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Upper Hanover supervisors reappoint leadership, approve appointments and several 2024 resolutions
Summary
At its Jan. 2, 2024 organization meeting the Upper Hanover Township Board of Supervisors re-elected Steven Rothenberger as chair, approved a slate of officers and numerous committee appointments, adopted multiple routine 2024 resolutions, and awarded contracts for roadside tree maintenance and pickleball courts.
Chairperson Steven Rothenberger called the Upper Hanover Township Board of Supervisors to order at 7:00 p.m. Jan. 2 and, following roll call, was re-elected chair by a 4-0 vote. The board also approved the 2024 slate of officers, with Ben Fiorito serving as vice-chair and Dorothy (Dottie) Diehl as assistant secretary; the slate carried 4-0.
The meeting adopted a broad set of appointments to township boards and committees for 2024, approving nominees to the Planning Commission, Parks and Recreation Committee, Historical Committee, Building Code Board of Appeals and other bodies. The board noted two vacancies remain: one seat on the Upper Hanover Authority and an unexpired term on the Industrial Development Authority; those positions were not filled at the meeting.
Trustees and staff reappointments were approved, including Township Secretary/Treasurer and Open Records Officer Anne W. Klepfer. Consultants reappointed for 2024 included LTL Consultants, Ltd. (Township Engineer and Zoning Officer), Joseph E. Bresnan (Township Solicitor), Gilmore and Associates (special engineering consultant) and Bowman Company (traffic engineer) under proposed 2024 rates. The board approved the consultant and staff reappointments by a 4-0 vote.
On routine finance matters the board designated Quakertown National Bank (QNB), PA Local Government Investment Trust, Univest Bank and Embassy Bank as official depositories, authorized two-signature check transactions from two of the authorized officers, and set a $1,000,000 treasurer's bond with Selective Insurance Company; those actions passed 4-0.
Several 2024 resolutions were adopted unanimously: Resolution #2024-02 (holiday schedule), Resolution #2024-03 (vacation schedule, with a signature-block typo corrected), Resolution #2024-04 (mileage rate) and Resolution #2024-05 (health insurance co-pay). The proposed 2024 fee schedule (Resolution #2024-01) was tabled pending an explanation from LTL Consultants about recommended increases.
In old business the board awarded the 2024 Roadside Tree Contract to CS Kalb Tree & Landscape LLC for $15,760.00 (motion by Stefan Laessig, seconded by Dottie Diehl, approved 4-0). The board also accepted Sport Courts' proposal to construct pickleball courts for $275,580.70 (motion by Ben Fiorito, seconded by Stefan Laessig, approved 4-0).
New business included review of a revised employee handbook slated for proposed adoption Jan. 9; Township Manager Anne W. Klepfer was directed to verify the language regarding requests for accommodations before formal adoption.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m. on a unanimous vote. No public comments on non-agenda items were recorded.
