Chester council reviews Resolutions 23–31 including ARPA repairs and civil service updates

The City of Chester council convened March 9, 2026, and the solicitor read Resolutions 23 through 31, placing a package of administrative and capital items before the body for final passage. The items included a request-for-proposals for parking management (Resolution 23); adoption of 2026 civil service rules (Resolution 24); firefighter eligibility testing (Resolution 25); utility and facility work tied to a new Public Works Building (Resolution 26); police station repair quotes under ARPA project 33 and associated environmental testing (Resolutions 27 and 29); Sun Village Park pavilion and building repair quotes under ARPA project 19 (Resolutions 30 and 31); and an application for $40,194 in county liquid fuel funds for the 2026 street resurfacing program (Resolution 28).

The solicitor prefaced the agenda by noting there were no ordinances to be voted on and that the listed resolutions were before council for final passage. Several items prompted follow-up questions from council members about project scope, funding sources and whether approval of one resolution was dependent on another. No roll-call votes or formal outcomes are recorded in the provided transcript.

Council members asked for additional documentation and detail on several ARPA projects, and staff noted that full packages had been emailed to council and that more detailed specifications were still being developed for some projects. The meeting adjourned after a brief financial reminder from CFO Richard Troutman that March 31 is the deadline to receive a 2% discount on municipal real estate and rubbish bills.

The council’s packet included a mix of personnel, capital and funding requests; the transcript does not show final votes or recorded outcomes for the resolutions listed.