PLEASE NOTE THE FIRST ANNUAL MEETING IS ON A MONDAY not on Tuesday

Meeting Agenda – January 3, 2022 – 7:00 PM
Borough Council Meeting
Meeting Facilitator: Mayor Shawn Raup-Konsavage
Call to Order
Nominate President
Nominate Vice President
Turn Meeting over to the President
I. APPOINTMENTS made by MOTIONS
Secretary/Treasurer – Brenda Strunk
Tax Collector – Deborah L Craig
Solicitor – Hartman Valeriano Magovern and Lutz
Engineer – McCarthy Engineering
Sewer Engineer – McCarthy Engineering
Water Engineer – Spotts Stevens and McCoy
Code Services – Kraft Code Services
Auditor – Brown Shultz Sheridan and Fritz
Shade Tree Commission – Luke Shultz – 12/31/2024
Zoning Hearing Board – James Gabel – 12/31/2024
II. Guests –
III. Mayor’s Report –
IV. Police Report –
V. Council Report –
VI. Secretary Report –
VII. Open issues
a) Generator for Well #4
b) Green Sand Filter System for Well #3
c) Advertising for Parks and Public Works Employee
d) Budget and 5 year spending plan
e) Create Building Committee
f) Replacing/Repairing Streets and Curbs
g) WBSA
h) Rental Inspection’s – cost?
i) Police Contract & Employee Manual
VIII. NEW BUSINESS
IX. MOTIONS
a) Motion by Council to salary Secretary/Treasurer Brenda Strunk at $22.25 per hour for
80 hours in a 2 week pay period for 54 weeks. This includes 2 additional weeks for
vacation pay.
b) Motion by Council to salary Chief Brian Thumm at $25.91 per hour for 80 hours in a
2 week pay period for 52 weeks which includes 28 paid days off for Holidays, vacation,
and personal days.
c)Minutes
d)Accounts Payable
e) Treasurer Report
f) Profit and Loss
g) to accept the proposal from Brown Shultz Sheridan and Fritz to complete the 2021
year ending audit at a cost not to exceed $10,450
h) to accept the proposal from Brown Shultz Sheridan and Fritz to complete the 2021
year ending tax collector audit at a cost not to exceed $3,520
X. EXECUTIVE SESSION
XI. ADJOURNMENT

Standing Agenda – Bernville Heritage & Cultural Society Committee Meeting

7 PM – Bernville Borough Hall

Bernville H&C meeting dates for 2022:

December 21, 2021 – February 15 – April 19 – June 21 – August 16 – October 18 – December 20

1 – Meeting Call to Order

2 – Roll Call of Attendees / Welcoming of Guests

3 – Review of Meeting Minutes from the Prior H & C Meeting

4 – Treasurer’s Report

5 – Discussion of Current and Future Projects

A – Status updates and action items/motions required on current projects  

B – Consideration/discussion of future project proposals

C – Open discussion on topics of importance

D – Required actions/motions not yet taken

6 – Concluding remarks by attendees

7 – Announcement of Next Meeting Date

8 – Call for Adjournment

BUREAU OF SAFE DRINKING WATER

Tier 1 Public Notice

PROBLEM CORRECTED

DEP requires all public water systems to issue a “problem corrected” notice within 24 hours after a Tier 1 violation or situation has been resolved and you have received permission from DEP.

Description of the Violation or Situation

Although the public should have seen your initial notice, there may be additional information you learned after the notice was issued. Therefore, you should describe the violation or situation again and discuss how the problem was solved.

Direct Delivery Requirements

Community water suppliers must provide within 24 hours, a Tier 1 public notice (PN) to each service connection using one or more of the following forms of direct delivery:• Hand delivery• Electronic mail• Automatic telephone dialing systems• Another form of direct delivery approved in writing by the Department

In addition to providing public notification to each service connection, water suppliers that also serve transient and nontransient service connections must provide an abbreviated notice using broadcast media.

Additional Requirements when using an Abbreviated Message

A water supplier that delivers an abbreviated notice (3930-FM-BSDW0197) must also provide the entire Tier 1 PN (mandatory 10 content elements and Spanish translation regarding the importance of the notice) in one of the following ways:• Posted on a website• Recorded on a dedicated telephone line• A method approved in writing by the Department

Noncommunity Delivery Requirements

Noncommunity water suppliers must use one of the following methods:• Posting in conspicuous locations• Hand delivery• Mail or direct delivery to each customer and service connection, when known

Mandatory Language

Use the mandatory statement provided in italics on the following template to encourage notice recipients to distribute the notice to others, where applicable.  You may not change this wording.

PN Certification

Send DEP a copy of each type of notice and the certification form (3930-FM-BSDW0076) to DEP within ten days after you issue the notices.

Template Form Field Instructions

When you place your cursor in the blank form fields in the following template, look at the bottom, left corner of your computer (just above the START button) for instructions on the information you should enter in that field.  For example, if you place your cursor over the first blank form field in the template, the instructions will read “Insert system name.”

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3930-FM-BSDW0188    Rev. 10/2015

DRINKING WATER PROBLEM CORRECTED

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER

ESTE INFORME CONTIENE INFORMACIÓN IMPORTANTE ACERCA DE SU AGUA POTABLE.  HAGA QUE ALGUIEN LO TRADUZCA PARA USTED, O HABLE CON ALGUIEN QUE LO ENTIENDA.

As a customer of Bernville Borough Water​,

you were notified on 11/8/2021​​ of a problem with our drinking water and were advised to

Boil your water​.

We are pleased to report that the problem has been corrected and that it is no longer necessary to Boil your water​

​.

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

If you have any other questions or concerns feel free to call 717-376-5615.

As always, you may contact:​Clair Horst​

​​

​​

​at 717-376-5615​

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

This notice is being sent to you by posting​.

PWS ID#: 3060085​​Date distributed: 11/11/2021​

3930-FM-BSDW0188    Rev. 10/2015​COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA​DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

BUREAU OF SAFE DRINKING WATER

Tier 1 Public Notice

PROBLEM CORRECTED

DEP requires all public water systems to issue a “problem corrected” notice within 24 hours after a Tier 1 violation or situation has been resolved and you have received permission from DEP.

Description of the Violation or Situation

Although the public should have seen your initial notice, there may be additional information you learned after the notice was issued. Therefore, you should describe the violation or situation again and discuss how the problem was solved.

Direct Delivery Requirements

Community water suppliers must provide within 24 hours, a Tier 1 public notice (PN) to each service connection using one or more of the following forms of direct delivery:• Hand delivery• Electronic mail• Automatic telephone dialing systems• Another form of direct delivery approved in writing by the Department

In addition to providing public notification to each service connection, water suppliers that also serve transient and nontransient service connections must provide an abbreviated notice using broadcast media.

Additional Requirements when using an Abbreviated Message

A water supplier that delivers an abbreviated notice (3930-FM-BSDW0197) must also provide the entire Tier 1 PN (mandatory 10 content elements and Spanish translation regarding the importance of the notice) in one of the following ways:• Posted on a website• Recorded on a dedicated telephone line• A method approved in writing by the Department

Noncommunity Delivery Requirements

Noncommunity water suppliers must use one of the following methods:• Posting in conspicuous locations• Hand delivery• Mail or direct delivery to each customer and service connection, when known

Mandatory Language

Use the mandatory statement provided in italics on the following template to encourage notice recipients to distribute the notice to others, where applicable.  You may not change this wording.

PN Certification

Send DEP a copy of each type of notice and the certification form (3930-FM-BSDW0076) to DEP within ten days after you issue the notices.

Template Form Field Instructions

When you place your cursor in the blank form fields in the following template, look at the bottom, left corner of your computer (just above the START button) for instructions on the information you should enter in that field.  For example, if you place your cursor over the first blank form field in the template, the instructions will read “Insert system name.”

– 1 –

3930-FM-BSDW0188    Rev. 10/2015

DRINKING WATER PROBLEM CORRECTED

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER

ESTE INFORME CONTIENE INFORMACIÓN IMPORTANTE ACERCA DE SU AGUA POTABLE.  HAGA QUE ALGUIEN LO TRADUZCA PARA USTED, O HABLE CON ALGUIEN QUE LO ENTIENDA.

As a customer of Bernville Borough Water​,

you were notified on 11/8/2021​​ of a problem with our drinking water and were advised to

Boil your water​.

We are pleased to report that the problem has been corrected and that it is no longer necessary to Boil your water​

​.

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

If you have any other questions or concerns feel free to call 717-376-5615.

As always, you may contact:​Clair Horst​

​​

​​

​at 717-376-5615​

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

This notice is being sent to you by posting​.

PWS ID#: 3060085​​Date distributed: 11/11/2021​

November 3, 2021 7:00 PM

Borough Council Meeting

Meeting Agenda

Meeting Facilitator: President Danny Strunk Call to order

I. Guests –

II. Mayor’s Report –

III. Police Report –

IV. Council Report – 2022 Budget

V. Secretary Report – Annual Contributions to Fire Co., Library, and Shade Tree Commission, Clay Park Flag 3’x5’, Water Meter installs, Shade Tree money that was collected by fines,

VI. Open issues

a) Generator for Well #4

b) Green Sand Filter System for Well #3

c) Advertising for Parks and Public Works Employee

d) Budget and 5 year spending plan

e) Create Building Committee

f) Replacing/Repairing Streets and Curbs

g) WBSA

h) Rental Inspection’s – cost? And updating Ordinance

i) Zoning Ordinance Updates

j) Police Contract & Employee Manual

VII. New business

a. EMC – Jim Moyer resignation as of 12/31/2021

b. Seth Fisher is recommended for the new EMC

c. Danny Strunk Sr. resignation as borough employee

d. Justin Kiebach resignation as borough employee

VIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION

IX. Adjournment