Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Municipal Governance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
South Heidelberg Board re-elects chair, adopts salary and pension resolutions for 2026
Summary
At its Jan. 5 reorganization meeting the South Heidelberg Township Board unanimously elected John N. Musante chair, appointed officers and adopted multiple 2026 resolutions setting manager and police pay, fees, and temporarily eliminating police pension member contributions.
South Heidelberg Township’s Board of Supervisors unanimously re-elected John N. Musante as chair at its Jan. 5 reorganization and general business meeting and moved quickly through a slate of 2026 administrative actions.
The Board, convening at 9 a.m. at the municipal building in Sinking Spring, appointed Jon Gerhart vice chairman and Thomas Vida secretary/treasurer. Solicitor Andrew George presided over initial nominations. The board unanimously approved the Dec. 16, 2025 meeting minutes before proceeding with elections and appointments.
In a set of adopted resolutions the board set salaries and administrative roles for the year: Resolution No. 1-2026 fixes the township manager’s annual salary at $135,000 effective April 1, 2026; Resolution No. 2-2026 sets the acting police chief’s salary at $140,000 effective April 1, 2026. Resolution No. 3-2026 establishes the township’s 2026 schedule of fees. Under Resolution No. 4-2026 the board eliminated member contributions to the Police Pension Plan for calendar year 2026.
The board also appointed administrative and professional providers for 2026: Cherry Bakaert was named the auditing firm for the 2025 accounts, Kraft Municipal Group was re-appointed as township engineer and as zoning/building/codes enforcement officials, and H.A. Thomson was authorized as the treasurer’s bond carrier (renewal subject to board of auditors approval). The board designated Tompkins VIST Bank among depositories for township funds.
Board members said these moves were part of the routine reorganization and annual housekeeping required to start the calendar year. All motions noted in the meeting record carried unanimously.
