Lower Towamensing Township will continue to operate under the same leadership this year.

Both the township board of supervisors chairman and vice chairman were reappointed at Monday's reorganizational meeting.Supervisor Brent Green was re-elected as board chairman, while Ron Walbert was re-elected as board vice chairman.Both votes passed a 2-0 vote, with Supervisor Jesse Mendez absent due to a recent surgery.Also as part of its reorganization, supervisors appointed:Christine Wentz as township secretary/treasurer at a salary of $39,213, per the approved 2015 budget. As part of her benefits, Wentz will receive 10 days paid vacation, 12 paid holidays, a pension, but no paid lunch.Jillyan Sterling as part-time assistant township secretary.Attorney Jim Nanovic as solicitor.Duane Dellecker as zoning officer.Carbon Engineering as engineering firm.Ron Tirpak/Carbon Engineering, as engineering firm for Act 537Barry Wentz as chairman of the vacancy board.Brent Green as state convention voting delegate.Rory Koons as civil defense and emergency management.Sean Corey, Code Masters, as sewage enforcement officer and well enforcement officer.Holly Heintzelman as zoning hearing board solicitor.James Ord, Keith George and James DeRosa to the zoning hearing board.The remaining terms of Angela Farrel, three years; Gerry Madden, three years, Jay Mullikin, four years, Mike Davis, four years, and Janice Mack, five years, to the planning commission.Charles Shupp as township road foreman. Shupp will be responsible to call out part-time and casual employees as needed at his discretion. The position is part-time with benefits.Kathy Wallace as township road foreman assistant. Wallace will be responsible to call out road crew at her discretion in the absence of the road foreman. The position is part-time with benefits.Supervisors Walbert, Mendez and Green as casual employees to perform work on the roads when necessary and/or needed on a call-out basis at the discretion of the township road master.Shupp, Wallace, Timothy George and Timothy Strohl as part-time employees.Paul Strohl, and one additional person who has yet to be announced, as casual employees.Supervisors also recommended to the township's Board of Auditors the supervisors' pay and benefits for those supervisors hired as township employees at a salary of $16.85 an hour, with benefits of 10 days paid vacation; 12 paid holidays as listed, and a $100 shoe allowance with receipt. Elected supervisors' compensation is fixed at $1,875 per year, paid on a monthly basis (156.25 per month).Supervisors also:Agreed to set the benefits for part-time employees and part-time employed supervisors after employee has worked 1,000 hours or more in the current calendar year at 10 paid vacation days; $100 shoe allowance reimbursement with presentation of receipt; and paid holidays on New Year's Day, Presidents Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and employees' birthday. Part-time employees must work the day before and after the holiday to receive the holiday pay. All employees will receive a 2 percent increase. These wages were approved with the 2015 budget.Agreed to set the benefits for casual employees that after every 100 hours worked, the employee will receive two hours paid vacation; a $100 shoe allowance reimbursement with presentation of receipt; and a paid lunch.Set expense allowance for state convention: Mileage, room and registration expenses shall be paid by the township. Other allowances, such as food, etc. shall be $75 per day for four days. The persons attending shall be compensated at his/her regular hourly wage for four days attendance at the state convention.Agreed to renew the snow removal and police protection agreement with Palmerton Borough.The township's board of supervisors will meet at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the township municipal building.The township recreation board will meet at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at the township municipal building.