1. CALL TO ORDER - Miro Gutzmirtl, Temporary Chairman

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. NOTIFICATION
All public sessions of the Upper Saucon Township Board of Supervisors are recorded. The recordings are maintained as part of the record of the meeting.

4. REORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
a. Elect Chairman
Consideration of a motion to elect _________ as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.

b. Elect Vice Chairman
Consideration of a motion to elect ________ as Vice Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.

c. Appoint Township Secretary
Consideration of a motion to appoint Thomas F. Beil as Township Secretary.

d. Appoint Township Treasurer
Consideration of a motion to appoint Robert E. Kassel, Jr., as Township Treasurer.

e. Appoint Assistant Township Secretary
Consideration of a motion to appoint Robert E. Kassel, Jr., as Assistant Township Secretary.

f. Appoint Assistant Township Treasurer
Consideration of a motion to appoint Thomas F. Beil as Assistant Township Treasurer.

5. PUBLIC COMMENT (Any Item On or Off the Agenda)
Please sign the Speaker Sign-In Sheet at the front desk if you wish to address the Board during the Public Comment portion of the agenda. Speakers are asked to limit their comments to 3 minutes or less.

6. CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS

7. RESOLUTION NO. 2010-11 - RECOGNITION OF ROBERT B. KUTULIS FOR ATTAINING THE RANK OF EAGLE SCOUT
Consideration of a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2010-11 recognizing Robert B. Kutulis for the tremendous honor he has brought to his family, Boy Scout Troop and community by attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.

8. REORGANIZATION BUSINESS
a. Establish Treasurer's Bond
Consideration of a motion to establish the Treasurer's Bond for the year 2010 at $2,000,000.00.

b. Establish Assistant Treasurer's Bond
Consideration of a motion to establish the Assistant Treasurer's Bond for the year 2010 at $2,000,000.00.

c. Depositories for Township Funds - Resolution Nos. 2010-01, 2010-02, 2010-03, 2010-04, 2010-05, 2010-06
Consideration of a motion to adopt Resolution Nos. 2010-01, 2010-02, 2010-03, 2010-04, 2010-05 and 2010-06 approving Quakertown National Bank, Wachovia Bank, Bank of America, PNC Bank, Sovereign Bank and National Penn Bank as depositories for Township Funds for the year 2010.

d. Appointment of Solicitor
Consideration of a motion to appoint the law firm of Dimmich & Dinkelacker, P.C., as Township Solicitor to serve at the pleasure of the Board and to compensate the Township Solicitor for services rendered in accordance with the fee schedule set forth in Attorney Dimmich's letter of December 1, 2006.

e. Appointment of General Service Engineer
Consideration of a motion to reappoint J. Scott Pidcock as the Township General Service Engineer to serve at the pleasure of the Board and to compensate the Township General Service Engineer for services rendered in accordance with the rate schedule set forth in Mr. Pidcock's letter dated December 3, 2009.

f. Appointment of Alternate Township Engineer
Consideration of a motion to appoint C. Robert Wynn Associates, Inc., as the Alternate Township Engineer to serve at the pleasure of the Board and to compensate the Alternate Township Engineer for services rendered according to the rate schedule set forth in Mr. Wynn's letter dated November 17, 2009.

g. Appointment of Water Engineer
Consideration of a motion to reappoint J. Scott Pidcock as the Township Water Engineer to serve at the pleasure of the Board and to compensate the Township Water Engineer for services rendered in accordance with the rate scheduled set forth in Mr. Pidcock's letter dated December 3, 2009.

h. Appointment of Sewer Engineer
Consideration of a motion to reappoint the engineering firm of Schreiter Engineering Associates as the Township Sewer Engineer to serve at the pleasure of the Board and to compensate the Township Sewer Engineer for services rendered in accordance with the fee schedule provided by Schreiter Engineering Associates effective January 1, 2007.

i. Appointment of Geotechnical Consultant
Consideration of a motion to appoint The Benham Companies LLC (formerly known as SAIC) as the Township Geotechnical Consultant to serve at the pleasure of the Board and to compensate the Township Geotechnical Consultant for services rendered in accordance with the fee schedule and related informatioin set forth in Kent Littlefield's letters dated September 4, 2008 and November 25, 2009.

j. Appointment of Auditor - Resolution No. 2010-07
Consideration of a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2010-07 appointing the accounting firm of Reinsel Kuntz Lesher, LLP to perform the 2009 annual financial audit.

k. Appointments/Reappointments to Boards and Commissions

i. Vacancy Board - Consideration of a motion to reappoint Richard M. Nelson to the Upper Saucon Township Vacancy Board for a one year term expiring on December 31, 2010.

ii. Police Pension Committee - Consideration of a motion to appoint Joseph Pochron, John E. Gilda, Jr., and Joseph M. Horvath to the Upper Saucon Township Police Pension Committee for the 2010 calendar year.

iii. Non-Uniformed Pension Committee - Consideration of a motion to appoint Lyne E. Miller, Thomas E. Young and Joseph M. Horvath to the Upper Saucon Township Non-Uniformed Pension Committee for the 2010 calendar year.

iv. Uniform Construction Code Board of Appeals - Consideration of a motion to appoint Keith Binkley to the Uniform Construction Code Board of Appeals for a one year term expiring on December 31, 2010.

v. Uniform Construction Code Board of Appeals - Consideration of a motion to reappoint Robert A. Bosak to the Uniform Construction Code Board of Appeals for a one year term expiring on December 31, 2010.

vi. Uniform Construction Code Board of Appeals - Consideration of a motion to reappoint David T. Howard to the Uniform Construction Code Board of Appeals for a one year term expiring on December 31, 2010.

vii. Environmental Advisory Council - Consideration of a motion to reappoint Thomas L. Gettings to the Upper Saucon Township Environmental Advisory Council for a three year term expiring on December 31, 2012.

viii. Environmental Advisory Council - Consideration of a motion to reappoint Peter O. Staffeld to the Upper Saucon Township Environmental Advisory Council for a three year term expiring on December 31, 2012.

ix. Designate Chairperson of Environmental Advisory Council - Consideration of a motion to designate Thomas L. Gettings as Chairperson of the Upper Saucon Township Environmental Advisory Council for the year 2010.

x. Zoning Hearing Board - Consideration of a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2010-14 reappointing James T. Rouland to the Upper Saucon Township Zoning Hearing Board for a 3 year term expiring on December 31, 2012.

xi. Resignation of Alfred Cancellieri from Zoning Hearing Board -
Consideration of a motion to accept the resignation of Alfred Cancellieri from the Zoning Hearing Board (Alternate) effective immediately.

xii. Planning Commission - Consideration of a motion to appoint Alfred Cancellieri to the Upper Saucon Township Planning Commission for a four year term expiring on December 31, 2013.

xiii. Municipal Authority/Sewage Treatment Authority - Consideration of a motion to appoint Steven Annunziato to the Municipal Authority and Sewage Treatment Authority for a five year term expiring on December 31, 2014.

xiv. Municipal Authority/Sewage Treatment Authority - Resignation of current member and appointment of new member

1. Consideration of a motion to accept the resignation of Aaron Attwood from the Municipal Authority and Sewage Treatment Authority effective immediately.

2. Consideration of a motion to appoint Joaquim "Jack" DeMatos to the Municipal Authority and Sewage Treatment Authority for a partial term expiring on December 31, 2010.

xv. Park & Recreation Commission - Consideration of a motion to reappoint David Pappentick to the Upper Saucon Township Park & Recreation Commission for a five year term expiring on December 31, 2014.

l. Establish 2010 Regular Meeting Schedule
Motion to approve the following regular meeting schedule for 2010:

Board of Supervisors
(All meetings will start at 6:00 PM)

Monday, January 4, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Monday, July 19, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010

*Note: Special meetings will be scheduled when needed

m. Committee Assignments
The Chairman announced the following committee assignments for the year 2010:

Planning and Zoning Committee
Miro Gutzmirtl, Chair
Stephen Wagner

Public Works and Transportation Committee
John Gilda, Chair
Joseph Horvath

Administration and Finance Committee
Joseph Horvath, Chair
John Gilda

Emergency Services Committee
Stephen Wagner, Chair
Miro Gutzmirtl

Recreation and Culture Committee
Stephen Wagner, Chair
Miro Gutzmirtl

Open Space / Environmental Advisory Council Liaison Committee
Joseph Horvath, Chair
Jack DeMatos

Appointments Review Committee
Miro Gutzmirtl, Chair
Stephen Wagner

n. Appointment of Voting Delegate to State Association's Annual Convention
Motion to appoint Miro Gutzmirtl as the Township's voting delegate to the State Association's annual convention.

9. MINUTES
a. Regular Meeting of December 7, 2009
b. Regular Meeting of December 21, 2009

10. COMMITTEE REPORTS - None

11. ORDINANCES - None

12. RESOLUTIONS
a. Police Pension Plan Contribution - Resolution No. 2010-08
Consideration of a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2010-08 setting the police pension plan contribution at 6% of the plan participant's compensation (W-2 wages) for the year 2010.

b. Non-Uniformed Pension Plan Contribution - Resolution No. 2010-09
Consideration of a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2010-09 setting the non-uniformed pension plan contribution at 5% of the plan participant's compensation (W-2 wages) for the year 2010.

c. Resolution No. 2010-10 - Consultant Review Fees To Be Paid By Developers In Connection With The Review And Approval Of Subdivisions And Land Developments
Consideration of a motion to adopt Resolution No. 2010-10 approving consultant review fees to be paid by developers in connection with the review and approval of land development plans and the inspection, review and approval of public improvements and common amenities contemplated by land development projects pursuant to the Municipalities Planning Code and the Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.

13. SUBDIVISIONS & LAND DEVELOPMENTS - None

14. MOTIONS
a. Employee Handbook
Consideration of a motion to adopt the Employee Handbook dated December 17, 2009 and to make the Handbook effective as of January 1, 2010.

15. BILLS, PAYROLL AND COMMISSIONS

• Prepaid Invoice List #01042009 dated 12/30/2009 $106,037.85

Consideration of a motion to authorize payment of the Prepaid Invoice List #01042009 dated 12/30/2009.

16. DIRECTION / DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Zoning Hearing Board Agenda - January 11, 2010

17. ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

18. COURTESY OF THE FLOOR

19. EXECUTIVE SESSION

20. ADJOURNMENT