Salem Township

The agenda for this Planning Commission meeting included New Business items such as reviewing and taking action on the Ross & Steel Lot Line Revision Plan, the Penn Home & Farm Plan of Lots 2, and the Donald Jones Subdivision Plan. Old Business items included discussing the Jeffrey L. Demary Lot Line Revision Plan, the Tresco Lot Consolidation Plan, the Dunlap & Dunlap Lot Line Revision Plan, and the Schlemmer Land Development Project concerning the construction of a wedding venue facility. The sewage item was also listed on the agenda.

The agenda for the Salem Township Board of Supervisors meeting included administrative matters such as approving minutes from previous meetings (December 17, 2025, and the January 5, 2026 reorganizational meeting) and motions to approve expenditures totaling $202,821.61 across various funds. Key actions involved approving the 2026 Recreation Board meeting schedule, renewing the retainer for Regola Consulting, LLC, and approving a significant reduction in the Irrevocable Letter of Credit for Salem Ridge development. The Board also addressed a disabled veteran's real estate tax exemption, established sewage rental rates for 2026, and approved entering a grant agreement for the Seanor Farm Park-Phase 3 Ballfield Project. Further items included approving solicitor engagement, accepting traffic signal permit plans for a Route 22 upgrade, authorizing an emergency declaration for traffic signal pole repairs following an accident, and approving agreements for related traffic signal repairs. The agenda also listed motions for fund transfers, increasing a credit card spending limit, discussing staff training, approving disbursements to volunteer fire departments, and advertising for an Assistant Secretary-Treasurer vacancy.

The meeting commenced with organizational items, including motions to nominate a Planning Commission Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary. New business involved the review, acceptance, discussion, and recommendation phase for several applications: the Dunlap & Dunlap Lot Line Revision (involving parcel number consolidation), the Penn Home & Farm Plan of Lots and Patricia Kilpatrick (involving lot additions to existing tax parcels), and the Schlemmer Land Development Project, which entails constructing a wedding venue facility. Old business focused on the Tresco Lot Consolidation Plan, where the board discussed the consolidation of multiple tax parcels and prepared to make a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. The approval of the minutes from the previous meeting of December 3, 2025, was also on the agenda.

The primary focus of this organizational meeting was the appointment of various township officials and setting administrative policies for the upcoming year beginning January 1, 2026. Key actions included motions to appoint the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary Treasurer, Roadmasters (full-time and part-time), Solicitor, Engineer, sewage enforcement officers, and Tax Collectors for 2026, including specific compensation rates for tax collection duties. Appointments and reaffirmations were also made for positions on the Planning Commission, UCC Appeals Board, and Recreation Board. Administrative actions involved designating primary and secondary advertising sources for legal notices, approving the regular meeting schedule for Supervisors and the Planning Commission for 2026, setting the mileage reimbursement rate, approving resolutions regarding third-party inspection agencies and sewage disposal system fees, and renewing membership in the Indiana-Westmoreland Council of Governments. A motion to accept a resignation from the Planning Commission was also on the agenda.

The agenda for this reorganization meeting focuses on establishing administrative and compensation policies for the Roadmasters for 2026. Key discussions include motions to appoint a Chairperson and Secretary for the Board of Auditors. Further items address setting the hourly wage rates for Full-Time and Part-Time Roadmasters, establishing policies for overtime compensation, vacation days (including carry-over and payout), and sick days (including accumulation limits). The board planned to establish a list of paid holidays and funeral leave provisions for the Full-Time Roadmaster, authorize continued participation in current pension and insurance plans, set a boot allowance payment, and determine the 2026 mileage reimbursement rate. The meeting concluded with a motion to approve Resolution No. 01-2026 confirming Roadmaster compensation and scheduling the next meeting for January 21, 2026, for the purpose of approving the minutes of this meeting.