Before
THE TOBYHANNA TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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In Re: Reorganizational Meeting
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Tobyhanna Township Government Center Building
State Avenue
Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania 18350
Monday, January 4, 2010, beginning at 3:35 p.m.
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PRESENT: JOHN E. KERRICK, Chairperson
HEIDI PICKARD, Vice-Chairperson
DONALD J. MOYER, Board Member
JAMIE B. KEENER, Board Member
ANNE LAMBERTON, Board Member
PATRICK ARMSTRONG, ESQUIRE, Solicitor
ROBERT McHALE, PE
Township Engineer
ALSO PRESENT: Phyllis Haase, Zoning Officer
John Brogan,
Sewage Enforcement Officer
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Panko Reporting
537 Sarah Street, 2nd Floor
Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 18360
(570) 421-3620
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1 MR. KERRICK: I'd like to open
2 the reorganizational meeting with the pledge of
3 allegiance.
4 (Pledge of Allegiance.)
5 MR. KERRICK: First item,
6 nominations for chairman of the board of
7 supervisors.
8 MS. PICKARD: I nominate John
9 Kerrick as chairman of the board of supervisors.
10 MR. MOYER: Second.
11 MR. KERRICK: Questions or
12 comments? Call the vote. Jamie.
13 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
14 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
15 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
16 favor.
17 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
18 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
19 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
20 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
21 MR. KERRICK: I'll abstain.
22 Thank you for your confidence.
23 Next, nominee for vice-chair
24 board of supervisors.
25 MR. KEENER: I nominate Heidi
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1 Pickard, vice-chair board of supervisors.
2 MRS. LAMBERTON: I second it.
3 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
4 Questions? Call the vote. Jamie.
5 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
6 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
7 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
8 favor.
9 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
10 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
11 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
12 MS. PICKARD: I'll abstain.
13 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
14 favor. Motion carries.
15 Entertain a motion for an
16 appointee to serve as township secretary.
17 MR. KEENER: Nominate Heidi
18 Pickard to serve as township secretary.
19 MR. KERRICK: Motion. Do we
20 have a second?
21 MRS. LAMBERTON: I second it.
22 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
23 Questions or comments? Call the vote. Jamie.
24 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
25 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
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1 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
2 favor.
3 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
4 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
5 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
6 MS. PICKARD: Abstain.
7 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
8 favor. Motion carried.
9 We need a nominee to serve as
10 assistant township secretary to assist and perform
11 duties of the township secretary in absence or
12 disability of the township secretary.
13 MS. PICKARD: I nominate Margie
14 Argot as assistant township secretary.
15 MRS. LAMBERTON: Second.
16 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
17 Questions or comments?
18 Call the vote. Jamie.
19 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
20 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
21 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
22 favor.
23 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
24 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
25 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
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1 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
2 MR. KERRICK: Vote in favor.
3 Motion carried.
4 Motion to appoint township
5 treasurer.
6 MS. PICKARD: I make a motion we
7 approve Theresa Dougherty as township treasurer.
8 MR. MOYER: Second.
9 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
10 Question or comments?
11 Call the vote. Jamie.
12 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
13 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
14 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
15 favor.
16 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
17 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
18 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
19 MS. PICKARD: I vote in favor.
20 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
21 favor. Motion carried.
22 Nomination for assistant
23 township treasurer.
24 MR. KEENER: I nominate Heidi
25 Pickard as assistant township treasurer.
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1 MRS. LAMBERTON: Second.
2 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
3 Questions or comments?
4 Call the vote. Jamie.
5 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
6 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
7 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
8 favor.
9 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
10 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
11 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
12 MS. PICKARD: I abstain.
13 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
14 favor. Motion carried.
15 Nominate to serve as chief
16 administrator of the township Non-uniformed Pension
17 Plan.
18 MR. KEENER: John Kerrick to
19 serve as chief administrator of the Non-uniformed
20 Pension Plan.
21 MRS. LAMBERTON: Second.
22 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
23 Questions or comments?
24 Call the vote. Jamie.
25 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
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1 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
2 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
3 favor.
4 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
5 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
6 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
7 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
8 MR. KERRICK: I vote in favor.
9 Motion carried.
10 Next item, nomination for
11 township emergency management coordinator.
12 MS. PICKARD: Nominate Ed
13 Tutrone to serve as emergency management
14 coordinator of the township.
15 MR. KERRICK: Motion. Do we
16 have a second?
17 Do we have a second?
18 Motion dies for lack of a
19 second.
20 Do we have anyone else in mind?
21 MR. KEENER: I'll nominate John
22 Kerrick to serve as township management
23 coordinator.
24 MR. KERRICK: Can we go off the
25 record for a minute?
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1 (Off record discussion.
2 MR. KEENER: I withdraw my
3 nomination.
4 MR. KERRICK: Do we have anybody
5 else in mind or hold it for the time being?
6 MR. MOYER: Can we talk about it
7 at the --
8 MR. KEENER: I'll nominate John
9 Lamberton to serve as township emergency management
10 coordinator.
11 MR. MOYER: Second.
12 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
13 Questions or comments?
14 Call the vote. Jamie.
15 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
16 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
17 MRS. LAMBERTON: I'll abstain.
18 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
19 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
20 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
21 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
22 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
23 favor.
24 Next item. Need an assistant
25 township emergency management coordinator.
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1 MS. PICKARD: Why don't we skip
2 that.
3 MR. KERRICK: Hold off. We have
4 to appoint two township supervisors to serve as
5 representatives to the Pocono Mountain Regional
6 Police Commission.
7 MS. PICKARD: I'll nominate John
8 Kerrick and Jaime Keener to serve as township
9 representatives to the Pocono Mountain Regional
10 Police Commission.
11 MR. KERRICK: Motion. Do we
12 have a second?
13 MRS. LAMBERTON: I'll second
14 that.
15 MR. KERRICK: Questions or
16 comments? Call the vote, Jaime.
17 MR. KEENER: Abstain.
18 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
19 MRS. LAMBERTON: Vote in favor.
20 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
21 MR. MOYER: Vote in favor.
22 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
23 MS. PICKARD: I vote in favor.
24 MR. KERRICK: I'll abstain.
25 Motion carries.
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1 We need to appoint a township
2 resident/tax payer to serve as township
3 representative at large to the Pocono Mountain
4 Regional Police Commission.
5 MS. PICKARD: I'll nominate Dave
6 Moyer to serve as resident/tax payer to serve as
7 township representative to the Pocono Mountain
8 Regional Police Commission.
9 MR. KERRICK: Motion on the
10 floor. Do we have a second?
11 MR. KEENER: Second.
12 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
13 Question or comments?
14 Call the vote. Jamie.
15 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
16 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
17 MRS. LAMBERTON: I'll abstain.
18 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
19 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
20 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
21 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
22 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
23 favor. Motion carried.
24 We need a member of the board of
25 supervisors to serve as the township representative
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1 to the Pocono Mountain Council of Governments.
2 MS. PICKARD: I'll nominate Anne
3 Lamberton to serve as township representative to
4 the Pocono Mountain Council of Government.
5 MR. KEENER: Second.
6 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
7 Questions or comments?
8 Call the vote. Jamie.
9 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
10 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
11 MRS. LAMBERTON: I'll abstain.
12 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
13 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
14 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
15 MS. PICKARD: I vote in favor.
16 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
17 favor. Motion carried.
18 MS. PICKARD: I'd also like to
19 nominate Don Moyer as alternate representative to
20 the Pocono Mountain Council of Government.
21 MR. KERRICK: Do we have a
22 second?
23 MR. KEENER: Second.
24 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
25 Questions or comments?
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1 Call the vote. Jamie.
2 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
3 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
4 MRS. LAMBERTON: I'll abstain.
5 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
6 MR. MOYER: I'll abstain.
7 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
8 MS. PICKARD: I'll vote in
9 favor.
10 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
11 favor. Motion carried.
12 Nominations for -- it needs to
13 be a township supervisor to serve as representative
14 to the Pocono Mountain Regional Emergency Services
15 Commission.
16 MR. KEENER: Nominate Heidi
17 Pickard to serve as Pocono Mountain Regional
18 Emergency Services Commissioner.
19 MRS. LAMBERTON: Second.
20 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
21 Questions or comments?
22 Call the vote. Jamie.
23 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
24 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
25 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
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1 favor.
2 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
3 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
4 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
5 MS. PICKARD: I'll abstain.
6 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
7 favor. Motion carried.
8 Appoint a township supervisor to
9 serve as representative to Top of the Mountain Open
10 Space Advisory Committee.
11 MR. KEENER: Nominate Heidi
12 Pickard.
13 MR. KERRICK: Is there a second?
14 MRS. LAMBERTON: I'll second it.
15 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
16 Questions or comments?
17 Call the vote. Jamie.
18 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
19 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
20 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
21 favor.
22 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
23 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
24 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
25 MS. PICKARD: I'll abstain.
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1 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
2 favor. Motion carried.
3 Appoint township supervisor to
4 serve as a representative to the Regional
5 Comprehensive Plan Committee.
6 MS. PICKARD: I nominate Jamie
7 Keener to serve as representative to the Regional
8 Comprehensive Plan Committee.
9 MRS. LAMBERTON: I'll second it.
10 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
11 Questions or comments?
12 Call the vote. Jamie.
13 MR. KEENER: I abstain.
14 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
15 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
16 favor.
17 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
18 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
19 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
20 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
21 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
22 favor. Motion carried.
23 We need to appoint an open
24 records officer in accordance with the Pennsylvania
25 Right to Know Law.
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1 Heidi did it for this past year.
2 Is that your motion?
3 MR. MOYER: Yes.
4 MR. KERRICK: Is that your
5 second?
6 MRS. LAMBERTON: Second.
7 MR. KERRICK: Call the vote.
8 Jamie.
9 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
10 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
11 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
12 favor.
13 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
14 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
15 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
16 MS. PICKARD: I'll abstain.
17 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
18 favor. Motion carried.
19 A nomination to serve as chair
20 of the Vacancy Board.
21 MS. PICKARD: Make a motion we
22 appoint Mark Argot to serve as chair of the vacancy
23 board.
24 MRS. LAMBERTON: Second it.
25 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
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1 Questions or comments?
2 Call the vote. Jamie.
3 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
4 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
5 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
6 favor.
7 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
8 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
9 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
10 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
11 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
12 favor. Motion carried.
13 We need to appoint a recording
14 secretary to the board of supervisors.
15 MS. PICKARD: Make a motion we
16 appoint Panko Reporting as recording secretary to
17 the board of supervisors.
18 MR. KERRICK: Motion. Do we
19 have a second?
20 MRS. LAMBERTON: I'll second it.
21 MR. KERRICK: Questions or
22 comments? Call the vote. Jamie.
23 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
24 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
25 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
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1 favor.
2 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
3 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
4 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
5 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
6 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
7 favor. Motion carried.
8 Township solicitor per hour, per
9 meeting.
10 MS. PICKARD: I make a motion we
11 appoint Grim, Biehn & Thatcher at the rate of $150,
12 $170 and $175 for general legal services,
13 litigation and real estate.
14 MRS. LAMBERTON: I'll second it.
15 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
16 Question or comments?
17 Call the vote. Jamie.
18 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
19 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
20 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
21 favor.
22 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
23 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
24 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
25 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
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1 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
2 favor. Motion carried.
3 MR. ARMSTRONG: Thank you.
4 MR. KERRICK: Thank you.
5 Also solicitor to act as
6 township planning commission solicitor and set the
7 hourly meeting price.
8 MS. PICKARD: I'll make a motion
9 we approve or appoint Grim, Biehn & Thatcher to
10 serve as township planning commission solicitor at
11 a rate of $150, $170 and $175.
12 MRS. LAMBERTON: I'll second it.
13 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
14 Questions or comments?
15 Call the vote. Jamie.
16 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
17 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
18 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
19 favor.
20 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
21 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
22 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
23 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
24 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
25 favor. Motion carried.
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1 MR. ARMSTRONG: Thank you.
2 MR. KERRICK: Entertain a motion
3 establishing the payment of employee salaries and
4 wages on a bi-weekly basis.
5 MS. PICKARD: So moved.
6 MR. KEENER: Second.
7 MR. KERRICK: Questions or
8 comments?
9 Call the vote. Jamie.
10 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
11 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
12 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
13 favor.
14 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
15 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
16 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
17 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
18 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
19 favor. Motion carried.
20 Entertain a motion establishing
21 the 2010 holiday schedule for the township
22 employees.
23 MR. MOYER: So moved.
24 MS. PICKARD: Second.
25 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
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1 Question or comments?
2 Call the vote. Jamie.
3 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
4 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
5 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
6 favor.
7 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
8 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
9 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
10 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
11 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
12 favor. Motion carried.
13 Entertain a motion establishing
14 a tax assessor's bond at 40,000.
15 MS. PICKARD: So moved.
16 MR. KERRICK: Second?
17 MR. KEENER: Second.
18 MR. KERRICK: Questions or
19 comments?
20 Call the vote. Jamie.
21 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
22 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
23 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
24 favor.
25 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
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1 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
2 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
3 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
4 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
5 favor. Motion carried.
6 Entertain a motion establishing
7 the 2010 mileage rate.
8 MS. PICKARD: I make a motion
9 that we establish the 2010 mileage rate to be that
10 of the IRS designated rate, which is currently 50
11 cents per mile.
12 MRS. LAMBERTON: I'll second it.
13 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
14 Questions or comments?
15 Call the vote. Jamie.
16 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
17 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
18 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
19 favor.
20 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
21 MR. MOYER: Vote in favor.
22 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
23 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
24 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
25 favor. Motion carried.
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1 Certify the five township board
2 of supervisors, township engineer and the township
3 solicitor as delegates to the Pennsylvania Township
4 Supervisors 2010 Annual Convention. Need a motion.
5 MS. PICKARD: So moved.
6 MR. KERRICK: Is there a second?
7 MRS. LAMBERTON: Second.
8 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
9 Call the vote. Jamie.
10 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
11 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
12 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
13 favor.
14 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
15 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
16 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
17 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
18 MR. KERRICK: And I vote in
19 favor. Motion carried.
20 To certify a township supervisor
21 to serve as voting delegate to the Pennsylvania
22 State Association of Township Supervisors 2010
23 Annual Convention.
24 MS. PICKARD: I will certify
25 Jamie Keener to serve as voting delegate to the
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1 Pennsylvania Sate Association of Township
2 Supervisors Annual Convention.
3 MRS. LAMBERTON: Second.
4 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
5 Call the vote. Jamie.
6 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
7 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
8 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
9 favor.
10 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
11 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
12 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
13 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
14 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
15 favor. Motion carried.
16 Approve the agreement to retain
17 Brian Oram, PG for the year 2010 as the
18 professional soil scientist for the township at the
19 rates set forth in the agreement.
20 MR. ARMSTRONG: I briefly looked
21 at it. There is an initial retainer regardless.
22 MS. PICKARD: There is a minimum
23 of $1750.
24 That being said, I'll make a
25 motion to approve the agreement to retain Brian
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1 Oram, PG for the year 2010 as set forth in his
2 agreement.
3 MR. KERRICK: We have a motion.
4 Do we have a second?
5 MR. MOYER: Second.
6 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
7 Questions or comments.
8 MR. KEENER: Yeah. Did you
9 say -- one said it was a retainer, the other said
10 it was a minimum amount. Which is it?
11 MS. PICKARD: They guarantee a
12 minimum amount. Did you read the agreement that
13 was in your packet?
14 MR. KEENER: So it's not a
15 retainer.
16 MS. PICKARD: We desire to
17 retain the services -- guaranteed minimum fee for
18 the calendar year. We did the same thing last
19 year, except I think it went up somewhat. We did
20 use his services, so we didn't pay for nothing last
21 year.
22 MR. KEENER: We don't pay that
23 amount in addition to services that he provides?
24 MS. PICKARD: We did not.
25 MR. ARMSTRONG: Just reading
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1 this, my understanding is, if you pay that 1750, if
2 you don't use the services, I think you lose that
3 money.
4 MR. KEENER: But why do we pay
5 it up front? Wouldn't we pay it as the services
6 were used up to the point --
7 MS. PICKARD: I don't think we
8 prepaid Brian Oram. We paid him as we used him
9 this year.
10 MR. KEENER: Then at the end of
11 the year you have to come up with the difference.
12 Okay.
13 MR. KERRICK: So all questions
14 are answered?
15 MR. KEENER: Yes.
16 MR. KERRICK: Call the vote.
17 Jamie.
18 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
19 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
20 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
21 favor.
22 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
23 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
24 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
25 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
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1 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
2 favor. Motion carried.
3 Approve L & V Engineering
4 Proposal for Traffic Engineering Proposal on an as
5 needed basis for the year 2010.
6 MR. KEENER: Motion to approve.
7 MR. KERRICK: Do we have a
8 second?
9 MR. MOYER: Second.
10 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
11 Questions or comments?
12 Call the vote. Jamie.
13 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
14 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
15 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
16 favor.
17 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
18 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
19 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
20 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
21 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
22 favor. Motion carried.
23 Appoint alternate sewage
24 enforcement officer for the year 2010. Jeryl
25 Rinehart.
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1 You want to make that motion?
2 MRS. LAMBERTON: I'll nominate
3 Jeryl Rinehart.
4 MS. PICKARD: I'll second it.
5 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
6 Questions or comments?
7 Call the vote. Jamie.
8 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
9 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
10 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
11 favor.
12 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
13 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
14 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
15 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
16 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
17 favor. Motion carried.
18 Need a nominee as a sewage
19 hearing board officer for the year 2010.
20 MS. PICKARD: I make a motion we
21 approve George Ewald Sewage Hearing Board for the
22 year 2010. What did we appropriate last year?
23 MRS. LAMBERTON: Fifty dollars
24 per hearing.
25 MS. PICKARD: At a rate of fifty
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1 dollars per hearing.
2 MR. KERRICK: Do we have a
3 second?
4 MRS. LAMBERTON: I'll second it.
5 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
6 Call the vote. Jamie.
7 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
8 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
9 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
10 favor.
11 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
12 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
13 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
14 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
15 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
16 favor. Motion carried.
17 Consider enactment of Resolution
18 No. 2010-001 setting the dates, times and place for
19 township meetings to be held.
20 MS. PICKARD: I had a correction
21 to the pink copy. We had discussed whether or not
22 we could go to the school for our April meeting.
23 The school can't accommodate April, so they asked
24 us to look at May and we had 9 a.m. here but they
25 said that's too early because school is just
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1 starting, so they are asking that we make it at
2 9:30 on May 10th.
3 MR. KERRICK: So that would be
4 your proposal, your motion?
5 MS. PICKARD: My motion would be
6 the meeting scheduled 2010 as indicated with the
7 one adjustment of May 10th to be 9:30 a.m.
8 MR. KERRICK: Do we have a
9 second?
10 MR. KEENER: Second.
11 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
12 Call the vote. Jamie.
13 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
14 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
15 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
16 favor.
17 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
18 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
19 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
20 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
21 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
22 favor. Motion carried.
23 Enactment of resolution No.
24 2010-002 designating certain financial institutions
25 as depositories for township monies.
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1 MS. PICKARD: Make a motion we
2 approve Resolution 2010-002.
3 MR. KERRICK: Who are the ones
4 listed?
5 MS. PICKARD: Community, PNC
6 Bank --
7 MR. KERRICK: Do we want to look
8 at anybody else?
9 MS. PICKARD: We have to do
10 banking tomorrow --
11 MR. KERRICK: I understand that.
12 Do we want to look at anyone else, I'm asking?
13 MRS. LAMBERTON: I don't think
14 it could hurt. Suggestions?
15 MR. KERRICK: As she said, we
16 have to do banking tomorrow, so we have to do
17 something. Can we name them or --
18 MS. PICKARD: We really -- we
19 can do that at any point in time, just amend it.
20 MR. ARMSTRONG: You can amend
21 it.
22 MR. KERRICK: I think it needs
23 to be addressed.
24 MRS. LAMBERTON: It can't hurt.
25 MR. KERRICK: So you will make
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1 that motion, Heidi?
2 MS. HEIDI: I did.
3 MR. KERRICK: Could we have a
4 second?
5 MRS. LAMBERTON: Second.
6 MR. KERRICK: Second.
7 Call the vote. Jamie.
8 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
9 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
10 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
11 favor.
12 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
13 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
14 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
15 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
16 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
17 favor. Motion carried.
18 Consider enactment of Resolution
19 2010-003 appointing a public accounting firm to the
20 township replacing elected/appointed township
21 auditors.
22 MS. PICKARD: I make a motion we
23 approve Resolution 2010-003 appointing Todd Bushta
24 as the public accounting firm to the township
25 replacing the elected township auditors.
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1 MR. KERRICK: Motion. Do we
2 have a second?
3 MR. KEENER: I'll second it to
4 bring it to discussion.
5 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
6 Questions or comments?
7 Questions?
8 MR. MOYER: Has there been any
9 more development?
10 MS. PICKARD: No, there hasn't
11 been any development. I had talked to Todd. I
12 made some other calls with regard to Dogherty, but
13 there was really no township that he did any
14 auditing for. They were more 800 thousand to
15 million dollar budgets, there was 1 or 2 boroughs
16 that he did. I didn't get any calls back. I feel
17 comfortable under the circumstances with our
18 smaller staff sticking with Todd for this year.
19 For the price, I don't think we are going to save
20 any money.
21 MR. KERRICK: Any other
22 questions?
23 Call the vote. Jamie.
24 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
25 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
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1 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
2 favor.
3 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
4 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
5 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
6 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
7 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
8 favor. Motion carried.
9 Consider enactment of Resolution
10 2010-004 establishing tax rates for the calendar
11 year 2010.
12 MS. PICKARD: I make a motion
13 approving Resolution 2010-004 establishing tax
14 rates for the calendar year 2010.
15 MR. KERRICK: Is there a second?
16 MR. KEENER: Second.
17 MR. KERRICK: Questions or
18 comments?
19 Call the vote. Jamie.
20 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
21 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
22 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
23 favor.
24 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
25 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
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1 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
2 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
3 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
4 favor. Motion carried.
5 Consider enactment of Resolution
6 No. 2010-005 appointing a special counsel to the
7 board on any legal matter that becomes a conflict
8 with the township solicitor and the rates per
9 meeting.
10 MS. PICKARD: I make a motion we
11 approve McNamara, Bolla, Williams and Panzer as
12 special counsel at the rate of $185 per hour.
13 MR. MOYER: What is the rate?
14 MS. PICKARD: $185 an hour.
15 MR. KERRICK: Motion. Do we
16 have a second?
17 MR. KEENER: Second.
18 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
19 Questions or comments?
20 Call the vote. Jamie.
21 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
22 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
23 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
24 favor.
25 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
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1 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
2 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
3 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
4 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
5 favor. Motion carried.
6 Consider Resolution 2010-006
7 setting a fee schedule for subdivision and land
8 development, planned residential development,
9 zoning hearing board, board of supervisors and
10 other miscellaneous fees.
11 MS. PICKARD: I make a motion we
12 approve Resolution No. 2010-006, Fee Resolution. I
13 did want to make the comment that we did currently
14 just change a couple of the items. One of them was
15 the zoning map change. Under Part 2.D, we raised
16 the contract for professional services to a
17 thousand dollars because of the $500.00 was not
18 enough.
19 And I raised the main lodge
20 rental rates 25 dollars for each category and 50
21 dollars on the deposit of the rates mostly due to
22 increase in electricity, and we had some issues
23 with not having enough deposit money on a couple
24 instances over the summer. And Phyllis and I and
25 Bob and John Brogan are going to work on some other
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1 items to amended the fee resolution going down the
2 road. Phyllis says we need some stronger
3 stormwater management fees. We're going to take a
4 look at discussing how we are going to -- whether
5 we are going to raise sewage enforcement fees,
6 especially if we are going to work jointly with
7 Tunkhannock Township.
8 MR. KERRICK: With the state
9 allocation cut in half, we need to address that.
10 MS. PICKARD: We received --
11 approving 42 and a half percent of our
12 reimbursement. We submitted an adjustment of
13 $12,000, so instead of 120, we are getting 46
14 thousand.
15 MR. KERRICK: Do we have a
16 second?
17 MR. MOYER: Second.
18 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
19 Questions or comments?
20 Call the vote. Jamie.
21 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
22 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
23 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
24 favor.
25 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
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1 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
2 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
3 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
4 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
5 favor. Motion carried.
6 Consider for enactment
7 Resolution No. 2010-007 appointing a representative
8 to serve as the Construction Code Joint Board of
9 Appeals.
10 MS. PICKARD: I make a motion
11 that we appoint Brandon Carroll and Marlin V.
12 Keiper to serve on our Construction Code Joint
13 Board of Appeals.
14 MR. KEENER: Second.
15 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
16 Questions or comments?
17 Call the vote. Jamie.
18 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
19 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
20 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
21 favor.
22 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
23 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
24 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
25 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
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1 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
2 favor. Motion carried.
3 Appoint a nominee to serve as
4 township auditor.
5 MS. PICKARD: Make a motion we
6 appoint John Duffy as auditor.
7 MR. KERRICK: Is there a second?
8 MRS. LAMBERTON: I second it.
9 MR. KERRICK: Motion and second.
10 Call the vote. Jamie.
11 MR. KEENER: I vote in favor.
12 MR. KERRICK: Anne.
13 MRS. LAMBERTON: I vote in
14 favor.
15 MR. KERRICK: Donnie.
16 MR. MOYER: I vote in favor.
17 MR. KERRICK: Heidi.
18 MS. PICKARD: Vote in favor.
19 MR. KERRICK: And I'll vote in
20 favor. Motion carried.
21 That concludes our
22 reorganizational meeting.
23 MR. KEENER: Make a motion we
24 adjourn the reorganizational meeting.
25 MR. MOYER: Second.
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2 (Reorganizational meeting
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11 proceedings and evidence are contained fully and
12 accurately in the notes taken by me at the hearing
13 in the above matter; and that the foregoing is a
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