NEW LONDON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
REORGANIZATION & REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
JANUARY 5, 2015
The New London Township Board of Supervisors Reorganization Meeting convened at 7:15 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 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 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 2015
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 Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, Kim Malone was appointed as Assistant Secretary. The vote was unanimous.
On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, 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 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, 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 Bob Barto, 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 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 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 Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, 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 Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, the Township Board of Supervisor’s Meetings for 2015 will be held on the first Thursday and third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM. There will be no Board of Supervisor’s Work Meetings in June, July or August. There will be no November 5, 2015 Board of Supervisor’s Regular Meeting. The Township Planning Commission Meetings for 2015 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 Bob Barto, the mileage reimbursement rate will be 57.5 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 Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, the newspapers of record are the Avon Grove Sun (Primary) and the Daily Local News (Back-up). The vote was unanimous.
Resolution No. 2015-1-1- Emergency Services for 2015
On a motion made by Bob Barto and seconded by Gerry Porter, Resolution No. 2015-1-1 was approved. The vote was unanimous.
The Reorganization Meeting was adjourned at 7:30 PM.
The Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting convened at 7:30 PM.
PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comment on agenda items.
Nichol Subdivision
Ron Ragan gave an overview of the project. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the Plan and requested waivers. The owners stated during the Planning Commission meeting that there are no plans to develop either lot at this time. On a motion made by Gerry Porter, seconded by Bob Barto, the Nichol Final Subdivision Plan dated June 2, 2011 was approved. The vote was unanimous.
Brown Subdivision
On a motion made by Bob Barto, seconded by Gerry Porter, the extension to the Brown Final Subdivision Plan dated June 2, 2011 was approved. 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, 2014 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, 2015 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 ordinance work is in progress.
Engineer
Ron Ragan stated that Jack Arrell requested to ride the roads in March instead of April. March 18 was tentatively set at 5:00 PM.
Ron also reported that he met with the Chester County Conservation District and DEP on Stormwater Management for the new New London Township Park.
Ron reported that the Act 537 scope was approved so he will be starting work.
Ron asked the Board if it would be possible for David Sweet to attend DCNR Grant training and the Board agreed.
Zoning Officer
Trish Fagan reported that seven (7) permits were issued in December. One (1) Use & Occupancy Certificate was issued in December.
Emergency Management
The next meeting is going to be held at the Avondale Borough Hall.
OLD/NEW BUSINESS
None.
The meeting adjourned at 9:18 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Trish Fagan
Secretary