Franklin Township will operate under the same governance in 2025.

Fred Kemmerer Jr. was reappointed board chairman, and Robin Cressley vice chairman during the board of supervisors reorganization meeting on Monday.

Supervisor Leroy Kemmerer Jr., who is the third supervisor, was absent.

Appointments

• Brenda Cressley, secretary-treasurer, tabled.

• Tom Nanovic, township solicitor.

• Robert Frycklund, zoning hearing board solicitor.

• Jason Doll, police chief.

• Kim Hunsicker, interim roadmaster/road foreman.

• Paul Jarrett, zoning officer and property maintenance code enforcement officer.

• Lehigh Valley Inspection Services & Barry Isett & Associates Inc. and Bureau of Veritas, uniform construction officer/assistant code enforcement officers.

• Scott Beiber, Lehigh Soils and Wetlands, sewage enforcement officer, and Steve Gitch and Ian Farrell, alternate sewage enforcement officers.

• ARRO Consulting Inc., township engineer for sewage.

• Carbon Engineering Inc., township engineer for general purposes, with Keystone Consulting Engineers as the alternate.

• Larry Diehl, emergency management coordinator.

• Matthew Dorward, vacancy board member.

• Anthony Frantz, five-year term, planning commission.

• Jill Renfrew, alternate zoning hearing board member.

• Guy Barry, sewer connection inspector.

• Fred Kemmerer Jr., representative to the Carbon County Council of Governments, with Robin Cressley as an alternate.

• Jason Doll, open records officer for police department.

• Brenda Cressley, open records officer for administration office, tabled, with Christine Green as alternate open records officer for administration office.

• Brenda Cressley, representative to Carbon County Tax Committee, tabled, with Christine Green as alternate representative to the Carbon County Tax Committee.

• Lynn Diehl, municipal authority member, five-year term.

• Robin Cressley, representative, Carbon County Solid Waste Advisory Committee.

• Kermit Heiland, Franklin Township Advisory Recreation and Parks Board, five-year term.

• Ty Poole, canal commission representative.

• Robin Cressley, as voting delegate to PSATS Annual Educational Conference, May 4-7 at Hershey.

• Fred Kemmerer, Jr., as chief administrative official of the nonuniformed pension plan.

• Fred Kemmerer, Jr., as chief administrative official of the police pension plan.

• Jim Thorpe Neighborhood Bank and Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust for checking, savings account.

• Set the treasurer’s bond at $500,000.

• Set the bond for board of supervisors as trustees of the police pension plan at $500,000.

• Set the schedule for township meetings for 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the township administration office.

• Granted permission to the board of supervisors and the secretary-treasurer for payment of bills by due dates to avoid late fees.

• Agreed to retain all present employees including employees in union contracts.

• Set the wages of nonunion and nonuniformed employees, full-time and part-time, 3% increase.

• Set the travel allowance (IRS standard business mileage for 2025 is 70 cents per mile).

• Rate for cinders at $25 per bucket load.

• Daily fees for storage at $40 per day.

• Approved the Pohopoco Rod and Gun Club’s 2025 monthly meeting dates to be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 15, Feb. 19, March 19, April 16, May 21, June 18, July 17, Aug. 20, Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 19, and Dec. 17.

• Approved the letter of request from the Lehighton Men’s Softball League to use Bunker Hill Ballfield for the 2025 season from April through September.

• Ratified the agreement between the township and the Teamsters Local 773 representing the road/garbage crew employees for the time period of Jan. 1, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2028.

• Buckno, Lisicky & Co., PC-CPA, in place of the elected auditors to examine all township accounts for 2024.

• Adopted a resolution use of escalator clause for all bituminous materials and petroleum product purchase contracts either bid or entered into from Jan. 1, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2025.

• Adopted a resolution approving operational support activities for participating members of the Franklin Township Volunteer Fire Company for the year 2025.

• Approved the township’s per capita tax exoneration lists from Sara Keiser, tax collector, for the year 2024.