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Salem Township sets 2026 meeting schedule, banks, mileage rate and fee policies
Summary
The board approved its 2026 meeting calendar, designated depositories and legal advertising outlets, set mileage reimbursement at 72.5 cents/mile, renewed an inspector arrangement, and approved sewage‑fee modifications at its Jan. 5 organizational meeting.
Salem Township supervisors approved several administrative resolutions and schedules at the Jan. 5 organizational meeting, including bank depositories, the 2026 meeting calendars for the board and Planning Commission, and updates to fees and inspections procedures.
Resolution 03‑2026 designates First Commonwealth Bank, PNC Bank, S&T Bank, Commercial National Bank and Citizens Bank as depositories for township funds. The board also named the Delmont Salem News as the primary newspaper for legal advertising and the Tribune‑Review as a secondary outlet. Supervisors unanimously approved attendance and reimbursement for the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) convention in Hershey, PA, April 19–22, 2026.
The board set the standard business mileage reimbursement rate for 2026 at 72.5 cents per mile, up 0.5 cents from 2025. It approved Resolution No. 04‑2026 retaining a third‑party inspection agency for issuing permits, conducting plan reviews and inspections, and enforcing Township Ordinance No. 05‑2004; supervisors noted Jobe Inspection LLC will continue as the building code official and that Dave Jobe will issue building permits.
Supervisors also approved Resolution No. 05‑2026 modifying fees and charges associated with on‑lot sewage disposal systems; the transcript records the resolution’s adoption but does not include the new fee amounts in the minutes. The board voted to renew membership with the Indiana‑Westmoreland Council of Governments for $100 annually and to affirm a regular board meeting schedule (monthly Wednesdays at 7 p.m.) and Planning Commission schedule (monthly, 6 p.m.), with the secretary directed to advertise dates.
Why it matters: These administrative actions set the framework for township operations in 2026 — from how funds are banked and advertised to who performs inspections and how trips are reimbursed. Supervisors instructed the secretary to republish meeting dates if attorney availability later requires adjustments.
Next steps: The administration will publish the updated fee schedule and BCO/permit procedures; supervisors requested a status update when outstanding septic permits are completed.
