Brian K. Ahner will serve Polk Township as chairman for another year, and Michael D. Hurley will serve again as vice chairman. Both Hurley and supervisor Carl S. Heckman are up for re-election in the coming year. Ahner is scheduled to serve through 2021.

Ahner will also continue as the full-time township roadmaster. His salary is set yearly by the township auditors.Ruthanne Toner will continue to serve as secretary to the board at a rate of $19 per hour. Beverly Christman will continue as treasurer at a rate of $17 per hour and Gerald Zurat will continue as zoning and codes enforcement officer. Zurat will receive $22.50 per hour. Each of these full-time employees received a $1 per hour raise as part of the reorganization.Union employees will continue to be paid according to the current three-year contract agreement with Teamster Local 773.Ellen Gnandt, MBS, CPA, LLC was reappointed as accountant for the township at a rate of $80 per hour.Township solicitors for the year will be James Fareri for supervisors at $150 per hour and Jerry Hanna as counsel to the planning commission at a rate of $125 per hour. Dave Martino will advise the zoning hearing board at a rate of $145 per hour.Township engineer will remain Russell Kresge Jr. at a rate of $90 per hour plus expenses and mileage.The township will use John Blick as commercial and residential building inspector at a rate of $55 per hour. Jeff Wilkens will fill in as alternate residential building inspector at a rate of $50 per hour.Sewage enforcement officerwill be Jonathan Shupp at $60 per hour. Scott Policelli will serve as alternate under his current fee schedule.Hurley will serve as PSATS voting delegate. Christman will serve as delegate to the Monroe County Tax Collection Committee. Her alternate will be Shirley Haydt.Ahner will serve as delegate to the Pocono Mountain Council of Governments. Hurley will serve as the alternate delegate. Gary Bruch will chair the vacancy board.The 2017 zoning hearing board members are Georgia Hodyl, Harold Touni Sr. and Thomas Milewski, and alternate is Carl Scarscone.The 2017 planning commission members are Carl Heckman, Michael Hurley, Mark Giunta, Rick Courtright and Gary Bruch.Primary emergency responders remain the West End Ambulance and Polk Volunteer Fire Company. Billy Tippett is fire chief, Matthew Schessler is president and Derrick Burger as vice president.Emergency management coordinator is Barry Borger.