Shawn Melvin
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 8
- Total speaking time
- 12:05
- Avg per meeting
- 1:31
- Segments
- 232
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Top issues during term (12)(Public Safety)
Firefighter working schedules MOU
Fiscal impact not yet quantified — the chief has been asked to provide budget figures when it returns.
Kelton/Eastmont/KO High School intersection safety
Estimated at about $124,000, beyond what the road improvement budget covers without grants.
New Sutphen pumper truck lease
About $55,000 a year for 15 years, saving roughly $150,000 versus the budgeted figure.
Crossing guard staffing
Playground security cameras
$20,000, leveraging camera infrastructure already built in the park.
Dormont Volunteer Fire Department recruitment
$25,000 annual borough contribution to volunteer fire support.
Emergency Operations Plan adoption (Resolution 14 of 2026)
Contractor spending during the January snowstorm prompted plans for a dedicated budget line and possible DPW equipment investment.
Keystone Oaks School District / Dormont Police MOU
Special Events Permitting Ordinance
The draft permit fee is still blank (TBD); police overtime is currently the only special events budget line item, and officer coverage runs about $108.28 per hour under the fee schedule.
Volunteer Fire Department Insurance Renewal
Costs the borough $17,749, budgeted in monthly payments.
Special events permit ordinance
Would shift costs of police, fire, and EMS at large events from the borough to event organizers.
Fire Department Hiring — Lucas Dewit
Adds a full-time fire department salary to the borough payroll.
Decisions during term (0)
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No decisions found matching Public Safety.
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
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