NEW LONDON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
REORGANIZATION & REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 3, 2017
The New London Township Board of Supervisors Reorganization Meeting convened at 7:00 PM at the New London Township Building, New London, PA. The following Supervisors were present: Dale Lauver, Gerard Porter, and Mary Anne Steel.
Appointment was made of temporary Chairman, Ron Ragan.
On a motion made by Dale Lauver, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, Gerry Porter was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Gerry Porter abstained from the vote.
On a motion made by Dale Lauver, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, the nominations were closed and the vote was unanimous.
Newly Elected Chairman assumes his position.
Nominations for Vice-Chairman of the Board for 2017
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Gerry Porter, Dale Lauver was appointed as Vice Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Dale Lauver abstained from the vote.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Gerry Porter, the nominations were closed and the vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, Trish Fagan was appointed as Secretary/Treasurer. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, Maureen Zdun was appointed as Assistant Secretary. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, Maureen Zdun was appointed as Open Records Officer. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, Jack Arrell was appointed as Road Master. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, Trish Fagan was appointed as Zoning/Code Enforcement Officer. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, Trish Fagan, Kyle Bendler and Keith Brown were appointed as International Property Maintenance Code, Code Officials. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, Maureen Zdun was appointed as Planning Commission Secretary. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, Charlie Humkey was appointed as a Planning Commission Member. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, Lynn Klingensmith was appointed as a Planning Commission Member. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, Sandy Bunker was appointed as a Zoning Hearing Board Member. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, Ken Crossan was appointed as the Alternate Member of the Zoning Hearing Board. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, Ragan Engineering was appointed as the Township Engineer. Hourly rate is $110.00. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, McMichael Heiney & Sebastian, LLC was appointed as the Township Solicitor. Hourly rate is $275.00. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, Lentz, Cantor & Massey Ltd. was appointed as the Alternate Solicitor. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, Brutscher, Foley, Milliner & Land, LLP was appointed as the Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor. Hourly rate
is $175.00. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, John Spangler was appointed as the Alternate Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, Building Inspection Underwriters, Inc. was appointed as the Building Plan Review/Inspection & Building Code Official. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, the following item was approved: Any combination of two (2) signatures of Board of Supervisors and Secretary/Treasurer will be sufficient for the signing of checks. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion by Dale Lauver, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, the Bank Depositories for the General Fund are BB & T and PLGIT, the Bank Depository for the Township State Fund is PLGIT and the Bank Depository for all other funds for the Township are PLGIT and Meridian Bank. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion by Dale Lauver, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, the Township Board of Supervisor’s Meetings for 2017 will be held on the first Thursday and third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM, except there will be no work meetings in June, July, and August.
The Township Planning Commission Meetings for 2017 will be held on the second Wednesday at 7:00 PM and last Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM, except there will be no work meetings in November and December. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion by Dale Lauver, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, the mileage reimbursement rate will be 53.5 cents per mile. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion by Dale Lauver, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, the voting delegate for the State Convention (and approval of expenses) is Trish Fagan. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion by Dale Lauver, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, the newspapers of record are the Avon Grove Sun (Primary) and the Daily Local News (Back-up). The vote was unanimous.
The Reorganization Meeting was adjourned at 7:15 PM.
The Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting convened at 7:15 PM.
The Board of Supervisors held an executive session to discuss a legal issue.
Resolution No. 2017-1-1 Emergency Services for 2017
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, ResolutionNo. 2017-1-1 was approved. The vote was unanimous.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
SECRETARY’S REPORT
Regular Meeting Minutes
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Gerry Porter, the December 1, 2017 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting Minutes were approved as presented. The vote was unanimous.
STAFF REPORTS
Treasurer Report
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, the January 2017 bills were approved for payment and financial reports were accepted. The vote was unanimous.
Zoning Officer
Trish Fagan reported that seven (7) permits were issued in December. One (1) Single Family Dwelling was issued in December.
Property and Building Use
Dale Lauver reported that the heating system is back up and running.
Planning Commission
Ron Ragan reported that there is one (1) minor subdivision for Kieras. Ron also reported that the second draft of the Riparian Buffer Ordinance will be discussed at the meeting in January.
Engineer
Ron Ragan advised that the new Flood Plain Ordinance needs to be adopted by September 2017.
MS4 – Ron reported that MS4 work continues. It now includes the Chesapeake and the Christine River side.
NEW LONDON TOWNSHIP PARK
Ron Ragan reported that they are wrapping up agency clearances and will apply for NPDES Permit after clearance is received.
The meeting adjourned at 9:10 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Trish Fagan
Secretary