NEW LONDON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
REORGANIZATION & REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 4, 2018
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: Gerard Porter, Dale Lauver and Mary Anne Steel.
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 2018.
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 Gerry Porter, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, 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, Margaret Bell – Cole 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 Tax Collector. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Dale Lauver, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, Ragan Engineering was appointed as the Township Engineer. Hourly rate is $115.00. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Dale Lauver, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, McMichael Heiney & Sebastian, LLC was appointed as the Township Solicitor. Hourly rate is $250.00. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Dale Lauver, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, Lentz, Cantor & Massey Ltd. was appointed as the Alternate Solicitor. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Dale Lauver, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, 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 Dale Lauver, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, Stacey Fuller – Gawthrop Greenwood was appointed as the Alternate Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Dale Lauver, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, Building Inspection Underwriters, Inc. was appointed as the Building Plan Review/Inspection & Building Code Official. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Dale Lauver, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, 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 2018 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 2018 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 54.5 cents per mile. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion by Dale Lauver, seconded by Gerry Porter, the voting delegate for the State Convention (and approval of expenses) is Trish Fagan. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Dale Lauver, 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 7:08 PM.
The Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting convened at 7:08 PM.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No Comment.
GANNON SUBDIVISION
Brian Nagel represents Penns Creek LLC who would like to conserve the land and not develop it. Lot ten (10) needs frontage which Penns Creek LLC would provide an easement so that Lot ten (10) will have frontage on Hipkins Road. If the Board of Supervisors grants to dissolve the current subdivision a minor subdivision would still be needed to divide Lot ten (10) from the remaining lots. Brian Nagel drafted two (2) agreements which Sam McMichael will review prior to the Board signing. The owner of Lot ten (10) may purchase Lot one (1) and two (2).
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
SECRETARY’S REPORT
Regular Meeting Minutes
On a motion made by Dale Lauver, seconded by Gerry Porter, the December 7, 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 2018 bills were approved for payment and financial reports were accepted. The vote was unanimous.
Planning Commission
Chairman Ron Ragan advised that the Planning Commission will look at the Matson / Brown property this month.
Chris Lenton from DELCORA is to work with the Township for the sewer plant.
Conversion of the residential districts to just one Ordinance amendment is nearing completion.
Engineer
MS4 – Ron Ragan has not heard anything on our application from the DEP.
Zoning Officer
Trish Fagan reported that ten (10) permits were issued in December. One (1) Single Family Dwelling was issued in December.
Emergency Management
Emergency Management Coordinator, Dave Flad, advised that the County sent out information on First Net which will provide access for emergency personnel to have first priority on cell towers.
The meeting adjourned at 9:00 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Trish Fagan
Secretary