Special Meeting
Executive session held 5:44 PM - 5:54 PM — Personnel and litigation matters; contents of Settlement Agreement and General Release with Carolyn Nye
Summary
The Halifax Township Board of Supervisors held a Special Meeting on January 21, 2011, called to order at 5:30 PM and adjourned just 25 minutes later at 5:55 PM. Chairman Kenneth Bechtel, Ken Hoover, and Gary Shultz were present; Linda Stopfel and Carol Eppley were absent. The meeting was called for a single urgent purpose: filling the Secretary/Treasurer vacancy left by the abrupt resignation of Shanemarie Ferguson, who had departed on January 14 despite previously agreeing to stay on.
- Secretary/Treasurer vacancy background: Shanemarie Ferguson notified the township on January 11 that her last day would be January 14 — reversing a prior commitment discussed at the January 10 public meeting — leaving the township out of compliance with the Second Class Township Code for the Treasurer position.
- Bruce Warshawsky appointed Assistant Secretary (3-0): Solicitor Warshawsky was appointed Assistant Secretary so the township could conduct legal business while the Secretary/Treasurer seat remained vacant. Moved by Gary Shultz, seconded by Ken Hoover.
- Carolyn Nye appointed Secretary/Treasurer (3-0): The board voted to hire Carolyn Nye for the remainder of 2011 at a salary to be negotiated, contingent on her executing a Settlement Agreement and General Release and withdrawing a pending complaint before the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. Moved by Gary Shultz, seconded by Ken Hoover.
- Executive session held (5:44–5:54 PM): The board went into closed session to discuss the details of the proposed Settlement Agreement and General Release with Nye, who was present at the meeting.
- Settlement negotiation authority granted (3-0): The board authorized Gary Shultz to negotiate compensation terms with Nye, Solicitor Warshawsky to negotiate legal terms, and Chairman Kenneth Bechtel to counter-execute the final agreement once Nye signed. Nye could not assume the Secretary/Treasurer role until the agreement was fully executed. Moved by Ken Hoover, seconded by Gary Shultz.
Who was there
Kenneth Bechtel (Chairman) · Ken Hoover (Supervisor) · Gary Shultz (Supervisor) · Bruce Warshawsky (Solicitor)
Meeting business
Appointment of Assistant Secretary
Due to the vacancy in the Secretary/Treasurer position as of January 14, 2011, Chairman Bechtel stated an Assistant Secretary was needed for the Special Meeting. Supervisor Shultz moved to appoint Bruce J. Warshawsky, Esquire as Assistant Secretary, seconded by Supervisor Hoover; the motion carried 3-0.
Business at Hand
Solicitor Warshawsky explained that former Secretary/Treasurer Shanemarie Ferguson resigned effective January 14, 2011. The Board had voted in a January 12 Executive Session to employ Carolyn Nye as Secretary/Treasurer for the remainder of 2011 at a salary to be negotiated, contingent upon execution of a Settlement Agreement and her withdrawal of a claim before the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. Supervisor Shultz moved for the appointment, seconded by Supervisor Hoover; the motion carried 3-0.
After a brief Executive Session, the Board authorized Supervisor Shultz to negotiate the compensation component with Carolyn Nye, Solicitor Warshawsky to negotiate the legal terms of the Settlement Agreement and General Release, and Chairman Bechtel to counter-execute the document upon Nye's signing. Supervisor Hoover moved, seconded by Supervisor Shultz; the motion carried 3-0. Nye could not assume the Secretary/Treasurer position until the agreement was fully executed.
Adjournment
Supervisor Shultz moved to adjourn the Special Meeting at 5:55 p.m., seconded by Supervisor Hoover; the motion carried 3-0.
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