Schuylkill Township supervisors held their monthly meeting on Wednesday.

The township will be represented at several upcoming events including the Tamaqua Chamber of Commerce's breakfast seminar on Embezzlement Prevention on Tuesday and the PSATS Sunshine Law and Right to Know Act on Dec. 3.Metrocast has informed the township of rate changes effective January 2016."They're not going down," Chairman Charles Hosler said.The Schuylkill Headwater Pavilion is slated for construction by Pioneer Pole Buildings before the end of 2015 at the Borehole site.Vice Chairwoman Christine Verdier raised the possibility of sending a certified letter to former borough secretary Jaime Moore to secure missing petty cash receipts.The township's application for the PLGIT Procurement Card is on hold until the 2014 audit can be finalized.The revision of township ordinance 87-2 was removed from discussion. A hazardous parking situation on Valley Street in Brockton that generated the motion appears to have been corrected.Earl Helbing from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will meet with township secretary Suzanne Apanavage on Nov. 16 to discuss the Liquid Fuels report, which can now be done online.The 2016 budget is available for inspection in the township office this month. No tax increase is expected if the budget, which includes a $10,000 increase in liquid fuels and a $5,000 line item for police cameras, is approved.Hosler also announced the new township office hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and closed noon to 1 p.m. for lunch.The role of Schuylkill Township's part-time police officer, Jennifer Dempsey, continues to be a topic of discussion.While Dempsey did make an appearance at this month's meeting, questions were raised as to why Dempsey, who was hired to work a maximum of 29 hours a week, is filling only half as many hours"What's the explanation for lack of work?" Paul Benulis of Brockton asked.Several township residents brought a complaint of noise pollution, which prompted discussion about the need for a noise ordinance. Dempsey recommended an ordinance to address "unreasonable noise at any given time during a 24-hour period."A Tuscarora resident asked when Porter Street would be paved. "Our roads used to be paved … it's just all rocks." She went on to cite a family member's medical condition as reason for the repairs to take place."It's not going to happen this year," Hosler said. "I'm not promising next year because Tuscarora's going to need a lot of help … where the pipeline is going in."