West Penn holds 2021 reorganization
The West Penn Township board of supervisors held its reorganization meeting on Monday.
A moment of silence was held at the beginning of the meeting for Bob Steigmeier, a former supervisor and friend of the township.
Tony Prudenti was reappointed as board chairman for 2021.
“I think he did a great job last year and I would like to nominate him again,” said Supervisor Tim Houser.
As part of its reorganization, the board approved the following:
• Glenn Hummel, vice chairman
• Tim Houser, supervisor at large
• Karen Wittig, treasurer
• Katie Orlick, secretary/recording secretary for board of supervisors and planning commission meetings, right-to-know officer
• Herb Woodring, part-time assistant to board of supervisors
• Paul Datte, solicitor, board of supervisors and planning commission
• ARRO Consulting Inc., primary engineer, and Lehigh Engineering LLC, secondary
• ARRO Consulting Inc., primary UCC Building Code Administrator, and Lehigh Engineering LCC, secondary
• ARRO Consulting Inc., primary Zoning Code Enforcement Officer, and Lehigh Engineering LLC, secondary
• Robert S. Frycklund, zoning hearing board attorney
• William Brior, sewage enforcement officer, Robert Fugate, alternate
• A resolution establishing SEO procedures and fees
• Clint Schock, flood plain administrator and roadmaster
• Jeremy Frable, road crew leader
• Nathan Henry, Connor Evans, Jeff Bradford - full-time drivers/laborers
• Brian Johnson, chief of police
• Seven part-time patrol officers
• Joann Kunkle, cleaning person, office
• Fred Gimbi, ground maintenance, parks
• Property Maintenance Appeals Board - Larry Wittig, main, Delroy Haas and Tony Prudenti, alternates
• Jeff Bradford, fire chief, Connor Evans and Clyde Troxell, assistant fire chiefs
• Approved the West Penn Fire Company’s activities for 2021
• Brian Johnson, emergency management coordinator
• Kevin Mengel, assistant emergency management coordinator
• Chester Snyder, vacancy board chairman
• Supervisors Prudenti in charge of office, Hummel in charge of police, Houser in charge of road crew
• Tony Prudenti, 2020 PSATS Delegate
• James Dean, zoning hearing board position
• Thomas Ackerman, planning commission position
• Blaine Seip and Marlin Zehner, park commission positions
• Approved paid holidays for full-time union and full-time nonunion employees
• Approved the board of supervisors’ evening meetings for 6:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month and the morning meetings for 10 a.m. the third Monday of each month
• Approved the planning commissions’ meetings for 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month
• Approved the zoning hearing boards’ meetings for 7 p.m. the second Monday of each month as needed
There is a new conference call-in number for township meetings. Dial 1-720-740-9868, access code 6076465. The next public meeting is scheduled for Jan. 18 at 10 a.m.