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Lower Heidelberg supervisors reorganize, confirm appointments and approve routine resolutions at Jan. 6 meeting
Summary
At the Jan. 6, 2025 organizational meeting, Lower Heidelberg Township supervisors appointed Cheryl Johnson as chair, adopted the 2025 IRS mileage rate (70¢/mile), set a $4,000,000 treasurer's bond, approved multiple resolutions and accepted a $2,500 contract with Safety Net Sanctuary. All recorded motions passed unanimously.
The Lower Heidelberg Township Board of Supervisors reorganized its leadership and approved a slate of routine administrative measures at its Jan. 6, 2025 organizational meeting at township headquarters in Sinking Spring.
Solicitor Andrew Bellwoar called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m., led the pledge of allegiance and recorded roll call. Supervisor Chip Bilger moved to appoint Cheryl Johnson as Chairperson; Supervisor Paul Prutzman seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The solicitor turned the meeting over to Chair Johnson.
The board announced its 2025 roster of officers and appointments, naming Brian Cole as Township Manager and Open Records Officer, Jennifer M. Frasso as Secretary/Treasurer and alternate Open Records Officer, Matt Clay as Road Foreman, and retaining Bellwoar Kelly LLP as township solicitor. The meeting recorded member and alternate appointments for the Planning Commission, Zoning Hearing Board, Shade Tree Commission, Recreation Board, Architectural Security Board, and other advisory bodies.
In administrative actions, the supervisors adopted the Internal Revenue Service mileage reimbursement rate for 2025 at 70 cents per mile and set the Treasurer's bond at $4,000,000. The board also moved to appoint the Berks County UCC Board of Appeals to serve as the township's designated appeals board for Uniform Construction Code matters "in accordance with 34 Pa. Code § 403.121(d) and Township Ordinance No. 257 of 2006" and as set forth in a County memorandum dated Dec. 19, 2012. A package of resolutions was adopted, including Resolution 2025-01 reappointing several planning commissioners, Resolution 2025-03 adopting the township fee schedule (with no changes other than consultant fees), Resolution 2025-04 appointing members to the County Tax Collection Committee, Resolution 2025-05 confirming that no police pension employee contribution is required for 2025, Resolution 2025-06 appointing Planning Commission alternates, and Resolution 2025-07 accepting two auditors' resignations and appointing two replacements.
The consent agenda—comprising approval of the Dec. 11, 2024 workshop minutes; Dec. 16, 2024 meeting minutes; the December 2024 bill list; and the Secretary/Treasurer report—was moved by Mr. Bilger, seconded by Mr. Prutzman, and approved unanimously.
Under new business the board approved a 2025 contract with Safety Net Sanctuary for $2,500 after a motion from Mr. Bilger and a second from Mr. Prutzman; the motion passed unanimously.
Department and liaison reports were noted in the minutes; several positions or representatives were recorded as absent. No substantive details of the solicitor's or manager's reports are provided in the minutes excerpt.
The board confirmed upcoming meetings: a workshop on Feb. 11, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. and the next regular supervisors meeting on Feb. 18, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. With no further business, the Board of Supervisors adjourned at 11:10 a.m.
Actions recorded in the minutes reflect motions and unanimous approvals by the three supervisors present: Cheryl Johnson, Chip Bilger and Paul Prutzman. Where the minutes record no additional vote detail, motions are described as recorded (for example, "motion passed unanimously").
