March 11, 2014
Attendees: John George,
Roy Keiper, Priscilla Keeney
Visitors : Robert Beebe, Jen Chilson
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
Public Comment
Period:
·
Jen Chilson stated that
she was pleased that the radio contact between the bus drivers and the Township
had been working.
·
Robert Beebe commented
on plugged culvert pipes and driveway drainage problems around the Township.
Guest
Presentation:
Ø
Joanne Miller from PS
Bank gave an overview of banking products and a money market interest rate
geared toward municipalities.
Appointment of
Board Chairman:
Due to the resignation of
Supervisor Gary Hosley, who was also the Board Chairman, Roy Keiper asked for a
vote for Board Chairman.
Ø
Roy Keiper made a motion
to appoint John George as Board Chairman, John George agreed and seconded,
motion carried.
Ø
John George made the
motion to appoint Roy Keiper as Vice-Chair, Roy seconded, all agreed, motion
carried.
Approval of
Minutes:
Ø
Roy Keiper made the
motion to accept the minutes from the February 11, 2014, Regular meeting, John
George seconded, all agreed, motion carried.
Ø
Roy Keiper made the
motion to accept the minutes from the March 4, 2014, Special Meeting, John
George seconded, all agreed, motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report:
Ø
Roy Keiper made the motion to accept the Treasurer’s
Report, John George seconded, all agreed, motion carried.
Road Department
Report – Roy Keiper
·
There’s been a break in
the weather, so we have been working on getting some repairs done
·
We brought the little
tractor in, looked it over, and have the rake on in preparation to tackle the
mud problems that will be coming up
·
Put rubber cutting edges
on a couple of the smaller trucks
·
All the trucks are
running and ready to go for any remaining snow storms
·
I have a concern that we
are going to need some big stone for road repair.
·
Priscilla reminded the
supervisors that all the stone bids have run out, so we need to look at putting
a bid out very soon.
New Business:
·
Wysox Township has
instructed their Solicitor to put together an Inter-Municipal Agreement to
cover shared services between Rome Township and Wysox Township. There was a
brief discussion regarding what this might look like. Snow plowing is pretty
cut and dried, but sharing other things could get a bit more complicated.
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March 11, 2014
Minutes
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Bradford County Library
Bookmobile will be here at the Township Building on the following dates: April
17; June 19; August 21; October 16; December 18. Books are available between
bookmobile visits in the Township Building.
·
Bridge Scour Inspection
Letter was discussed.
·
Roy Keiper will be
attending Dirt N Gravel training so that the Township can participate in the
upcoming program. Brief discussion took place regarding what road(s) would be a
good candidate for the program.
Unfinished
Business:
·
Floodplain Ordinance – Priscilla
reported that the information had been forwarded to Solicitor Salsman and he
had been in touch with Jon Foster.
·
Employee Handbook –
Priscilla forwarded the electronic copy of the handbook to Solicitor Salsman.
Subdivision
Review:
Parks/Symonds subdivision was
reviewed by the supervisors. Priscilla was instructed to go ahead and sign off
on the subdivision with no comment from the Township.
Adjournment:
John George made the motion
to adjourn and pay the bills, Roy Keiper seconded, all agreed, motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Priscilla Keeney
Secretary Treasurer
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____Absent
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Roy Keiper John George Edward Wall