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Huntington Township completes annual reorganization; supervisors set pay rates, appoint officers
Summary
Huntington Township supervisors elected David Boyer chairman, approved multiple officer reappointments and set employee pay rates and administrative policies during the annual reorganization meeting held at the township building. Most actions were approved by voice vote; specific vote counts were not recorded in the transcript.
Huntington Township supervisors held their annual reorganization meeting at the Huntington Township Municipal Building and elected David Boyer chairman while approving a series of appointments, wage adjustments and administrative designations.
The board reappointed or named officers for the coming year, set hourly wages for road and township personnel, confirmed professional services firms for engineering, zoning and building code functions, and affirmed administrative procedures including meeting schedules, bank depositories and mileage reimbursement.
The reorganizational session establishes who will serve as the township’s primary contacts and sets pay and procedural defaults used in day-to-day operations. Many items were carried by voice vote; the transcript records the board saying "Aye" with no roll-call tally.
Major outcomes included the election of David Boyer as chairman and the selection of Paul Geising as vice chair. Pat Davis was appointed secretary-treasurer and the board approved a 4% salary increase for that position to $2,044.22 per month. The board appointed Chuck King as head road master at $28.50 per hour and named Chad Asper assistant road master at $28.00 per hour. The board approved lowering the non-CDL working supervisor rate to $15.00 per hour (the motion was described as a recommendation to the others and approved by voice vote).
Professional and regulatory appointments were reaffirmed. The board reappointed Doug Stambaugh for sewage enforcement duties and reappointed GHI Engineers and Surveyors in a related role. The engineering firm listed in the packet (identified in the transcript as Sherriff Design Group with stated billing rates, including $103 per hour for professionals) was reappointed. The board reappointed the building code official/code enforcement firm (identified in the transcript as MPI) and reappointed MPI as the township’s building inspector.
Gus (identified in the meeting by first name only in the transcript) was reappointed as the township zoning officer, building permit officer and floodplain administrator; Tom Streit was reappointed as an alternate zoning officer. The zoning hearing board members — Dave Renaker, Doug Spillman and Tom Park — were reappointed. Matthew Teeter was reappointed as solicitor for the zoning hearing board.
Administrative designations and routine settings approved included:
- Meeting schedule: regular township meetings to remain the second Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Huntington Township Municipal Building; planning commission meetings set for the fourth Monday each month except May (third Monday because of Memorial Day), at 7:00 p.m. - Bank depositories: Adams County National Bank and Members First named as depositories for township funds. - Mileage reimbursement: set to the federal rate stated in the meeting, 70¢ per mile. - Bond coverage: the bond amount was left at $1,500,000.00. - Rental equipment rates: dump trucks (including operator and backfill) remained at $100 per hour; broom was listed at $80 per hour. - Treasurer discretion: treasurer authorized to pay bills within discount periods.
The board also reappointed members of the Ag Security Advisory Board (listed in the meeting as Paul Geist, Gene Sawell, Jeff King, Dave Boyer and Ron Resch). Roger Bupp was reappointed chair of the vacancy board. ARIMA was continued as the township’s FEMA coordinator (as referenced in the meeting). The board left vacant one representative post for a county collection agency and named David Boyer as representative to COB meetings. For Adams County Act 32 (county tax collection matters), the board appointed a representative identified in the meeting as Gus and named David Boyer as the alternate. Dave Boyer was also appointed the township’s delegate to the PSATS convention.
Personnel pay-scale changes approved included an increase for CDL drivers from $21.64 to $22.50 per hour, an office assistant wage increase to $18.00 per hour, and the zoning officer rate set to $23.50 per hour. Several other position rates mentioned in the meeting packet were left unchanged or reaffirmed.
The meeting concluded after the board approved the routine administrative items and adjourned the reorganization session.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting transcript; voice votes recorded as "Aye"; no roll-call tallies provided):
- Elect David Boyer as chairman — approved (voice vote: "Aye"). - Elect Paul Geising as vice chair — approved (voice vote). - Appoint Pat Davis as secretary-treasurer; 4% salary increase to $2,044.22/month — approved (voice vote). - Appoint Chuck King, head road master, $28.50/hr — approved (voice vote). - Appoint Chad Asper, assistant road master, $28.00/hr — approved (voice vote). - Decrease non-CDL working supervisor rate to $15.00/hr (recommended and approved) — approved (voice vote). - Appoint solicitor (firm/name described in the meeting as "Saul" or solicitor firm) at the rate noted in the packet ($164/hr as stated) — approved (voice vote). - Reappoint Doug Stambaugh for sewage enforcement responsibilities and reappoint GHI Engineers and Surveyors in a related role — approved (voice vote). - Reappoint engineering firm identified in packet (Sherriff Design Group) at listed billing rates (professionals $103/hr) — approved (voice vote). - Reappoint Gus as zoning officer, building permit officer and floodplain administrator; reappoint Tom Streit as alternate zoning officer — approved (voice votes). - Reappoint MPI as building code official/code enforcement and building inspector — approved (voice votes). - Reappoint zoning hearing board members Dave Renaker, Doug Spillman and Tom Park — approved (voice vote). - Reappoint Matthew Teeter as solicitor for the zoning hearing board — approved (voice vote). - Reappoint Roger Bupp as chair of the vacancy board — approved (voice vote). - Continue ARIMA as FEMA coordinator — approved (voice vote). - Reappoint Ag Security Advisory Board members listed in packet — approved (voice vote). - Leave representative to a county collection agency vacant — approved (voice vote). - Appoint David Boyer as representative to COB meetings — approved (voice vote). - Appoint Gus as representative to Adams County Act 32 matters and David Boyer as alternate — approved (voice vote). - Appoint Dave Boyer as PSATS delegate — approved (voice vote). - Increase CDL driver rate to $22.50/hr; increase office assistant to $18.00/hr; set zoning officer to $23.50/hr — approved (voice votes). - Set federal mileage reimbursement to 70¢/mile — approved (voice vote). - Leave bond coverage at $1,500,000.00 — approved (voice vote). - Confirm meetings schedule and planning commission calendar changes — approved (voice votes). - Name Adams County National Bank and Members First as depositories — approved (voice vote). - Continue real estate transfer tax collection arrangement with Karen Heffland (Adams County) — approved (voice vote). - Maintain rental equipment rates listed in the packet (dump trucks $100/hr including operator and backfill; broom $80/hr) — approved (voice vote). - Authorize treasurer to pay bills within discount periods — approved (voice vote).
Ending: The board completed the reorganization items and adjourned the reorganizational meeting by voice vote.
