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Mrs. Perkins read the following 2001 appointments, wages, and meeting dates and times: Appointments: Chairman – Ken Miller Vice-Chairman – Karl Brachwitz Secretary – Linda Cleaver Assistant Secretary – Dale Polite Payroll Clerk - Paychex Tax Collector – Berkheimer Associates Tax Hearing Officer – Berkheimer Associates Solicitor - Allan B. Greenwood Planning Solicitor - Fronefield Crawford Township Manager - Allen G. Heist Code Enforcement Officer – Robert Wideman Building Inspector - Byron R. 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 – Ken Miller Vacancy Board Chairman - George Burnley Emergency Management Director - David Monteith Board Liaison – Ken Miller Depository - Downingtown National Bank and PLGIT Voting Delegate to State Convention – Ken Miller Northern Federation Representatives – Zoë Perkins,
Jean Warrick and one vacancy Environmental Advisory Council Board Liaison – Zoë
Perkins Environmental Advisory Council Member – Reappoint
Craig Hannafin and Janis Beale to 3-year Township Building – Ken Miller Planning Commission Board Liaison – Ken Miller Planning Commission Members – Reappoint Wheeler
Aman and Jean Warrick to 4-year terms Auditors – Appoint Anna May Houck and Veronica Monteith
to 1-year terms to fill two vacancies
West Vincent Land Trust Board Position – Zoë Perkins
Agricultural Security Area Advisory Committee –
Reappoint Ken Miller, Tom Olszanowski, Wheeler Aman, and Fred Uebelhoer; appoint Harry
Emery
Wages: Township Manager
$52,500.00/yr. Secretary
$15.69/hr. Assistant Secretary $13.06/hr. Treasurer
Per Rate Schedule Road Foreman
$17.67/hr. Road Worker - Steven Hughes
$16.17/hr. Parttime Road Worker - Mike Hogga $14.18/hr. Parttime Park Maintenance – David Gottier $10.50/hr. Police Chief - Karl Jones $18.93/hr. Patrolmen - Mike Swininger $17.67/hr. Nancy Mokrejs
$13.04/hr. Township Solicitor $100.00/hr. Planning Solicitor $135.00/hr. + expenses Code Enforcement Officer - Robert Wideman $21.70/hr. Building Inspector $52.00/hr. Engineer
Per Rate Schedule Gannett Fleming
Per Rate Schedule Zoning Hearing Board Members $20.00/Hearing Solicitor to Zoning Hearing Board $100.00/hr. Board of Supervisors - Miller, Perkins, Brachwitz $1,875.00/yr. Meeting
Dates/Times for 2001: Meetings
will be held on the second and fourth Mondays at 7:30 p.m. (The second meeting in December will be held
on Wednesday, December 26th due to the holidays.) 2001 Meeting Dates: January
2, 8, and 22
July 9, 23 February
12, 26
August 13, 27 March
12, 26
September 10, 24
April 9, 23
October 8, 22 May
14, 29
November 12, 26 June
11, 25
December 10, 26 Administrative Meetings – Held on the 1st,
3rd, and 5th Mondays (except holidays)
at 8:00 a.m. Solicitor Greenwood noted that since the contract with McBride Shopa & Company for Treasurer services has not been finalized, the Treasurer appointment would be made at the January 8th regular meeting. Mrs. Perkins moved to adopt the 2001 appointments, wages, and meeting dates and times as read; the motion was seconded by Mr. Brachwitz and carried unanimously. In other business, Mrs. Perkins made a motion to readopt the West Vincent Township Disaster Operations Plan; the motion was seconded by Mr. Brachwitz and carried unanimously. Mrs. Perkins moved to readopt the West Vincent Township Radiological Emergency Response Plan for incidents at the Limerick Generating Station; the motion was seconded by Mr. Brachwitz and carried unanimously. A motion was made by Mr. Brachwitz, seconded by Mrs. Perkins, to adopt Resolution #1-2001, establishing the real estate tax rate of .49 mills for general township purposes; the motion carried unanimously. A motion was made by Mr. Brachwitz to renew the Employment Agreement of January 2, 2001 between the Township and Allen G. Heist; the motion was seconded by Mrs. Perkins and carried unanimously. Mr. Brachwitz moved to adopt Resolution #2-2001, setting 2001 compensation for Allen G. Heist, Township Manager, in the amount of $52,500.00, in accordance with the Employment Contract of January 2, 2001. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Perkins and carried unanimously. Mr. Brachwitz moved to adopt Resolution #3-2001, establishing the areas of responsibility for police, fire, rescue, and ambulance service in the Township. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Perkins and carried unanimously. A unanimous motion was made by Mr. Brachwitz, seconded by Mrs. Perkins, to adopt Resolution #4-2001, which specifies the schedule of sewer user rates to be charged to customers of the West Vincent Township Sanitary Sewer System at St. Stephens Greene. Mr. Brachwitz moved to adopt Resolution #5-2001, which specifies the schedule of water user rates to be charged to customers of the West Vincent Township Water System at St. Stephens Greene; the motion was seconded by Mrs. Perkins and carried unanimously. Manager Heist indicated that copies of the budget and resolutions have been sent to the St. Stephens Greene homeowners for review. While the monthly base rates for the capital reserve funds remained the same, the water service charges were decreased and sewer service charges were increased resulting in a net monthly payment decrease of approximately $6.00. A motion was made by Mr. Brachwitz to adopt Resolution #6-2001, 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 accept the Engineering/Planning Services Agreement, 2001 with Castle Valley Consultants, Inc.; the motion was seconded by Mrs. Perkins and carried unanimously. As a follow-up to the December 26, 2000 Board meeting, Richard Guarini of The Hankin Group was present to request action on the three proposed waiver requests not specifically covered by the Conditional Use Decision but reasonable related to implementation of the approved site plan. Mr. Brachwitz moved that the Board of Supervisors grant the waivers requested for the Weatherstone Subdivision of The Hankin Group as reflected in and subject to the conditions of the letter of 1-02-01 of Richard Guarini, P.E. to Allan B. Greenwood, Township Solicitor. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Perkins and carried unanimously. There being no further business, Mr. Brachwitz moved that the reorganization meeting be adjourned; the motion was seconded by Mrs. Perkins and the meeting adjourned at 7:56 p.m. An executive session was held regarding real estate matters pertaining to Columbia Transmission. Respectfully Submitted, |