Wiconisco Township

MINUTES FROM THE WICONISCO TOWNSHIPBOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING   

                         January 3, 2012

            The meeting was called to order by Chairman John H. G. Coles at 7:00 p.m. on January 3, 2012.  Present at the meeting were Chairman John H.G. Coles, Supervisor Ronald Pinchorski, Supervisor Eugene Shutt, Solicitor Wayne Martin, Police Chief Randall Wynn and Roadmaster David M. Perniola.

            The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.  As part of reorganization, John H.G. Coles was appointed as Chairman by motion of Ron Pinchorski, seconded by Gene Shutt with all supervisors voting in favor.  Ronald Pinchorski was appointed Vice Chairman by motion of John Coles, seconded by Gene Shutt with all supervisors voting in favor. The minutes from the December 5 & December 28, 2011 Board of Supervisors meeting were read and approved.  The tax collector’s report, treasurer’s report, police chief’s report, zoning report, water authority report, wastewater operator’s report and the roadmaster’s report were all read and approved.  

Citizen’s Questions:

            Ken Gahl questioned if the boundaries in the township have changed in the past year.  Chairman Coles advised that the boundaries have not changed.

Old Business:

            The accounts to be paid on a prepared sheet were approved by motion of John Coles and seconded by Ron Pinchorski with all supervisors voting in favor.   

New Business:

John Coles made a motion to approve Attachment A referencing salaries and other contacts.  Ron Pinchorski seconded the motion with all supervisors voting in favor. 

Ron Pinchorski made a motion to approve a transfer of $11,079.57 from the sewer fund to the general fund to pay 4^th quarter salaries.  Gene Shutt seconded the motion with all supervisors voting in favor.

 John Coles made a motion to appoint Light-Heigel & Associates, Inc. as the sewage enforcement officer for the year 2012.  Gene Shutt seconded the motion with all supervisors voting in favor.

John Coles made a motion to approve Kline’s to do repair work on the 2 pump stations at a cost of $1780.00.  Gene Shutt seconded the motion with all supervisors voting in favor.

            The meeting was adjourned at 7:47 p.m. 



RIGHT-TO-KNOW POLICY

Open Record Officer

            The township hereby designates Office Manager, Candice Fausnacht the township Open Records Officer.

            The Open Records Officer may be reached at:  305 Walnut Street, PO Box 370, Wiconisco, PA  17097.  Phone:  717-453-7571         Fax:  717-453-7544

Email:  wictownship@yahoo.com

General

            All documents deemed public records shall be available for inspection, retrieval, and duplication at the Municipal Building during established business hours (8a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) with the exception of weekends and holidays.

Requests

            Requests shall be made in writing to the township Open Records Officer on a form provided by the township or may be obtained online:

openrecords.state.pa.us and choose FORMS

Fees

            Paper copies shall be $0.25 per page per side.  The certification of a record is $1 per record.  Specialized documents including, but not limited to blue prints, color copies, and non-standard sized documents shall be charged the actual cost of production.  If mailing is requested, the cost of postage will be charged.  The township shall require prepayment if the total fees are estimated to exceed $100.

Response

            The township shall make a good-faith effort to provide the requested public record(s) as promptly as possible.  The Open Records Officer shall cooperate with those requesting records to review and/or duplicate original township documents while taking reasonable measure to protect township documents from the possibility of theft, damage, and/or modification.

            The Open Records Officer shall review all written requests for access to public records.  As soon as possible, but no later than five business days after receiving a written request to access public records, the Open Records Officer shall respond to such requests in writing consistent with Act 3 of 2008, the Right-to-Know Law.

Contact Information for Appeals

            If a written request is denied or deemed denied, the requestor may file an appeal in writing to Terry Mutchler, Executive Director, Office of Open Records, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Plaza Level, Harrisburg, PA  17120-0225.

Appeals of criminal records shall be made to the District Attorney of Dauphin County, Ed Marsico, Dauphin County Courthouse - 2nd Floor, Front & Market Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17101 (717) 780-6767 Phone.

Appeals Process

            The appeal shall be filed within 15 business days of the mailing date of the township’s response or within 15 business days of a deemed denial.  The appeal shall state the grounds upon which the requester asserts the records is a public record and shall address any grounds stated by the township for delaying or denying the request.

RESOLVED AND ENACTED this 29^th day of December 2008 by the Wiconisco Township Board of Supervisors.