Delaware Township Sets Appointments, Salaries for 2013
Pike County Dispatch, Thursday, January 10, 2013 - p. 4
by Lisa Mickles
DINGMANS FERRY - Delaware Township Board of Supervisors held their annual re-organizational meeting Monday night with the board positions staying the same.
Tom Ryan will remain chairman but his prior positions of secretary and treasurer have been designated to office staff. Barbara Foos, who was reappointed as office administrator, is now the township secretary with a fixed rate of $48,000 annually.
Krista Predmore will take over the position as treasurer in addition to office manager at a fixed rate of $40,000 annually. The board approved the motion requiring that all three supervisors be the signees for checks on all banks accounts with the exception of bills that are due between regular scheduled meetings. The board also set the treasurer's bond at $2.8 million and PLGIT, Wayne, Dime and Citizens banks were designated as the depositories for the township.
Robert Luciano was re-appointed as Supervisor Vice Chairman and alternate Planning Commission member with Thaddeus Parsell continuing as Supervisor. Charlie Kroener will take on the position of township Road Master due to Parsell's reitrement in December. Tom Farley will remain the Township Solicitor at a pay rate of $150 per hour with Jason Ohliger as the alternate.
Ohliger will continue as the Planning Commission Solicitor with Robert Bernathy as the alternate. Steve Guccini was appointed as the Delaware Township Zoning Hearing Board solicitor.
Luis Barrios was reappointed as the Parks, Building and Grounds Superintendent with a fixed compensation of $42,000 annually. Mary Feisenberger was appointed as Right to Know Officer.
The board approved Boucher and James as the township engineers and Entech as their alternate. BIU will continue as the residential and commercial building inspectors and alternate sewage officer. Luciano cast the only no vote but was outvoted by Ryan and Parsell who voted in favor.
Dan Rogers will remain as the township's zoning and code enforcement officer at $13.11 per hour plus travel expenses with Chris Schlegel continuing as the township sewage officer at $18.73 per hour plus travel expenses.
Richard Heimbrook was compensated at a rate of $15 per hour as a road crew employee. Jeff Shirley was appointed Emergency Snow Plow Driver at a rate of $15 per hour. The board approved mowing of grass and snow plowing for Delaware Township Fire Department, main building and substation parking lots, American Legion parking lot, cemetary, and ambulance corps.
William Owens and Company will remain the accountant for Delaware Township and Francine Byrne was appointed as a member to the Planning Commission.
George Beodecker will remain as the township's Emergency Management Coordinator with Eugene Lubben as the alternate. Dennis Stankovich was appointed as Fire Police Captain.
The supervisors approved appointing Steve Vitale, Ph.D., PE, Jime Owens, Wayne Day, and Sean Helferty to Building Hearing Board. The board will meet on an as needed basis at 7 p.m. as well as the Recreation Committee. Jeff Shirley was appointed to the Vacancy Board.
Sharon Franks was appointed as Administrative Assistant for Recreation, Zoning and Sewage as well as Alternate Right to Know Officer at a fixed compensation of $48,157.20 annually.
The board set the monthly meeting dates for the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. The Supervisors will now hold their workshop meeting at 5 p.m. prior to the regular meeting. They also approved additional workshops for March 20, June 19, Sept. 18 and Dec. 18, starting at 6 p.m.
Planning Commission meetings and workshops will be held on first and third Tuesday of each month beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The Pike County Dispatch and News Eagle as the official newpapers for township with the Pocono Record used on an as needed basis.
The board approved the following vacation days as paid holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Labor Day, Independence Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, the Day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
Office hours were set from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The next board of supervisors meeting will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. Their workshop will be held prior to the meeting at 5 p.m.
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