NEW LONDON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
REORGANIZATION & REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 6, 2014
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 Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, Dale Lauver was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Dale Lauver abstained from the vote.
On a motion by Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, the nominations were closed and the vote was unanimous.
Newly Elected Chairman assumes his position.
Nominations for Vice-Chairman of the Board for 2014
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 Bob Barto, seconded by Dale Lauver, Kim Malone was appointed as Open Records Officer. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, Jack Arrell was appointed as Road Master. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, Trish Fagan was appointed as Zoning/Code Enforcement Officer. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, 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 Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, Kim Malone was appointed as Planning Commission Secretary. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Dale Lauver, seconded by Gerry Porter, Bob Barto was appointed as a Planning Commission Member. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, Mary Anne Steel was appointed as a Planning Commission Member. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, Andrew Keegan was appointed as a Zoning Hearing Board Member. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, Margaret (Peggy) Bell-Cole was appointed as a Zoning Hearing Board Member. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, Ragan Engineering was appointed as the Township Engineer. Hourly rate is $104.00. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, McMichael Heiney & Sebastian, LLC was appointed as the Township Solicitor. Hourly rate is $210.00. 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 Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, 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 Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, John Spangler was appointed as the Alternate Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Bob Barto, 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 Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, the following item was approved: Any combination of three (3) 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 Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, the Township Board of Supervisor’s Meetings for 2014 will be held on the first Thursday and third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM. The Township Planning Commission Meetings for 2014 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 Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, the mileage reimbursement rate will be 56 cents per mile. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion by Bob Barto, 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 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.
Resolution No. 2014-1-1- Emergency Services for 2014
On a motion made by Gerry Porter and seconded by Bob Barto, Resolution No. 2014-1-1 was approved. The vote was unanimous.
The Reorganization Meeting was adjourned at 7:25 PM.
The Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting convened at 7:30 PM.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comment on agenda items.
Nichol Subdivision
On a motion made by Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, the Nichol Final Subdivision Plan dated June 2, 2011 extension was approved until April 3, 2014. The vote was unanimous.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
SECRETARY’S REPORT
Regular Meeting Minutes
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Dale Lauver, the December 5, 2013 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes were approved. Bob Barto abstained from the vote as he was not present at the meeting.
STAFF REPORTS
Treasurer Report
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, the January, 2014 bills were approved for payment and financial reports were accepted. The vote was unanimous.
Planning Commission
Ron Ragan reported that there no new subdivision plans. Ron also reported that the park layout is being worked on.
Engineer
No report.
Zoning Officer
Trish Fagan reported that five (5) permits were issued in December. Three (3) Use & Occupancy Certificates were issued in December.
Property and Building
Dale Lauver reported that the quote from ECE for a drop ceiling in the file room upstairs with two (2) fluorescent lights was approved at a cost of $2108.00.
Newsletter
In process.
OLD/NEW BUSINESS
None.
The meeting adjourned at 8:50 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Trish Fagan
Secretary