A re-organizational meeting of the Board of Supervisors was conducted on Monday, January 7, 2019 commencing at 7:00 p.m. Township Solicitor, Max O’Keefe called the meeting to order. Present were Supervisors, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Moore, and Mr. Taylor via telephone. Township Solicitor, Mr. O’Keefe, Township Engineer, Mr. MacCombie, and members of the community.
A moment of silence and Pledge of Allegiance was observed.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore, to elect Mr. O’keefe as Temporary Chairman, with there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Taylor made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore, to elect Mr. Reynolds Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Taylor, to elect Mr. Moore as Vice Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore, to appoint Linda Shank as full-time Township Secretary. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore, to appoint Tammy Russell as full-time Treasurer. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore, to adopt Resolution 2019-01, appointing Linda Shank as Open Records Officer and Tammy Russell as Assistant Open Records Officer. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Ms. Russell told the Supervisors that the salaries for the “as needed” employees are not part of the Public Works Contract and the salaries need to be set by the Supervisors.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore to keep the salaries the same as last year for the “as needed” employees since they are not included in the Public Works Contract. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Taylor, to appoint John Moore as Liaison to the Police Department. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore, to make Earl Taylor in charge of all Parks and Recreation. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore, to appoint Mr. Taylor as Road Master with Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Moore as the Assistant Road Masters. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Taylor, to appoint Mr. Moore as Liaison to the Planning Commission. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds announced the list of the Township’s Professional Consultants and motions as follows:
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore to appoint Lamb, McErlane, P.C. as Township Solicitor and Labor Attorney. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Taylor, to appoint Gawthrop, Greenwood, & Halsted, P.C. as Alternate (conflict) Solicitor. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore, to appoint Buckley, Nagle, Brion, McGuire, Morris as Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore, to appoint Herbert E. MacCombie, Jr. P.E. as the Township Engineer. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Taylor, to appoint Mallie, Falconieo & Company LLP as the Township Accounting Advisor. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore, to appoint Maulo & Company. Ltd. as the Township CPA. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore, to appoint Berkheimer Associates as the Deputized Tax Collector. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore, to have DNB First/PLIGIT as the Township bank depository. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Taylor, to appoint Grafton Association as the Township Planner. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Taylor to appoint Code Inspections as the Township Building/Zoning Officer. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore, to appoint Keystone Collections Group as the EIT & LST collector. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore, to appoint Earl Taylor as Liaison for Public Safety, Fire Protection Services, and Emergency Management Services. With there being no questions from the public, Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Moore voting “aye” and Mr. Taylor abstaining, the motion passed.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore, to set the dates and advertise the regular Board of Supervisors meeting to be the first Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. The dates are: February 5, March 5, April 2, May 7, June 4, July 2, August 6, September 3, October 1, Wednesday November 6, and December 3. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore, to schedule the Planning Commission re-organizational and regular business meeting to be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore, to retain Whitford Network 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.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Taylor, to appoint Tom Greenfield to the Vacancy Board for the 2019 year. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Taylor, to establish the Secretary/Treasurer bond at $1,500,000.00. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore, to establish the Assistant Secretary bond at $500,000.00. With there being no question from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
With there being no further business, Mr. Reynolds made a motion, seconded by Mr. Moore, to adjourn the re-organizational meeting. With there being no questions from the public, the Board voting “aye”, the motion passed unanimously.
Respectfully submitted
Linda Shank
Secretary