The Telford Borough Council meeting held this date was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Stanley Nyce with the following members in attendance: Robert Baker, Carolyn Crouthamel, John Harrell, Scott Hillegass and J. Allen Landis. Jeffrey Maxwell was absent. Also present were Manager Mark D. Fournier, Public Works Director Donald Beck, Recording Secretary Cathy Fried, Mayor Jay R. Stover, Police Chief Douglas Bickel, Detective Randall Floyd, Tax Collector Emiline Weiss, and press reporters.
The invocation was given by Mayor Jay R. Stover, followed by the pledge of allegiance.
District Justice Deatelhauser administered the Oath of Office to the reelected Council members Robert Baker and Scott Hillegass and Mayor Jay R. Stover. They then assumed their seats at the table. Council member J. Allen Landis was absent and will take the Oath of Office before the February Borough Council meeting.
The Solicitor took the chair and nominations were opened for Council President.
Robert Baker nominated Stanley Nyce for Council President seconded by Carolyn Crouthamel. Nominations were closed by a Baker / Crouthamel motion. This motion carried unanimously (6-0).
Stanley Nyce nominated Carolyn Crouthamel for Vice-President, seconded by Scott Hillegass. Nominations were closed by a Nyce / Hillegass motion. This motion carried unanimously (6-0).
Robert Baker nominated J. Allen Landis for President Protempore, seconded by John Harrell. Nominations were closed by a Baker / Harrell motion. This motion carried unanimously (6-0).
The Borough Solicitor relinquished the chair to the newly elected President Stanley R. Nyce.
A Hillegass / Maxwell motion carried unanimously (6-0) reappointing Mark D. Fournier as Secretary for the Telford Borough Council for the year 2010.
A Crouthamel / Baker motion carried unanimously (6-0) reappointing Daphne Hollowbush as Treasurer for the Telford Borough Council for the year 2010.
A Hillegass / Crouthamel motion carried unanimously (6-0) approving the December 7th, 2009 minutes.
TREASURER'S REPORT: no report
MAYOR'S REPORT:
Mayor Jay Stover reported he attended the December Borough Council Meeting, the Library Board meeting and the Christmas tree lighting ceremony. He said the committee did an excellent job.
POLICE REPORT: We received a written monthly report for the file.
FIRE REPORT: We received a written monthly report for the file.
LIBRARY REPORT: We received a written monthly report for the file.
Mayor Jay Stover reported they are receiving information regarding the addition to the rear of the Library building. He also said Linda Beck does a tremendous job
in directing the library.
PUBLIC WORKS REPORT: written
Stanley Nyce commented that he appreciates the effort and hard work of the Public Works Department.
MANAGER'S REPORT: written
Manager Mark Fournier reported there will be a joint taskforce meeting of the Souderton-Telford Community Revitalization Plan on January 11th at the Telford Community Building. This meeting will be open for public comment and the public is
encouraged to attend.
BUILDING OFFICIAL'S REPORT: We received a written monthly report for the file.
SOLICITOR'S REPORT: written
Solicitor Mark Weand reported there are no pending zoning matters. He also reported that disposition is pending from the Montgomery County Court of Common
Pleas regarding the appeal for real estate assessment reduction for Washington Glen Associates.
ENGINEER'S REPORT:
COMMENTS FROM AUDIENCE: none
COMMITTEE-OF-THE-WHOLE: Council President
Z-1 A Harrell / Baker motion carried unanimously (6-0) designating Union National Bank & Trust Company
of Souderton, Quakertown National Bank, and FirstSavings of Perkasie as depository for Borough funds and authorizing the Borough Manager to invest as he sees fit in the best interest of the Borough.
Z-2 A Crouthamel / Maxwell motion carried unanimously (6-0) authorizing the Borough Manager to advertise the bids for goods and services, as needed during 2010.
Z-3 A Maxwell / Harrell motion carried unanimously (6-0) re-appointing John M. Eskandarian to the Planning Commission, term to expire 1/1/15; Beth Swartz to the Zoning Hearing Board, term to expire 1/1/13; Thomas J. Taglang to the Telford Borough Authority, term to expire 1/1/15; Denise Wenhold to the Telford Industrial Development Authority, term to expire 1/1/15; David G. Landis to the Recreation Board, term to expire 1/1/14; W. Kenneth Bishop to the Civil Service Commission, term to expire 1/1/13.
Z-4 A Hillegass / Crouthamel motion carried unanimously (6-0) passing Resolution 10-01 to exempt participating fulltime paid policemen from contributing one percent of their wages to the police pension fund for the year 2010.
Z-5 A Hillegass / Baker motion carried unanimously (6-0) to borrow interest-free funds from the Telford Borough Authority when necessary.
Z-6 A Crouthamel / Harrell motion carried unanimously (6-0) to reappoint Timoney, Knox, LLP as Borough Solicitor.
Z-7 A Baker / Maxwell motion carried unanimously (6-0) to reappoint CKS Engineers, Inc. as Borough Engineer.
OTHER BUSINESS:
A Harrell / Hillegass motion carried unanimously (6-0) approving the committees as presented:

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Scott K. Hillegass, Chairman
J. Allen Landis
Jeffrey D. Maxwell

PLANNING & ZONING
Jeffrey D. Maxwell, Chairman
Robert S. Baker
Carolyn A. Crouthamel

PUBLIC WORKS/BUILDING & PLANT
J. Allen Landis, Chairman
Scott K. Hillegass
John L. Harrell

PUBLIC SAFETY
John L. Harrell, Chairman
Carolyn A. Crouthamel
Robert S. Baker

ENVIRONMENTAL
Stanley R. Nyce, Chairman
John L. Harrell
J. Allen Landis

DEVELOPMENT & CULTURE
Carolyn A. Crouthamel, Chairwoman
Scott K. Hillegass
Jeffrey D. Maxwell

EXECUTIVE SESSION: Borough Council entered into executive session at 8:04 p.m.

Borough Council closed executive session at 8:41 p.m.

A Harrell / Hillegass motion carried unanimously (6-0) to offer the promotion of Chief of Police to Randall Floyd, contingent on the retirement of Chief of Police Douglas Bickel.

A Crouthamel / Baker motion carried unanimously (6-0) to authorize the hiring of a Borough patrolman to replace the vacancy created by the promotion within the department of Randall Floyd.

A Harrell / Hillegass motion carried unanimously (6-0) to approve Robert Kratz carrying over four (4) vacation days from 2009 due to the death of his mother into the year 2010 to be used by the end of 2010.

A Hillegass / Crouthamel motion carried unanimously (6-0) authorizing Mark Fournier to extend an offer for the position of Administrative Secretary to the qualified candidate.

A Crouthamel / Harrell motion carried unanimously (6-0) to accept the resignation of Douglas Bickel as Chief of Police of Telford Borough with congratulations and regret.

A Crouthamel / Harrell motion carried unanimously (6-0) to accept the resignation of Daphne Hollowbush as Finance Director with congratulations and regret.

A Crouthamel / Baker motion carried unanimously (6-0) to accept the resignation of Cathy Fried as Administrative Secretary. A Crouthamel / Baker motion carried unanimously (6-0) authorizing Mark Fournier to advertise the position of Finance Director.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:53 p.m. by a Harrell / Baker motion.

Respectfully Submitted,
Mark D. Fournier
Secretary