|
BUCKS COUNTY CONSORTIUM
Thursday, February 6, 2003
Meeting Minutes
A meeting of the Bucks County Consortium was held at Doylestown Borough, on February 6, 2003. The following individuals were present:
Vivian Bell, Warrington Township
Eileen Bradley, Wrightstown Township
Michael Cotter, Solebury Township
John Cornelius, Perkasie Borough
Dana Cozza, Buckingham Township
Joe Czajkowski, Comcast
John Davis, Doylestown Borough
Carol Dricoli, Lower Southampton Township
Keith Dudley, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Stephen Fallon, Charles W. Cammack Associates, Inc.
Mary Flagg, Chalfont Borough
Bruce Fosselman, Center for Local Government
Mark Fournier, Telford Borough
Tom Harwood, Newtown Township
David Jones, Boucher & James
Anna Linn, Delaware Valley Insurance Trust
Terry Mackey, Bucks County Sewer and Water Authority
Stephanie Mason, Doylestown Township
Suzanne McKeon, Lower Southampton Township
Robert Pellegrino, Newtown Township
Glen Rague, Bucks County Sewer & Water Authority
Richard Sabol, Upper Southampton Township
Lois Saurman, Newtown Borough
Stephen Sechriest, Richland Township
Judith Smith, Warminster Township
John Tegley, New Hope Borough
Robin Trymbiski, New Britain Borough
Gail Weninger, Warwick Township
Paul Williams, Dublin Borough
Preliminary Remarks
John Cornelius called the meeting to order, announced the morning's agenda, and thanked the guest speakers for attending the February meeting of the Bucks County Consortium.
Approval of Minutes
A motion was made by Mary Flagg, and seconded by Paul Williams, to approve the Minutes of 16 January 2003. Motion carried.
Treasurer's Report
Vivian Bell presented the Treasurer's Report for January 2003. A motion was made by John Davis, and seconded by Mary Flagg, to approve the Treasurer's report of January 2003. Motion carried.
Presentation: “Health Care Overview”
Stephen Fallon presented. Included in his presentation were the following topics: the speaker’s background, health care costs and trends, factors for increasing health care costs, prescription drug trends, how employers are responding, firms offering retiree health benefits, voluntary employee benefit associations (VEBAs), health coverage variations by industry, health care negotiation considerations & objectives, internet applications for human resources, etc.
Presentation: “Storm Water Phase II – MS4”
Keith Dudley presented. Included in his presentation were the following topics: when municipal applications are due, Internet address for additional information (www.dep.state.pa.us - key word “stormwater”), Act 167 watersheds, etc. He can be reached at 610.832.6065.
2003 Salary Survey
John Cornelius discussed membership participation in the 2002 survey. John Davis made a motion, seconded by Stephanie Mason, to have Perkasie Borough conduct, compile, and distribute the 2003 salary survey. Motion carried.
APMM
John Davis reported on the APMM annual conference. He stated that the Bucks County Consortium gave APMM $1,800 in 2002, and that for 2003 it is requesting $2,500. John Davis made a motion, seconded by Stephanie Mason, to give $2,500 to APMM. Motion carried.
ICMA
John Cornelius reported that the former coordinator of the Bucks County Consortium, Charlene Stevens, is on the ICMA’s officer ballot, and he encouraged all members to vote for her.
Membership
Bob Pellegrino discussed creating an “associate member” classification. This designation would allow vendors to participate in the organization. He is looking for feedback on the concept. Mark Fournier reported that the Pennsylvania State Borough’s Association has a similar membership level.
Adjourn
John Cornelius and Bob Pellegrino thanked Doylestown Borough for hosting the meeting, and reported that the next meeting of the Bucks County Consortium would be held at Chalfont Borough on March 6. The meeting adjourned without motion.
Respectfully submitted,
___________________
|
