A re-organizational meeting of the Board of Supervisors was held on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 commencing at 7:00 p.m. Ms. Silvernail called the meeting to order. Present were Supervisors Ms. Horan and Mr. Greenfield, Mr. Robert McClintock, substitute Township Solicitor filling in for Mr. Pompo, Mr. MacCombie, Township Engineer and members of the community.
A moment of silence and pledge of allegiance were observed.
Ms. Silvernail announced that the Board met in executive session on Friday December 30, 2011 to discuss personnel issues.
Ms. Silvernail made a motion, seconded by Ms. Horan, to turn the meeting over to Mr. McClintock to act as temporary Chairman. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. McClintock opened the floor for nominations for Chairman. Ms. Horan made a motion, seconded by Mr. Greenfield, to appoint Ms. Silvernail as Chairman. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Silvernail made a motion, seconded by Mr. Greenfield, to appoint Ms. Horan as Vice Chairman. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Silvernail made a motion, seconded by Ms. Horan, to appoint Joe Drozd as interim Treasurer. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Horan made a motion, seconded by Mr. Greenfield, to appoint Vicky Horan as interim Secretary. With there being no questions from the public, Ms. Silvernail and Mr. Greenfield voting “aye”, and Ms. Horan abstaining, the motion passed.
Ms. Silvernail made a motion, seconded by Ms. Horan, to appoint Linda Shank as full time Assistant Secretary. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Horan made a motion, seconded by Mr. Greenfield, to appoint Stephanie Silvernail as liaison to the Police Department. With there being no questions from the public, Ms. Horan and Mr. Greenfield voting “aye”, the motion passed.
Ms. Silvernail made a motion, seconded by Mr. Greenfield, to appoint Ms. Horan to be in charge of all parks and recreation. With there being no questions from the public, Ms. Silvernail and Mr. Greenfield voting “aye”, the motion passed.
Ms. Horan made a motion, seconded by Mr. Greenfield, to appoint Ms. Silvernail as Road Master with Ms. Horan and Mr. Greenfield as Assistant Road Master. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Silvernail made a motion, seconded by Ms. Horan, to appoint Mr. Greenfield as liaison to the Planning Commission. With there being no questions from the public, Ms. Silvernail and Ms. Horan voting “aye”, the motion passed.
Ms. Silvernail made a motin, seconded by Ms. Horan, to hire the Township’s Professional Consultants as follows:
| Lamb, McErlane, P.C. | Township Solicitor |
| Gawthrop, Greenwood & Halsted, P.C. | Alternate (conflict) Solicitor |
| Buckley, Nagle, Brion, McGuire, Morris | Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor |
| Herbert E. MacCombie, Jr. P.E. | Township Engineer |
| Mallie, Falconiero & Company LLP | Accounting Advisor |
| Maulo & Company, Ltd. | CPA |
| Berkheimer Associates | Deputized Tax Collector |
| Sovereign Bank/Fulton Bank | Bank Depository |
| The Grafton Association | Consultant |
| Herbert E. MacCombie, Jr. P.E. | Zoning Official |
| Code Inspectors | Building Inspector |
| Siana, Bellwoar & McAndrew, LLP | Labor Attorney |
| Keystone Collections Group EIT & | LST Collector |
With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Silvernail announced that salaries and rates are posted at the Township.
Ms. Silvernail made a motion, seconded by Ms. Horan, to appoint Earl Taylor as Liaison for Public Safety, Fire Protection Services and Emergency Management Services. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Silvernail made a motion, seconded by Ms. Horan, to set the dates and advertise the regular Board of Supervisors meetings to be the first Tuesday at
7:00 p.m. The dates are: February 7th, March 6th, April 3rd, May 1st, June 5th, July 3rd, August 7th, September 4th, October 2nd, Wednesday November 7th, and December 4th. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Silvernail made a motion, seconded by Mr. Greenfield, to schedule the Planning Commission re-organizational and regular business meeting to be held on the second Wednesday, January 11, 2012. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Silvernail made a motion, seconded by Mr. Greenfield, to authorize advertisement for the Planning Commission meetings to be held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. for February 15th, March 14th, April 11th, May 9th, June 13th, July 11th, August 15th, September 12th, October 10th, November 14th, and December 12th. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Silvernail made a motion, seconded by Ms. Horan, to retain Whitford Insurance Company as the broker of record for the commercial package, commercial fire, and commercial automobile, workers comp. Insurance. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Silvernail stated that Resolution 2012-03 which makes an appointment to the Zoning Hearing Board as an alternate will be addressed at the next Board of Supervisors meeting in February.
Ms. Silvernail made a motion, seconded by Ms. Horan, to appoint Jane Heineman to the Planning Commission with a term to expire 2015. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Silvernail made a motion, seconded by Mr. Greenfield, to appoint Terry Franciscus to the Vacancy Board for the 2012 year. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Silvernail made a motion, seconded by Mr. Greenfield, to appoint Neil Heineman as an elected auditor with a term to expire 2016. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Silvernail made a motion, seconded by Ms. Horan, to appoint Dennis O’Neil to the UCC Board of Appeals with a term to expire 2014. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Silvernail made a motion, seconded by Mr. Greenfield, to establish the Secretary/Treasurer bond at $300,000.00. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Silvernail made a motion, seconded by Mr. Greenfield, to establish the Assistant Secretary bond at $300,000.00. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
No Public comment.
Ms. Silvernail made a motion, seconded by Ms. Horan, to adjourn the Board of Supervisors Re-organizational meeting and open the regular business meeting. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully Submitted
Linda Shank
Assistant Secretary