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Susquehanna Township Authority re-elects officers, approves 2026 fees and retains consultants
Summary
At its Jan. 6 reorganization meeting the Susquehanna Township Authority re-elected its officers, approved $4,000 annual compensation for officers and non-commission members, retained GHD Engineering and legal/audit firms with modest rate increases, and adopted two resolutions including a consolidated 2026 fee schedule.
The Susquehanna Township Authority re-elected its leadership and approved several administrative items at its Jan. 6 reorganization meeting at the Susquehanna Township Municipal Building in Harrisburg.
Anthony Salomone was re-appointed chair after a motion by Sean Sanderson and a second by Steven Napper; the motion passed unanimously with Salomone abstaining. The Authority also elected Sean Sanderson as vice chair, Yves Pollart as secretary, Garry Brinton as treasurer, Frank Lynch as assistant secretary and Steven Napper as assistant treasurer; each appointment was approved unanimously.
The board approved 2026 compensation of $4,000 for the chair, treasurer, secretary and non-commission members. Each compensation motion was moved by Sean Sanderson and seconded by Steven Napper; the affected officers abstained on the votes where noted. The Authority also set its 2026 meeting calendar to the first Tuesday of each month, with exceptions on Aug. 11, Nov. 10 and Dec. 8, 2026.
Committee assignments were retained from 2025, with Planning & Construction, Budget & Finance, Rates & Regulations, Personnel & Insurance and the Stormwater Appeals Board standing as listed in the meeting packet. Yves Pollart was named the Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association (PMAA) legislative contact.
On appointments and contracts, the board voted to retain GHD Engineering as consulting engineer; the reappointment letter noted no change to the retainer and a proposed average staff rate increase of 4.85%. The Authority also reappointed the law firm Caldwell & Kearns as solicitor, with Solicitor Stan Laskowski reporting a proposed rate increase under 5% and new firm staff to assist the Township. Brown Plus was retained as auditor; Scott Henry said he will sign the audit report and that the auditor’s proposed fee increase is approximately 5% with estimated costs broken out by fund.
The board voted to retain Mid Penn Bank as the Authority's depository after Manager Theresa Eberly confirmed the bank’s services — including a lockbox system for resident payments — are functioning properly. The Authority authorized check-signing by four positions: the chair, vice-chair, township treasurer and assistant treasurer.
The Authority adopted Resolution 2026-01 to formalize attorney fee applications for delinquent accounts and adopted Resolution 2026-02 to memorialize the consolidated 2026 fee schedule; Manager Eberly confirmed the fee schedule will be posted on the Township website. Both resolutions were adopted by unanimous vote.
The meeting adjourned at 7:28 p.m. and the minutes were signed by Secretary Yves Pollart.
