NEW LONDON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
REORGANIZATION & REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 3, 2012
The New London Township Board of Supervisors Reorganization Meeting convened at 7:10 PM at the New London Township Building, New London, PA. The following Supervisors were present: Dale Lauver, Robert Barto and Gerard Porter.
On a motion by Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, Ron Ragan was appointed as Temporary Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, 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 Bob Barto, the nominations were closed and the vote was unanimous.
On a motion by Gerry Porter, seconded by Dale Lauver, Bob Barto was appointed as Vice Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Bob Barto abstained from the vote.
On a motion by Dale Lauver, seconded by Gerry Porter, the nominations were closed and the vote was unanimous.
On a motion by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, Trish Fagan was appointed as Secretary/Treasurer. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, Kim Malone was appointed as Assistant Secretary. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Dale Lauver, Kim Malone was appointed as Open Records Officer. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, Jack Arrell was appointed as Road Master. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, Trish Fagan was appointed as Zoning/Code Enforcement Officer. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, 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 Bob Barto, Kim Malone was appointed as Planning Commission Secretary. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, Ron Ragan was appointed as a Planning Commission Member. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, Martha Straus was appointed as a Planning Commission Member. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Dale Lauver, Sam Wilson was appointed as a Zoning Hearing Board Member. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, Ragan Engineering was appointed as the Township Engineer. Hourly rate is $95.00. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, McMichael Heiney & Sebastian, LLC was appointed as the Township Solicitor. Hourly rate is $175.00. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, Lentz, Cantor & Massey Ltd. was appointed as the Alternate Solicitor. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Dale Lauver, seconded by Bob Barto, Brutscher, Foley, Milliner & Land, LLP was appointed as the Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, John Spangler was appointed as the Alternate Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Dale Lauver, 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 Bob Barto, 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 Bob Barto, 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 Dale Lauver, seconded by Bob Barto, the Township Board of Supervisor’s Meetings for 2012 will be held on the first Thursday and third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM. The Township Planning Commission Meetings for 2012 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 Dale Lauver, the mileage reimbursement rate will be 55.5 cents per mile. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, the voting delegate for the State Convention (and approval of expenses) is Trish Fagan. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion by Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, the newspapers of record are the Avon Grove Sun (Primary) and the Daily Local News (Back-up). The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, Ron Ragan was appointed as Chairman of the Vacancy Board. The vote was unanimous.
The Reorganization Meeting was adjourned at 7:35 PM.
An Executive Session was held prior to the meeting to discuss an employee issue.
The Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting convened at 8:10 PM.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comment on agenda items.
Resolution No. 2012-1-1- Emergency Services for 2012
On a motion made by Gerry Porter and seconded by Bob Barto, Resolution No. 2012-1-1 was approved with a change in wording. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Dale Lauver and seconded by Bob Barto, authorization was given for the Solicitor to compose an Ordinance for an increase in Board of Supervisors’ Compensation.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
SECRETARY’S REPORT
Regular Meeting Minutes
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Dale Lauver, the December 1, 2011 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes were approved. Bob Barto abstained from the vote as he was not present at the meeting.
TAX COLLECTOR
Roxanne Schroll asked if she can continue to use the P.O. Box 1002 for tax payments. She requested that her compensation be increased from 3% to 5%. The Board of Supervisors will research this and a decision will be made before February 15, 2012.
STAFF REPORTS
Planning Commission
Ron Ragan reported that there are three (3) active plans being reviewed at this time: Nichol, Sunoco A-Plus (land development plan) and McKinney.
Engineer
Ron Ragan reported that the W. Avondale Rd. Bridge Project is complete.
Wheatland Farms Wastewater Treatment Plant is up and running.
Larry Drennen asked to be included in future meetings regarding the Western portion of Thunder Hill Road improvements and turnaround.
Act 537 – Ron will do a task activity report for the Board of Supervisors’ February 2, 2012 meeting.
Act 167 – Stormwater Management Plan – Ron will be attending a meeting.
Ron reported that we received an extension for the Township’s NPDES permit.
Zoning Officer
Trish Fagan reported that three (3) permits were issued in December, one (1) of which was for a single family dwelling. Two (2) Use & Occupancy Certificates were issued in December.
Emergency Management
AGREM will meet on January 19, 2012. New By-Laws are being drafted since AGREM is now incorporated.
Newsletter
In process.
OLD/NEW BUSINESS
Tax Collector mail and procedures were discussed.
The meeting adjourned at 10:25 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Trish Fagan
Secretary