Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting Thursday, September 25, 2025 03:00 PM Municipal Building – 34 N. Liberty Street West Alexander, PA 15376

1.CALL MEETING TO ORDER:

2.PRAYER:

3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

4.ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXECUTIVE SESSIONS:

  1. A.An Executive Session was held on August 28, 2025 from 3:56 PM to 6:41 PM for Litigation

5.SUPERVISORS PRESENT ROLL CALL:

  1. A.Jim Bauer

  2. B.Randy Polan

  3. C.Edward Shingle

6.MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA GIVING THE CHAIRMAN THE PRIVILEGE TO ADJUST.

7.PUBLIC COMMENT: Comments on Agenda items only

8.APPROVAL OF MINUTES:

  1. A.Motion to approve the Minutes from the Business Meeting held on August 28, 2025

  2. B.Motion to approve the Minutes from the Agenda Meeting held on September 16, 2025

  3. C.Motion to approve the Minutes from the Budget Meeting held on September 16, 2025

9.FINANCIAL BUSINESS:

  1. A.Motion to approve the Township General Fund Bills.

  2. B.Motion to approve the Township Water & Sewer Fund Bills.

  3. C.Motion to approve the Township Liquid Fuels (State Fund) Bills.

  4. D.Motion to approve the Township Road Escrow Fund Bills.

10.DEPARTMENT REPORTS: 

  1. A.Fire Report

  2. B.Police Report

  3. C.Code Enforcement Report

  4. D.Ambulance Report

11.RIGHT TO KNOW REPORT:

  1. A.Number of Right to Know Request Received = 7

  2. B.1 RTK from Lee Rodgers

  3. C.5 RTK's from Tammi Iams

  4. D.1 RTK from Kathleen Miller

12.OLD BUSINESS:

  1. A.Tunnel Ridge Agreement Master Meter Building 

  2. B.Ordinance #2 of 2025: An Ordinance of the Township of Donegal, Washington County, Pennsylvania, providing for the vacation of Valley Road within the Township

  3. C.Intersection Camera Quotes

M.NEW BUSINESS:

  1. A.Road Cut Agreement - Sixth Street

  2. B.Quote from Lairds Trucking for the purchase of Cinders on an as needed basis at a rate of $22.75/Ton delivered

  3. C.Quote from Lairds Trucking for the purchase of AS2 on an as needed basis at a rate of $33.85/Ton delivered

  4. D.Quote from ARH to repair the downstairs Furnace

  5. E.Quote from Republic Services for a 4 yard dumpster at the Township Building

  6. F.Advertising for the Comcast Franchise Ordinance

  7. G.Advertising for Part-Time Building Maintenance Personnel

  8. H.2025 Minimum Municipal Obligation Payment for the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement Systems Police Pension in the amount of $10,196.00

  9. I.2026 Minimum Municipal Obligation for the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement Systems Police Pension Plan in the amount of $12,021.00

  10. J.Approve the Final Draft of the Ordinance Codification 

  11. K.2026 Municipal Benefits Service Health Care Renewal 

    Healthcare Increase of 11%

    Dental Increase of 6%

    Vision Increase of 7.5%

  12. L.Received $16,898.64 form the Volunteer Fire Relief Association - Approve Allocations to Claysville and West Alexander Volunteer Fire Relief Associations

    Claysville - $7,604.39

    West Alexander - $9,294.25 

  13. M.Officer Daugherty increase in hours from Part-Time to Full-Time

  14. N.Washington County Association of Township Officials Convention - Approval for attendance on October 16, 2024. Each delegate attending the convention may be compensated from the townships General Fund $50 plus roundtrip milage at a rate established by the IRS

  15. O.Escrow return to Oak Leaf Forest Products for Heavy Hauling totaling $7,916.24

    Old National Pike: $2,630.62

    Lynn/Waynesburg Rd: $2,630.62

    Shepard Rd:  $2,655.00

  16. P.Donation of space for Dress for Success Pittsburgh

  17. Q.Gym Rental on October 4, 2025 for Young Adult Outreach with Dutch Fork Christian Church free of charge

  18. R.Fire Department Donation towards Water Tap #3  for the cost of materials and installation in an approximate amount between $8,000.00 and $10,000.00

  19. S.Local and State LSA Grant Letters of Support for the National Pike Trail Counsel 

  20. T.2026 Dirt and Gravel Road Program Grant Applications - Remove Lyons and Add Buck Run

  21. U.2026 Low Volume Road Grant Application for Pogue Rd

  22. V.2025 Ramage Road Dirt and Gravel Grant Project Change Order

  23. W.Range Resources Municipal Enrichment Grant Application up to $5,000.00

14.EXECUTIVE SESSION:

15.PUBLIC COMMENTS:

16.ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING: