Eldred Township supervisors reorganize
The Eldred Township supervisors held their reorganization meeting on Jan. 2.
Gary Hoffman was selected to continue as chairman of the supervisors and Blaine Silfies will continue as vice chairman. Additional appointments are as follows:
• Secretary/administrative assistant: E. Ann Velopolcek;
• Treasurer: James Phillips;
• Public Works director: Jonathan Gula;
• Right to Know officer: E. Ann Velopolcek;
• Township solicitor: Michael Gaul with King, Spry, Herman, Freund and Faul LLC, $180 per hour;
• Planning Commission solicitor: Michael Gaul with King, Spry, Herman, Freund and Faul LLC, $150 per hour;
• Zoning Hearing Board solicitor: Chad Martinez $185 per hour;
• Labor matters: Flamm, Walton, Heimbach, $275 per hour;
• Township Engineer: Brien Kocher P.E., Hanover Engineering Associates Inc., senior engineer rate $138 per hour;
• Township Sewage Enforcement Officer: Hanover Engineering Associates Inc. and Associates, Jacob Schray, Scott Brown, Robert Grim or Christopher Taylor, $95 per hour;
• Township Zoning and Codes Enforcement Officer: Shawn McGlynn, SFM Consulting;
• Township Building and Code Enforcement official: Shawn McGlynn, SFM Consulting;
• UCC Inspector: Shawn McGlynn, SFM Consulting;
• Flood plain manager: Shawn McGlynn, SFM Consulting;
• Auditors of financial records: Kirk Summa, not to exceed $5,300;
• Auditor: Douglas Borger;
• Depositories: First Northern Bank and Trust, and PLIGIT;
• UCC Joint Board of Appeals member: Bruce Gower;
• Vacancy Board chairman: James Leiding;
• Pocono Mountains Council of Governments representative: Gary Hoffman (primary), Jonathan Gula (alternate);
• Voting delegate to the state convention: Scott Clark;
• Delegate to the Monroe County Tax Collection committee: deferred;
• CJERP Regional Planning committee member: Robert Boileau (primary), Blaine Silfies (alternate);
• Earned Income Tax liaison: Gary Hoffman;
• Monroe County Earned Income Tax Collection committee as the Earned Income Tax Appeals officer: deferred;
• Planning Commission (4-year term): Megan Yarashas, reappointment; Matthew Hoskings; one vacancy to fill;
• Zoning Hearing Board members (3-year term): Deiter Metzger, two vacancies to fill;
• Emergency Management coordinator: Gary Hoffman;
• Deputy Emergency Management coordinators: Jonathan Gula, Brian Stankovich, Rick Sherer;
• Fire protection: Kunkletown Volunteer Fire Co.;
• Kunkletown Volunteer Fire Co. fire chief: Brian Stankovich;
• Kunkletown Volunteer Fire Co. president of board of directors: Ray Miller;
• Designated primary ALS/BLS Emergency Medical Service provider: LVHN-EMS, formerly known as West End Ambulance; 911 to determine next closest provider;
• Eldred Township Community Center appointments: E. Ann Velopolcek, township administrative and outreach coordinator; Jonathan Gula, Eldred Township, Public Works Department director; Donna Diehl, Thrift Shop volunteer manager;
• Township employees’ salaries: 3% increase.