Richmond Township Supervisors met January 5, 2026 at the township building in regular session with Supervisors Tricia Hall, Jeff Martin & Gary Fish attending.
Called to order at 7:00PM by Tricia Hall, who led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Congratulated Jeff Martin as incoming Supervisor!
Motion by Hall second Martin to appoint Temp. Chairman Fish, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to appoint Temp. Secretary Jeff Martin, Unanimous.
Motion by Fish second Martin to nominate & elect Tricia Hall as Chair, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to appoint Mary J House as Secretary/Treasurer and authorize her to make deposits, to draw checks for payroll and supplies, Unaimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to establish Treasurer Bond at $700,000, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to appoint all 3 Supervisors as Assistant Foreman, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to recommend to Auditors that the Assistand Foreman be paid $12 per hour, Unanimous. Auditors did set the wage to $12 per hour on January 6th at their meeting at the Richmond Township building.
Motion by Hall second Fish to appoint Wade Brion as Road-Master with additional pay of $3, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to appoint Solicitor Jeffrey Loomis as township solicitor and Solicitor William Stokes III as zoning hearing board solicitor, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to appoint John Lindenmuth as Vacancy Chairman, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to appoint Dan Long as Tax Collector Deputy, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to appoint Mary House as Open Records Officer, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to appoint Livic Civil and Jason Snyder as the township engineers, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to adopt Resolution 01-2026, naming both FCCB & Northwest as depositories, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to adopt Resolution 02-2026, authorizing secretary to handle all pension information, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to adopt Resolution 03-2026, declaring Richmond Township's intent to follow the schedules and procedures for disposition of records, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to adopt Resolution 04-2026, TCC Delegates Mary House, Tricia Hall and Gary Fish, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to set meeting dates as first Tuesday of each month at 7:00PM at the township building for 2026. Also includes the third Tuesday of each month at 5 as a workshop night as needed, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to certify all Supervisors and Mary House as delegates to State Convention April 19-22, 2026, in Hershey, PA, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to name Gary Fish as Primary Voting Delegate and Jeff Martin as the Alternate at convention, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to set recycler wage at $10.00 per hour, Unanimous.
Motion by Fish second Martin to appoint Tricia Hall as contact person for Drug & Alcohol, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to appoint Guy Martin for another 3 year term on zoning hearing board, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to appoint Mary House as NCSA representative, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to appoint Shane Martz, Scott DiMarco, & Jenna Burt to another 3 year term on the planning commission, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to appoint Matt Neal, Isaac VanLoon, Lou Banta & Dawn Avery on the RTMA board, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to set mileage reimbursement at the IRS rate per mile (72.5) per mile, Unanimous.
Adjourn @ 7:07PM
Regular Meeting Starts at 7:07PM, called to order by Tricia Hall.
Comment Period: None
December minutes for Regular Meeting were presented. Motion by Fish, second Martin to approve the minutes, Unanimous.
Motion by Fish second Hall to accept the Treasurers Report, Unanimous.
Motion by Hall second Fish to approve Payroll & Invoices to pay for General Checks 8073 to 8090 totaling $132,251.22. State Checks 2656 to 2660 totaling $55,544.84, and No Impact Fee Checks, Unanimous.
Mansfield Fire Hall Banquet is on January 24th 6-8. Tricia Hall and Gary & Connie Fish attended.
Vanessa Caswell is our new elected Auditor.
Reminder of Zoning Workshop on January 23rd at 10:30am.
No Planning Commission minutes were presented. No meeting in December. Organizational Meeting will be held on January 28th.
Zoning Report given by Mary House.
Correspondence was presented.
Motion by Hall second Fish to adjourn at 7:13 PM, Unanimous.
Respectfully Submitted, Mary J House, Secretary.
Richmond Township Auditors met on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 @ 11:00am, at the township building for their Organizational Meeting with Deb Folcarelli, Vanessa Caswell and Andrea Lee setting the Supervisors wage to $12 an house for Assistant Foremen, Lee Motioned Folcarelli seconded, Unanimous.
The Audit is set to start on February 26, 2026 at 9am.
Respectfully Submitted, Mary J House, Secretary
