Washington BOS meets today

WAYNE HEIGHTS–The Washington Township Board of Supervisors will hold a reorganization meeting today, Tuesday, Jan. 3, at 1:30 p.m. in the township building on Welty Road. The agenda is as follows:

VERSION 1

Pledge of Allegiance

From the Floor                                                     

Approval of Agenda

1. Appoint Manager as Temporary Chairman

Call for nomination, second and vote to appoint Chairman for 2023

      Meeting turned back over to the new Chairman

• Election of Chairman (C. Stewart McCleaf)
• Election of Vice-Chairman (Charles Strausbaugh)
• Appointment of Secretary (Karen Hargrave)
• Appoint Assistant Secretary (Brigitte Mowen)
• Appointment of Treasurer & Assistant Treasurer (Karen Hargrave & Brigitte Mowen)
• Appointment of Township Manager as Roadmaster
• Appointment of Assistant Road Master (Assistant Manager)
• Appointment of Supervisor Committees (See attached sheet)

1. Appointments to Boards & Committees (See attached sheet)
   1. Zoning Hearing Board (3 years) 1 position – Andrew Rovelstad

• WTMA (5 years) 1 – David A. McCarney

• Happel’s Meadow Wetland Advisory Committee (3 years) 3 positions:

                         1.  Frank Shockey          2.  Bret Robinson     3. Open

• Agricultural District Committee (1 year) – Scott Stine, Supervisor Representative

                                Doug Zody    Vernon Fox    Jack Martin   Alan Frantz

• Impact Fee Advisory Committee:

                              Gary F. Bercaw            Robert Correll              Paul Gunder          

                              Samuel R. Welty, Sr.,    Ron McKinney           Jason Piatt                          

                              Jim Rock

• CRIT/PMHIC Representative:

             1.  Karen Hargrave     2.  Vern Ashway (Alternate)

• Franklin County Emergency Service Alliance:

            1. Jeffrey Geesaman               2. Vernon Ashway (Alternate)

• Franklin County Council of Government Representative:

            1.  Jeff Geesaman                   2.  Vern Ashway (Alternate)

1. Franklin County Area Tax Bureau and Franklin County Tax Collection Committee:

            1.  Jeff Geesaman       2.  Charlie Strausbaugh (Alternate)

• Rouzerville Business Association – Stewart McCleaf

• LERTA – Charlie Strausbaugh     Dan DeDona      Vern Ashway     Jeffrey Geesaman      

• – James Rock

• Designated FEMA/PEMA applicant – Vern Ashway  

• Vacancy Board of Supervisors – Carlene Willhide

• Emergency Management Coordinator and Alternate:

            1.   Coordinator – James E. Meek, Jr  2. Deputy – Steven R. Swope 3. Deputy – Jeffrey B. Geesaman

• Township Auditors (1year) to fill 1 vacant position:

            1. David McCarney     

1. Appoint Legal Counsel and Rates for 2023:
   1. Township Solicitor & Planning Committee Solicitor – Zachary Mills, Rate $110.00/ hr.
   1. ZHB & UCC Board of Appeals – Deborah Hoff, Rate $125.00/hour
   1. Labor/Special – Salzmann Hughes, P.C., Rate $194.00/hr.  Paralegals, Rate $131.00/hr.
2. Appoint Township Consultants and rates for 2023 (See attached sheets)
   1. R. Lee Royer & Associate – Surveyor/Site Design
   1. Grove Miller – Traffic Engineer
   1. Advanced Technology Specialists – IT Support
   1. Martin & Martin – Subdivision review/engineering
   1. McMahon Associates, Inc – Impact Fee Engineer
   1. Sewage Enforcement Officer – JWP Environmental Inc., Jonathan W. Piper, SEO 
   1. C.S. Davidson – Bridge/Structural Engineer      
3. Approve Depositories – See depository sheet
4. Appoint State Fund Foreman – Township Manager
5. Appoint Delegates to State Convention, (All Supervisors, Manager, Secretary)
6. Appoint Voting Delegate to State Convention, (Highest Twp. Official Present)
7. Approve 2023 Holiday Schedule and Declare Floating Holiday – December 26, 2023
8. Approve Salaries & Wages – Office, Public Works, T.S., Parks, Police Department. Salaried Employees (See attached Resolution and Wage Sheets)
   1. Township Manager – Resolution 779
   1. Chief of Police – See Memorandum of Understanding
   1. Police Officers
   1. Nonuniform Salary and Hourly Employees
9. Approve Tax Rate – Real Estate – Resolution 781
10. Set Developer inspection fee rate, Township employee’s – $60.00/hr.
11. Approve Township Fee Schedule – Resolution 782
    1. Commonwealth Code Rates for 2023
12. Set Bonding limits for Township employees:
    1. bond amount -$700,000
    1. Assistant Secretary/Treasurer’s -$200,000
    1. Other employees as covered under the Crime Policy $50,000
13. Approve Equipment Rental Rates, (see sheet)
14. Approve WTMA & Waynesboro Borough Labor & Equipment Rental Rates (see sheet)
15. Appoint auditors for 2023 accounts – (Boyer & Ritter per 10/4/2021 Proposal)
16. Approve Employee Benefit Policy – Resolution 783
17. Approve 2023 Transfer Station/Recycling Rate Schedule, (see sheet)
18. Approval of the Charts for 2023 
    1. Organizational Chart
    1. Personnel List
19. Approval of the Meeting Schedule for 2023