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East Rockhill Board elects chair in 2-1 vote, confirms managers, consultants and fiscal policies
Summary
At its Jan. 6 re-organization meeting, the East Rockhill Township Board of Supervisors elected Gary Volovnik as chair (2-1), named David Nyman vice chair, confirmed administrative and consultant appointments, authorized a $500,000 surety bond, set the elected tax collector wage and adopted meeting dates for 2025.
The East Rockhill Township Board of Supervisors reorganized leadership and confirmed key administrative and consultant appointments at a Jan. 6 re-organization meeting at the township municipal building.
Supervisor Gary Volovnik was elected chair on a 2-1 vote after Supervisor David Nyman nominated him and Supervisor Volovnik seconded the nomination; Supervisor Jim Nietupski voted in opposition. Township Manager Marianne Hart Morano had served as temporary chair for the meeting’s opening.
The move matters because it establishes the board’s leadership for 2025 and assigns liaisons to several regional bodies. The board also appointed Supervisor David Nyman as vice chair on a 2-1 vote, again with Supervisor Nietupski dissenting.
On procedural motions the board assigned liaison roles to regional entities: Supervisor Volovnik (with alternate Supervisor Nyman) to the Pennridge Regional Police Commission; Supervisor Nyman (with alternate Supervisor Nietupski) to the Pennridge Wastewater Treatment Authority Board; and related committee appointments to the Pennridge Area Coordinating Committee. Jim Nietupski was appointed as the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors convention voting delegate. All of those appointments were approved with all present voting in favor.
On motion by Supervisor David Nyman, seconded by Supervisor Jim Nietupski, the board confirmed multiple administrative appointments: Marianne Hart Morano as Township Manager, Secretary, Treasurer, Zoning Officer, Open Records Officer and Chief Administrative Officer for pension plans; Samantha Salemno as Assistant Open Records Officer; and Jeff Scholl as Public Works Director and Emergency Management Coordinator. The motion passed with all present voting in favor.
The board also confirmed a slate of consultants and professional appointments, including Will Oetinger, Esq., Grim, Biehn & Thatcher as Township Solicitor; Thomas Duncan, Esq., as Township Environmental Attorney; Christen Pionzio, Esq., as Joint UCC Appeals Board Solicitor; and Steve Baluh, P.E., Wynn Associates as Township Engineer and Floodplain Administrator. Building Inspection Underwriters (BIU) was named the third-party building inspector and Traffic Planning and Design was retained for traffic planning review. Supervisor David Nyman amended the consultant motion to allow Traffic Planning and Design to continue traffic planning review while the township solicits proposals from other traffic engineering firms. The consultant list and the amendment were approved unanimously by those present.
On routine business items the board adopted Resolution 2025-02 establishing approved depositories and Resolution 2025-03 authorizing interim payment of specified bills. The board named Marianne Hart Morano as the township voting delegate to the Tax Collection Committee (Resolution 2025-04) with Kathleen Percetti and Bonnie Schorr named as alternates. The board set the elected tax collector wage at $9.00 per bill for the 2026–2029 term (Resolution 2025-05), authorized a $500,000 surety bond for the Township Manager and Accountant positions, and approved the IRS mileage reimbursement rate of $0.70 per mile. The board also established its 2025 meeting schedule (regular business meetings and planning commission dates). All of these items passed with all present voting in favor.
The board adjourned at 5:18 PM. Minutes were signed and respectfully submitted by Township Manager Marianne Hart Morano.
