GREGG TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS
REORGANIZATION MEETING
JANUARY 7, 2019
Mike Keiser, Supervisor acted as chairman until a chairman was elected.
Mike Keiser, Supervisor opened the meeting at 4:03pm with the following in attendance: Dave Masser and Arthur Masser, Supervisors; Doug Hovey, Zoning Officer; Jason Koch and James Carey, GTMA and Peggy Hiller, Acting Secretary. Jodi Willow, Township Secretary was excused.
Appointments as follows:
Chairman - Motion by Mike Keiser, second by Arthur Masser to appoint David Masser to serve as Chairman. Dave Masser abstained. Vote passed 2-0.
Vice Chairman – Motion by Dave Masser, second by Arthur Masser to appoint Mike Keiser to serve as Vice Chairman. Unanimous
Roadmaster – Motion by Arthur Masser, second by Mike Keiser to appoint David Masser to serve as Roadmaster. Unanimous
Secretary/Treasurer
Name – Motion by Dave Masser, second by Mike Keiser to appoint Jodi Willow as Township Secretary/Treasurer. Unanimous
Rate of Pay – Motion by Arthur Masser, second by Dave Masser to keep the Secretary rate of pay at the current rate. Unanimous
Solicitor
Retain – Motion by Dave Masser, second by Mike Keiser to retain Brian Kerstetter as the Solicitor. Unanimous
Rate of Pay - Motion by Dave Masser, second by Arthur Masser to set rate of pay for Solicitor at $125.00/hour. Unanimous
Meetings to attend – Motion by Dave Masser, second by Mike Keiser to have the Solicitor attend meetings as requested. Unanimous
Depositor – Motion by Dave Masser, second by Mike Keiser to retain Susquehanna Community Bank and PLGIT as depositors. Unanimous
Supervisors Meeting Place – Motion by Arthur Masser, second by Mike Keiser to hold Supervisor meetings at the Township Building. Unanimous
Date of Meeting – Motion by Dave Masser, second by Mike Keiser to hold monthly meetings on the first Monday of each month except the month of September. The meeting in September will be hold on Tuesday, September 3rd. Unanimous
Laborers Rate of Pay – Motion by Arthur Masser, second by Mike Keiser to set laborers rate of pay at $16.00/hour. Unanimous
Roadmasters rate of pay – Motion by Mike Keiser, second by Arthur Masser to set Roadmasters rate of pay at $16.00/hour. Unanimous
Hiring of Supervisors to work for the Township and in what capacity – Motion by Dave Masser, second by Mike Keiser to allow Supervisors to work for the Township as Equipment operators, superintendents or laborers. Unanimous
Supervisors rate of pay as township employees – Motion by Arthur Masser, second by Mike Keiser to set rate of pay for Supervisors who work for the Township as employees at $16.00/hour. Unanimous
Rentals- chain saw ($5.00/hour plus wages)
Pick up truck ($11.00/hour plus wages)
Tractor ($32.00 per hour includes driver and any necessary equipment)
Motion by Dave Masser, second by Mike Keiser to set rental rates for equipment as shown above. Unanimous
Rate of pay for tax and light duplicate – Motion by Dave Masser, second by Mike Keiser to set rate of pay for tax and light duplicate at $10.00. Unanimous
Amount of rent for use of Township Building – Motion by Dave Masser, second by Mike Keiser to determine rent for use of Township Building on an as needed basis. Unanimous
Amount of treasurers bond – Motion by Arthur Masser, second by Mike Keiser to set amount of Treasurer’s bond at $600,000.00. Unanimous
Rate of mileage reimbursement - Motion by Dave Masser, second by Mike Keiser to set the rate of mileage reimbursement at the 2019 IRS rate. Unanimous
Delegates to State Convention of Township Supervisors – Motion by Mike Keiser, second by Arthur Masser to assign Supervisors, Solicitor and Secretary as delegates to the State Convention. Unanimous
Voting delegate to State Convention – Motion by Arthur Masser, second by Mike Keiser to appoint David Masser as voting delegate at the State Convention. Unanimous
The following appointments were made:
Municipal Authority – Motion by Dave Masser, second by Mike Keiser to appoint Frank Miller to a 5 year term on the Municipal Authority Board. Unanimous
Municipal Authority Board Pay – Motion by Dave Masser, second by Mike Keiser to set the GTMA Board pay at $150/month. Unanimous
Planning Commission – Motion by Dave Masser, second by Arthur Masserto appoint Tom Snoddy to a 5 year term to the Planning Commission. Unanimous
Planning Commission Board Pay- Motion by Arthur Masser, second by Mike Keiser to set Planning Board pay at $50/month. Unanimous
Zoning Hearing Board – Motion by Dave Masser, second by Arthur Masser to appoint Janet Sellard to a 3 year term on the Zoning Hearing Board. Unanimous
Vacancy Board – Motion by Dave Masser, second by Arthur Masser to appoint Beth Keiser to a 1 year term on the Vacancy Board. Mike Keiser abstained from voting. Vote passed 2-0.
Sewage Enforcement Officers Motion by Dave Masser, second by Mike Keiser to appointJames Sanders- SEO/Kenneth Young-Alternate, as Sewage Enforcement Officers and adopt their attached fee schedule. Unanimous
Building Codes Enforcement Officers – Motion by Dave Masser, second by Mike Keser to appoint Central Keystone COG as Building Codes Enforcement. Unanimous
Zoning Enforcement Officer – Motion by Arthur Masser, second by Mike Keiser to appoint Doug Hovey as Zoning Enforcement Officer. Unanimous
Representative to CKCOG -Motion by Arthur Masser, second by Mike Keiser to appoint Arthur Masser as Representative to the CKCOG. Unanimous
Representative to EIT committee- Motion by Mike Keiser, second by Dave Masser to appoint Dave Masser as Delegate and Arthur Masser as Alternate Representatives to the EIT Committee. Unanimous
Representative to WR Area Fire Co. (no term up)
Deputy Tax Collector - Motion by Dave Masser, second by Mike Keiser to appoint Connie Moore as Deputy Tax Collector. Unanimous
Motion by Mike Keiser, second by Arthur Masser to adjourn the Reorganization meeting at 4:26pm.
GREGG TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS
JANUARY 7, 2019
MEETING MINUTES
Dave Masser, Chairman opened the meeting at 4:26pm with the following in attendance: Mike Keiser, Vice Chairman; Arthur Masser, Supervisor; Brian Kerstetter, Solicitor; Jason Koch and James Carey, GTMA; Doug Hovey, Zoning Officer; Jeffrey Reber, Candidate for Union County Commissioner and Peggy Hiller, Acting Secretary. Paul Campbell, GTMA entered at 4:34pm.
Motion by Dave Masser, second by Mike Keiser to approve the minutes of December 3, 2018, the payment of bills and the financial reports as presented. Unanimous
Correspondence – none
Reports
Zoning – Doug fielded a couple of phone calls and handed out a permit application for a garage.
Solicitor – Worked on Driveway Ordinance and it has not been advertised. Supervisors will review and make sure no changes need to be made before it is advertised. Tabled until February meeting. 62 Poplar Ave is due for tax sale very soon. Solicitor advises the Township not to do anything at this point and let it go to tax sale.
Codes – none
Engineer – none. Discussion will be held next month on who is Primary and Alternate Engineer.
Roadmaster – none
GTMA – minutes received
Secretary – none
OLD BUSINESS – none
NEW BUSINESS
Resolution 2019-01 – Regarding change to traffic signal light. Motion by Dave Masser, second by Mike Keiser to approve Resolution 2019-01 and allow the Secretary to submit to PennDot as written with requested changes. Unanimous
Public Comment – Jeff Reber was present to introduce himself. He will be running on the Republican ticket for Union County Commissioner.
Motion by Dave Masser, second by Mike Keiser to adjourn the meeting at 4:46pm. Unanimous
GREGG TOWNSHIP
PLANNING COMMISSION
JANUARY 16, 2019
Tom Snoddy, Member, called the meeting to order at 7:30pm with the following in attendance: Dan King, Ken Kipp, Gary Umstead, Ryan Runkle, Members; and Jodi Willow, Secretary.
The Secretary read the minutes from the September 19, 2018 meeting. The minutes were approved as read.
Treasurer’s Report- The balance as of December 31, 2018 is $35.99. A $5.00 fee has been assessed the last 3 months. The commission believes it is because the balance is below $100. Motion by Dan King, second by Ryan Runkle to request $300 from the Board of Supervisors for the bank account and to approve the treasurer’s report. Unanimous.
Public Comment- None
Reorganization- Motion by Gary Umstead, second by Ryan Runkle to retain the same officers as 2018. Unanimous.
The meeting dates will remain the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:30pm.
The commission briefly discussed that the landfill/GTMA deal is still a go, widening Culbertson Ave and a resident putting in a driveway.
Ryan Runkle stated that his job may take him out of town and he may miss some meetings due to this.
Motion by Dan King, second by Gary Umstead to adjourn the meeting at 7:59pm. Unanimous.