Borough of Slatington 125 South Walnut Street . Slatington, PA 18080-2099 610-767-2131 e Fax 610-767-7155 COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA JANUARY3,2022 The Re-Organization Meeting of Slatington Borough Council, Monday January 3, 2022 at 7:00 P.M. to be held in the Council Chambers, 125 S. Walnut Street, First Floor, Slatington, PA 18080. 1. CALL TO ORDER Jeralyn Schoch, Mayor 2. ROLL CALL Daniel Stevens, Manager 3. PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG Councilman Bryon Reed 4. ELECTION OF COUNCIL OFFICERS Jeralyn Schoch, Mayor President - Mayor calls for nominations; council polled until President selected (no second is needed) Vice President - Mayor calls for nominations; council polled until Vice President selected (no second is needed) President Pro Tem - Mayor calls for nominations; council polled until President Pro Tem selected (no second is needed) MAYOR TURNS MEETING CHAIR OVER TO NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL PRESIDENT 5. ANNOUNCEMENT: An Executive session was held on Tuesday, December 28th, 2021 at 5:30 PM. Matters of personnel were discussed. 6. VISITORS - (For Agenda/Non-Agenda Items) please use Podium (three minutes per person/five minutes per group) You will have three minutes to address Council from the podium. Ifyou reach the three- minute limit, you will be given thirty seconds to conclude your remarks. The three minutes applies to your time at the podium. Ifyou exit the podium, you have yielded the floor and any time you have remaining. 7. APPOINTMENTS - (present holders are listed) a. Motion to appoint Borough Solicitor - (currently Edmund Healy) at a revised rate of $91.00 per hour b. Motion to appoint Manager/Secretary/Ireasurer, (currently Daniel Stevens) C. Motion to appoint Borough Engineer - (currently Lehigh Engineering) Incorporated September 20, 1864 1 d. Motion to appoint Special Sewer Engineer - (currently ARRO) e. Motion to appoint Fire Chief - (currently Jason Nicholas) f. Motion to appoint Health Inspector/Officer & OEO for grease traps - (currently David Hay) g. Motion to appoint Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor - (currently Broughal & DeVito) at a revised rate of$115.00hour h. Motion to appoint Zoning Officer & BCO - (currently Duane Dellecker) i. Motion to appoint Ordinance Enforcement Officer - (currently Anthony Lopsonzski) j. Motion to appoint Emergency Management Director - (currently Ronald Hausman) k. Motion to appoint Chief of Police - (currently David Rachman) 1. Motion to appoint Assistant Secretary/Treasurer - (currently Colleen Bresnack) m. Motion to appoint Sewer Enforcement Officer - (currently ARRO) n. Motion to appoint Open Records Officer (currently Daniel Stevens) 8. Motion to appoint Council Chaplin 9. APPROVAL OF BOROUGH DEPOSITORIES: Key Bank, Wells Fargo Advisors (CD's), Truist (pension), Principal (pension) 10. Motion to accept resignation from Gwyneth Jones as tax collector 11. Motion to appoint Thomas Bartholomew, to Slatington Borough Authority, term expires 1/4/2026. 12. Motion to appoint Joseph Wechsler, to the Slatington Borough Authority, term expires 1/3/27 13. Motion to appoint Dave Schnaars to Police Pension Committee as citizen representative, term expires 1/1/24 14. President of Council appoints council member to Police Pension Committee 15. Motion to appoint Jamie Sillet to the Zone Hearing Board, term expires 12/31/22 16. Possible motion to appoint members to the Parks and Recreation Commission 17. RECESS FOR SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO APPOINT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS (3 SENIOR COUNCIL MEMBERS) - FOLLOWED BY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: Reed, Wechsler, Bartholomew Finance, Planning, Zoning Human Community Services Water Highway Public Safety Sewer & Solid Waste 2 17. EXECUTIVE SESSION (as required) 18. OTHER BUSINESS 119. ADJOURN emdarpmiatbometingnz 3