LEHIGH TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS  June 11,2024 7:00 p.m.  I.  CALLTOORDER The Lehigh Township Board of Supervisors held their regular monthly meeting on June 11,2024, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was held at the Lehigh Township Municipal Building, 1069 Municipal Road, Walnutport Pa. 18088. Chairman Mike. Jones called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call.  Present:  Cindy Miller David Hess Janet Sheats Mike Jones Jerry Pritchard Attorney David Backenstoe Alice Rehrig Mike Muffley Liz. Amato Scott Fogel Frank Zamadics  II. EXECUTIVE SESSION. The Chairman announced the Board met inl Executive Session prior to the start oft the meeting to discuss personnel matters. No action was taken. III, SWEARING IN OF POLICE OFFICERS. District Judge Robert Hawke was present to administer the Oath of Office to the newest officers oft the Police Department. Both officers have just recently graduated from the Allentown Police Academy which is six months of training to give them the basics of performing the duties ofa a police officer. They will now continue learning the specifics of doing the job in Lehigh Township through ai three month Field Training program. These officers are the first officers to be Collin Haupt, will have the identifier of 4725, is from Palmerton and a graduate of Lehighton High School and Lehigh County Community College. He also studied at Lackawanna Community College and Kutztown University to continue his education in Criminal Justice Sciences. He enjoys baseball, golfing and fishing. Richard Houser, will have the identifier of 4726, is from Catasauqua and is currently residing in Lehigh Township. Hei isa a graduate of Catasauqua High School. He hasa strong enthusiasm tol hit the ground running. He enjoys football, baseball, and track and  sponsored by the Township to attend the Police Academy.  field.  Page 1 of12    Supervisor Minutes June 11,2024  IV. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES  A. Minutes ofMay 28. 2024. David Hess made ai motion to approve these minutes. Janet Sheats seconded the motion. Cindy Miller noted clarification should be made on Page 9, under public comment, when Lou Benedict was questioning the removal oftrees sO that it is clear that he was referring to Mr. Vandling, not himself. She also noted Mr. Schneck's name was spelled incorrectly. All voted aye. Motion carried. A. General Fund Checks 27814 to 27841. Janet Sheats made ai motion to approve these bills. David Hess seconded the motion. Jerry Pritchard questioned ifthe bills pertaining to the Fire Company were coming out of the firet tax. Alice Rehrig commented the Township pays the bills from the General Fund and then is reimbursed from the fire tax. Cindy Miller questioned how much money was currently in the fire tax fund. Alice Rehrig commented the only tax collection report that she received was for the month of February. Based on that report, there was $49,000 collected in fire tax funds. Without any additional reports, the amount of money that is owed to the fund is unknown. All voted aye. Motion carried. B. State Fund Checks 1597 & 1599. David Hess made ai motion to approve these bills. Cindy Miller seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried.  V.. APPROVAL OF BILLS.  VI. PLANNING RELATED ITEMS A. Plan for Approval  1. Timothy Pitts Lot #5 Land Development. David Lear was present to represent this plan. David Lear commented they are seeking conditional preliminary/final plan approval. The plan was recommended for approval by the Planning Commission almost a year ago. They didn't want to submit the final plan to the Board of Supervisors until they received outside agency approvals in the event the plan would have to be changed. They did need to tweak the plan because ofa change in the wetlands. They have now received their NPDES permit and water permit to extend the Northwoods water into this plan. They are about 99 percent complete with the PennDOT HOP. They only item outstanding is an agreement to show that Northwoods will be maintaining the roads since they will be private. He also believes they are close tol having their newer module complete. They ran into some. hiccups with the presentation oft the module that was previously approved by the Board. These are the only two outstanding items and they will not affect the outcome of the plans. Mike Muffley commented the plans are good. Everything is outside agency approvals and administration ini nature. DEP has given some trouble both on the part oft the Township and the Developer. They are currently ini the process ofr resolving the items. Once the outside agency approvals and the developer's agreements are completed, the plans will be ready for  recording.  Page 2 of12    Supervisor Minutes June 11,2024  Cindy Miller made a motion to grant this plan conditional preliminary/final plan approval subject to the Township Engineer's letter dated April 6, 2023, the Lehigh Township Planning Commission letter dated April 20, 2023, and the Cowan Associates letter dated April 3, 2023. Jerry Pritchard seconded the motion. Linda Roman questioned what the hiccups with the plan were in reference to. David Lear commented they were mostly clerical issues within the  DEP approval process. All voted aye. Motion carried.  B. Engineer's Report. Mike Muffley did not have anything additional toi report. The June Planning Commission meeting was canceled since there were no new  submissions.  Cindy Miller wanted to thank Mike Muffley for the email he sent regarding the two House Bills that would affect housing requirements. The bills did pass the Local Government Committee and are now on the House floor. She isi imploring residents to contact the legislators and put pressure on them to vote against these two bills. These two bills will definitely impact local zoning. House Bill 1976 pertains to commercial zoning. A developer will be permitted to build multifamily dwelling within a commercial zoning district regardless ofour zoning. House Bill 2045 pertains to any zoning district which permits single family dwellings. A developer will be allowed to build duplexes, triplexes, and quads on any lot that is zoned fora single family dwelling. Not only will this impact the type ofhousing, but it will impact our infrastructure, public water and public sewer. How will all ofthis be paid for? Attorney Backenstoe also noted he also sent a letter to Zach Mako voicing his displeasure with the bill on behalf oft the Township. The reason that this is SO bad for the Township is that this law would pre-empt the Township zoning. Over the years, the Board has created zoning ordinances and a comprehensive plan, working close with the community to zone in a fashion which is appropriate for what people in the Township would like. These two bills will take that away from the residents and the Township and they will no longer be able to say where duplexes and triplexes can go. They will be able to go anywhere a single family dwelling is allowed, whether you  like it or not.  VII. DEPARTMENTAL/ORGANIZATIONAL REPORT  A. Recreation Report. Sandy Hopkins reported the Blue Mountain Fish and Game sponsored a basket raffle for Furry Feet Rescue and the Recreation Board. The event was a success. The Blue Mountain Fish and Game is working on the final financial B. Public Works. Frank Zamadics reported the Public Works Department is currently working on the road list inj preparation for the oil and chip project.  report.  Page 3 of12    Supervisor Minute June1 11,2024  Cindy Miller questioned what "paved Walnutport" on the report was. Frank Zamadics commented the Department assisted Walnutport with paving a blacktop pad for bleachers. In turn, Walnutport will most likely be providing the' Township with trucking support for when they are doing the blacktop repairs on Almond Road. C. Zoning Report. Liz. Amato reported there were 45 new permit applications received, 50 permits issued, and 19 new complaints in May. The Zoning Hearing Heard Board heard two cases in May. One was for an appeal of enforcement and a special exception which was approved. The second was for a solar farm use variance that was denied. The Zoning Hearing Board also met last week due to a conflict in the solicitor's schedule. That hearing was for a variance from steep slope construction standards for ai new home which was granted. There was also a special exception and variance which was continued to another hearing date which will be next Thursday. In addition to this hearing, there will also be another hearing for relief on a front yard setback for a pole building. An application was also received for a cell tower use variance and a claim ofe exclusionary zoning for eliminating it from the A/RR zoning. There are no updates on the Solar Farm for the McBride property. They did grant a D. Police Report. This year, National Night Out will bel held on August 6. The theme this year will be. A Night in the Country. There will also be ai mechanical bull ride. Detective Matt Enstrom will be retiring on. July 9. The Department is planning on escorting him to his home around 5:00 p.m. Detective Enstrom has had an accomplished career and been there every step of the way when needed. 1. Draft Ordinance reducing speed onj portion ofMulberry Drive. Chief Fogel reported they have received a lot of complaints regarding speeding in this area of Mulberry Drive between Long Lane Road and Laurel Drive. This stretch of roadway has some curves, elevation changes, and is relatively narrow. Iti is also all residential through the area. He and Sergeant Henry drove the roadway and both agree that it could be considered tol be ai residential zone and could bej posted as 25 miles per hour as permitted by the Vehicle Code. Initially, the Department wanted to do a speed study on the road; however, there is no place they can set up the speed trailer because of the deep swales. They would have to do the manual speed timing which would take a relatively long period oftime because the traffic volume is limited because most oft the traffic is to the homes oft the people who live in the area. The reduction oft the speed limit would give them the ability to go in there and periodically do speed timing. Currently, the roadway is unposted making it 55 miles per hour. Attorney Backenstoe noted the Vehicle Code does  She also has received an application for a hearing in July.  time extension through August.  Page 4 of12    Supervisor Minutes June 11, 2024  permit the posting of neighborhoods at 25 miles per hour without a traffic study; however, he would recommend confirmation from the traffic engineer. Janet Sheats questioned ift there were al lot ofincidents in this area. Chief Fogel commented there really haven't been any crashes. Itis mostly traffic complaints ofrunning the stop sign at Steven Lane and Mulberry, speeding through the area, and people getting cut offi in certain instances. There have also been al lot ofn near Mike. Jones questioned if ai three way stop would be beneficial in the area. Chief Fogel commented it may help; however, a traffic study would definitely need to be conducted by an engineer. This would not be something that the Department Cindy Miller questioned ift the speed limit really needed to be reduced down to 25 miles per hour. Rick Hildebrand commented this is a tough area. He would believe that 25 miles per hour would be an appropriate speed for that section. Frank Zamadics also noted there are al lot of pedestrians in that area. Janet Sheats made ai motion to authorize proceeding with reducing the speed limit on. Mulberry Drive between Long Lane Road and Laurel Road subject to the traffic engineer confirming that posting the roadway at 25: miles per hour is appropriate without conducting a traffic study. Jerry Pritchard seconded the  misses.  would be able to do.  motion. All voted aye. Motion carried.  E. Municipal Authority Report. No one was present from the Municipal Authority. F. Fire Company Report. Rick Hildebrand reported they have been helping out with various community events, including helping the police with their movie night. They have other evens planned, one of which will be in conjunction with K9 Cash at. Blue They are in the process of getting their tanker repaired. Because of the age oft the transmission cooler, they will need to have it manufactured which means the tanker  Mountain Fish and Game.  will be out of service for six to eight weeks.  VIII. OLD BUSINESS  A. Maintenance Building.  1. Billitier Electric, Payment Request #8. Cindy Miller made ai motion to approve Billitier Electric Payment Request #8 in the amount of $7,107.00. Janet Sheats seconded the motion. Jerry Pritchard questioned what work is remaining on their  Page 5of12    Supervisor Minutes June 11,2024  contract. Alice Rehrig commented they are currently completing the work that was included in the change orders that were approved last month. All voted aye. 2. Bracy Construction, Payment Request #13. Cindy Miller made ai motion to approve Bracy Construction Payment Request #13 in the amount of$ 12,225.31. David Hess seconded the motion. Jerry Pritchard questioned what work they had remaining. Alice Rehrig commented they have completed all their work and they are currently working through their punch list items. The only money we are now holding is their retainer which won't! be released until the project is finalized. Janet questioned when the project is expected to be finalized. Alice Rehrig commented the last remaining item to be installed is the transfer switch for the fire suppression system. That is expected to be delivered on. June 24 and then installed. Once that is completed, they can call for their final inspections. All 3. Livengood Excavators, Payment Request #6. Cindy Miller made ai motion to approve Livengood Excavators Payment Request #6 in the amount of $251,000.56. Janet Sheats seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried. 4. Shannon A. Smith. Payment Request #10 Cindy Miller made ai motion to approve Shannon A Smith Payment Request #10 in the amount of$17,142.30. David Hess seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried.  Motion carried.  voted aye. Motion carried.  B. Ordinance 2024-2. Amendment to Zoning Ordinance for Regulating Recreational Marijuana. Attorney Backenstoe commented this ordinance was prepared and recommended by the Planning Commission. This ordinance is considered a trigger ordinance in anticipation that the State may legalize recreational marijuana at some point. This ordinance would not become effective until such time as the State legalizes recreational marijuana. Senate Bill 473 of2021, Act 94 which proposes to permit adult use cannabis and proposes to have cannabis business establishments where cannabis would be sold. The importance of! having an ordinance like this in place is that ift the state law passes and marijuana becomes legal, you want to have zoning in place to regulate it and not be in the position where someone can claim exclusionary zoning because you don'thave it as an allowed use in any zoning district and they could be entitled to that use. Ifthe Township waits to see ift the legislation will pass and then adopt the ordinance, you run in to the possibility of getting involved with the pending ordinance doctrine. The pending ordinance doctrine says for zoning issues, ifan ordinance is] pending and someone submitsa a permit subject to the contents oft the pending ordinance, they must comply with the  Page 6of12    Supervisor Minutes June 11,2024  pending ordinance; however, the pending ordinance doctrine does not apply to a subdivision or land development plan. Ifeither of those plans are submitted, they would fall under the adopted ordinances that are in place at the time of submission. This ordinance tries to anticipate that the use could become legal by the State and regulates it within the municipal boundary. It establishes it as a special exception use ini the Industrial Zoning District only. It provides for a definition ofa cannabis business establishment and dispensing organizations. These definitions pretty much mirror what is in the State act. Ifin fact the State does pass the law to allow this type ofuse, the use will become permitted by special exception ini the Industrial Zoning District. There are: regulations about the size, the use, minimum lot sizes, parking requirements, ingress and egress, different aspects of cannabis growth, and other types ofregulations. Itis an extensive ordinance which is consistent with the current ordinance and special exception regulations for other similar uses. Attorney Backenstoe wanted to make: it clear that the Township is not adopting an ordinance to make marijuana legal. What you are doing is having a trigger ordinance which would only come into effect allowing this use. Ifthe State law never goes into effect, then Janet Sheats questioned ift the two acre requirement on Page 7,3A should actually be five acres. Attorney Backenstoe commented it could be; however, the five-acre requirement and the two acre requirement are for two different uses. The two acre Cindy Miller made a motion to authorize the Manager to send Ordinance 2024-2 to the Lehigh Township Planning Commission and the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission for comment and advertise the ordinance for adoption. Janet Sheats seconded the motion. Paul Nikisher questioned if Attorney Backenstoe is recommending that this ordinance be adopted. Attorney Backenstoe commented itis completely up to the Board. It is aj proactive action in the event that this does become a State law. There would immediately be a regulation inj place which is nice. All  this ordinance would never come into effect.  requirement is only for the dispensary use.  voted aye. Motion carried.  IX. NEW BUSINESS  A. Ordinance 2024-3. Amending Parking Requirements for Medical Marijuana. Cindy Miller made ai motion to authorize the Manager to send Ordinance 2024-3 to the Lehigh Township Planning Commission and the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission for comment and advertise the ordinance for adoption as long as there are no changes from the Solicitor. David Hess seconded the motion. Attorney Backenstoe commented he did not have any concerns with the ordinance. Mike Muffley commented when the initial medical marijuana ordinance was adopted, the parking requirements for those facilities was excessive. This ordinance brings the parking  Page 7of12    Supervisor Minutes June11,2024  requirements more into alignment with what would actually be needed. You want to have adequate parking for the use without creating unnecessary impervious cover that requires stormwater that could negatively impact the Township. Part oft the problem when the original ordinance was adopted was the lack oftraffic studies and information available for this type ofuse. Katherine Mack questioned ift the parking requirements will apply to all the different components of medical marijuana. Mike Muffley commented the parking requirements are broken down by each use. All B. Rezoning Request for) Merkle Property, Tax IDJ2 715. Jere Schneck was present to continue the discussion regarding his request to have this parcel rezoned from GCto A/RR. Mr. Schneck provided a letter to the Board explaining this request. The property is in an estate and has been on the market for eight years. They have been unsuccessful in finding a purchaser to develop this property commercially. Other Attorney Backenstoe commented ifthe Board isi in agreement with this change, a draft ordinance would need to be prepared, sent to the Planning Commission and Lehigh Valley Planning Commission for their review, then advertised for adoption. The Board may want to consider asking the applicant toj pay for the costs associated with the zoning change since it is ai request ofaj private individual SO that the cost of this is not' borne by the taxpayers. Attorney Backenstoe commented he wouldn't expect the costs to exceed $1,000. Mr. Schneck commented he would not have an Cindy Miller made ai motion to approve the rezoning request of] Parcel J2715 from General Commercial to Agricultural/Rural Residential, authorize the preparation ofa draft ordinance and call costs to be borne by the property owner. Jerry Pritchard .E Resolution 2024-13, Establishing GPS Vehicle Tracking Policy for Township Vehicles. Cindy Miller made ai motion to adopt Resolution 2024-13. David Hess seconded the motion. Attorney Backenstoe commented he feels the resolution is a good resolution and many Townships have ai resolution similar to this. His only question is ifthe policy was run past labor counsel because there may be questions about the resolution since there are disciplinary ramifications ifiti is not followed. Cindy Miller commented labor counsel already has reviewed it. All voted aye. D. Manager's Report. Alice Rehrig reported the property at 450 Walnut Drive has finally transferred ownership. Once everything settles through the County, we should  voted aye. Motion carried.  parcels in this area are zoned A/RR.  objection to paying for the costs associated with this change.  seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried.  Motion carried.  Page 8 of12    Supervisor Minutes June 11,2024  receive payment for the liens we have against the property. Based on the paperwork that was received regarding the hearing on the sale, it would appear that we will be Alice Rehrig also heard back from the RACP grant program regarding all the payment requests that shel has submitted. They will be recommending that the Office oft the Budget release $2,008,844 to the Township. We should be receiving that in 1. Traffic Light Controller. During one oft the recent storms, the controller for the traffic light at Route 145 and Blue Mountain Drive was struck by lightning and damaged beyond repair. The cost to replace the controller is $5,352. Alice Rehrig asked for the Board's thoughts on whether a claim should be submitted to insurance. Wel have a $1,000 deductible and the controller is at least nine years old and the insurance company would most likely depreciate the controller. Cindy Miller made ai motion to authorize the repairs oft the traffic light controller up to an amount of $5,352. David Hess seconded the motion. All voted aye.  getting full payment of our liens.  four to six weeks.  Motion carried.  E. Solicitor's Report. Attorney Backenstoe reported he sent a letter, as requested by the Board, to Representative Mako voicing the Board's displeasure with the House Bills. 1.1 Draft Lease Delps Park Farm Field. Attorney Backenstoe prepared a draft lease for the 20 acres at Delps Park. It describes the property, acreage, tax parcel, excludes certain areas that are park. The term of the lease is for one year. Farming practices must be in accordance with Chapter 102 regulations and Northampton County Farmland Preservation. Italso prohibits the use of biosolids. In other leases that he has done, the farmer makes one single annual payment rather than monthly payments. Generally, the payment is due around October of each year. They would provide insurance naming the Township as additional insured and indemnify and hold the Township harmless. Cindy Miller questioned ift the two one year renewal options were included. Mike Jones commented it was tol be a one year lease with two additional one year options to renew. Attorney Backenstoe commented he did not have that spelled out. He included option language which can mean a variety oft things. The Board would like to see two additional one year renewals with 90 days' notice and the Township would have the option to cancel the lease with one year notice.  Attorney Backenstoe will draft language to this effect.  Page 9 of12    Supervisor Minutes June 11,2024  Paul Nikisher questioned ift the property is currently being farmed. Mike Jones commented he believes crops were planted. Janet Sheats commented the lease Jerry Pritchard made ai motion toj put the 20 acre farm field at Delps Park out to bid. Janet Sheats seconded the motion. All voted aye. Motion carried. Alice Rehrig had also prepared the advertisement for the lease and a spec sheet that farmers could request sO that they know what is expected ofthem when leasing the property and developing the price they want to bid per acre. She will also need to talk to Frank as to what he feels would be the best area for the farmer to enter the field. It was suggested that a statement be added to the spec sheet that the lease would be for one year starting in March with the option to renew for two additional years unless terminated by the Board according to the lease. It should also be stated that no biosolids are permitted. The statement regarding the possibility of park development taking place and the area to be leased may be reduced will need to be clarified. Attorney Backenstoe will provide some  wouldn't go into effect until next year.  language.  X. PUBLIC COMMENT. Katherine Mack commented recently the zoning advertisements were published in the Express Times and was wondering ift that was now going to be the publication of choice. It does state that the ads must be in a paper of general circulation and doesn't believe that it isofgeneral circulation in the Township. Alice Rehrig commented the Township generally uses the Home News, but because iti is a weekly newspaper, there are situations where itj just doesn't work and the Express Times are used as a backup. Katherine Mack commented she felt the Morning Call would be al better choice for the Township. The Board stated the Morning Call was more expensive for advertising. Attorney Backenstoe confirmed that the Express Times is an acceptable paper for advertising for the Township. Cindy Miller noted that the advertisements are Katherine Mack questioned ifa an engineer has been hired for the park plan. Cindy Miller commented it needs to go to bid and the Board is still reviewing the specs. Katherine Mack commented the two Bills pertaining tol housing were discussed at the School Board meeting and how that could impact the schools and the need for additional schools. She told them that they need to be planning for this at least five years in advance. She also noted that Kristin Soldridge wants to see a finance committee set up She had brought it up at another meeting that the ordinances on our website are: not up to date. There are ordinances from 2023 that are not included in the actual Chapter 180  also on1 the Township website.  and hopefully they will open it up to the general public as well.  Page 10 of12    Supervisor Minutes June 11,2024  Zoning. It has been eight months since the ordinance was adopted and it is still not codified. Alice Rehrig commented that the ordinances are codified once ay year. The quote for codifying the 2023 ordinances was signed and sent in. We are waiting for them to go through the publication process. When an ordinance is adopted, it is sent in and uploaded as new legislation. To have the ordinances codified after each ordinance could get costly. The Board commented they could look into codifying the ordinances twice per year, Katherine Mack commented ifyou want people to use the website it John Knoblach commented he has a 5.8 acre lot in a development. With the new. Bills that are proposed, does that mean that ifhe sold his lot to a developer, they could knock his house down and build a quad. Attorney Backenstoe confirmed that scenario could John Knoblach questioned ift the payment of $275,000 for the insurance claim will affect any of the basic services oft the Township or cause a tax increase. The Board commented Paul Nikisher commented he thinks it would be helpful is there was a white board with important information such as the Bills that are under consideration SO that people could Katherine Mack questioned when the monitors will be installed in the meeting room. Cindy Miller commented grants were applied for and we are waiting for the outcome of the grants. Katherine Mack commented with the adoption oft the resolution, it would have been nice to see it on the monitor sO that the public could comment on it. Lisa Neff, Bunker Hill Lane, purchased the property about two years ago and is continuing to have problems with her taxes. There have been delinquent notices coming inj previous owner's name. She has been to the County and spoken with the Tax Collector and it doesn't seem to get resolved. In December, she received another letter that her real estate taxes were overdue. She sent in payment and now just received a certified letter from the County that they weren'tpaid. She got a letter from the Board of Supervisors that was in the previous owner's name that the taxes were: not paid. She was told just send a check for what is on the bill she received in December. She did that and was now told that the checks from December were. just cashed two weeks ago. She was told this by Mary Louise Trexler. She gave Mary Trexler another check two weeks ago and it still is not cashed. Mary Trexler also told her that she was supposed to be getting a letter from Northampton County that everything has been cleared up, but she hasn't received that yet either. Ms. Neff commented she doesn'tknow what else to do. Ithas been ai nightmare since she purchased the house. They have been paying attorney fees and penalties. Cindy Miller commented as a Board, they have contracted to have a  should be as up to date as possible.  happen under the proposed Bills.  that it would not affect either the services or the taxes.  be familiar with them.  Page 11d of12    Supervisor Minutes June 11,2024  forensic audit conducted on1 the tax collector because the Board hasn'treceived reports from the tax collector since February of] last year, and February oft this year. The Board has no idea how much was paid or who didn't pay. Next week the Board is expecting to receive the final report from the auditor with the results oft the audit. At that point, the Board can move forward with whatever they need to do. They have tried talking to the tax collector and tried working this out as best we can. The office is fielding numerous calls every day. The tax payers are being told it is the Board or it's the Township. Itis not. The County has also told this to residents who have called them. This is not the case. The Tax Collector is an elected position. The only one who can take care of this is Harrisburg. The only way you can get rid of an elected official by state law is that they either resign or are impeached by the Congress oft the State. Jerry Pritchard commented the Board has put a lot oft time into this. People question what the Board is doing. In order to go through the process in Harrisburg, it won't happen overnight. The Board is on the public's side. They are public servants. Mary Louise Trexler has been a fixture in this Township forever. Unfortunately, the Board either has to go through the process or something. The Board too isi in a dilemma. Attorney Backenstoe commented the removal process is quite cumbersome. You would have to file articles ofi impeachment with the local legislature. Then you need to have a full trial in front oft the full Senate and then the Governor must approve the removal. It is an incredibly cumbersome and complicated process. Jerry Pritchard commented the Board keeps hoping for the best, but itd doesn't! happen. Lisa Neff commented her per capita bills are also ai mess. She obtained the moving permits she was supposed to. Janet Sheats commented the Board has respect for Mary Louise Trexler and hopes she does the right thing. They tool have taken a lot of heat over this, but there is nothing they can do physically to fix this. Linda Roman commented that it states on the tax bill that ify you don'treceive your bill you are to call the tax collector. How will you know who to call if you don'te even receive the tax bill? Cindy Miller commented she believes that statement is mandated by  the state to be printed on every bill. matters. No action was taken. All voted aye. Motion carried.  XI EXECUTIVE: SESSION. The Board met in Executive Session to discuss personnel XII. ADJOURN. David Hess made a motion to adjourn. Cindy Miller seconded the motion.  Page 12 of12