July 12, 2005

The meeting of the Supervisors of Franklin Township, held in the Township 
office, was called to order by Vice Chairman C. Jarrett Miller at 2000 hours with 
the Pledge of Allegiance.  Present were Miller, Supervisor David Henderson and 
visitor Gary Truitt.  Chairman John Sachar and Secretary/Treasurer Bonnie 
Bernhardt were on vacation.

VISITORS/PUBLIC COMMENT
Gary Truitt had no comments.

MINUTES
Henderson moved to approve the minutes of 6/30/05 as presented.  Miller 
seconded.  Carried.

REPORTS
Roadmaster, Agility, CDL Driving Hours, Anti-Skid Building, Equipment 
Repairs, Grader-Sharing Agreement – nothing.

Falls Road Bridge #1 – The engineer has requested final approval from 
PennDOT of the bridge construction documents, which is expected within two 
weeks.  Motion was made by Henderson to authorize Township Engineer Mark 
Corey to proceed and to advertise for bids and to set a special meeting date for 
opening bids.  Seconded by Miller.  Carried.

Dirt and Gravel Roads Program Grant Application – Henderson moved to 
apply to the Dirt and Gravel Road Program for funding for ditch stabilization and 
erosion repair on Silverthorn Road south of Crane in the amount of 
approximately $11,225 with an in-kind Township contribution of $12,244.  These 
numbers are subject to last minute revisions.  Some quotes are yet to be 
received.  Seconded by Miller.  Carried.  Construction would be in 2006.

Replacement of Large Cross Pipe on Francis Rd East of Brooks – 
Henderson presented an estimate for replacement of the 89” by 69” plate arch 
pipe with three parallel plastic pipes 140 ft long; 60”x140’, 48”x140’, 24”x140’.  
The estimated cost is $75,898.  Henderson moved to seek a grant for 
replacement in 2006 of this failed arch pipe.  Seconded by Miller.  Carried.

FINANCIAL AND TAXES
Bills – Henderson moved to approve the bill list for payment totaling $9,818.02 
general fund; $8,386.48 state fund; $2,820.90 special funds.  Miller seconded.  
Carried.

Payroll – Henderson moved to approve payroll #14-05 as presented.  Miller 
seconded.  Carried.

Procurement Cards/PLGIT - Henderson moved to approve signing the BMO 
PLGIT P-Card Contract as presented.  Miller seconded.  Carried.

EMS Tax, Benefits Credit – nothing.

Clean and Green Reassessment, EMS Tax, Employee Benefits - nothing 

PLANNING, ZONING, RECREATION, SAFETY, SANITATION/RECYCLING, 
HEALTH AND THE COMMON GOOD
Nothing on P.C. Minutes, Industrial Park/KOZ, Storage Trailers, History Grant, 
SFTF, Ordinance Compliance, Recycling, Shooting Range, Watershed or Junk at 
Swanson Property.

SOLICITOR
Nothing on Vittorio Judgments.

OLD BUSINESS
Internet Survey/Verizon Proposal – A e-mail letter was read from Verizon 
stating that they would be ready about mid-August to announce the program and 
provide signup information to customers and the Township should wait until then.  
The Supervisors agreed.

PA One Call – nothing.

NEW BUSINESS
Cougar Mountain Accounting Software – A software assurance program has 
been instituted by Cougar Mountain.  Instead of paying $850 or more for each of 
three upgrades, the Township would pay $1,307 for the first two upgrades and 
approximately $600 for the third upgrade.  Henderson moved to sign the 
Software Assurance agreement and to make a part of the agreement the costs 
quoted in the e-mail.  Miller seconded.  Carried.

Kevin Raines Resignation from NIDMA and Vacancy Appointment – Kevin 
Raines has sold his property and will be moving.  The Supervisors read his two 
letters.  Henderson moved to accept his resignation with regret and to direct the 
Secretary to send a thank you letter and to appoint Peter Barry, the alternate 
member, to the permanent position on the NIDMA Board of Directors.  Seconded 
by Miller.  Carried.

CORRESPONDENCE
Roadmaster Roundtable Training Session in Crawford County – Henderson 
noted that he would like to attend this training session.  Henderson move to allow 
the Roadmaster to attend the training session.  Miller seconded.  Carried.

ADJOURN
There being no other business and no objection, Miller called the meeting 
adjourned at 2022 hours.

David G. Henderson, Assistant Secretary