committee on the
February 4th meeting. Um, hopefully, you
[11:33] know, we'll have everything buttoned up
and ready for you to review it on the
[11:36] February 9th township meeting.
>> Thanks. So, I I know that, you know,
[11:42] this is a topic of of great interest for
people who live along Grace Lane, um
[11:48] myself included. So, I would highly
encourage anyone who has an interest in
[11:54] uh reviewing that traffic calming policy
to attend that next public safety
[11:58] meeting.
And um you know, thank you for providing
[12:02] this report. Any other uh board
discussion or comment at this time?
[12:06] There's no action required on this
agenda item.
[12:10] Just to be clear, this could apply to
any of the residential or roads in
[12:13] Montgomery Township eventually.
>> Um, well, the way the trafficcoming
[12:18] policy works is it actually identifies
what qualifies for traffic coming and
[12:22] what doesn't. So, there's a bunch of
parameters that you have to have for the
[12:26] trafficcoming policy to um to fit that.
So, one of them being 25 miles per hour
[12:33] speed zone. Um, another one being it has
to be a side road, not a major road. Um,
[12:38] but again, there's a bunch of things in
there. So, not every single street that
[12:42] someone's going to say that they'll do
traffic coming that would qualify for
[12:46] it.
>> Thank you.
[12:48] » But nothing is specific. Yeah. Nothing
specifically says Graze Lane. It's just
[12:52] kind of um very high level as far as
Okay.
[12:55] » But Graze Lane does fall within the
parameters for the traffic policy.
[13:00] » Yes.
>> I have a question, Chief. just uh so
[13:04] we'll put this policy into place and
then are we going to discuss the options
[13:08] that LTEP uh gave to us for Grae Lane
specifically after that point?
[13:13] » Yes, absolutely.
>> Okay. And do we're going to do that in
[13:16] the public safety committee and then
bring it back to the board.
[13:19] » Uh we can certainly discuss the policy
and the different options that are there
[13:23] and go with the recommendation.
>> Okay. Thank you.
[13:27] » Thank you. But is part of the policy to
you know communicate with the residents
[13:32] of the you know the specific areas.
>> There is the one portion of it is the
[13:37] person that's bringing the traffic
coming they want it forward is that
[13:41] there's actually a petition that they
get a certain amount of the people that
[13:45] live in the area to sign off for it. And
then after the implementation of what
[13:50] we're going to actually do for the
trafficcoming we have an open hearing
[13:53] where people allowed to come in and say
their piece about what they think about
[13:56] it.
And so would that same process have to
[14:01] be implemented for Gray's Lane or would
could we act more immediately?
[14:08] » The one thing I would say the what we're
ahead of the game on this one for uh
[14:12] traffic coming for Grace Lane is that we
can skip ahead because we already have
[14:16] all the traffic study done. So we don't
have to take the three to four months to
[14:20] do the traffic study and get all the
information. We have all that data
[14:24] already. So, I would say with that one,
we're going to be able to move forward
[14:27] faster than if it was just a new street
that we don't have a history with.
[14:32] » Okay. Well, thank you so much for that
update.
[14:35] » Yep.
>> Okay.
[14:38] » Uh, moving on to agenda item nine. This
is uh for our IT department. Authorize
[14:45] the purchase of the police department
server. Rich Greer, director of IT.
[14:53] » Good evening. Uh,
all right. Staff included $30,000 in the
[14:59] 2026 IT budget under account 3407700
for police window server replacement.
[15:08] The existing server has reached end of
life. It is no longer supported,
[15:12] creating operational and security risks.
A quote from Dell dated January 5th,
[15:16] 2026 was obtained for the purchase of a
Power Edge R760
[15:21] with server licensing and 5-year Pro
support. The total cost for the quote is
[15:27] $48,42063.
[15:31] Due to market price increases, the cost
exceeds the budgeted amount. However,
[15:36] delaying purchase would likely result in
further cost escalation and increased
[15:41] risk to police department operations.
To confirm price trend, staff obtained a
[15:46] follow-up quote on the 20th, so just six
days ago, uh, which showed an continuing
[15:51] increase of $843.
Uh, staff has also reached out to the
[15:56] vendor and asked about these price
increases and were told that their
[16:00] quarter is ending soon and that we
should expect 10% increases across the
[16:06] board for all their products. So, a
total of $30,000 was included in the
[16:10] 2026 budget uh for the server. The
actual cost of $48,42063
[16:18] exceeds the budget amount requiring
approval to proceed. It is recommended
[16:23] that the board of supervisors approve
the quote from Dell for $48,42063
[16:30] to replace the police department server.
A little more background on this. When
[16:36] we did our budget in August, we've
obtained quotes for this uh pretty much
[16:41] identical server. And at that time it
was $27,000.
[16:45] Staff knew there was going to be some
increases so we put in 30 and we were
[16:50] woefully uh under that number and we do
not see this um changing. Uh we worked
[16:58] with chief, we worked with staff and
determined what items were required and
[17:02] this was one of them. The police server
is one of those products we wanted to
[17:05] get in beforehand before the prices even
got worse. So, um, we are looking up and
[17:11] down our inventory and our replacement
schedule to ensure they're not, um,
[17:16] missing out on anything that's mission
critical, but we'll figure out a
[17:19] solution, uh, to deal with these price
increases for those other items.
[17:25] » Rich, is Dell is Dell the only place
that this is available at?
[17:29] » Uh,
no. No, we can get servers from other
[17:34] vendors, but we're seeing these
increases across the board.
[17:37] » Okay. Okay, it
>> has to do with the memory. That's where
[17:41] we're seeing a lot of those a little bit
uh in the other silicon that comes
[17:44] inside the server uh with the hard
drives and whatnot, but really the
[17:48] memory and that's across the board. Uh
we're starting to see it in
[17:51] workstations, laptops, tablets, all
that, if you will. So,
[17:57] » and it it would be we we just can't
really delay this any further, right?
[18:02] » That's what we determined.
>> Yeah,
[18:04] » something we wanted to get ahead of. Um,
unfortunately, uh, the plan, uh, to
[18:08] replace the server that we purchased in
2017, so 9 years ago this month, we
[18:13] replaced the server that's in place was
$120,000.
[18:19] And the reason that server was so
expensive is because we were doing
[18:22] things like body cams, uh, in-house
closed circuit te television. All of our
[18:27] records management was all internal. And
I remember the chief at the time saying,
[18:30] "Can't we go cloud?" I said, "Your next
server, I promise you, in 10 years be
[18:35] much smaller because you're going to be
cloud everything
[18:38] » for your body cams, for your closed
circuit cameras," which is true. The
[18:42] records management is all up in the
cloud. And the plan was to spend around
[18:47] $20,000. So from 120,000 down to 20 and
get another 10 years out of it.
[18:52] Unfortunately, uh, that just didn't work
out.
[18:58] » Thank you. So, so the 8431
is factored into that 48,420 that
[19:04] increase that
you mentioned rising by 84101 from the
[19:10] earlier.
>> No, no, that's if we were to go ahead
[19:12] and recquote it.
>> Okay.
[19:14] » Yeah. So, they were they were mentioning
that it even requeded
[19:20] the 30 days, they would actually cancel
the order and make you recode at a
[19:23] higher cost.
>> Recquote. Gotcha.
[19:25] » Yes. But we are confident we are going
to get this server for the price that we
[19:29] have here in the budget.
>> Yeah, that's a huge increase from
[19:32] August.
>> That is crazy.
[19:34] » It is.
>> Yes.
[19:38] » Any further discussion?
>> All right. I'll move to award the
[19:43] purchase of a new Dell Power Edge R760
server with Windows Server 2025
[19:48] licensing and a 5-year pro support under
co-stars 003-E22-603
[19:55] per the quote dated January 5th, 2026
for $48,42063.
[20:01] Is there a second?
>> Second.
[20:05] » Second.
>> Any public comment?
[20:11] Hearing none. All those in favor say I.
>> I.
[20:15] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[20:19] Motion carries.
All right. Agenda item 10. Approve the
[20:26] upgrade to the township building admin
wing door access control. Rich Greer,
[20:30] director of IT.
>> Thank you. Uh, the township buildings
[20:34] administration wing currently uses an
outdated access control system that
[20:38] requires modernization to maintain
security and operational efficiency. The
[20:43] police department's access control
system was upgraded in the fourth
[20:46] quarter of last year and this project
will bring administrative wing for the
[20:50] township building to that same standard.
The proposal upgrade will transition the
[20:55] system to a vigilant cloud, install new
control panels, convert existing access
[21:00] control doors, and replace 16 standard
car readers with multi-technology
[21:05] readers. Existing proximity cards, the
fob on your keychain. They will remain
[21:11] functional, but they'll have now have an
option to upgrade with future
[21:14] enhancements. This upgrade strengthens
building security, improves reliability,
[21:19] and ensures consistency across township
facilities. Funds for this project are
[21:24] included in the 2026 IT budget.
Allocation of 25,000 for admin access
[21:30] control. The proposal dated January
23rd, 2026 from CM3 Building Solution
[21:37] totals $24,184,
which is within the approved allocation.
[21:42] It is recommended that the board of
supervisors approve the quote from CM3
[21:47] Building Solutions under the Co-Stars CO
cooperative purchase program 040E25284
[21:54] at a total cost of $24,184
per their proposal.
[22:04] » Any board discussion? Any questions?
[22:10] Okay. I'll move to award the contract
for the upgrade of the township building
[22:14] administration wing door access control
system to CM3 Building Solutions under
[22:19] the CoStars cooperative purchase program
contract number COSTARS-040-E25-284
[22:28] at a total cost of $24,184
per their quote. Is there a second?
[22:35] » Second,
Becca. Any
[22:39] public comment
[22:43] hearing? None. All those in favor say I.
>> I.
[22:47] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[22:50] Motion carries.
Right. Agenda item 11, approval for the
[22:56] replacement of main and staff entrance
doors. Rich Greer, director of IT.
[23:02] » Thank you. So along with the actual
access control, we are talking about
[23:06] physically replacing original doors that
were installed in 1995. So the
[23:10] administration building requires
replacement of the main entrance and
[23:14] staff entrance doors to improve
security, accessibility, and aesthetics.
[23:20] Proposals have been received from
advanced door service for both
[23:23] locations, including automation and
entry assist pedestal work at the main
[23:28] entrance.
This purchase will come from the capital
[23:32] reserve fund 349700
building and grounds. It is recommended
[23:36] that the board of supervisors approve
the purchase installation of main
[23:40] entrance doors, staff entrance doors,
and the handicap pedestal from advanced
[23:45] door services for $37,11322.
[23:50] So, we talked about the access controls
in the last um proposal. The doors that
[23:55] are currently in place are definitely
showing their age. Um, but they were
[23:59] retrofitted. These doors are going to be
out of the box compatible with our
[24:04] access control system. So, automated
panic bars. We're currently relying on
[24:08] magnet system, which is a little bit
outdated [snorts] and flawed uh when it
[24:12] comes to security, but these doors will
be all new and compatible with all those
[24:16] systems.
I've seen people struggle with our
[24:20] existing doors and I'm excited to see
that we have this on the agenda today uh
[24:25] to modernize and you know upgrade those.
>> Any other board discussion?
[24:35] » All right. [clears throat] I'll move to
approve and award the purchase and
[24:38] installation of the main entrance doors,
staff entrance doors, and accessibility
[24:43] accessibility pedestal hardware at the
Montgomery Township Administration
[24:47] building to advanced door service under
the co-stars cooperative uh purchasing
[24:52] program in the total amount of $37,11322
[24:57] with funding from the building
maintenance GL account. Is there a
[25:01] second?
Becca.
[25:06] » Any public comment?
[25:10] » Hearing none. All those in favor say I.
>> I.
[25:14] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[25:17] » Motion carries.
[25:23] » And one more item for you, Rich. Item
number 12, request authorization to
[25:28] purchase and install network switch
replacements for the recreation center.
[25:33] Thank you. Uh, the recreation center
currently utilizes a Cisco 3650
[25:39] switch stack that has reached the end of
life. To maintain network reliability
[25:43] and security, staff recommend replacing
these switches with Fordet models. This
[25:48] upgrade will ensure compatibility with
existing infrastructure and support
[25:52] future network demands. A quote from
Omega Systems Co-Stars 03
[25:57] E29636
dated January 20th, 2026 outlines the
[26:02] hardware and services required for this
project. Proposal also includes switch
[26:06] configuration installation and project
management services. Funding for this
[26:12] project is available in the 2026 IT
budget under fund 30 capital reserve
[26:17] department recreation with a budgeted
amount of $14,500.
[26:21] The proposed expend expenditure of
$14,2365
[26:27] for this purchase and installation of
Fordet switches as quoted by Omega
[26:31] Systems falls within this approved
allocation. It is re recommended that
[26:36] the board of supervisors approve the
quote from Omega Systems under the
[26:40] Co-Stars cooperative purchase program
003E23636
[26:46] at a total cost of $14,2365.
[26:53] Thank you, Re.
Any board discussion or questions.
[27:00] All right. Hearing none, I'll move to
award the contract for the purchase and
[27:04] installation of network switch
replacements for the recreation center
[27:07] from Omega Systems under the CoStars
Cooperative Purchase Program. Contract
[27:11] number COSTASR-003-E23-636
[27:17] at the total cost of 14,2365
[27:21] per their quote. Is there a second?
>> Second.
[27:24] » Second.
[27:27] » Any public comment?
[27:32] Hearing none. All those in favor say I.
>> I.
[27:36] » I.
>> Any opposed.
[27:40] » Motion carries.
>> Well, thank you so much.
[27:43] » Thank you, Rich.
And I I just feel like we need to give a
[27:49] big shout out to Rich who also
coordinated on uh at last minute notice
[27:54] uh having our meeting virtual today. And
as always, uh, he and his team do an
[28:00] excellent job for us. So, thank you,
Reg.
[28:02] » Thank you.
>> You're here.
[28:06] » All right. And moving on to
administration and finance.
[28:12] Agenda item 13, the adoption of the
sewer rate ordinance amendment. Carolyn
[28:16] McCreary, Township Manager.
>> Good evening. Uh at your January 5th
[28:21] public meeting, the board reviewed a
memorandum from uh Municipal Sewer
[28:26] Authority Executive Director Shannon
Drazzn requesting the board's approval
[28:29] to advertise an ordinance amendment for
sewer rental charges. She noted that
[28:34] historically the rates have been updated
by ordinance. However, that's not an
[28:37] industry standard and the authority is
proposing to move towards industry
[28:41] standards which would allow them to
dictate their future rate increases
[28:45] which would be approved by a resolution
of their board and it would no longer be
[28:48] adopted by a township ordinance. The
board authorized the advertisement of
[28:52] the proposed ordinance amendment and it
was properly advertised by the township
[28:55] solicitor's office. So we are now
recommending that the board adopt the
[28:59] ordinance amendment and upon adoption we
would make the municipal the Montgomery
[29:03] Township municipal sewer authority aware
of this including their solicitor.
[29:08] Thank you Carolyn.
Any board questions or discussion?
[29:16] Hearing none, I'll move to adopt
ordinance number 26-355
[29:21] amending section 187-78
uh.13
[29:26] of the Montgomery Township Code, sewer
rental chargers. Is there a second?
[29:33] [clears throat]
>> Second.
[29:37] » Any public comment?
[29:42] hearing none. All those in favor say I.
I.
[29:46] » Any opposed?
Motion carries.
[29:50] » Thank you.
>> Thank you.
[29:54] Moving on to agenda item 14. Review of
the time frame for the 2025 audit and
[29:59] 2026 audit information. Blaine Bergie,
director of finance.
[30:04] » Thank you. Evening everyone. Uh per the
information provided by our audit firm
[30:09] Mey LLP, the audit plan is to issue the
report by June 30th, 2026.
[30:16] And then there's a little table there
that summarizes the schedule. Um staff
[30:21] has everything to them by beginning of
March. They will start procedures a week
[30:27] after that and they will have it issued
by June 30.
[30:32] Uh and also uh note on the 2026 audit uh
per the recommendation of McGomery
[30:39] Township's elected auditors, a request
for proposal will be issued for the 2026
[30:45] audit. The committee acknowledged the
high quality of the work that Mey does
[30:50] for the township and the excellent
reputation of the firm but feels that
[30:54] bidding the audit every 3 to five years
is a good practice. Mey will be included
[30:59] on the RFP as well as three other firms.
So the elected auditors met last week.
[31:06] Uh Audrey was there. Um they actually
all seemed quite experienced in terms of
[31:13] auditing at different places. Um two of
them knew me spoke very highly of them
[31:20] but it just felt like
fitting the audit would be a good
[31:25] practice.
>> So let me make a correction. I was not
[31:27] at the meeting with the auditors. I was
at our um finance committee meeting.
[31:32] » Oh, right. Right. I'm sorry. Yeah. Yeah,
that's right. Where we Yeah.
[31:35] » Right. And we did talk about it there
and I think it's a great best practice.
[31:40] Absolutely think it's a great best
practice.
[31:44] » So, I don't think anything is required
by the board for that. But
[31:48] » yes. So, there's no action uh necessary,
but I really appreciate you coming and
[31:52] giving us that uh report and the
timetable for this year's audit. I think
[31:57] it's a it's an important thing to
communicate proactively. So, uh well
[32:01] done. Thank you, Blaine.
>> Welcome.
[32:04] » And also, um I'm sorry, it should be
noted that um GFOA's deadline to submit
[32:10] the report to them is June 30th. So, we
expect that we'd be able to meet that
[32:14] without any issues this year.
>> Okay. Wonderful. We we received an
[32:18] extension last year because of the fact
that we had a period of time where we
[32:22] didn't have a finance director as well
as me having some staffing challenges a
[32:26] as well as a lot of the other accounting
firms.
[32:30] » Mey um this year will they be presenting
the audit to us?
[32:35] » They can if that's the board's desire.
>> I I have always enjoyed their
[32:41] presentations in the past. Uh I I know
that they were short staffed though and
[32:46] I didn't know if that had um if that was
you know part of the reason why they
[32:50] didn't come and present it to us this
year.
[32:53] » They have not presented the last five
years. So since I've been there they
[32:56] haven't they have not presented the
audit. It's typically been done by
[33:00] myself and the finance director but we
can certainly bring them in and let them
[33:04] go over the report with you.
>> So I'm just I'm remembering pre Carolyn
[33:09] McCreary uh presentations.
[clears throat]
[33:13] So, um, you know, that's so funny though
this like I I have this very distinct,
[33:18] you know, recollection of them coming
and making those presentations and, um,
[33:21] but apparently I didn't miss it all that
much. Um,
[33:24] » well, you have to remember too, I came
in 2020 and a month and a half later, we
[33:29] had a pandemic as this is why we were
able to run a team's meeting so smoothly
[33:34] because we have experience with this.
>> So, I think that that probably stopped
[33:38] it and then we just didn't continue. But
we can certainly when we're there invite
[33:42] them to come to a public meeting and
present.
[33:45] » Well,
>> is it usually the person that actually
[33:48] conducts the audit that would present?
>> Um, or is it just, you know, any one of
[33:55] their I mean, I don't know if this is
something you can answer, Caroline, if
[33:57] you didn't actually experience it here.
>> Oh, in my experience, when an when an
[34:00] auditing firm has come in, um, it's been
one of the partners who's come in.
[34:04] typically the partner who oversees um
the manager, but they also might send
[34:09] the manager of the the engagement in as
well, but it's not someone who just
[34:12] doesn't have any um tie in with the
work.
[34:15] » Okay.
[34:19] » So, [clears throat]
we can we can revisit, you know, who
[34:23] makes the presentation at a at a later
date. Um but this is certainly not a
[34:26] reflection on you, Carolyn. Um because
uh I I know especially with your finance
[34:31] background, uh that you have this well
underhand. So, and thank you for all of
[34:35] your hard work on this.
>> Oh, that's fine. It's our pleasure.
[34:38] Thank you.
>> Any further questions or discussion
[34:43] before we move on to agenda item 15?
[34:48] Okay, then I will um move on to the prof
ratification of participation as a
[34:54] co-signer of amicus brief interest for
business privilege and merkantail tax.
[34:59] Caroline McCrae, township manager.
We received an email from Patrick
[35:04] Hitchens who is an attorney at our
solicitor's firm advising of an appellet
[35:08] case involving Rner Township and Lincoln
Financial. Lincoln Financial was arguing
[35:13] that the local tax enabling act or LITA
does not specifically authorize interest
[35:18] for gross receipts tax. The court
vacated the assessment, but they didn't
[35:22] rule on the interest question. So Rner
Township has appealed a decision to the
[35:26] Commonwealth Court and due to the
negative consequence of not being able
[35:30] to collect interest on these delinquent
taxes, it was suggested by the firm that
[35:34] an Amikas brief be filed. The decision
to participate was time-sensitive as the
[35:38] brief had to be filed by January 22nd.
So based on the fact that we collect not
[35:42] only business privilege but merkantal
tax and we rely on those taxes and we
[35:46] also feel that delinquent taxpayers
should have to pay interest. Um, we
[35:51] agreed to participate in the filing. The
township would share the cost of the
[35:55] preparation and filing of the brief with
other municipal clients of Kilkenny Law
[36:00] who would be impacted by this. Now,
staff is recommending that the board
[36:04] ratify my approval of our participation
in the filing.
[36:09] » Well, I I think it makes good sense uh
for the township to participate. Um, any
[36:16] other board questions or discussion on
this?
[36:21] All right. Then I'll move to ratify the
participation as a co-signer in the
[36:25] amicus brief in support of Rner
Township. Is there a second?
[36:29] » Second.
>> Any public comment?
[36:35] All those in favor say I.
>> I.
[36:37] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[36:41] » Motion carries.
Right.
[36:46] Agenda item 16, authorization to
advertise the revised 2026 budget.
[36:50] Carolyn McCreary, Township Manager.
>> Thank you. The revised budget being
[36:55] presented to the board this evening
includes the following changes from the
[36:59] original. A 1 mil tax increase allocated
as files instead of 1.71 mills.11
[37:05] to go to the general fund, 044 to go to
the fire fund, and 045 to go to the
[37:10] capital reserve fund. The real estate
tax revenue for the capital reserve fund
[37:14] is now being shown separately as a
revenue line item like the other funds
[37:19] as opposed to an inner fund transfer.
The only interfund transfers that will
[37:23] show up going forward will be those that
the board authorizes based on any
[37:27] surplus that the general fund might have
and that the board wishes to put into
[37:31] capital reserves. The total real estate
tax revenue decreased slightly as the
[37:35] latest township assessment report from
the county shows our total valuation has
[37:39] declined. The salary and benefit lines
for the fire protection fund now reflect
[37:44] no change in staffing levels from 2025.
However, we added an expenditure line
[37:49] that has been added for potential new
hires. That line matches the additional
[37:53] amount of revenue that would be coming
into the fire tax fund. And since the
[37:57] board has commissioned a fire services
study, a determination of future hires
[38:02] and when would be done by the board
after they have time to review the study
[38:05] and hear it presented to them at a
public meeting. The real estate tax
[38:09] revenue changed slightly in the park and
recreation and debt service funds due to
[38:13] the homestead exemption being allocated
differently because of the new millage
[38:17] rates. The beginning fund balances,
while they're still preliminary until
[38:21] the audit is issued, have been updated
based on the latest year-to-ate numbers.
[38:25] Staff is recommending that the board of
supervisors authorize the proposed
[38:28] revised 2026 budget as being available
for public inspection with the adoption
[38:33] scheduled for the February 9th public
meeting. This would make us six days in
[38:38] advance of the required February 15th
deadline that has to be in place when
[38:41] you reopen a budget. Um Blaine is
available to answer any questions
[38:46] specifically about the numbers. Um in
the budget that you were presented, the
[38:49] numbers that changed were highlighted in
yellow to make it easier for you to to
[38:53] see. He also added a number of
footnotes. So Blaine, I'm going to let
[38:57] you um talk about your footnotes as well
as any changes that you feel the board
[39:01] needs to be made aware of other than
what we put into their summary.
[39:07] Uh, okay. So, the footnotes are on page
one, the fund summary.
[39:14] Um,
it just kind of explains how the tax is
[39:18] calculated. It's a little confusing with
the homestead exemption because the
[39:22] homestead exemption doesn't just come
off the assessment. You kind of it's
[39:26] it's like a tax deduction versus a
credit on your personal taxes. you know,
[39:33] you kind of have to calculate the tax
first based on the assessment and then
[39:37] factor in the homestead exemption after
that. So, that explains that a little
[39:41] bit. Um like Carolyn mentioned in her
overview,
[39:46] um the capital reserve fund was always
shown at so the real estate tax we
[39:52] allocated for that has always been shown
as a fund transfer at the end of the
[39:57] year whereas fire fund street lights was
always done quarterly as the tax came
[40:03] in. So I don't know. I guess that was
just done in the past to show
[40:08] specifically the amount going from
general fund to capital reserve.
[40:14] So I just talked about with Carolyn and
um you know she suggested handling the
[40:20] capital reserve real estate tax like we
handle the other funds which I think
[40:24] makes the most sense.
Uh so that just changed from the first
[40:30] budget. It would have changed the amount
that showed up in the general fund
[40:35] real estate revenue line because before
it was all going in there and then
[40:40] coming over via transfer. Now it's going
straight into capital reserve but did
[40:45] not change the bottom line at all.
And then uh the last footnote there just
[40:52] kind of shows the math a little bit of
how the real estate taxes are
[40:56] calculated.
[40:59] the homestead exemption um basically
being allocated to each fund based on
[41:04] the percentage
that that fund gets of the real estate
[41:09] tax.
>> I hope that makes I hope that makes
[41:13] sense.
>> And I think it's important Blaine I
[41:16] think it's important to know too that
the we what we put in our summary that
[41:20] the valuation of the township changes
regularly. So, every time you see um a
[41:25] tax appeal coming in and you know the
school district because they're impacted
[41:29] the most, a lot of times they will
negotiate a settlement because they
[41:32] don't want to risk that they could
potentially lose going before the board
[41:36] of assessment appeals and actually end
up getting less in real estate tax
[41:40] revenue. Ours is the smallest piece, but
it adds up. You know, we're I I think
[41:45] was Miss DNO said in her budget
presentation, we're 98% built out, so we
[41:49] don't have that growth piece. Um the one
exception was um recently the apartments
[41:54] that are known as the Luxor apartments
which are off of Stump Road. So
[41:59] obviously that was a bare piece of land.
Those um apartments were built and then
[42:03] the assessment was redone. So that
brought us up but even with that because
[42:08] we're the smallest piece of the tax pie
um we it doesn't affect us as much but
[42:13] it does move constantly. So every month
we get a report from the board of
[42:17] assessments that says here's the changes
that have been done. um if somebody does
[42:21] an addition or some kind of improvement
to their house, we notify the county,
[42:25] you know, that the building permit was
issued and the value of that building
[42:28] permit and then their assessment can
change as a result of it. But most of
[42:32] the times what we're seeing is we're
seeing commercial and industrial
[42:35] properties saying, you know, I think I'm
not worth as much as I'm being assessed
[42:40] at. Um that argument is for a higher
power than me. Um I still think you know
[42:46] um you're there and you're functioning
whether you're functioning at full
[42:49] capacity doesn't impact the land because
as we all know um we are in a very um
[42:54] valuable area you know having the
highways we do that make us adjacent to
[42:58] Philadelphia that make us um attractive
for um commercial you know having a
[43:03] commercial carter um but this impacts us
every month. So a number that we present
[43:08] today, we could get a report as of the
end of January that changes a little bit
[43:12] going up or a little bit going down
won't affect our taxes in a material
[43:16] way, but it will still affect them. So
it's always sort of a moving target and
[43:19] that's why we try to cite the report
that we use when we put that number in.
[43:24] » Yeah, I did reduce the total tax
slightly from the original budget
[43:29] because we got an assessment from
McGomery County in December. So,
[43:32] normally that wouldn't have made it into
the budget, but um since we already had
[43:37] it open, I used those numbers. It was a
very small amount, but
[43:44] » Okay, thank you so much for that
detailed explanation.
[43:48] » Oh, there was one I'm sorry, there was
one other footnote there, a note on the
[43:51] fund balances. Um the projected ending
fund balances for 2025 I updated and put
[43:59] in here. Um, they still will probably
change some with any audit adjustments,
[44:05] but uh, we should be closer than we were
a couple months ago.
[44:11] » Thank you, Blaine.
>> Any board discussion, questions?
[44:21] » No. Okay. I'll move to authorize the
advertisement of the proposed revised
[44:25] 2026 budget, all funds, as being
available for public inspection. Is
[44:29] there a second? second.
>> Okay. Any public comment.
[44:40] Okay.
Hearing none. All those in favor say I.
[44:46] » I.
>> Any opposed?
[44:50] Motion carries.
[44:57] Agenda item 17. authorized to advertise
ordinance for the establishment of a
[45:02] fire tax. Carolyn McCreary, Township
Manager.
[45:07] » Result of your discussion and approved
motion at your January 5th business
[45:11] meeting, the fire tax ordinance adopted
on December 15, 2025 has been amended to
[45:17] reflect in a reduction in millillage
from 1.71 mills to 1 mil. Previous 0.56
[45:22] mills was internally allocated to fire
services. The addition of 04 mil point44
[45:28] mills brings the dedicated millage to
one mill. It's estimated that one mill
[45:32] will generate $2,15,000
in real estate tax revenue which is
[45:37] shown on page 15 of the 2026 budget.
This ordinance amendment would then be
[45:42] able to be adopted at your February 9th
public meeting. Staff is recommending
[45:45] that you authorize the advertisement of
the ordinance amendment.
[45:50] And this ordinance amendment was
prepared by this township solicitor's
[45:53] office. Any
[45:57] questions from the board? Board
discussion.
[46:00] » And this is the amendment from the 1.71
to1. Correct.
[46:05] » That's correct.
>> Okay.
[46:13] Any further questions or discussion?
[46:17] All right. Hearing none, I'll move to
authorize the advertisement of an
[46:21] ordinance amending ordinance 25-353
which established and levied a fire
[46:27] services tax on all real property in
Montgomery Township. Is there a second?
[46:32] » Second.
>> Any public comment
[46:37] [clears throat]
[46:42] » hearing? None. All those in favor say I.
I. I. Any opposed?
[46:50] Motion carries.
[46:53] All right. Agenda item 18, appointment
of deputy tax collector for Montgomery
[46:58] Township. Blaine Bergie, finance
director.
[47:01] » On January 5, Tina Stole was sworn in as
tax collector from Montgomery Township.
[47:07] Miss Stole wishes to appoint Christian
Fusco or Fusco, the bonded tax collector
[47:13] of Toemenson Township as her deputy tax
collector for McGomery Township should
[47:19] she be unable to perform her duties for
any reason. Staff recommends the board
[47:23] approve the appointment of Mr. Fusco.
[47:29] » I believe this is standard protocol for
tax collectors to appoint other deputy
[47:33] tax collectors. So
>> yes, it is. Um, I'm happy to move to
[47:38] approve the appointment of Christian
Fusesco as the deputy deputy tax
[47:42] collector for Montgomery Township. Is
there a second?
[47:45] » Second.
>> Any public comment?
[47:52] Hearing none. All those in favor say I.
>> I.
[47:56] » Any opposed?
Motion carries.
[48:04] All right. Agenda item 19, new business
department reports.
[48:09] Um, at this point, the township staff
has prepared reports for the month of
[48:12] December. If there are any questions,
the department uh directors will be
[48:16] available to answer them at uh on this
meeting or if you're if you have
[48:20] questions and you want to submit them to
the township. I'm sure our any of our
[48:24] department heads would be happy to
follow up with you following this
[48:27] meeting. Um this is an opportunity
though for staff to bring items or
[48:32] issues of interest to the board of
supervisors um which they need input or
[48:36] direction on. Um Carolyn, do we have uh
an update on public works
[48:43] in the wake of the storm?
>> We are hoping that public works is
[48:47] safely tucked into their respective beds
after I'm sure they had to go home and
[48:50] clean out their driveways and sidewalks
um you know after a long arduous um
[48:56] time. I believe this is the third
successive weekend where they have been
[48:59] called out um for some type of weather
event. Um as you know we were um
[49:04] scrambling last week along with a lot of
other municipalities. I know it was
[49:07] highlighted I think in North Penn now.
Um I am pleased to report that we did
[49:10] get our salt deliveries um and we are
expecting more. So um we are situated
[49:15] well there but salt only works at as
I've learned this at certain
[49:19] temperatures. So, um because we're going
to see the next successive I think 5 to
[49:23] seven days of um I think we're un we're
usually in the 40s this time of year and
[49:28] we're going to be in the 20s as a high
and the winds are not helping. Um if if
[49:32] ground was just a little bit wet, the
wind helps because it dries it. If
[49:36] ground is wet with a little bit of a
sheen on it, the wind is not helping.
[49:40] So, we would just encourage everybody to
just exercise caution when you go out on
[49:44] the roads, even if you think it looks
clear and to just be patient with them
[49:47] because they have um 73 miles of roads
to do. Um even though we're 10 square
[49:52] miles, we have a lot of neighborhoods
and um we also have 20 miles of
[49:57] sidewalk, which I didn't realize it was
20 miles. Um you know, we um tell our
[50:02] residents, you know, we they have to
clear off after a storm. Um we also have
[50:05] to do it and um it's a lot. Plus, they
take care of our buildings. So, um, that
[50:09] was one of the reasons why we didn't
open today because I wanted to give them
[50:12] a chance to get the roads done to their
satisfaction and then come in and tackle
[50:17] our parking lot and our sidewalks. But,
um, on another note, since we don't
[50:21] officially have a department report, um,
as you know, Derek Mueller um, resigned
[50:26] his position as public information
officer late last year to become
[50:30] director of parks and recreation in
Quakertown Burough. And I'm pleased to
[50:33] announce that Ava Komas, who um works
with Derek, has accepted the role as um
[50:39] we're changing it from public
information officer to interim community
[50:43] engagement manager. Um the reason it's
interim is to give us both a chance to
[50:47] see if this is something that Ava likes
the because there's an administrative
[50:50] side, not just the communication side.
Um Ava flourishes um not only with her
[50:56] articulateness, but her creativity. Um,
I think she's going to do phenomenal in
[51:00] this position and she's she's the great
story because she came to us as an
[51:04] intern. You know, we were looking for an
intern just for some help and then last
[51:08] January we offered her a position and a
year later now she's going to be running
[51:12] everything. So, um, congratulations to
Ava and I know everybody on the staff
[51:17] um, supports her and is really looking
forward to seeing her flourish and doing
[51:20] what we can to support her in that.
>> Absolutely. Ava is someone who strikes
[51:26] me as uh not only highly capable but
incredibly personable and and highly
[51:31] competent in all areas of communication.
So I wish her well in this new role.
[51:37] » Thank you. That's all I have.
>> Okay.
[51:45] » Moving on to agenda item 20. Then we
have uh new business. And under new
[51:53] business, we have our committee board
liaison reports. Uh I'll go ahead and
[51:59] start and say uh well, first of all,
these were reorg meetings I think for
[52:04] the most part this month and uh we had
the sewer authority uh met and reorged
[52:11] and it maintained the same officers.
Congratulations to them all. um all of
[52:16] our boards and uh commissions and
committees that gathered uh we we
[52:21] presented our volunteer members with a
token of our appreciation for their
[52:26] service. Every member received a
township umbrella and uh and our
[52:34] expression of appreciation for all the
work that they put into their their
[52:39] boards and committees and commissions.
Uh just want to extend our thanks again
[52:43] to them uh for all they do to help the
township uh continue to run and um and
[52:49] and be a wonderful place uh to to live,
work and play. Uh our BDP, our business
[52:56] depart uh development partnership
committee actually did not meet however
[53:01] and we will be having that reor meeting
in February.
[53:08] » Okay, I'll go next.
if that's okay. Uh the parks board uh
[53:13] met just the day before the umbrellas
were delivered. So we'll be delivering
[53:17] those appreciation uh tokens in uh the
February meeting. Uh but we did meet
[53:24] last week to plan our priorities. Of
course did our reorganization again same
[53:29] leadership
um planning our prior uh priorities
[53:33] including funding for um the farmhouse
project. looking at kind of unique
[53:39] opportunities for funding including
grants and fundraising and other ideas.
[53:43] So, we're just getting our ourselves
started with that. Uh our EAC
[53:48] environmental advisory committee will be
meeting tomorrow, but we didn't wait to
[53:53] meet to be be e extra busy this month.
Um we have a residential lawn
[53:58] replacement program with native
pollinator gardens. Um it's a program
[54:03] that we um actually learned about
through um at our Autumn Fest last year.
[54:07] I have a little flyer here that you
can't see, but it's on on the on uh FA
[54:12] social media and on our website. Um it
it was offering a seminar um which will
[54:21] be this Wednesday, January 28th, 7 p.m.
at the rec center. for those who will
[54:27] attend this and then uh prepare, which
obviously right now it's hard to prepare
[54:33] anything because we have several inches
of snow on the ground, but they need to
[54:38] prepare their beds for these gardens
that are going to replace the lawns. And
[54:43] um they can be ready to plant and care
for 28 uh native plants that are
[54:49] pollinator plants. They'll be delivered
in mid to late May um free of charge.
[54:55] So, this was limited to 50 people. It
sold out in one day. Um, I will say to
[55:00] everyone that's listening that was
disappointed they didn't get this that
[55:03] we do have a waiting list. And so, if
you are interested in this, you can
[55:07] certainly find out more information. We
may be offering something similar in the
[55:12] future, but also um there may be people
that decide this isn't something they're
[55:16] going to be able to attack this year.
So, maybe we'll be able to move into our
[55:20] waiting list for those who are
interested. So, um trying to kind of put
[55:25] forward uh instead of having lawns which
really serve little to no purpose um to
[55:31] make making our our uh properties a
little more useful to our wildlife. Um
[55:37] so that's that effort. Um the other
issue uh other uh committee that I meet
[55:42] with is a uh recycling consortium that
we meet four times a year and I have
[55:49] news. I think Caroline, you know this
already, but um the D issues checks to
[55:55] um each municipality based on activities
and um efforts that we do for recycling,
[56:01] which is required by the way. Um but
then they give us money back for for um
[56:07] for doing these these events and
activities. Um they finally received our
[56:13] our consortium has received the check
from 2023.
[56:17] So they're a little far behind. Um we're
trying to encourage them to get the 2024
[56:21] checkout a little class since we're in
2026 now. Um but our share will be
[56:26] available soon. Uh I don't think they've
made any promises but they're going to
[56:29] be divvying up that to the consortium
members which are there are 11
[56:32] municipalities that participate. So of
which we are the biggest actually. So we
[56:36] will get the biggest check out of that.
So looking forward to that coming to our
[56:40] our banks account soon. So that's all my
that's my uh are there any questions?
[56:48] Okay,
I'll check off here.
[56:52] » So, I'll jump in. Eric, if you're okay
with that.
[56:56] I um so we had u Blaine actually pretty
much gave all of the updates for the
[57:01] finance committee. Um they did get their
umbrellas. Um and um so we had a good
[57:08] meeting again. He just uh pretty much
shared some of the things he shared um
[57:12] this evening. Uh my seniors, they did
not get their umbrellas yet. Um
[57:17] unfortunately, um Deb wasn't well that
day and she um had them in her office.
[57:22] But um so they will get them. I told
them about them. So they'll get them get
[57:25] them next month. Um but they really
appreciated the notes that um or the
[57:32] note I guess it was me. I wrote them. Um
one board member or one committee person
[57:38] said that it was the reason why he came
back. So, um, so that was nice to hear.
[57:43] I I'm always about writing a note, so it
was really good to hear. And then, um,
[57:49] we actually have, and she was there, a
potential new committee person. Um, but,
[57:56] uh, I'm going to follow up because I
thought she said she sent her
[58:00] application in, but, she did join us.
So, I'm not going to say names or
[58:03] anything until she's officially with us.
But, um, we did have a new person that
[58:07] came. Actually we had two people that
came but one person interested in in
[58:12] joining us. Um but we spent time of
course like everyone mentioned
[58:16] reorganing the commission uh committee
um both meetings and then um our seniors
[58:23] debriefed of course on our Santa
breakfast and the sheer success of it.
[58:28] Um we laughed about a few things. this
little girl that was following because
[58:31] we had a um and forgive me, I don't know
the characters, but somebody was dressed
[58:35] as something different that we've never
had before and this little girl followed
[58:39] him around the whole time. So, we
laughed about that cuz we we were
[58:43] tickled by her just anywhere he was, she
was. Um and then we just talked about
[58:49] some really neat stuff that they brought
up out of the blue just that we might be
[58:55] looking at trying to do this year. So
stay tuned for that. This my senior
[59:00] committee has taken off here in in a
good way. Um that was it. That's it.
[59:08] Thank you.
>> All right. I'll uh jump in now. Um did
[59:13] have a meeting with the community and
rec center uh committee. Uh good news on
[59:19] on there. The building's being used
quite a bit. Facility usage is is really
[59:23] good. Uh membership is pretty steady.
Pickle ball obviously is a a huge draw
[59:29] there. Um so the floor is uh in decent
shape. Uh everyone loves the new floor.
[59:37] The one thing that Floyd's working on is
uh figuring out how to clean it um do
[59:43] that. There's some scuffing and things
like that, but that's being taken care
[59:47] of. There are some big expenditures uh
potentially popping up. One is the
[59:53] parking lot lights. Um,
as we all know, if we've ever been there
[59:58] at night, it's pretty dark there. So,
um, that's that's a big expenditure
[1:00:02] coming up. And then the next one
probably for 2027 is to be thinking
[1:00:06] about replacing the fitness equipment
that's there because it is, I think,
[1:00:10] original to the building. Um and that is
not un knowing
[1:00:16] commercial fitness equipment. It is not
inexpensive but uh the amount of usage
[1:00:20] that we get there and we could add
additional uh fitness equipment based on
[1:00:24] the space that we do have because the
machines are spaced
[1:00:29] 6 feet or more apart from 2020 times.
Um, so that's something for us to keep
[1:00:36] in the back of our minds um as a board
and as a township that that that expense
[1:00:40] is coming up. But the the the the good
news, like I say, it's it's getting used
[1:00:46] and um so that that's a great thing. Um
there and the um public safety committee
[1:00:53] has not met yet. They will have their
first meeting on February 4th and so we
[1:00:58] have some things to talk about there. So
that's what I have.
[1:01:06] » All right. Thanks everyone.
Uh that's all for our agenda. Uh do I
[1:01:13] have a a motion to adjurnn?
>> Can I just um just for the record
[1:01:18] because I don't know if you have
mentioned it or not that Candace Chimera
[1:01:21] um is not on with us. Um she's away and
currently experiencing a power outage
[1:01:27] where she's at. So, I just wanted the
record to show that she wasn't at the
[1:01:30] meeting due to um from power issues.
>> Thank you, Audrey.
[1:01:37] » And we certainly hope that uh Supervisor
Chimera is safe and warm with her
[1:01:42] family.
>> Any other comments for the for the good
[1:01:47] of the order?
>> No.
[1:01:50] » All right. Well, then I'll move to
adjourn. Is there a second?
[1:01:53] » Second.
>> Any public comment?
[1:01:58] All right, hearing none. All those in
favor of adjourning say I. I.
[1:02:03] » Any opposed?
>> All right. Motion carries. Have a
[1:02:07] wonderful evening everyone.
>> Good night, everyone. Thank you.