Rush Township board of supervisors approved the hiring of two additional police officers at its monthly meeting Thursday evening.

Jonathan Sullivan and Brandon McGinnis were hired as part-time police officers. McGinnis’ hiring is contingent on his obtaining his Municipal Police Officers’ Education & Training Commission certification while Sullivan’s hiring is retroactive to Oct 7. Both officers will be paid $20 an hour.

Police Chief Ken Zipovsky also reported that the township received 228 calls in September and collected $552 in parking ticket fines.

The supervisors announced that branch-only pickup will take place during the weeks of Oct. 22 and Oct. 29, followed by four weeks of leaf-only pickup beginning the week of Nov. 5. The leaf-only pickup will be broken down as follows:

Nov. 5-9: areas south of Route 54 and east of Route 309

Nov. 12-16: areas north of Route 54 and east of Route 309

Nov. 19-23: areas south of Route 54 and west of Route 309

Nov 26-30: areas north of Route 54 and west of Route 309

Supervisors warned residents that any leaves and branches left out after these dates or after the resident’s designated week will not be picked up.