Liberty Township, McKean County

Route 155 Building

February 9, 2023

The Regular Meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Liberty Township was called to order at 8:40 A.M. by Chairman Dick Brown, Supervisor Neil Shepard and Secretary Cindy Speeth, were present.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was recited by all.

REPORTS:

1. Ambulance Report for December, 2022 – 27 calls, 199 for the year. Report for January, 2023 was 19 calls.

2. Fire report for December, 2022 was 10 calls. Report for January, 2023 was 10 calls.

3. Secretary’s Report for January 3, 2023 was presented and unanimously

accepted on a motion by Supervisor Shepard and a second by Chairman Brown.

4. Treasurer’s Report for the month of February, 2023 was presented and

unanimously accepted on a motion by Supervisor Shepard and a second by

Chairman Brown. Chairman Brown stated that in the General Fund there were bills paid in the amount of $20,519.00, revenues received in the amount of $8304.28 and a balance of $109,276.94. In the State Fund there were bills paid in the amount of $11,327.95 and a balance of $56,597.11. In the Sewer Fund there were revenues received of $0 and a balance of $1434.64.

CORRESPONDENCE:

1. Chairman Brown presented PennDot monthly newsletter.

2. Chairman Brown presented Disabled Veteran Real Property Tax Exemption Certificate for Randy Chase and it was unanimously accepted on a motion by Supervisor Shepard and a second by Chairman Brown.

All correspondence was made available to the public.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Resolution No. 1-23 regarding disposition of certain tax records was presented and unanimously accepted on a motion by Supervisor Shepard and a second by Chairman Brown.

2. There was a discussion regarding not having elected auditors on the ballot anymore. Liberty Township hires the auditing firm of Haines and Company every year to audit their records. A motion was presented and unanimously accepted by Supervisor Shepard and a second by Chairman Brown to eliminate the elected auditors on the ballot.

3. Letter and map dated January 13, 2023 from E&M Engineers regarding

Mike Kallenborn Subdivision was presented and unanimously accepted by

Supervisor Shepard and a second by Chairman Brown.

4. A request from Sandy Kinney, Tax Collector, for reimbursement of postage and annual license fee in the amount of $113.79 was presented and unanimously accepted by Supervisor Shepard and a second by Chairman Brown.

OLD BUSINESS:

Chairman Brown said that Liberty Township will receive $20,000 from the Commissioners for a Parks and Recreation Project. Liberty Township is going to use the money to purchase a new diving board for the Community Swimming Pool. It is suggested that Liberty Township purchase the diving board and then donate it to the Community Pool. We have not been contacted with a price yet.

Chairman Brown said that the McKean County Planning Commission made the following recommendation to the McKean County Commissioners. To award Liberty Township the amount of $65,855.36 from the At-Risk Bridge Project to be used on the Lower Portage Road Bridge (T-408) to be named the “Richard “Dick” Kallenborn Memorial Bridge”. Liberty Township would like to thank Robert Dickinson, Leroy Shaffer and Nancy Rathbun for the money.

Liberty Township has also received $48,637.00 from the County Commissioners which will be used for work on Coleman Hollow Road.

PUBLIC CONCERNS:

None

As no further business was brought before the Board, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 8:50 a.m. on a motion by Supervisor Shepard and a second by Chairman Brown.

Respectfully Submitted,

Lucinda Speeth

Secretary/ Treasurer