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Mahoning supervisors conduct 2023 reorganization

Mahoning Township will operate under the same guidance this year.

Supervisor Robert Slaw, who was absent, was reappointed chairman at Tuesday’s reorganization meeting.

Supervisor Myron “Zeke” Blahy was appointed as vice chairman.

Other appointments:

• Natalie Haggerty, secretary/treasurer, $25.60 an hour.

• Barbara Kester, full-time secretary, $20 an hour.

• Nanovic Law Office, Tom Nanovic, solicitor.

• LTL Consultants, township engineer, zoning officer and building code official.

• Nevin Frey, roadmaster, $27.75 an hour.

• Gabe Szozda, part-time police officer, $27 an hour.

• Supervisors Myron Blahy and Brian Reeser to oversee the police department.

• Supervisors Ron Reeser and Brian Reeser to oversee the road department.

• Set the salary for part-time winter road department workers Nicholas Steigerwalt, Ronald Wenrich, Ronald Wehr, and AJ Wenrich at a rate of $20 per hour if they hold a CDL; $18 an hour for all others.

• Set the rate of pay for part-time summer road department worker Jeffrey Kirsch at $15 an hour.

• Approved affirmation of all supervisors authorized to work when needed, if qualified, to do the work.

• Recommended the board of auditors a rate of pay for working supervisors at $20 an hour for CDL work; $18 an hour for all other work performed.

• Recommended the board of auditors a rate of pay of $25.38 for working Supervisor Ron Reeser and benefits same as Teamster Contract 2022-2024.

• Nevin Frey, encroachment officer.

• Scott Bieber, Lehigh Soils and Wetlands, sewage enforcement officer, with Ian Farrell alternate sewage enforcement officer.

• Scott Bieber, stormwater management officer.

• Justin Markell, emergency management coordinator.

• Robert Slaw, chief administrative officer.

• Larry Hill, chairman of the vacancy board.

• Tabled four-year term for planning commission vacancy.

• Tabled three-year term for zoning hearing board vacancy.

• Deb McGowan, Jeffrey Hill, Ryan Hoffman and Keith Rex to the agricultural security committee.

• Kristen Simmons, municipal authority.

• Nanovic Law Office, solicitor, planning commission.

• Strubinger Law Office, solicitor, zoning hearing board.

• Set the rate of pay for the zoning hearing board secretary at $90 per meeting.

• Set the rate of play for planning commission recording secretary at $95 per meeting.

• Robert Slaw, representative to the Lehigh Canal Recreation Commission.

• Myron Blahy, representative, and Natalie Haggerty, alternate, to the Carbon County Tax Committee.

• Deb McGowan, voting delegate to the state convention April 23 to 26.

Mahoning Township supervisors held their reorganization meeting on Tuesday. From left are Supervisor Ronald Reeser, board Vice Chairman Myron “Zeke” Blahy and Supervisor Deb McGowan. Not pictured are board Chairman Robert Slaw and Supervisor Brian Reeser. TERRY AHNER/TIMES NEWS