{"id":1988,"date":"2016-10-27T00:00:49","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T04:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rushtownship.org\/?p=1988"},"modified":"2016-11-28T14:46:42","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T19:46:42","slug":"october-2016-meeting-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rushtownship.org\/2016\/10\/27\/october-2016-meeting-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"OCTOBER 2016 MEETING MINUTES"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rush Township Building<\/p>\n

Hometown, PA\u00a0 18252<\/p>\n

Minutes of the Meeting of the Rush Township Board of Supervisors<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/u>A meeting was held at the Rush Township Municipal Building on October 27, 2016 at 7:00 o’clock pm. In attendance were: Chairman Shawn Gilbert, Vice Chairman Robert Leibensperger, Supervisor Jeaninne Motroni, Treasurer\/Secretary Katie Orlick, Administrative Assistant Kelly Giordano, Solicitor Chris Riedlinger and Bill McMullen.<\/p>\n

Chairman Shawn Gilbert called the meeting to order.<\/p>\n

Pledge of Allegiance was recited.<\/p>\n

Public Comment on the Agenda \u2013 None.<\/p>\n

<\/u>Police Report \u2013 <\/strong>Officer Hess read his police report for the month of September 2016. A motion was made by Chairman Gilbert to approve Officer Hess\u2019 report. Vice Chairman Leibensperger approved; Supervisor Motroni seconded the motion.\u00a0 Katie Orlick polled the board.\u00a0 All members voted in favor of the motion, motion carried.<\/p>\n

Minutes of Previous Meeting- <\/strong>\u00a0A motion was made to approve the previous meeting minutes of September 15, 2016. Vice Chairman Leibensperger approved; Supervisor Motroni seconded the motion.\u00a0 Katie Orlick polled the board.\u00a0 All members voted in favor of the motion, motion carried.<\/p>\n

<\/u>Treasurer\u2019s Report – <\/strong>A motion was made by Chairman Gilbert to approve the treasurer\u2019s report as of September 2016. \u00a0Vice Chairman Leibensperger approved; Supervisor Motroni seconded the motion.\u00a0 Katie Orlick polled the board.\u00a0 All members voted in favor of the motion, motion carried.<\/p>\n

Approval of current township and sewer bills thru October 26, 2016 <\/strong>– A motion was made by Chairman Gilbert to approve the municipal reports thru October 26, 2016.\u00a0 Vice Chairman Leibensperger approved; Supervisor Motroni seconded the motion.\u00a0 Katie Orlick polled the board.\u00a0 All members voted in favor of the motion, motion carried.<\/p>\n

Approval of municipal reports (sewer, road, Arro, Prodesign)<\/strong> – A motion was made by Chairman Gilbert to approve the municipal reports for September 2016. Vice Chairman Leibensperger approved; Supervisor Motroni seconded the motion.\u00a0 Katie Orlick polled the board.\u00a0 All members voted in favor of the motion, motion carried.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Attorney\u2019s Business \u2013<\/strong> \u00a0Chris Riedlinger just wanted everyone to know that an Executive session was held prior to the meeting to discuss personnel matters of the township.<\/p>\n

Correspondence \u2013 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>None.<\/p>\n

Old Business – \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>None.<\/p>\n

NEW BUSINESS<\/strong>–<\/p>\n

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  1. Motion to hire Frederick Lahovski as a Rush Township Part-Time Police Officer @ a pay rate of $17.00\/hr retroactive as of October 6, 2016.\u00a0 Vice Chairman Leibensperger approved; Supervisor Motroni seconded the motion.\u00a0 Katie Orlick polled the board.\u00a0 All members voted in favor of the motion, motion carried.<\/li>\n
  2. Motion to accept the Minimum Municipal Obligation for our Non-Uniform Pension of $43, 687.00 & the Police Pension of $32,486.00.\u00a0 Vice Chairman Leibensperger approved; Supervisor Motroni seconded the motion.\u00a0 Katie Orlick polled the board.\u00a0 All members voted in favor of the motion, motion carried.<\/li>\n
  3. Motion to approve Resolution 2016-11, for Small water and Sewer Program Grant, designating the Chairman of the Board to execute all documents relating to the grant.\u00a0 Vice Chairman Leibensperger approved; Supervisor Motroni seconded the motion.\u00a0 Katie Orlick polled the board.\u00a0 All members voted in favor of the motion, motion carried.<\/li>\n
  4. Motion to approve Resolution 2016-12, granting approval of an inter-municipal transfer of a Liquor License from ARP Beverages, LLC to 704 Claremont Avenue, Tamaqua, Pa 18252.\u00a0 Vice Chairman Leibensperger approved; Supervisor Motroni seconded the motion.\u00a0 Katie Orlick polled the board.\u00a0 All members voted in favor of the motion, motion carried.<\/li>\n
  5. Motion to approve Resolution 2016-13, for NESJMA to submit a Construction Funding Application to the Commonwealth of Finance Authority under Pa Small Water & Sewer Program for grant funds to be used towards the investigation and rehabilitation of the Township\u2019s sanitary sewer system..\u00a0 Vice Chairman Leibensperger approved; Supervisor Motroni seconded the motion.\u00a0 Katie Orlick polled the board.\u00a0 All members voted in favor of the motion, motion carried.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Public Comment \u2013 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    1. William Boyer \u2013 inquired about no full time officers at this time and if there would be full time officer hired.<\/li>\n
    2. Charlie Shamonsky \u2013 Stated Township needed full time officer, there was money in the budget, is that money still there? Yes, it is still there.<\/li>\n
    3. Joe Shamonsky \u2013 inquired about a lawsuit against the township that involved a Mahanoy City woman from 2014 and wanted to know if that had been settled. He was informed that it was settled.<\/li>\n
    4. Cathy Schimpf \u2013 Asked for clarification the two (2) hour parking and no parking signs in front of the vet\u2019<\/strong>s office, their placement is confusing. Chairman Gilbert stated they would look at it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Supervisors Comment<\/u><\/strong>–\u00a0 Trick-or-Treat will be on Monday, October 31, 2016, from 6pm \u2013 9pm.<\/p>\n

      Chairman Gilbert adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

      Attested by Kelly M. Giordano Administrative Assistant<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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