Board of Supervisors Organizational Meeting Minutes

PARADISE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
ORGANIZATION MEETING – JANUARY 6, 2020

The annual organization meeting of the Paradise Township Board of Supervisors was called to order at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 6, 2020 by Konrath.
    
Officials Present:
Reda Briglia
Peter Gonze
Gary Konrath  
John C. Prevoznik
Charles Unangst
Tina Transue

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.  

Public Comment Statement
Konrath read the public comment statement “Ladies and gentlemen, before the Board of Supervisors votes on any matter, the Board will allow for public comment on that particular item.  If you wish to be heard at that time, please raise your hand, and you will be recognized.  A public comment period will be held at the end of the regular agenda for any other business.”  
Konrath stated that the meeting is being recorded for the limited purpose of preparing the official minutes.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Briglia, Konrath was elected Temporary Chairman.  
Motion carried 3-0.

Konrath opened the floor for nominations for Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.  Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze, Konrath was elected Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia seconded by Konrath, Gonze was elected Vice-Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze, Tina Transue was appointed Township Secretary.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze, Ingrid DeWitt was appointed Assistant Township Secretary.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze, Tina Transue was appointed Township Treasurer.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze, Ingrid DeWitt was appointed Assistant Township Treasurer.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze, it was approved to renew the Treasurer's Bond and the Assistant Treasurer’s Bond each at $4,000,000.00
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Briglia, the Treasurer and/or Assistant Treasurer are authorized to pay the payroll, payroll taxes, and invoices that become due (such as insurances, utilities, reimbursements, or any invoices with a discount) with said expenses to be confirmed at the subsequent regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Konrath, Michael Mader was appointed Roadmaster.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Konrath, Sewage Enforcement Officers certified by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection employed by Hanover Engineering, were appointed Township Sewage Enforcement Officer as per Hanover Engineering’s fee schedule as submitted (See Exhibit 1).
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Briglia, SFM Consulting was reappointed Township Zoning Officer as per contract on file with the Township.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Briglia, Building Inspection Underwriters, Inc. was reappointed as the Building Code Official per Building Inspection Underwriters, Inc. fee schedule as submitted (See Exhibit 2).
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze, Attorney Prevoznik was reappointed as Township Solicitor at the rate of $190.00 and paralegal at $90.00 an hour.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze; Cramer, Swetz, & McManus, P.C., with Attorney Timothy McManus as the primary attorney, was reappointed Township Planning Commission Solicitor at the rate of $190.00 an hour.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Konrath; Flamm Walton, P.C., with Attorney Thomas Heimbach as the primary attorney, was reappointed special counsel for personnel matters at the rate of $255.00 an hour.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Briglia, Hanover Engineering with Charles Unangst as the main contact, was reappointed as Township Engineer at their current fee schedule as submitted (See Exhibit 3).
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze, Linder Engineering was reappointed as Alternate Township Engineer at their current fee schedule as submitted.  (See Exhibit 4)
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Konrath, Riley and Associates was appointed as the Township's accounting firm and QuickBooks specialist at their current fee schedule as submitted (See Exhibit 5).
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Briglia, the Board approved signing the retention letter submitted by Riley and Associates.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze, Ellen Gnandt M.B.A. C.P.A., LLC was appointed to complete the 2018 Municipal Annual Audit and Financial Report (DCED-CLGS-30).
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Briglia, Shawn Garber was reappointed to the Vacancy Board.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze, Cynthia Cook was reappointed as Paradise Townships’ representative to the Board of the Barrett Paradise Friendly Library for 2020.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Briglia, Konrath was reappointed as Paradise Townships’ representative to the Board of the Barrett Paradise Friendly Library for 2020.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Briglia, Louise Troutman was temporarily reappointed to a 3-year term as the Zoning Hearing Board Alternate until a replacement can be found.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Briglia, Ronald Taylor was temporarily reappointed to the Planning Commission for a 4-year term until a replacement can be found.    
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Konrath, seconded by Briglia, Donald Miller was reappointed to the Environmental Advisory Council for a 3-year term.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze, Konrath was reappointed as Chair of the Environmental Advisory Council for 2020.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Briglia, Gary Konrath was reappointed to the Paradise Township Park and Recreation Committee for a 5-year term.  
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze, Domenick DiPaolo, Donna Alker and Dennis Keesler were reappointed to the Uniform Construction Code Board of Appeals.   
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Briglia, Tina Transue was appointed as the representative to the Monroe County Tax Collection Committee (Act 32) for 2020.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Briglia, Michael Mader was reappointed as the alternate representative to the Monroe County Tax Collection Committee (Act 32) for 2020.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Konrath, Gonze was reappointed to the Pocono Mountain Regional Emergency Medical Services for a 1-year term.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Konrath, Jennifer Beers was reappointed to the Pocono Area Recreation Commission for a 3-year term.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Konrath, Gonze was reappointed to the Paradise Price Preserve Committee for 1-year.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Briglia, Shawn Garber was reappointed to the Paradise Price Preserve Committee for 1-year.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Briglia, Logan Evans, was appointed as the designee for fireworks display inspector.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze, PLGIT, NBT, ESSA, and PNC were named as depositories for Township funds.  
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze, the Supervisors’ Work Sessions and Regular Meetings were scheduled for 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. respectively for the first and third Monday of each month with the following changes; February 17 (President's Day) meeting was rescheduled to February 19, September 7 (Labor Day) was rescheduled to September 9, and the November 2 (General Election Day November 3) meeting was rescheduled to November 4.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Konrath, Gonze was designated as the representative to the Pocono Mountain Volunteer Fire Company for 2020.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze, the Pocono Mountain Volunteer Fire Company contract for 2019 was preapproved not to exceed $40,000.00.  
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion Briglia, seconded by Gonze, the payment to the Pocono Mountain Volunteer Fire Company is contingent on receiving the financials showing the expenditure of the 2019 contribution.  
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze, the pro-rated amount for the Pocono Mountain Volunteer Fire Company's workers compensation was approved to be reimbursed to Mt. Pocono Borough.  
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Briglia, Michael Mader was reappointed as representative for the Pocono Mountains Council of Governments for 2020.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze, Chad Nauman was appointed as alternate representative for the Pocono Mountains Council of Governments for 2020.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Briglia, Tina Transue and Kevin Transue was approved to attend the PSATS Convention as delegates with Tina Transue as the voting member.  
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Briglia, Tina Transue was reappointed as the Official Contact Person of the Township for the PSATS CDL Drug and Alcohol Random Testing Program.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze, non-unionized employees will receive paid holidays as per the union contract.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Briglia, seconded by Gonze, it was approved to set the mileage rate at the IRS rate at the time of travel.
Motion carried 3-0.

Upon a motion by Gonze, seconded by Briglia, the Organization Meeting was adjourned at 5:26 P.M.
Motion carried 3-0.

Respectfully submitted,

Tina Transue
Secretary