NEW LONDON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
REORGANIZATION & REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 4, 2016
The New London Township Board of Supervisors Reorganization Meeting convened at 7:05 PM at the New London Township Building, New London, PA. The following Supervisors were present: Dale Lauver, Gerard Porter, and Mary Anne Steel.
On a motion by Gerry Porter, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, Dale Lauver was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Dale Lauver abstained from the vote.
On a motion by Gerry Porter, 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 2016
On a motion by Dale Lauver, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, Gerry Porter was appointed as Vice Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Gerry Porter abstained from the vote.
On a motion by Dale Lauver, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, the nominations were closed and the vote was unanimous.
On a motion by Gerry Porter, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, Trish Fagan was appointed as Secretary/Treasurer. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, Maureen Zdun was appointed as Assistant Secretary. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, Maureen Zdun was appointed as Open Records Officer. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, Jack Arrell was appointed as Road Master. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, Trish Fagan was appointed as Zoning/Code Enforcement Officer. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, 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 Gerry Porter, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, Maureen Zdun was appointed as Planning Commission Secretary. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, Ron Ragan was appointed as a Planning Commission Member. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, Martha Straus was appointed as a Planning Commission Member. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, Joan Rector was appointed as a Zoning Hearing Board Member. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Gerry Porter, 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 Gerry Porter, McMichael Heiney & Sebastian, LLC was appointed as the Township Solicitor. Hourly rate is $235.00. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Gerry Porter, Lentz, Cantor & Massey Ltd. was appointed as the Alternate Solicitor. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Mary Anne Steel, seconded by Gerry Porter, 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 Gerry Porter, 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 Gerry Porter, Building Inspection Underwriters, Inc. was appointed as the Building Plan Review/Inspection & Building Code Official. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion by Gerry Porter, 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 Gerry Porter, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, the Bank Depositories for the General Fund are National Penn Bank 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 Gerry Porter, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, the Township Board of Supervisor’s Meetings for 2016 will be held on the first Thursday and third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM, except there will be no work meetings in June, July, and August. The Township Planning Commission Meetings for 2016 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 Gerry Porter, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, the mileage reimbursement rate will be 54 cents per mile. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion by Gerry Porter, 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 Gerry Porter, 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 7:15PM.
The Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting convened at 7:15 PM.
Resolution No. 2016-1-1- Emergency Services for 2016
Dale Lauver read the Resolution and on a motion made by Gerry Porter and seconded by Mary Anne Steel, Resolution No. 2016-1-1 was approved. The vote was unanimous.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
SECRETARY’S REPORT
Work Meeting Minutes and Regular Meeting Minutes
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, the November 18, 2015 Board of Supervisors Work Meeting Minutes and the December 3, 2015 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting Minutes were approved as presented. The vote was unanimous.
STAFF REPORTS
Treasurer Report
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Mary Anne Steel, the January, 2016 bills were approved for payment and financial reports were accepted. The vote was unanimous.
Zoning Officer
Trish Fagan reported that three (3) permits were issued in December. One (1) Use & Occupancy Certificate was issued in December.
Emergency Management
Dave Flad reported that the County has provided a sample ordinance requiring a signal test for new construction as well as existing large commercial / industrial buildings.
Dave also reported that the new County Radio system is on line.
Generator – Will be installed in the spring.
Newsletter
No Activity.
Property and Building Use
The Board approved Verizon FIOS being installed.
Road Master
Set up Ride the Roads in March.
Planning Commission
Ron Ragan reported that there no new subdivision plans. Ron also reported that ordinance work continues.
Engineer
Ron Ragan advised that he is reviewing the new FEMA Maps.
MS4 – Ron is working with other municipalities, natural…. municipalities, the Nature Conservancy, White Clay Creek Watershed Association and the University of Delaware to form a coalition to address the storm water pollution issue.
OLD/NEW BUSINESS
None.
The meeting adjourned at 8:55 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Trish Fagan
Secretary