Transition committee votes to forward draft RFP for Milcreek administrative code to supervisors

The Millcreek transitional advisory committee voted on July 4 to forward a draft request for proposals (RFP) and a set of suggested vendors to the township board of supervisors for placement on the supervisors' agenda.

A committee member moved "that the RFP be submitted to the ... board of supervisors" and the motion was seconded. The committee then took a roll‑call vote: John Deacido, yes; Cody Faustst, yes; Tom Leair, yes; Dennis McAndrew, yes; Brian McGrath, yes; Kylie Morris, no; Matthew Waldinger, yes. The motion passed by a 6–1 vote.

Committee members said the RFP is intended to gather cost estimates and qualifications from a short list of local municipal law firms and statewide consulting groups to convert the draft administrative code into Milcreek's official ordinance format. Suggested firms included local municipal law firms and several consultants that specialize in municipal transitions; committee members said supervisors could alter the list before issuing the solicitation.

Discussion before the vote focused on procurement structure and budgetary implications. Members debated whether the RFP should request a single lump‑sum price or separate line items for travel and additional meetings, and whether selection criteria should weigh cost against firm qualifications. Several members noted that the township solicitor must review any final draft and asked whether that review would create duplicate fees; others said solicitor review is a normal and expected step.

The committee also discussed next steps: submitting the draft RFP and the committee's suggested rubric and vendor list to supervisors, asking to be placed on the supervisors' agenda for consideration, and posting the RFP on the township website and the committee's transition site if supervisors approve it.

The committee recorded no amendments to the motion at the meeting. The recommendation is advisory—the supervisors will decide whether to publish the RFP, modify the vendor list or adjust selection criteria.