2007-01-02, Board of Supervisors Reorganization Meeting

2007-01-02

 

FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

REORGANIZATION MEETING – JANUARY 2, 2007 – 10:00 A.M.

MINUTES

I. CALL TO ORDER BY ACTING CHAIRMAN:
Mr. Albert called the meeting to order at 10:00 A.M.

II. Mr. Albert made an announcement that after the prior meeting an Executive session was held in which the Board discussed the pending police contract.

III. APPOINTMENTS:

1) Chairman:
Mr. Pirritano made a motion, seconded by Mr. Mickle, to appoint Mr. Albert to the position of Chairman.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

2) Vice-Chairman:
Mr. Albert made a motion, seconded by Mr. Pirritano, to appoint Mr. Mickle to the position of Vice-Chairman.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

3) Secretary:
Mr. Mickle made a motion, seconded by Mr. Albert, to appoint Paula S. Tezik to the position of Secretary.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

4) Treasurer:
Mr. Mickle made a motion, seconded by Mr. Brown, to appoint Stephen F. Smith to the position of Treasurer.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

5) Assistant Secretary:
Mr. Albert made a motion, seconded by Mr. Brown, to appoint Mr. Mickle to the position of Assistant Secretary.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

6) Assistant Treasurer:
Mr. Minito made a motion, seconded by Mr. Brown, to appoint Mr. Albert to the position of Assistant Treasurer.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

7) Manager:
Mr. Albert made a motion, seconded by Mr. Minito, to appoint Paula S. Tezik to the position of Township Manager.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

8) Assistant Manager:
Mr. Mickle made a motion, seconded by Mr. Minito, to appoint Stephen F. Smith to the position of Assistant Manager.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

9) Solicitor:
Mr. Albert made a motion, seconded by Mr. Minito, to appoint the firm of Stock & Leader, with Walter A. Tilley, III, Esq., as the Township Solicitor.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

10) Engineer:
Mr. Pirritano made a motion, seconded by Mr. Mickle, to appoint the firm of Remington, Vernick & Beach as the Township Engineer.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

11) Establish Day & Time of Township Board Meetings:
Mr. Albert made a motion, seconded by Mr. Brown, to confirm the Board meeting dates as the last Monday of the month, at 7:00 p.m., as adopted at the meeting of December 3, 2006.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

12) Appoint Vacancy Board Member:
Mr. Albert made a motion, seconded by Mr. Mickle, to appoint Niles Gross as the Vacancy Board Member.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

13) Appoint Rep. & Alt./Local Govt. Advisory Committee:
Mr. Mickle made a motion, seconded by Mr. Albert, to appoint Stephen Waller as the Representative and Stephen Smith as the Alternate to the Local Government Advisory Committee.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

14) Appoint Rep./York Co. Solid Waste Authority:
Mr. Albert made a motion, seconded by Mr. Minito, to appoint Glenda Mellinger to the York County Solid Waste Authority.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

15) Appoint Depository:
Mr. Albert made a motion, seconded by Mr. Mickle, to appoint PNC Bank, N.A., and Fulton Bank as the Depositories for Township funds.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

16) Appoint Sewage Enforcement Officers:
Mr. Mickle made a motion, seconded by Mr. Brown, to appoint Robert Whitmore as the primary Sewage Enforcement Officer, and Gary Morrow as the alternate Sewage Enforcement Officer for the Township.
Vote on the motion: Mr. Pirritano, no. All others, yes. The motion carried.

17) Authorize Attendance/County & State Conventions:
Mr. Albert made a motion, seconded by Mr. Pirritano, to authorize attendance of officials and staff, as authorized by the Second Class Township Code, at the County and State Conventions.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

18) Establish Amount of Treasurer’s Bond – $7,000,000:
Mr. Albert made a motion, seconded by Mr. Mickle, to establish the Treasurer’s Bond at $7,000,000.00.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

19) Authorize Supervisors to Work on Highways:
Mr. Pirritano made a motion, seconded by Mr. Brown, to recommend to the Elected Auditors the rate of pay for Board members working on the Highway crew as follows: $18.50 per hour, if performing highway work; $27.75 per hour if working in snow removal operations and to establish the rate for reimbursement for personal vehicle mileage as the rate established by the IRS.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

20) Appoint Delegate & Alternate/West Shore COG:
Mr. Albert made a motion, seconded by Mr. Mickle, to appoint Mr. Pirritano as the delegate
and Mr. Brown as the alternate delegate to the West Shore COG.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

21) YAMPO:
Mr. Albert made a motion, seconded by Mr. Minito, to appoint Mr. Fleming as the delegate
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

22) Appoint CPA – Audit of Township Funds:
Mr. Mickle made a motion, seconded by Mr. Albert, to appoint the firm of Brown, Shultz, Sheridan & Fritz as CPA to audit the funds of the Township, Fire Dept. and EMS, Inc. for the year 2007.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

IV. APPOINTMENTS – BOARDS/COMMISSIONS:

1) Planning Commission:
Mr. Albert made a motion, seconded by Mr. Pirritano, to reappoint James Hossman to a four-year term on the Planning Commission expiring January 2011.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

2) Recreation Commission:
Mr. Albert made a motion, seconded by Mr. Minito, to reappoint Joie Meyer and David M. Steckel to five-year terms on the Recreation Commission expiring January 2012.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

3) Fairview Township Authority:
Mr. Albert made a motion, seconded by Mr. Pirritano, to reappoint John Mickle to a five-year term on the Fairview Township Authority expiring January 2012.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

4) Zoning Hearing Board:
Mr. Albert made a motion, seconded by Mr. Brown, to reappoint David Guy to a three-year term on the Zoning Hearing Board expiring January 2010.
Vote on the motion: Mr. Mickle abstained; All others, yes. The motion carried.

V. RECOGNITION OF PUBLIC:

None.

VI. OTHER BUSINESS:

1) Adopt Resolution 2007-1 Create Lieutenant Position, Police Department:
Mr. Brown made a motion, seconded by Mr. Mickle, to adopt Resolution # 2007-1.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

2) Appoint Scott Hockenberry to the Lieutenant Position:
Mr. Brown made a motion, seconded by Mr. Pirritano, to appoint Scott Hockenberry Lieutenant of the Police Department.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

3) Retirement, Police Department:
Mr. Brown made a motion; seconded by Mr. Mickle to accept the retirement of Officer Mark Hoffman with a retirement date of March 12, 2007 at which time he will enter the DROP program to a term to expire of July 4, 2007.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

4) Authorize Hire, Police Department:
Mr. Albert made a motion, seconded by Mr. Brown, to hire Gary Ross effective January 8, 2007 and Michael Bennage effective January 16, 2007.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

5) Adopt Resolution 2007-2, Amend Fee Schedule:
Mr. Mickle made a motion, seconded by Mr. Brown to adopt the amended fee Schedule.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

6) Attendance at the PSATS Convention, April 22 – 25, 2007:
Board members were requested to notify Mrs. Tezik if they wish to attend the convention so that she can submit the registrations.

7) Driveway, Bamberger Road:
The Board reviewed the request of an individual to have the Township pay for the paving of his driveway. It was noted that the property was previously part of the Huntsberger subdivision and the prior owner was on notice that the Township was not obligated to pay for the entire drive as a result of the realignment of Bamberger Road.

8) Authorization to Pay Bills with Ratification at Meetings:
Mr. Pirritano made a motion, seconded by Mr. Mickle, to authorize payment of bills with ratification at Board meetings.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried.

VII. NEW BUSINESS:

None.

VIII. ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 1:17 p.m., at which time the Board entered into an Executive Session.