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CHARLESTOWN TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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The Organization Meeting for 2020 was held on January 6, 2020 at the Great Valley Middle School in room 154, 255 N. Phoenixville Pike, in Malvern, PA.
Present
Call to Order:
7:00 P.M.Citizen’s Forum/Non-Agenda Items
Oaths of office were completed for Ms. Bednar and Mr. Willig before the meeting. No other matters were brought forward.
Nominations
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
Mr. Piliero opened the floor to nominations. Mr. Kuhn nominated Mr. Piliero for the position of Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. Mr. Philips seconded.
There were no further nominations. Mr. Piliero closed the nominations. Mr. Piliero called for discussion, and there being none, called the vote. All were in favor.
Vice-Chairman, Board of Supervisors
Mr. Piliero opened the floor to nominations. Mr. Piliero nominated Mr. Philips for Vice- Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, and Ms. Bednar seconded.
There were no further nominations. Mr. Piliero closed the nominations. Mr. Piliero called for discussion, and there being none, called the vote. All were in favor.
Appointments for 2020
Annual Appointments
Mr. Philips moved to nominate Marie Stone to the following positions, Assistant Township Secretary and Assistant Right to Know Officer. Ms. Bednar seconded. Mr. Piliero called for discussion, and there was none. Mr. Piliero called the vote. All were in favor.
Mr. Piliero referenced the following list of annual appointments:
Linda Csete to the following positions for 2020:
Township Manager
Township Secretary/Treasurer
Pension Plan Administrator
Right to Know Officer
Lisa Gardner as Recording Secretary
Tim Hubbard as Property and Public Safety Coordinator, including Fire Marshal, Code Enforcement Officer, Asst. Zoning Officer, and EOC Coordinator positions
Jim Thompson as Roadmaster/Property Project Manager
Mark Cabot as Public Works Assistant and Animal Control Officer
Paul Jorgensen as Park Custodian
Michael Allen as Staff Planner
Alix Coleman as Brightside Farm Manager
Charles Buck as Brightside Farm Community Garden Coordinator
Lamb, McErlane, P.C. as Legal Counsel-Firm
Mark Thompson Esq. as Legal Counsel-Lead Counselor
Gary Bender as Special Counsel
Thomas Comitta as Land Planner
Advanced GeoServices Corporation as Engineering Firm
Daniel T. Wright, P.E. as Engineer
Daniel T. Wright, P.E. as Zoning Officer
Anthony Merklinger as Building Code Official (BCO) and Assistant Zoning Officer
Robert Dettore, Construction Consultant
Barbacane, Thornton & Co., LLC via Resolution # 928 as Auditor
Dale Frens, of Frens & Frens LLC as Historical Architectural Consultant
The Chester County Treasurer as Collector of Real Estate Taxes
Keystone Collections as the Collector of Earned Income and Local Services Taxes
Mr. Piliero also referenced the following list of proposed appointments and action items:
Andy Motel and Matt Rogers to the Planning Commission for a 4-Year Term expiring 12/31/2023
Hugh Willig and Bill Westhafer to the Phoenixville Regional Planning Commission for a 1-Year Term expiring 12/31/2021
Wendy Leland to the Phoenixville Regional Planning Commission as Alternate for a 1-Year Term expiring 12/31/2021
Fran Rodgers to the Historical Commission/HARB as at-large members for a 5-Year Term expiring 12/31/2024
Brian Schlorff to the Parks & Recreation Board for a 5-Year Term expiring 12/31/2024
Meg Solomon to the Environmental Advisory Committee for a 3-year term expiring 12/31/2022.
John Horstmann to the Vacancy Board for a 1-Year Term expiring 12/31/2020
David Greer to the Valley Forge Sewer Authority 6 Member Board for a 5-Year term expiring 12/31/2024
Michael Bowell to the Zoning Hearing Board for a 3-Year Term expiring 12/31/2022 via Resolution #956-2020.
Frank Holleran to the UCC Board of Appeals, as a member with fire construction experience, with term expiring 12/31/2024 by Resolution #957-2020.
Establish the Rate of Pay for 2020 as written.
Establish Mileage Rate for 2020 as written.
Establish Employee/Employer Match for Employee Benefits as written below:
- 100% employee/0% employer match for part-time employees
- 0% employee/100% employer match for full-time employees for health insurance
- 0% employee/100% employer match for the full-time employee pension plan
Establish Amount of Treasurer’s Bond as written.
Establish Holiday Schedule for 2020 as written.
All Board of Supervisor Members were Certified as Delegates to the Annual PSATS Convention with One Voting Delegate. Also certified were the Roadmaster and the Township Manager as delegates to the annual PSATS Convention from April 14 - 17, 2020 with Ms. Bednar as the voting delegate.
Mr. Kuhn moved to nominate the above list as read aloud. Mr. Piliero seconded. Mr. Piliero called for discussion, and there was none. Mr. Piliero called the vote. All were in favor.
There was a brief discussion regarding the vacancies left by Mr. Findlay on the Environmental Advisory Committee and Mrs. Kline on the Historical and Architectural Review Board. There is another potential candidate to take Mr. Findlay’s position, and since the HARB states the membership may include 7 or more members there are sufficient members remaining to constitute a quorum without filling that vacancy.
Annual Resolutions
Mr. Philips moved to approve:
Resolution #958-2020 to set depositories for the Township accounts
Resolution #959-2020 for credit card authorizations
Resolution #960-2020 naming the providers for Fire Protection, Ambulance, and Police services.
Ms. Bednar seconded. Mr. Piliero called for discussion, and there being none, called the vote. All were in favor.
Scheduling
Meetings will be scheduled for the first Monday of the month unless that day is a holiday, in which case the meeting will be held the following day. Due to the Labor Day holiday, the September meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 1. Meetings will be held at 7:00 p.m., at the Great Valley Middle School, Room 154.
Mr. Philips moved to approve the scheduling of the 2020 Board of Supervisors Meetings and Ms. Bednar seconded the motion. Mr. Piliero called for discussion and, and there being none, called the vote. All were in favor.
Adjournment
Mr. Piliero moved to adjourn the Organization Meeting, and Mr. Philips seconded. All were in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 7:08 p.m.
Lisa Gardner
Recording Secretary
