PALMER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
REORGANIZATION/GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING
A
reorganization/general business meeting of the Palmer Township Board of
Supervisors was held on
2. MEETING TURNED
OVER TO TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN WHO WILL CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIRMAN
Colver turned the
meeting over to Temporary Chairman Robert Lammi who called for nominations for
Chairman for the year 2007. On motion by
Smith, seconded by Mitchell,
3. NEWLY-ELECTED
CHAIRMAN WILL CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR VICE-CHAIRMAN
Temporary Chairman Lammi then turned the meeting over to re-elected Chairman David E. Colver. Colver then called for nominations for Vice Chairman. On motion by Mitchell, seconded by Panella, Robert A. Lammi was nominated as Vice Chairman for 2007. On motion by Smith, seconded by Panella, and agreed by all, nominations for Vice Chairman were closed and Robert A. Lammi was voted in as Vice Chairman for 2007.
4. APPOINT
SECRETARY
INFORMATION
The Township Manager recommends he be
appointed as secretary/treasurer.
DISCUSSION
On motion by Lammi, seconded by Smith, and
agreed by all, the Board appointed
5.
ESTABLISH AMOUNT OF
TREASURER’S BOND
INFORMATION
The Board needs to establish the amount of
the treasurer’s bond for 2007. The
current amount is $3 million.
DISCUSSION
On motion by Mitchell, seconded by Smith, and agreed by all, the Board voted to establish the treasurer bond at $3 million for 2007.
6. APPROVAL
OF DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS –
INFORMATION
The report will be provided at the meeting.
DISCUSSION
On
motion by Panella, seconded by Mitchell, and agreed
by all, the Board voted to approve the disbursement of funds for
7. APPROVAL
OF MINUTES –
DISCUSSION
Lammi added “not” to the third sentence in the first paragraph under item number seven between words “were” and “separated.”
On
motion by Panella, seconded by Smith, and agreed by
all, the Board voted to approve the minutes of
8. DISCUSSION OF 2007 ASSIGNMENTS
INFORMATION
The Board needs to approve/disapprove the
following assignments:
Planning
Liaison – Robert A. Lammi
Recreation
Board Liaison – Robert Smith
Suburban
Shade
Tree Commission Liaison – Ann- Marie Panella
Environmental
Steering Committee Liaison – Robert
Lammi
Volunteer Fire Company Liaison – Dave Colver
Township
Engineer – to appoint J. Scott Pidcock as Township Engineer
Sewage
Enforcement Officer – to appoint Ronald
Gawlik, Jeffrey Matyus, and
Scott Beiber
Township
Solicitor – to appoint Charles Bruno as
Township Solicitor
Zoning
Hearing Board Solicitor – will be
appointed by Zoning Hearing Board at a fee of $120.00 per hour.
Earned
Income Tax Collectors – to reappoint Brenda
DeLong as Earned Income Tax Collector and Diane DeYoung as her assistant for
the year 2007.
Vacancy
Board – to appoint
Township
Physician – Coordinated Health Systems,
DISCUSSION
On motion by Lammi, seconded by Smith, and agreed by all, the Board approved the 2007 assignments as listed above.
9. DISCUSSION
TO APPROVE LAFAYETTE AMBASSADOR BANK TO HANDLE ALL TOWNSHIP FUNDS
INFORMATION
The Board needs to approve/disapprove Lafayette Ambassador Bank
to handle all Township funds.
DISCUSSION
On motion by Smith, seconded by Mitchell, and agreed by all, the Board voted to approve Lafayette Ambassador Bank to handle all township funds for 2007.
10. DISCUSSION TO APPOINT
INFORMATION
The
Board must approve/disapprove the appointment of all supervisors as road
masters and superintendents at a rate to be determined by the auditors.
DISCUSSION
On motion by Panella, seconded by Mitchell, and agreed by all, the Board voted to appoint all supervisors as road masters and superintendents at a rate to be determined by the auditors.
11. DISCUSSION
OF REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
INFORMATION
The
Board needs to approve/disapprove the reappointment of Thomas Grube and Anthony
Rizzolino to four-year terms on the Planning
Commission, term to expire
DISCUSSION
On motion by
Lammi, seconded by Smith, and agreed by all, the Board voted to reappoint
Thomas Grube and Anthony Rizzolino to four-year terms
on the Planning Commission, terms to expire
12. DISCUSSION
OF REAPPOINTMENT TO THE ZONING HEARING BOARD
INFORMATION
The
Board needs to approve/disapprove the reappointment of Cherie Kavanaugh to a three-year term on the Zoning Hearing Board,
term to expire
DISCUSSION
On motion by
Mitchell, seconded by Panella, and agreed by all, the
Board voted to reappoint Cherie Kavanaugh to a
three-year term on the Zoning Hearing Board, term to expire
13. DISCUSSION
OF REAPPOINTMENT TO THE RECREATION BOARD
INFORMATION
The
Board needs to approve/disapprove the reappointment of Cheryl Nielsen to a
five-year term on the Recreation Board, term expires
DISCUSSION
On motion by Smith,
seconded by Mitchell, and agreed by all, the Board voted to reappoint Cheryl
Nielsen to a five-year term on the Recreation Board, term to expire
14. DISCUSSION
OF REAPPOINTMENT TO THE PALMER MUNICIPAL SEWER AUTHORITY
INFORMATION
The Board needs to approve/disapprove the reappointment of
Harold Kist to a five-year term on the Palmer Municipal Sewer Authority, term
to expire
DISCUSSION
On motion by Smith,
seconded by Panella, and agreed by all, the Board
voted to reappoint Harold Kist to a five-year term on the Palmer Municipal
Sewer Authority, term to expire
15. DISCUSSION
OF REAPPOINTMENT TO THE SHADE
INFORMATION
The Board needs to approve/disapprove the reappointment of
Robert Rizzolino to a five-year term to the Shade
Tree Commission, term to expire
DISCUSSION
On
motion by Smith, seconded by Mitchell, and agreed by all, the Board voted to
reappoint Robert Rizzolino to a five year term to the
Shade Tree Commission, term to expire
16. DISCUSSION
OF APPOINTMENT OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR
INFORMATION
The
Board needs to approve/disapprove the reappointment of Delmar Grube as
Emergency Management Director for 2007.
DISCUSSION
On motion by Lammi,
seconded by Smith, and agreed by all, the Board reappointed
17. DISCUSSION OF THE MEETING DATES
The
Board needs to approve/disapprove the meeting dates for 2007 as follows: regular meetings of the Palmer Township
On motion by Mitchell, seconded by Panella, and agreed by all, the 2007 Board of Supervisors meeting schedule was approved as read.
18. DISCUSSION
OF APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DELEGATE AT 2007 STATE ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONVENTION
The Board needs to appoint a voting delegate
for the 2007 State Association Annual Convention.
DISCUSSION
On motion by Smith, seconded by Lammi, and agreed by all, the Board voted to appoint the Township Manager as the voting delegate at the 2007 State Association Annual Convention.
19. DISCUSSION
OF HOLIDAYS
The Board needs to approve/disapprove the following
holidays for 2007:
New
Year’s Day –
Good Friday – Friday, April 6
Memorial Day – Monday, May 28
4th of July – Wednesday, July 4
Labor Day – Monday, September 3
Veteran’s Day – Observed Monday, November 12
Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 22
Day after Thanksgiving Day – Friday, November 23
Christmas Day – Tuesday, December 25
DISCUSSION
On motion by Smith, seconded by Panella, and agreed by all, the Board voted to approve the holidays as listed for the year 2007.
20. ANNOUNCEMENT OF REORGANIZATION MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF AUDITORS
The Board of Auditors will meet on
The Planning Commission reorganization
meeting will be held on
21. EMERGENCY
The Board
needs to approve/disapprove the emergency and municipal services tax
ordinance.
DISCUSSION
On motion by Mitchell, seconded by Panella, and agreed by all, the Board authorized the
Chairman to sign the emergency and municipal services tax ordinance.
22. NOTICE TO PROCEED
The Board approved the intent to award the Base Bid,
Bid 1, and Bid 3 for the Highland Park Project at the
DISCUSSION
Township Engineer
On motion by Lammi, seconded by Mitchell,
and agreed by all, the Board authorized the Chairman to sign the contracts for
the
23. APPROVAL OF
TOWNSHIP
DISCUSSION
Panella said the
Township Manager did an excellent job on all the descriptions. Lammi said he agreed but he had just a few
things he would like to discuss with the Township Manager at a later date. Lammi said there is no need not to approve
the descriptions tonight.
On motion by Panella,
seconded by Smith, and agreed by all, the Board approved the township job
descriptions.
24. PUBLIC COMMENT
Ron
Grimsby,
25. REPORTS
Township Manager
· Anckaitis said we received notice last week that we received a $5,000 grant for equipment for the community center.
Public Services Director
·
Supervisors
· Colver thanked everyone for the nomination as Chairman and said he is looking forward to working with everyone again in 2007.
Dillman said on behalf of the Pidcock Company he would like to thank the township for allowing them to provide engineering services and said they look forward to working with the township again in 2007.
On
motion by Mitchell, seconded by Panella, and agreed
by all, the meeting was adjourned at
Respectfully submitted,
Robert G. Anckaitis
Township Manager