4 January 2016
Moon Township Board of Supervisors and its boards · 59 subject tags
The Moon Township Board of Supervisors held its 2016 reorganization and January regular meeting on January 4, beginning with the swearing-in of a newly elected Supervisor. The board unanimously re-elected a chairman and a vice-chairman, and set monthly regular meetings for the first Wednesday at 7 p.m. and workshop meetings for the last Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the municipal building. The Allegheny Times was designated the official newspaper for public notices. The board appointed a township manager, secretary, treasurer and open records officer, with a $1.6 million bond, and an assistant secretary and treasurer. A township engineer was retained; Michael Baker Jr. Inc. was appointed consulting engineer over a dissenting vote from a Supervisor, who voted no; the firm was also named traffic engineer. Garvin Boward Beitko Engineering was appointed geotechnical engineer, and the law firm Dillon McCandless King Coulter & Graham was retained as solicitor. Numerous board and commission appointments were made: a member to the Municipal Authority; two members to the Transportation Authority; a member to the Industrial Development Authority; a member to the Zoning Hearing Board; two members to the Planning Commission; a member to the UCC Board of Appeals; a member to the Historical Architectural Review Board; two members to the Environmental Advisory Council; two members to the Cable Television Advisory Board; three members to the Library Board; a member to the Recreation Authority; and a member to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. A vacancy board chairman was named. Intergovernmental delegates and alternates were also appointed, along with an officer as emergency management coordinator. The board approved Ordinance No. 660, establishing regulations for solar photovoltaic systems, after a continued public hearing. Resolutions were passed designating PNC Bank as township depository, authorizing payroll check-signing authority, adopting the Uniform Construction Code enforcement method, and setting wages for non-bargaining unit employees. A professional services agreement with Mission Critical Partners for dispatch consulting was approved. The board approved a minor land development plan for Moon Township Ford and the final planned residential development for Foxwood Knolls Phase 4, both subject to staff conditions. A change order and pay applications for the Moon-Findlay boundary delineation were approved, as was a right-of-way plan for Cherrington Parkway, Coraopolis Heights Road, Rouser Road and the Thorn Run Road Extension. Bills from December 3 through January 4 were paid. The township manager reported the 2016 budget passed with a 2.7-mill tax rate and noted park pavilion rentals begin February 8 for residents. Public comment included praise from a school board member for improved collaboration. The meeting adjourned at 6:52 p.m.The Moon Township Board of Supervisors held its 2016 reorganization and January regular meeting on January 4, beginning with the swearing-in of a newly elected Supervisor. The board unanimously re-elected a chairman and a vice-chairman, and set monthly regular meetings for the first Wednesday at 7 p.m. and workshop meetings for the last Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the municipal building. The Allegheny Times was designated the official newspaper for public notices.
The board appointed a township manager, secretary, treasurer and open records officer, with a $1.6 million bond, and an assistant secretary and treasurer. A township engineer was retained; Michael Baker Jr. Inc. was appointed consulting engineer over a dissenting vote from a Supervisor, who voted no; the firm was also named traffic engineer. Garvin Boward Beitko Engineering was appointed geotechnical engineer, and the law firm Dillon McCandless King Coulter & Graham was retained as solicitor.
Numerous board and commission appointments were made: a member to the Municipal Authority; two members to the Transportation Authority; a member to the Industrial Development Authority; a member to the Zoning Hearing Board; two members to the Planning Commission; a member to the UCC Board of Appeals; a member to the Historical Architectural Review Board; two members to the Environmental Advisory Council; two members to the Cable Television Advisory Board; three members to the Library Board; a member to the Recreation Authority; and a member to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. A vacancy board chairman was named. Intergovernmental delegates and alternates were also appointed, along with an officer as emergency management coordinator.
The board approved Ordinance No. 660, establishing regulations for solar photovoltaic systems, after a continued public hearing. Resolutions were passed designating PNC Bank as township depository, authorizing payroll check-signing authority, adopting the Uniform Construction Code enforcement method, and setting wages for non-bargaining unit employees. A professional services agreement with Mission Critical Partners for dispatch consulting was approved. The board approved a minor land development plan for Moon Township Ford and the final planned residential development for Foxwood Knolls Phase 4, both subject to staff conditions. A change order and pay applications for the Moon-Findlay boundary delineation were approved, as was a right-of-way plan for Cherrington Parkway, Coraopolis Heights Road, Rouser Road and the Thorn Run Road Extension. Bills from December 3 through January 4 were paid. The township manager reported the 2016 budget passed with a 2.7-mill tax rate and noted park pavilion rentals begin February 8 for residents. Public comment included praise from a school board member for improved collaboration. The meeting adjourned at 6:52 p.m.
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