ELYSBURG - Daniel Williams was sworn in as the newest member of the Ralpho Township Board of Supervisors at the reorganization meeting Tuesday evening.
William "Chip" Wetzel was also sworn in after being re-elected for another term.
By unanimous vote, Wetzel was named the new chairman, with Stephen Major accepting the roll of vice chairman.
The former chairman was Ed Payeski, who did not seek re-election and is no longer on the board.
As his first order of business, Wetzel conducted motions to reappointment of township positions: Joseph Springer, manager; Debra Olson, secretary/treasurer; Schlesinger and Kerstetter, solicitor; Larson Design Group, engineer; Forgett and Kerstetter, certified public accountant; Pligit and M&T Bank, designate depositories; Charlene Ziegler, real estate tax certifier, Act 511 tax collector and delinquent tax collector; Berkheimer Tax Administrator, tax collector for LST taxes; Central Tax Bureau of Pennsylvania Inc., tax collector for earned income taxes; Statewide Recovery, delinquent tax collector for township per capita and occupational taxes; Howard Howal, code enforcement officer, uniform construction code officer and building code officer; Howard Shadduck, roadmaster; Bill Brior, primary sewage enforcement officer, and Bruce Dobash, alternate sewage enforcement officer.
Reappointments were also approved by the board for John Yost to a one-year term on the vacancy board; Donald J. Spotts to a one-year term as emergency management coordinator; Francis Berger to a three-year term on the zoning hearing board; Robert L. Dluge Jr. to a one-year term as solicitor to the zoning hearing board; Major to a five-year term on the township municipal authority; Harvey Boyer, Brent Rhoades and Dan Yost to four-year terms on the planning commission; and Dave Noll and Cathy Kessler to two-year appointments as auditors.
Two positions remain unfilled, a five-year term on the authority and a two-year appointment as auditor for the Sunnyside/Overlook area.
Wetzel told supervisors that at the time of the meeting he was not yet prepared to appoint committee and department heads.
In other business:
- Supervisors voted to make a donation to the Ralpho Township Library in memory of Judith Horne, who died Dec. 24. Judith was the wife of township employee Doyle Horne.
- Previous month's minutes, treasurer's report and bills list were accepted as presented. Department reports were presented for streets, zoning, police and public safety, and recreation. Manager's, solicitor's and engineers reports were also submitted.