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Re-organization meeting of the Rush Township of Supervisors – Jan 6, 2014

RUSH TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

RE-ORGANIZATION MEETING

AGENDA – JANUARY 6, 2014

1. Call meeting to order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Motion to Adjourn Old Board

4.
Motion to Appoint Temporary Chairman – Robert Leibensperger

5.
Motion to Appoint Temporary Secretary – Shawn
Gilbert

6.
Motion to Re-Organize the Board of Supervisors for 2014

Nominate Shawn
Gilbert Chairman for 2014

Nominate Robert
Leibensperger Vice Chairman for 2014

Motion to appoint Darlene Fenstermacher as the
full-time Secretary/Treasurer for 2014 at the rate of $14.50 per hour.
Township hours of operation are 8 am to 5 pm with an hour unpaid lunch.

Motion to appoint Denise Hope as the part-time
Administrative Assistant for 2014 at the rate of $12.50 per hour. Working 12 pm to 4 pm flexible.

CALL
NEW BOARD TO ORDER:

7.
Public Comment

Motion to appoint Christopher Riedlinger as Solicitor for 2014 for the Board of
Supervisors at $100.00 per hour.

Motion to appoint Solicitor for 2014 for the
Planning Commission at $120.00 per hour – (Peter Fagan).

Motion to appoint Solicitor for 2014 for the
Zoning Hearing Board at $85.00 per hour. – (Burke & Burke)

Motion to appoint bank to be named depository for
2014. Mauch Chunk Trust

Motion to appoint Arro Consulting as Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer
as needed. (rate schedule Exhibit A)

Motion to appoint Arro Consulting as the engineering firm for 2014
on an as needed basis. (rate schedule Exhibit A)

Motion to appoint Engineer and/or Consultant for
2014 for the Planning Commission. Arro
Consulting (rate schedule Exhibit A)

Motion to set compensation for each Planning
Commission member at $20 per meeting.

Motion to set compensation for each Zoning
Hearing Board member at $10 per hearing.

Motion to set compensation for each Township
Auditor at $10 per hour.

Motion to appoint Sewage Code Enforcement Officer
for 2014. – (William Brior $40.00 per hour.)

Motion to appoint an alternate Sewage Code
Enforcement Officer for 2014. –
(Bruce Dobash)

Motion to appoint the Chairman of the Rush
Township Planning Commission to serve as the township representative for
the Regional Planning Board.

Motion to adopt Resolution 2014-01 setting the
fee schedule for 2014 for the sewage enforcement officer.

Motion to re-appoint the following road crew workers and rates for 2014 as
follows:

Elden Neifert as full-time Road Supervisor at
the rate of $17.64 per hour

Dennis Rupert as full-time Equipment
Operator/CDL Truck Driver/Laborer at $17.57 per hour.

Michael Zimmerman as full-time Equipment
Operator/CDL Truck Driver/Laborer at $16.50
per hour.

**Paul Kurpatsky as full-time Equipment
Operator/CDL Truck Driver/Sewer Laborer at $14.00 per hour after one year
probation will receive .50.

Laborer/Part time $10.00
per hour

Seasonal CDL Truck Driver $13.50
per hour & Non CDL Truck Driver $12.00
per.

Road
department hours will be 7 am to 3:30 pm with half hour unpaid lunch. Flexible
as seasons change.

Motion to re-appoint Jarrad Bernitsky as Township sewer
department employee at $19.00 per hour.
Hours will be 8 am to 4:30 pm with half hour unpaid lunch.

Motion that
the benefits for full time Township employees are as follows for 2014: paid
Vacation – (Currently) After one year and on the employee’s anniversary date –
5 days, 4 to 9 years – 8 days, 10 to 17 years – 13 days, 18+years – 15
days: New full time employees must
complete a one year new hire probationary period with the option to extend up
to one year. Upon completion of the 90 days new all full time employees will be
given medical insurance, vision, dental, life with full coverage for the
employee; 9 Paid Holidays
(Currently) New Year’s – Good Friday – Memorial Day – 4th of July –
Labor Day – Thanksgiving Day – Day After Thanksgiving Day – Christmas Eve,
Christmas Day; 2 Personal Days(cannot be carried over); 2 Bereavement Days;
Employer/Employee continuing Pension Plan; Work clothes and a $75.00 allowance
for work shoes for the Road Crew.

Motion to
re-appoint police officers as follows:

Duane
Frederick as full time police Sergeant at $22.87 per hour.

Adam Sinton
as full time police Corporal at $21.87 per hour

Carl
Bachart as part-time police officer at $15.00 per hour

Richard
Sinton as part-time police officer at $15.00 per hour.

Robert
Minnick as part-time police officer at $15.00 per hour.

Kevin Ruby
as part-time police officer at $15.00 per hour

Ryan
Rehatchek as part-time police officer at $15.00 per hour

Bradley
Hess as part-time police officer at $15.00 per hour

Jeffrey
Tanner as part-time police officer at $15.00 per hour

Thomas Fort
as part-time police officer at $15.00 per hour

Alexander
Kosatschkow II as part-time police officer at $15.00 per hour

New hire
Part Time Police Officer at $15.00 per
hour

24. Motion
that the Board of Supervisors appoints the following list of names for the Hometown Fire Co. and Quakake Volunteer Fire
Co. as Township Fire Police for 2014.

25. Motion to appoint Lorraine Brill as Emergency Management Coordinator

26. Motion
that the Treasurer be authorized to pay payroll every other week.

27. Motion
to set the Treasurer’s Bond limits. (3 million dollars)

28. Motion
that the Chairman and Secretary/Treasurer be authorized to sign the recap
sheet and bond for the Tax Collector
when due.

29. Motion
that the Board of Supervisors, or employees deemed necessary from the board of Supervisors
be authorized to attend the State Convention in Hershey, Pa. April 13-16, 2014
and authorize mileage, room, hourly pay rate and food allowance ($50.00 per
day) for 3 days to those attending.

30. Motion
to name Board of Superviors as the
voting delegate and employee
as the alternate voting delegate for the State Convention in Hershey, Pa.

31. Motion
that the Board of Supervisors and employee be authorized to attend the 2014
PAHRA conferences and include mileage, room and food allowance and pay at
regular rate.

32. Motion
that elected officials be authorized to attend the Schuylkill County Convention
and pay them as permitted by the Second Class Township code.

33. Motion
to appoint one registered elector to serve as Chairman of the Vacancy Board for
2014 – Joseph P. Leonzi, Jr.

34. Motion
to set Township reimbursement rate for mileage for 2014 at .56 cents per mile.

35. Motion
to appoint a resident representative to the Eastern Schuylkill Recreation
Commission for a one year term – Joseph Pinky

36. Motion
to appoint a Supervisor representative to the Eastern Schuylkill Recreation
Commission for a one year term – Robert Leibensperger

37. Motion to appoint a representative Robert Leibensperger and an alternate Jeaninne Motroni to attend the North
Schuylkill Landfill Association meetings.

38. Motion to set the meeting dates and times for
2014 to the 3rd Thursday
of each month at 7 p.m.
except for the month of January.

39. Motion
to adopt Resolution 2014-02 (signatures for bank accounts)

40. Motion
to adopt Resolution 2014-03 setting the garbage collection and disposal fees.

41. Motion
to adopt Resolution 2014-04 setting the sewer fees for Lake Hauto.

42. Motion
to adopt Resolution 2014-05 setting the sewer fees for Hometown.

43. Motion
to adopt Resolution 2014-06 setting UCC permit fees schedule.

44. Motion
to adopt Resolution 2014-07 appointing TCC voting delegates as follows: Primary
Voting Delegate: Jeaninne Motroni First Alternate Voting Delegate: Robert Leibensperger, Second Voting
Delegate: Shawn Gilbert.

45. Motion to appoint the
Alcohol/Drug-Free Workplace Supervisor. – (Sergeant
Duane Frederick.)

46. Motion
to use the Times News as the
newspaper for the township.

47. Motion for
Valley Grafix to be the computer
consulting firm for the township.

48. Motion for iMarketing (Tiffany Horvath) to be the consulting firm for the township’s
web-site.

49. Motion
to appoint Shawn Gilbert as road
master for 2014.

50. Motion
to appoint Shawn Gilbert as
representative for the COG (Council of Governments).

8.
Adjournment

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