Commissioners table PMRS pension plan; debate over hiring process and explaining 'no' votes
The board tabled authorization to advertise Ordinance 540 (establishing a PMRS non-uniform pension plan) until Oct. 7 to gather rate information; the motion passed 4–1 with Commissioner Joe Templin voting no. Commissioners also questioned the role of the personnel committee in hiring and whether a commissioner must explain a 'no' vote.
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Commissioner Michelle Testerman moved to table authorization to advertise Ordinance 540, which would establish a non-uniform pension plan administered by the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System (PMRS) for full-time employees, until the Oct. 7 meeting so commissioners could receive more information about rates. The minutes record the motion as passing 4–1, with Commissioner Joe Templin casting the lone dissenting vote; Templin said he opposed "due to not wanting a state pension plan controlling the township retirement plan." The motion was recorded as "Motion passes with a 4-1 vote."
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