The Supervisors’ Meeting was called to order on January 3, 2012, by
2011 Chairman, Brian R. Wiker, at 7:00 p.m., at the
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was recited.
Prior to the meeting, Jeff Burkholder was sworn in to serve another
six-year term of office as Township Supervisor.
REORGANIZATION
A motion was made by Jeff Burkholder, seconded by Rodney D. May, that
Brian R. Wiker continue to serve as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in
2012. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Brian R. Wiker, seconded by Rodney D. May, that Jeff
Burkholder continue to serve as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in
2012. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Jeff Burkholder, seconded by Brian R. Wiker, that
Rodney D. May continue to serve as Secretary-Treasurer of the Board of
Supervisors in 2012. Motion carried.
Following reorganization, Brian R. Wiker continued in the role as
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.
There was no public participation prior to conducting meeting business.
There was a motion by Jeff Burkholder, seconded by Rodney D. May, to
approve the minutes of the December 12, 2011 meeting as presented.
Motion carried.
The Board received the Treasurer’s Report, List No. 1, dated January 3,
2012, for the month of December 2011, showing receipts of $149,534.76 in the
General Account. There were no
receipts in the State Account. $750.00
was deposited in the Park and Recreation Account.
Expenses in the General Account were $106,590.67.
Expenses in the Park and Recreation Account were $540.75.
There were no expenses in the State Account.
PLGIT Account Balances as of December 31, 2011 are as follows:
General Account:
$152,644.60
State Account:
$ 722.82
Equipment Fund:
$ 90,066.55
Park and Recreation Account $114,342.90
PLGIT Plus:
$ 30,511.61
Ephrata
National Bank
$130,728.87
Sovereign
Bank
$220,089.75
State Farm
$103,329.67
State Farm
$140,000.00
Susquehanna Bank
$206,877.43
Graystone Bank
$150,000.00
Jonestown Bank & Trust
$100,016.53
There was a motion by Brian R. Wiker, seconded by Jeff Burkholder, to pay
the bills on List No. 1, dated January 3, 2012, in the amount of $30,409.75, as
well as to retroactively approve payment of all expenses in all accounts in
December 2011, amounting to $107,131.42, a total of $137,541.17.
Motion carried.
The Zoning Officer reported that one zoning permit was issued for the
month of December 2011 with a valuation of $140,000.00.
The 2011 Composite Zoning Report shows a total of 87 zoning permit
applications being received with 82 permits having been approved and issued at a
total valuation of $3,184,429.00. Eight
permits less than 2010 were issued.
The Sewage Enforcement Officer reported for the month of December 2011
that no sewage permits were issued. The
SEO performed three probe readings and two percolation tests.
Bob
Lynn submitted a report outlining the following storm water management
engineering activities in December, 2011: Conducted
miscellaneous telephone consultations regarding storm water management issues
and activities; prepared developer invoices for ongoing projects; prepared
engineer’s monthly report; prepared for and reported to ETPC regarding updated
Act 167 Ordinance information.
An inspection was conducted at the Peurifoy site.
Plan reviews were conducted for Bryan Zimmerman.
General engineering activities included completing documentation
regarding the proposed truck curb and signal revisions at the Brubaker Valley
Road and Rt. 501 intersection.
Support information was prepared for the FEMA flood relief funding
of repairs to the Old Pike Road bridge.
There were no reported incidents.
PARK BOARD
Minutes of the December 1st meeting of the Park Board were
provided to the Board of Supervisors. The next meeting of the Park Board will be
held on January 5th.
The Brickerville Fire Company report showed five incidents in December
2011. The ambulance report for
December 2011 showed 45 ambulance calls. The
fire police responded to seven incidents in December 2011.
Road Superintendent, Glenn L. Martin, submitted his report outlining work
activities in December 2011. Activities
included the following: Dirt and
gravel road work; tree trimming and chipping work; filled in road edge drop-off
areas; sign work; gutter work where there was water runoff; oil and chip
patching on Evans Road with Martin Paving; equipment maintenance as needed.
Glenn indicated he has obtained a wheel as a spare for the GMC.
We are now a member of PA One Call.
Glenn questioned renting a boom mower if weather permits.
The Board authorized the rental.
There was lengthy discussion concerning the scope of work to be done to
the Old Pike Road bridge. If the
Township proceeds under the general permit, guiderail, rip rap, new decking and
spray lining can move forward. To do
further improvements would possibly involve additional studies and a significant
increase in cost. A motion was made
by Rodney D. May, seconded by Jeff Burkholder, to proceed at this time with the
basic improvements under the general permit.
Motion carried.
The Lititz Public Library provided the Township with its January 2012
schedule of activities and Winter/Spring 2012 Storytime Information.
The PA Department of Transportation responded to the Township’s request
for a speed study on Route 501 by indicating that engineering and traffic
studies will be performed to determine what, if any, changes should be made to
the area.
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS
There was no unfinished business.
NEW BUSINESS
A motion was made by Rodney D. May, seconded by Brian R. Wiker, to
reappoint Glenn L. Martin as superintendent of the Elizabeth Township road
system in 2012 with a wage increase of 2%. Motion
carried.
A motion was made by Brian R. Wiker, seconded by Rodney D. May, to rehire
Timothy R. Shreiner as road laborer for 2012 with a wage increase of 2%.
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Jeff Burkholder, seconded by Rodney D. May, to
rehire Rita A. Snavely as assistant secretary-treasurer for 2012 with a wage
increase of 2%. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Jeff Burkholder, seconded by Rodney D. May, to
retain Amos F. Miller II as sewage enforcement officer for the Township in 2012.
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Jeff Burkholder, seconded by Rodney D. May, to
approve Resolution 1-2012, setting the fee schedule for the sewage enforcement
officer for 2012. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Brian R. Wiker, seconded by Jeff Burkholder, to
reappoint Barry R. Wagner as Zoning Officer and Nuisance Ordinance Enforcement
Officer for the Township in 2012. Motion
carried.
A motion was made by Brian
R. Wiker, seconded by Rodney D. May,
to retain
Morgan, Hallgren, Crosswell and Kane as Township Solicitor in 2012.
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Rodney D. May, seconded by Jeff Burkholder, to
retain the law firm of Nickolas and Hohenadel to represent the Zoning Hearing
Board in 2012. Motion carried.
There was a motion by Jeff Burkholder, seconded by Brian R. Wiker, to
reappoint the engineering firm of Hanover Engineering Associates, Inc. for storm
water management matters in 2012. Motion carried.
There was a motion by Brian R. Wiker, seconded by Rodney D. May, to
approve Resolution 2-2012, designating the Pennsylvania Local Government
Investment Trust, Valley Forge, PA and Susquehanna Bank, Lititz, PA as
depositories for Township funds during 2012, with Certificate of Deposit
investments to be placed in the financial institution offering the highest
available interest rates. Motion
carried.
A motion was made by Jeff Burkholder, seconded by Brian
R. Wiker, to rehire Bonnie L. Peters of Peters Upholstery to clean the Township
offices in 2012 at an hourly rate of $19.00.
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Brian R. Wiker, seconded by Jeff Burkholder, to
appoint Rodney D. May as the Elizabeth Township voting delegate at the PSATS
Convention to be held in May 2012. Motion
carried.
There was a motion by Brian R. Wiker, seconded by Rodney D. May, to set
the 2012 mileage rate for use of personal vehicles to perform township business
at 55.5 cents per mile. Motion
carried. This is the mileage rate
established by the Internal Revenue Service.
There was a motion by Jeff Burkholder, seconded by Brian R. Wiker, to
recommend to the Township auditors that the hourly rate to be paid to
Supervisors in 2012 when working for the Township in a capacity other than as
elected Supervisor be set at $16.00 for road work and $16.00 for office work.
Motion carried.
There was a motion by Rodney D. May, seconded by Jeff Burkholder, to
continue the monthly drop-off recycling program using Lebanon Farms Disposal,
Inc. Motion carried.
Lebanon Farms Disposal, Inc. currently charges $150.00 per month for its
services. It was noted that
volunteers are still needed to help with recycling during 2012.
There was a motion by Jeff Burkholder, seconded by Brian R. Wiker, to
continue membership with the Lancaster County Purchasing Co-op in 2012 at a cost
of approximately $60.00 for dues. Motion
carried.
A motion was made by Rodney D. May, seconded by Jeff Burkholder, to enter
into a Preventive Maintenance Agreement with C. M. High, Inc. for traffic signal
maintenance in 2012 at a cost of $710.00 for the two traffic signals in
Elizabeth Township. Motion carried.
The cost for preventive maintenance in 2011 was $658.00.
A motion was made by Brian R. Wiker, seconded by Jeff Burkholder, to
acknowledge and authorize the Brickerville Volunteer Fire Company to hold fund
raising activities in 2012. Motion
carried.
A motion was made by Brian R. Wiker, seconded by Rodney D. May, to
authorize the Brickerville Fire Company Special Fire Police to perform traffic
control for emergency and non-emergency situations in 2012.
Motion carried.
The Board and road superintendent discussed proposed revisions to the
traffic signal permit plan at the Brubaker Valley Road/Route 501 traffic signal.
It was agreed to only paint white lines at the shoulder of Route 501 at
the southeast corner of the intersection and postpone costly improvements at
this time. The road superintendent
will obtain some price quotes for further discussion at the February meeting of
the Board of Supervisors.
PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION
There was no public comment.
The 2012 Auditors reorganization meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at the
Township Building, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
The next regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors will be held on
Monday, February 13, 2012, at the Township Building, beginning at 7:00 p.m.
There being no further business, a motion was made by Brian R. Wiker,
seconded by Jeff Burkholder, to adjourn the meeting.
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned at 7:52 p.m.