Board of Supervisors

Monday, December 14 2009

AGENDA

HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING

Monday, December 14, 2009, 7:00PM_________________________________________________________________

Meeting called to order:

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Next Ordinance: #2009-8

Next Resolution: #2009-34

1.Chair Announcements:

a)Executive Session(s) Held:

b)The regularly scheduled Supervisors meeting of December 28, 2009 has been cancelled.The next meeting of the Board of Supervisors will be the Reorganization meeting to be held on Monday, January 4, 2010 at 7:00PM.

2.Public Comment on Agenda Items Only: 2 ½ minutes per individual.

3.CONSENT CALENDAR:

Items of business and matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and non-controversial and will be enacted by one motion and one vote.There will be no separate discussion of these items.If discussion is desired by Board Members, that item will be identified and removed from the Consent Calendar and will be considered separately at the appropriate place on the Agenda.

a)Approval of minutes of the November 23, 2009 Supervisor’s Meeting.

b)Approval of Bills List dated December 15, 2009.

c)Acceptance of Financial Report for November 2009.

d)2010 Fire Protection Agreements for Signature – Silverdale, Souderton, and Telford Fire Companies

As Written:___With Corrections:____BAS___JBM____RJM____

4.Unfinished Business:

a)Adoption of FY2010 Budget.

b)Acceptance of 2010-2013 Public Works Department Agreement.

c)Discussion of Human Resources Policy.

d)Report on Ambulance Service Area Meeting.

5.Board Member Comment.

6.Public Comment.

7.Press and Media Time.

(PUBLIC RULES LISTED ON REVERSE SIDE OF THIS PAGE)

Adjournment:Time:_______PMPOSTED: 12/11/09

HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP PUBLIC COMMENT RULES

All Hilltown residents are encouraged to make comments to the Board of Supervisors.An individual has several opportunities to comment:

-Public Comment on Agenda Items Only (2 ½ minutes per individual)

-Immediately following any presentation, and before possible Board action

(2 ½ minutes per individual)

-“Public Comment” (5 minutes per individual)

Any person desiring to make public comment shall have only one comment period for each of the opportunities regardless of actual time used for public comment.Any person desiring to make public comment shall be required to abide by the following rules:

-The Chairperson of the Board shall preside over public comments.

-Once acknowledged by the Chairperson, the individual shall proceed to the podium and speak clearly into the microphone and shall identify himself/herself by name and location of residence or by firm represented.

-Written record of public comment can only be produced when speaking into the microphone, written record of public comment will not be produced when speaking to public assembled at meeting.

-The individual shall address their comments to the Board as a whole entity.The polling of or debating with an individual Supervisor is not permitted.

-The individual shall address their comments to the professional appointees of the Board or Township employees only with the permission of the Chairperson.

-The Township Manager is charged with enforcing these public comment rules, and shall announce “One (1) Minute Remaining” and “Time Expired.”

-The only exception to these procedures is a Press Conference.Detailed minutes are not provided of this event.

Adopted: January 6, 1997

Revised: November 23, 1998

Revised: August 9, 1999

Revised: June 26, 2006