Board of Supervisors
Monday, January 04 2010
The Reorganization Meeting of the Upper Frederick Township Board of
Supervisors was called to order at 7:00 PM. Attending were Robert C. Young, Supervisor; Michael J.
Frederick, Supervisor; Jackie Tallon, Township Manager and two Township residents.
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
Mr. Young called for additions to the agenda. There
were none.
BUSINESS BEFORE THE BOARD
Reorganization
Mr. Young motioned for Michael Frederick to be appointed as
temporary Chairman. Mr. Frederick seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Mr. Young moved and Mr. Frederick seconded to appoint Robert Young
as temporary Secretary. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Young moved and Mr. Frederick seconded to appoint Michael
Frederick as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to set the first
Thursday of every month as a public work session. The meeting will convene at 7:00 PM.
The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to set the second
Thursday of every month as the Regular Monthly meeting of the Board of Supervisors. The meeting will
convene at 7:00 PM. The motion carried unanimously.
Appointment of Officials
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to appoint Jackie Tallon as Township Manager. The motion
carried unanimously.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to appoint Cynthia
O'Donnell, Certified Public Accountant, as Township Treasurer and to appoint Susan Stehman as Bookkeeper/Billing
Clerk. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Young made a motion to appoint Mark John as Zoning Officer and
Code Enforcement Officer, Building Inspector and Sewage Enforcement Officer for a period of 90 days.
Mr. Frederick seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Mr. Young motioned and Mr. Frederick seconded the motion to appoint
Steve Vodopija as Roadmaster for a period of 90 days.
Mr. Young moved and Mr. Frederick seconded to appoint Ron Gabel as
Road Foreman, Ed Freese as Skilled Laborer, and Greg Walter as Skilled Laborer. The motion carried
unanimously.
Mr. Young made a motion to hire any part-time unskilled laborer as
needed during the year 2010 and to set compensation at $10.50 an hour for Earl Richard or any recycling help as
needed during the year 2010 and to set compensation at $10.50 an hour and to hire any other temporary road crew
members as needed during the year 2010 and to set compensation at $10.00 an hour. Mr. Frederick
seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to retain the services
of Univest Bank as the depository of Township funds. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to retain the services
of Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust as the depository of Township funds. The motion
carried unanimously.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to appoint David
Allebach as the Township Solicitor for a period of 90 days at a cost of $135.00 an hour plus retainer.
The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to appoint the law firm
of Yergey, Daylor, Allebach, Scheffey, and Picardi as the Planning Commission Solicitor for a period of 90
days. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to appoint LTL
Consultants as the Township Civil Engineer for a period of 90 days at a cost of $93.00 an hour, Principal, $84.75,
Engineer 3. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to appoint Sigma
Environmental Services as the Township Water/Wastewater Engineer for a period of 90 days at a cost of $73.50 an
hour. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Young motioned and Mr. Frederick seconded the motion to appoint
CH Planning, Ltd. as the Professional Township Planners for a period of 90 days at a cost of $129.00 per
hour. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Young moved and Mr. Frederick seconded to appoint Reynolds,
Pittner & Associates, Certified Public Accountants, to audit the books and records of the Township for the year
2009 at a cost of $5,000.00 a year. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Young moved and Mr. Frederick seconded to appoint Boyertown
Area Earned Income Tax Office to collect the Earned Income and Occupational Privilege Tax for the
Township. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Young moved and Mr. Frederick seconded to appoint Gerald
McMahon as Emergency Management Coordinator and Steve Vodopija as Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator and to
appoint Dennis Bolognese as Fire Marshall, setting the fire marshal's compensation at $3,000.00 a year, all for the
year 2010. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Young moved and Mr. Frederick seconded to approve the following
activities by the Fire Company and Fire Police for 2010: Market Days (once a month); Parking cars at Perkiomenville
Sale on Memorial Day and Labor Day; Green Lane Carnival; St. Luke's Spring & Fall church suppers and events; FMC
Anniversary Day; Boy Scout Jamboree if being held in 2010; any bike race with permits, using Twp.
roads; Scotts/Irish Festival; Hayride; Fire Prevention, NHUF; Boy Scouts Halloween event; Organization meeting,
second Monday of the month; Fire/Safety training, Monday evenings; Santa on Fire Truck.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to set the last Thursday
of the month as the date for the Planning Commission Meeting to begin at 7:00 PM, with November meeting being the
3rd Thursday of the month. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to set the first
Wednesday of the month as the date for the Planning Commission Workshop to begin at 7:00 PM. The motion
carried unanimously.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to set the third Tuesday
of each month, when required, as the date to conduct Zoning Hearings as per advertisement from the Zoning Hearing
Board. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to appoint the office of
the law firm Fox, Rothschild, as Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor for the year 2010 at a cost of $190.00 per
hour. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to set the third Monday
of each month, except January and February, which will be held on the third Tuesday of the month, as the date for the
Parks and Recreation Board meeting to begin at 7:00 PM. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Frederick stated that there is one vacancy on the Parks &
Recreation Board.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to appoint Robert Young
as Chairman of the Open Space Committee and Jay Discianni, Julie Spahn, Desra Keenan and Kevin Murray as members of
the Open Space Committee. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Young moved and Mr. Frederick seconded to appoint Michael
Frederick as Chairman of the Agricultural Advisory Committee for the year 2010. The motion carried
unanimously.
Mr. Young moved and Mr. Frederick seconded to appoint Merrill Mest,
Edward Slater, Jackie Smith and William Tray to the Agricultural Advisory Committee for the year 2010.
The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to authorize the Board
of Supervisors to attend the Reorganization Meeting of the Auditors. The motion carried
unanimously.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to authorize Jackie
Tallon as the State Association's Convention voting delegate. The motion carried
unanimously.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to authorize the
attendance of the Township Supervisors and the Roadmaster at the State Association's Convention. The
motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to authorize the
attendance of Jackie Tallon at the County Convention as a voting delegate. The motion carried
unanimously.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to authorize the
attendance of the Township Supervisors and the Roadmaster to the County Convention. The motion carried
unanimously.
Mr. Young moved and Mr. Frederick seconded to appoint Robert Young
and CH Planning, Ltd. as the voting representatives to the Central Perkiomen Valley Planning Commission and to
authorize the attendance of Jackie Tallon at the Regional Planning Commission meetings. The motion
carried unanimously.
Mr. Young moved and Mr. Frederick seconded to appoint Richard
Buckman to the Vacancy Board. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Young moved and Mr. Frederick seconded to appoint Jack
Althouse, Dale Barber, John Neeld, Ray Bortz and Jason DeVoll to the UCC Appeals Board for the year
2010. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Young moved and Mr. Frederick seconded to establish the
Township Building/Office hours as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Thursday 9:00
AM to 6:00 PM. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Young moved and Mr. Frederick seconded to establish the last
Saturday of the month from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM as Assisted Recycling at the Township Building. The
motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Young made a motion to adjourn the regular meeting and convene
to executive session at 7:16 PM. Mr. Frederick seconded and the meeting was adjourned.
Mr. Young motioned and Mr. Frederick seconded the motion to adjourn
the executive session and reconvene the regular meeting at 7:36 PM.
Mr. Frederick moved and Mr. Young seconded to appoint Andrew Hobold
to the Board of Auditors for a term to expire 12/31/15. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Young motioned and Mr. Webster seconded the motion to appoint
Richard Buckman to the Water/Sewer/Road Advisory Committee for a two-year term of 1/1/10 to
12/31/11.
Mr. Young made a motion to adjourn the regular meeting and convene
to executive session at 7:50 PM. Mr. Frederick seconded and the meeting was adjourned.
Mr. Young motioned and Mr. Frederick seconded the motion to adjourn
the executive session and reconvene the regular meeting at 8:45 PM.
Mr. Young made a motioned and Mr. Frederick seconded to amend the
previous motion relative to appointments, regarding those individuals who were appointed to 90 day terms, that term
is now valid until the April 8, 2010 regular Board of Supervisors meeting.
Mr. Frederick made a motion and Mr. Young seconded to appoint
Robert Young as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Young made a motioned and Mr. Frederick seconded to set
compensation at the 2009 salaries for the following staff: Jackie Tallon, Susan Stehman, Steve Vodopija, Ron Gabel,
Ed Freese, and Greg Walter. With the understanding that upon receipt of completed personnel reviews the
Board will re-examine the issue at the January 14, 2010 regular Board of Supervisors meeting. If any
increase it will be retroactive to the first complete pay cycle for 2010.
Mr. Young motioned and Mr. Frederick seconded the motion to adjourn
the regular meeting at 8:50 PM.
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