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BUCKS COUNTY CONSORTIUM
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Meeting Minutes
A meeting of the Bucks County Consortium was held at Doylestown Township on April 5, 2007. The following individuals were present:
Chuck Barrett, Commerce Bank
John Boyle, Newtown Township
Lynn Bush, Bucks County
John Cornelius, New Britain Township
Jim Coyne, Lower Makefield Township
John Davis, Doylestown Borough
Judy Decker, West Rockhill Township
Katrina Harding, Warwick Township
Dick John, Doylestown Borough
Bob Keough, Bucks County
Cathy Kichline, New Britain Township
Rick Lee, DVIT
Stephanie Mason, Doylestown Township
Kate McGovern, Doylestown Township
Linda McNeill, Tinicum Township
Bob Pellegrino, Newtown Township
Richard Sabol, Upper Southampton Township
Tom Scott, Warwick Township
Brian Shapiro, West Rockhill Township
Marilyn Stecker, Milford Township
Michael Stokes, Montgomery County
Keith Truman, Perkasie Borough
Jeff Vey, Milford Township
Gail Weniger, Warwick Township
Preliminary Remarks
On 1 March 2007 the Bucks County Consortium had Timothy P. O’Reilly, a labor relations attorney with Morgan, Lewis and Bockius in Philadelphia, present on the topic “Municipal Manager Employment Agreements”. Attendance for the presentation was restricted to Municipal Managers and Assistant Municipal Managers.
Gail Weniger called the meeting of 5 April 2007 to order, announced the morning's agenda, thanked the hosting municipality, and thanked members for attending the April meeting of the Bucks County Consortium.
Approval of Minutes
Stephanie Mason made a motion, seconded by Bob Pellegrino, to approve the Minutes of 1 February 2007. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report
Richard Sabol presented the Treasurer’s Report prepared by Treasurer Vivian Bell for the month of February and March. The ending balance for February was $25,546.43 and for March was $26,160.44. Richard Sabol also presented the Treasurer’s Membership Report showing all members with paid dues except for Penndel Borough. Paid Sponsoring Members for 2007 include DVIT, Commerce Bank, Hough Associates, Comcast, United Computer, Keystone Municipal Services, and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. Motion to accept the report was made by Stephanie Mason and seconded by Bob Pellegrino. Motion carried.
Stephanie Mason made a motion, seconded by John Davis, for the Consortium to sponsor APMM at a cost of $1,000. Motion carried.
Presentation: “ESRI”
Katrina Harding, Warwick Township’s Land Development & Special Projects Coordinator, discussed a GIS document prepared by Matt Martini of ESRI. ESRI’s plan was written to develop a GIS infrastructure that would support a Municipal GIS Consortium. Ideally, the GIS Consortium would share data among the members of the Bucks County Consortium and provide it “with capabilities for the automation, analysis, management, display, and output of any information that can be referenced geographically”. Ms. Harding’s discussion included a Power Point presentation that she prepared.
Presentation: “Montgomery County's GIS ”
Michael Stokes, Assistant Director of the Montgomery County Planning Commission presented.
Annual Consortium Picnic Update
Jeff Vey discussed preliminary plans for the upcoming picnic to be tentatively held on July 20 th. He stated that Milford Township would again host this year’s picnic. New to this year is expected to be the presence of vendor booths, and expanded picnic activities such as volleyball. Corporate sponsors for the event are expected to be Comcast and Commerce. Additional picnic information will be presented at the May meeting.
Fuel Bids
Richard Sabol presented members with fuel bid documentation for 2007. Members not in attendance will have their bid packets mailed.
Adjourn
Tom Scott made a motion, seconded by Jeff Vey, to adjourn the meeting at approximately 10:50 AM. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
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