CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The regular Township Business Meeting was called to order by Chairperson Miller at 7:30 p.m. in the Township Building. The pledge of allegiance was conducted at this time. There were no citizens present at the meeting.

ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: The roll call of officers was conducted at this time. All officers were present except for the S.E.O., Solicitor, and Engineer.

CITIZENS COMMENTS/QUESTIONS: None reported.

MINUTES FROM THE PREVIIOUS MEETING: A motoion was made by Sup. Miller not to read the minutes from the previous meeting since the Supervisors have already read the minutes and that the minutes are made available to the public.

TREAUSRERS REPORT:

State Funds:
Checking Acct. Bal. as of Nov. 12th, 2008.............$4,875.66
Deposits............................$-0-
Interest............................$0.22
Disbursements.......................$-0-
Checking acct. bal. as of Dec. 10th, 2008.............$4,875.88

General Funds:
Checking acct. bal. as of Nov. 12th, 2008...........$178,217.24
Disbursements......................$16,726.39
Deposits............................$12,372.21
Transfer from Ready Reserve acct.............$-0-
Checking acct. bal. as of Dec. 10th, 2008........$174,021.78

Gen. Ledger bal. as of Dec. 10th, 2008............$177,699.69
Bills paid prior to due date...................$3,677.91
Bal. as of Dec. 10th, 2008....................$174,021.78

Ready Reserve Funds:
Ready Reserve Bal. as of Nov. 12th, 2008..........$486,509.32
Interest....................$-0-
Disbursements/Transfers..............$-0-
Deposits.............................$14,404.64
Ready Reserve Bal. as of Dec. 10th, 2008..........$500,913.96

GRAND TOTAL IN ALL ACCOUNTS........................$679.811.62

A motion was made by Sup. Harman to approve the Treasurer's Report. The motion was seconded by Sup. Kulp, Jr., and all were in favor.

GENERAL FUND (BILLS):

Frontier (phone & internet paid before due date).....$202.20
HSBC (office max for monthly planners, paper, sipplies, paid before due date)....$125.80
American Rock Salt Co. (50 tons road salt paid before due date, state contract)......$3,307.42
U.S. Postal Service (stamps for twp.)..............$42.00
Verizon Wireless (cell phone bill paid before due date)........$42.49
Mid Atlantic Gear (clevis assembly for twp. truck)..........$3.64
I.R.S. (monthly taxes auto transfer from gen. fund ck. acct.)......$680.93
PA. Dept. Revenue (monthly tax auto transfer from gen. fund ck. acct.)...........$91.49
R.D.S. Auto Supplies (batteries for loader).............$227.90
Central State Dist. (door opener and repairs).............$367.61
Reed's Fuel Oil (heating oil for twp. bldg.)..............$11.56
Meckley's Limestone Products (cold patch).................$245.16
Upper Dauphin Sentinel (advertisement for sec./treas. position).............$42.84
Farm Plan (hose fittings)...........................$51.68
Kratzer Hardware (9 volt battery and sealant)............$32.43
Deibler, Straub & Troutman, Ins. (add. Insuramce for Fire Co. new truck)....................$141.00
P.P. & L. (electric bill)....................$377.09
Michael Brown (s.e.o. fees).........................$80.00
Reed's Fuel Oil (heating oil twp. bldg., 2nd billing for the month).....................$18.01
P.S.A.T.S. (2009 dues)........................$746.00

TOTAL BILLS IN THE GENERAL FUND................$6,837.25

A motion was made by Sup. Kulp, Jr., to pay the bills in the general fund. The motion was seconded by Sup. Harman and all were in favor.

STATE FUND (BILLS): None reported.

WAGES:

Bruce Harman (workshop/twp. meeting)..................$70.00
Russell Miller (workshop/twp. meeting)................$70.00
Ira. R. Kulp, Jr. (workshop/twp. meeting).............$70.00
Charles Aleksy (monthly salary as twp. manager)....$1,675.00
Dale Faust (tax comm. $1.50 per bill paid, total bills paid 52).......$78.50
Bruce Harman (road work for the month)...............$291.50
David Webster, Sr. (road work for the month).........$115.50
Richard Coady, Jr. (road work for the month).........$396.00
Edward Webster (road work for the month).............$132.00
Justin Hoover (road work for the month)................$82.50

TOTAL WAGES...........................$2,980.50

A motion was made by Sup. Miller to pay the wages. The motion was seconded by Sup. Kulp, Jr., and all were in favor.

ROADMASTERS REPORT: Ordered and recieved additional 50 more tons of road salt per state contract. Patched several pot holes and put in culvert pipes on Keiter Road. Maintenance was done on Township equipment and the roads were salt and cindered due to ice and snow on the roads making them very slippery.

CORRESPONDENCE: None reported.

S.E.O. REPORT: For the month of November the s.e.o. only issued one minor permit.

SOLICITORS REPORT: None reported.

SUB-DIVISION/LAND DEVELOPMENT REPORTS: None recieved.

ENGINEERS REPORT: None reported.

NEW BUSINESS: A motion was made by Sup. Miller stating that the Townships Reorganization Meeting will be held on January 5th, 2009 at 7 p.m. in the Township Building and that the workshop session will follow. Also, the Township's regular business meeting will be on January 14th, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., in the Township Building and that all meetings are open to the public. This information will be posted in the Upper Dauphin Sentinel Newspaper for 2 weeks. The motion was seconded by Sup. Kulp, Jr., and all were in faovr.

OLD BUSINESS: The Township did recieved a letter from the Upper Dauphin Income Tax Office stating that they had deducated the over payment in Octobers check and the remaining total of $14,404.64 was sent to the Township. The $14,404.04 was deposited in the Township's Ready Reserve Funds.

ADOPTION OF THE 2009 BUDGET: A motion was madde by Sup. Miller to adopt the Township's 2009 budget in the amount of $971,528.00 with no tax increase. The motion was seconded by Sup. Kulp, Jr., and all were in favor.

ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business a motion was made by Sup. Kulp, Jr., to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Sup. Harman and all were in favor.

Charles Aleksy
Township Manager

CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The regular Township Business Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. in the Township Building by Chairperson Miller. The pledge of allegiance was conducted at this time. There were3 citizens present at the meeting.

ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: The roll call of officers was conducted at this time. All officers were present except for the township s.e.o. and solicitor.

CITIZENS COMMENTS/QUESTIONS: None reported.

MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING: A motion was made by Sup. Miller not to read the minutes from the previous meeting since the Supervisors have already read the minutes and that the minutes are made available to the public. The motion was seconded by Sup. Kulp, Jr. and all were in favor.

TREASURERS REPORT:

State Funds:
Checking acct. bal. as of Oct. 8th, 2008..............$4,875.47
Deposits..............................$-0-
Interest..............................$0.19
Disbursements.........................$-0-
Checking acct. bal. as of Nov. 12th, 2008.............$4,875.66

General Funds:
Checking acct. bal. as of Oct. 8th, 2008.............$198,637.53
Disbursements......................$22,046.65
Deposits ..........................$4,979.83
Transfer from Ready Reserve Funds.....................$-0-
Checking acct. bal. as of Nov. 12th, 2008..........$178,217.24

Gen. Ledger bal. as of Nov. 12th, 2008.............$182,953.87
Bills paid prior to due date.................$3,836.63
Bal. as of Nov. 12th, 2008...................$178,217.24

Ready Reserve Funds:
Ready Reserve bal. as of Oct. 8th, 2008................$485,713.55
Interest........................$795.77
Deposits........................$-0-
Ready Reserve bal. as of Nov. 12th, 2008..................$486,509.32

GRAND TOTAL IN ALL ACCOUNTS.............................$669,602.22

A motion was made by Sup. Harman to approve the treasurers report. The motion was seconced by Sup. Kulp, Jr., and all were in favor.

GENERAL FUND (BILLS):

P.P. & L. (electric bill paid prior to due date)......$243.07
American Rock Salt Co. (road salt paid before due date).......$3,351.18
P.A. U.C. Fund (annual solvency fee)..........$38.48
Frontier (phone & high speed internet paid before due date)..............$200.40
Light/Heigel (twp. eng. fees)..............$100.00
Verizon Wireless (cell phone bill paid before due date).........$41.98
Eastern Industries (ID-2 wearing course)...............$261.94
Daniel B. Kreig, Inc. (stop & road sings, plastic pipe, couplers, blades)...........$847.33
Farm Plan (ap screws, locknuts, hudr. quick)........$149.00
Upper Dauphin Sentinel (advertisement for sec./treas. position)................$21.21
Dauphin Co. Conservation District (gypsy moth spraying)..................$6,662.00
Dale Faust (reimburse for room tax collector convention, Lancaster)...............$316.35
Dale Faust (reimburse mileage convention, 140 miles at 40 cents a mile).................$56.00
I.R.S. (monthly taxes auto transfer from gen. fund ck. acct.).............$638.94
PA. Dept. Revenue (monthly tax auto transfer from gen. fund ck. acct.)..........$83.07
P.P. & L. (electric bill, 2nd billing)..........$314.88
Klinger Lumber Co. (4 bags of cement mix).......$19.40
Michael Brown (s.e.o. fees).......$955.00
Five Star International (spring break)..........$47.84
Shell (fuel for twp. vehicle).....................$61.20

TOTAL BILLS IN THE GENERAL FUND..................$14,564.35

A motion was made by Sup. Miller to pay the bills in the general fund. The motion was seconded by Sup. Harman and all were in favor.

STATE FUND (BILLS):

None reported.

WAGES:

Bruce Harman (workshop/twp. meeting)........$70.00
Russell Miller (workshop/twp. meeting)......$70.00
Ira R. Kulp, Jr. (workshop/twp. meeting)....$70.00
Charles Aleksy (monthly salary as twp. manager)......$1,675.00
Dale Faust (tax comm.. $1.50 per bill paid, total bills 173)........$259.50
Bruce Harman (road work for the month)............$154.00
Russell Miller (road work for the month)..........$55.00
David Webster, Sr. (road work for the month)......$22.00
Richard Coady, Jr. (road work for the month)......$291.50
Scott Miller (road work for the month)............$38.50

TOTAL WAGES..................................$2,705.50

A motion was made by Sup. Kulp, Jr., to pay the wages. The motion was seconded by Sup. Miller and all were in favor.

ROADMASTERS REPORT: Did road work on Rettinger Road, put spreaders on the trucks, and did general maintenance on equipment.

CORRESPONDENCE: None reported.

S.E.O. REPORT: For the month of October: 2 final inspections, 1 perc test, 1 probe test, 1 final inspection, and 1 review and permit issued.

SOLICITORS REPORT: None received.

SUB-DIVISION/LAND DEVELOPMENT REPORTS: None reported.

ENGINEERS REPORT: None received.

NEW BUSINESS: According to a letter from the Township Solicitor regarding the Right-to-Know Law (Open Records Act) which comes effective on January 1st, 2009, the Township must appoint a Record's Officer to be in charge of the records and all necessary forms and letters. A motion was madxe by Sup. Miller to appoint the Township Manager as the Record's Officer until the new sec./treas. is appointed to take over as the Record's Officer. The motion was seconded by Sup. Kulp, Jr. and all were in favor.

A discussion was held regarding the cost of the gypsy moth spraying program. With the increase in the cost of spraying and the increase in other cost such as electric, fuel oil, etc., the Township cannot afford any future spraying. A motion was made by Sup. Harman to send a letter to the Dauphin County Conservation District informing them that he Township will no longer participate in any future spraying due to the high cost. The motion was seconded by Sup. Kulp, Jr., and all were in favor.

OLD BUSINESS: The Township recieved an e-mail from the Upper Dauphin C.O.G. stating that the municipalities will be reciving a letter from the Upper Dauphin Income Tax Office wanting to know if the municipalities are willing to have the over payment deducted from their October's check. The Township did recieve a letter from the Upper Dauphin Income Tax Office regarding this issue. A motion was made by Sup. Kulp, Jr., to have the over payment amount deducted from the Township's October check. The motion was seconded by Sup. Harman and all were in favor.

PRESENTATION OF THE 2009 BUDGET:

The proposed budget for 2009 is $971,528.00 which includes all general funds, ready reserve funds, and state liquid fuel funds. There will be no tax increase for 2009. The budget will be advertised in the Upper Dauphin Sentinel for 2 weeks and that the budget will be made available for public inspection during regular business hours. The adoption of the budget will be on December 10th, 2008, at the regular Township Business Meeting.

ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business a motion was made by Sup. Miller to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Sup. Kulp, Jr. and all were in favor.

Charles Aleksy
Township Manager

CALL TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The regular Township Business Meeting was called to order by Chairperson Miller at 7:30 p.m. in the Township Building. The pledge of allegiance was conducted at this time. There were no citizens present at the meeting.

ROLL CALL OF OFFICERS: The roll call of officers was conducted at this time. All officers were present except for the s.e.o. and solicitor.

CITIZENS COMMENTS/QUESTIONS: None reported.

MINUTES FROM THE PREVIOUS MEETING: A motion was made by Sup. Miller not to read the minutes from the previous meeting since the Supervisors have already read the minutes and that the minutes are made available to the public. The motion was seconded by Sup. Kulp, Jr. and all were in favor.

TREASURERS REPORT:

State Funds:
Checking acct. bal. as of Sept. 10th, 2008...........$4,869.39
Deposits ...........$-0-
Interest...........................$6.08
Disbursements......................$-0-
Checking acct. bal. as of Oct. 8th, 2008...........$4,875.47

General Funds:
Checking acct. bal. as of Sept. 10th, 2008...........$154,998.51
Disbursements..................$5,837.03
Deposits.......................$49,404.93
Transfer from Ready Reserve Account.................$-0-
Checking acct. bal. as of Oct. 8th, 2008........$198,637.53

Gen. Ledger Bal. as of Oct. 8th, 2008..............$199,120.69
Bills paid prior to due date...................$483.16
Bal. as of July 9th, 2008.....................$198,637.53

Ready Reserve Funds:
Ready Reserve Bal. as of Sept. 10th, 2008...........$485.713.55
Interest............................$-0-
Disbursments/Transfers..............$-0-
Deposits............................$-0-
Ready Reserve Bal. as of Oct. 8th, 2008.............$485.713.55

GRAND TOTAL IN ALL ACCOUNTS...................$689.226.66

A motion was made by Sup. Harman to approve the treasurers report. The motion was seconded by Sup. Miller and all were in favor.

GENERAL FUND (BILLS):

Frontier (phone & internet service padi before due date).........$197.51
Shell (fuel for twp. vehicles paid before due date)............$210.90
Heim's Garage (inspection of township trucks).......$132.63
Russell Miller (reimburse mileage for road inspection, 45 miles at 40 cents)...........$18.00
Mid Penn Bank (debit memo for new checks for general fund).........$74.75
American Rock Salt Co. (road salt 50 tons per state contract)............$3,368.15
Edward Webster (hauling cost of 2 loads of stone from Meckley's)................$160.00
Reager & Adler (solicitor fees)......$330.00
Meckley's Limestone Products (2 RC stone)..........$164.25
Reed's Fuel Oil (heating oil for twp. bldg.)................$241.38
Upper Dauphin Income Tax Office (qt. tax)............$96.56
PA. U.C. Fund (qt. tax)............$4.71
I.R.S. (qt. tax)............$15.77
Ira. R. Kulp, Jr. (reimburse mileage Dau. Co. Convention, 74 miles at 40 cents)..........$29.60
Verizon Wireless (cell phone bill)..........$41.99
Hoffman Outdoor's (repair oil cooling system, hoses, fittings).........$1,610.17
Meckley's Limestone Products (9.5 mm stone)................$81/52
Michael Brown (s.e.o. fees).....................$790.00
I.R.S. (monthly taxes auto transfer from gen. fund ck. acct.)........$603.37
PA. Dept. pf Revenue (monthly taxes auto transfer from gen. fund ck. acct.)...............$75.92

TOTAL BILLS IN THE GENERAL FUND......................$8,250.34

A motion was made by Sup. Miller to pay the bills in the general fund. The motion was seconded by Sup. Harman and all were in favor.

STATE FUND (BILLS): None reported.

WAGES:

Bruce Harman (workshop/twp. meeting)..................$70.00
Russell Miller (workshop/twp. meeting)................$70.00
Ira R. Kulp, Jr. (workshop/twp. meeting)..............$70.00
Charles Aleksy (monthly salary as twp. manager)....$1,675.00
Bruce Harman (road work for the month)................$55.00
Richard Coady, Jr. (road work for the month).........$148.50
Dale Faust (tax coom.. $1.50 per bill paid, total paid 133)..........$199.50 Bruce Harman (road inspection)........................$45.00
Russell Miller (road inspection)......................$45.00
Ira. R. Kulp, Jr. (road inspection)...................$45.00

TOTAL WAGES........................$2,473.00

A motion was made by Sup. Kulp, Jr. to pay the wages. The motion was seconded by Sup. Miller and all were in favor.

ROADMASTERS REPORT: Road inspection was conducted by all Supervisors on the 13th of Sept. 2008 and a report is on file at the township building. All trucks were inspected and are in the process of putting on the snow equipment. The township did recieve the first 50 tons of road salt for this winter, also ordered another 50 tons of road salt which was also recieved.

CORRESPONDENCE: None reported.

S.E.O. REPORT: For the month of September, 1 perc test, 1 probe, and 2 reviews and permits issued.

SOLICITORS REPORT: None reported.

SUB-DIVISON/LAND DEVELOPMENT REPORTS: None reported.

ENGINEERS REPORT: None reported.

NEW BUSINESS: The Township recieved the Upper Dauphin Income Tax Office check for the month of August in the amount of $11,373.75. Along with the check was a letter from the Income Tax Office stating that the Chairperson of the Upper Dauphin C.O.G. (Mr. Loesch) will be in contact with each municipality on how everyone wants to pay back the over payment. The Township needs to pay back the amount of $17,128.96 which is also stated in the letter. No action taken by the Board at this time.

The Township recieved the annual Firemen's Relief check from the Auditor General's Office in the amount of $11,839.30 which was electronically deposited in the Township's General Fund Checking Account. A motion would be needed to have the Township make out a check for the same amount to the Fisherville Vol. Fire Company. A motion was made by Sup. Miller to have the check made out of the general fund checking account in the amount of $11,839.30 payanle to the Fisherville Vol Fire. Company. The motion was seconded by Sup. Kulp, Jr.. Sup. Harman abstained from voting.

On October 2nd, 2008, the Auditor General's Office conducted an audit of the Township's Liquid Fuels records. The audit was first scheduled for Oct. 7th but changed to Oct. 2nd. The audit was conducted for the years 2006 and 2007 and according to the auditor the books appear to be in order.

OLD BUSINESS: A discussion was held on the matter of the Township Manager Sec./Treas. when he retires at the end of December of this year. The Supervisors asked the Township Manager if he would stay on until the end of February 2009 until a replacement is to be in the position as the sec./treas. The Township Manager agreed that he would stay until Fed. 28th, 2009 as the Township Manager and Sec/.Treas.. A motion was made by Sup. Miller to advertise the position of Sec./Treas. for the Township and that a cut off date of Dec. 31st, 2008 for the deadline of applications and/or resume's. The motion was seconded by Sup. Kulp, Jr. and all were in favor.

ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business a motion was made by Sup. Miller to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Sup. Kulp. Jr. and all were in favor.

Charles Aleksy
Township Manager