The yearly reorganization meeting of the West Vincent Township Board of Supervisors was called to order by Acting Chairman, Solicitor Allan Greenwood, at 7:40 p.m. Others in attendance were Supervisors Kenneth Miller, Karl Brachwitz and Zoë Perkins and Township Manager Allen Heist. Mr. Greenwood asked for nominations for Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Mrs. Perkins nominated Kenneth Miller as Chairman for the year 2000; the motion was seconded by Mr. Brachwitz and carried unanimously. The meeting was turned over to Chairman Miller.

Mr. Brachwitz read the following year 2000 appointments, wages, and meeting dates and times:

Appointments:

• Vice Chairman - Karl Brachwitz
• Secretary - Linda Cleaver
• Assistant Secretary - Dale Polite
• Treasurer - Barbara Dunn
• Payroll Clerk - Paychex
• Tax Collector - Berkheimer Associates
• Tax Hearing Officer - Berkheimer Associates
• Solicitor - Allan B. Greenwood
• Planning Solicitor - Fronefield Crawford
• Township Manager - Allen Heist
• Code Enforcement Officer - Robert Wideman
• Building Inspector - Byron Law
• Asst. Building Inspector - Robert Wideman
• Engineer - Castle Valley Consultants, Inc.
• Traffic Engineer - Gannett Fleming, Inc.
• Roadmaster - Ken Miller
• Road Foreman - Mark Hughes
• Police Chief - Karl Jones
• Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor - Patrick O'Donnell
• Zoning Hearing Board Liaison - Karl Brachwitz
• Vacancy Board Chairman - George Burnley
• Emergency Management Director - David Monteith
  • Board Liaison - Karl Brachwitz
• Depository - Downingtown National Bank and PLGIT
• Voting delegate to State Convention - Karl Brachwitz
• Northern Federation Representatives - Karl Brachwitz and Jean Warrick (citizen representative vacant)
• Environmental Advisory Council Board Liaison - Zoë Perkins
• Environmental Advisory Council Member - Laura Hardt (2 vacancies remain)
• Township Building - Karl Brachwitz
• Planning Commission Board Liaison - Ken Miller
• Planning Commission Members - Katherine Damsgaard, Vincent Kling and Clare Quinn (1 vacancy remains)
• Auditors - Anna May Houck and Veronica Monteith to fill 2 vacancies
• West Vincent Land Trust Board Position - Karl Brachwitz
• Agricultural Security Area Advisory Committee - Ken Miller, Tom Olszanowski, Wheeler Aman, and Fred Uebelhoer (1 vacancy remains)

Wages:

Township Manager	$50,000.00/yr.
Secretary	$14.94/hr.
Assistant Secretary	$12.44/hr.
Treasurer	$646.88/month
Road Foreman	$16.83/hr.
Road Worker	$15.40/hr.
Parttime Road Worker	$13.50/hr.
Police Chief	$18.03/hr.
Patrolmen	$16.83/hr.
Nancy Mokrejs	$12.42/hr.
Township Solicitor	$100.00/hr.
Planning Solicitor	$135.00/hr. + expenses
Code Enforcement Officer	$20.67/hr.
Building Inspector	$52.00/hr.
Township Engineer	Per Rate Schedule
Traffic Engineer	Per Rate Schedule
Zoning Hearing Board Members	$20.00/Hearing
Solicitor to Zoning Hearing Board	$100.00/hr.
Board of Supervisors	$1,875.00/yr.

Meeting Dates/Times for 2000: Meetings will be held on the second and fourth Mondays at 7:30 p.m. (The second meeting in December will be held Tuesday, December 26^th due to the holiday.)

2000 Meeting Dates:
January 4, 10, and 24	July 10, 24
February 14, 28	August 14, 28
March 13, 27	September 11, 25
April 10, 24	October 9, 23
May 8, 22	November 13, 27
June 12, 26	December 11, 26

Administrative Meetings - Held on the 1^st, 3^rd, and 5^th Mondays (except holidays) at 8:00 a.m.

A motion was made by Mr. Brachwitz to adopt the year 2000 appointments, wages, and meeting dates and times as read; it was seconded by Mrs. Perkins and carried unanimously.

In other business, Mr. Brachwitz made a motion to readopt the West Vincent Township Disaster Operations Plan; the motion was seconded by Mrs. Perkins and carried unanimously. Mr. Brachwitz moved to readopt the West Vincent Township Radiological Emergency Response Plan for incidents at the Limerick Generating Station; the motion was seconded by Mrs. Perkins and carried unanimously.

Chairman Miller reviewed Resolution No. 1-2000, establishing the real estate tax rate of .49 mills for general township purposes and .037 mills for the road repair loan debt service, for a total rate of .527 mills. A motion was made by Mrs. Perkins, seconded by Mr. Brachwitz to adopt Resolution No. 1-2000; all in favor.

Chairman Miller reviewed Resolution No. 2-2000, establishing the areas of responsibility for police, fire, rescue, and ambulance service in the Township. Mr. Brachwitz made a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2-2000; it was seconded by Mrs. Perkins and carried unanimously.

Resolution No. 3-2000, specifying the schedule of water user rates to be charged to customers of the West Vincent Township Water System at St. Stephens Greene was reviewed by Manager Heist. While the monthly base rate for the capital reserve fund remained at $14.17, the monthly water consumption charge for 1 gallon to 7,600 gallons per month was decreased to $7.04 per thousand gallons; the gallonage consumed over 7,600 gallons per month remained at $9.90 per thousand gallons. A motion was made by Mr. Brachwitz, seconded by Mrs. Perkins, to adopt Resolution No. 3-2000; all in favor.

Resolution No. 4-2000, specifying the schedule of sewer user rates to be charged to customers of the West Vincent Township Sewer System at St. Stephens Greene was reviewed by Manager Heist. The monthly base rate for the capital reserve fund remains at $29.70; however, the sewer service charges were decreased to $54.28 per month. A motion was made by Mr. Brachwitz to adopt Reolution No. 4-2000; the motion was seconded by Mrs. Perkins and carried unanimously.

A motion was made by Mr. Brachwitz to adopt Resolution No. 5-2000, establishing a fee schedule for use in conjunction with the Township Building Code, Plumbing Code, Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, and other services rendered by the Township. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Perkins and carried unanimously.

Mr. Brachwitz moved to appoint Castle Valley Consultants, Inc. as Township Engineer; however, the proposed engineering/planning service agreement will not be approved until Solicitor Greenwood's review of the contract is complete. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Perkins and carried unanimously.

A motion was made by Mr. Brachwitz to reappoint Robert Yarnall, Kimberton Kennel, as Animal Control Officer for West Vincent Township; the motion was seconded by Mrs. Perkins and carried unanimously.

There being no further business, Mr. Brachwitz moved the reorganization meeting be adjourned; the motion was seconded by Mrs. Perkins and the meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,