Cumberland-Franklin Joint
Municipal Authority
(February 13, 2014)
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Chairman Steve Oldt called the regular meeting of the Cumberland-Franklin Joint Municipal
Authority to order in the office of CFJMA at 6:00 p.m. He asked for a moment of silence and the
pledge to the flag followed.
Those present were:
George Bauserman
Attorney Jim Robinson
Jerome Kater
Charles Heckman
Dwain Koser
Tom Ginnick
Lisa Suders
Steve Oldt
The minutes from January 9, 2014 meeting were motioned for approval by Mr. Bauserman, and
seconded by Mr. Heckman. Motion carried.
There were no Public Comments.
There was no Correspondence.
Mr. Kater motioned the approval of the January 9, 2014 Treasure’s Report and Mr. Bauserman
supplied the second. Motion carried.
Under the Solicitor’s Report, Attorney Robinson presented the following:
1. He has not received a return phone call from Salzmann’s office in relation to the Fourth
Amendment to the Joint Agreement between the Cumberland-Franklin Joint Municipal
Authority & Borough of Shippensburg.
2. He has not received a return phone call from Forrest Myers in relation to the Water
Services Collection Act agreement that needed to be signed by the Shippensburg
Borough Authority president. He reinsured the board that, by law the Borough must
carry out our requests for water shut-off to our delinquent customers.
3. Southampton Franklin Township will not follow through with the condemning of
properties in their township in which CFJMA enforced the Water Service Collections Act.
Therefore he is working on putting something together for Dwain outlining why
Municipalities should be condemning properties without water and that CFJMA doesn’t
have the authority to do so.
Under Manager’s Report, Dwain presented the following:
1. He, Lisa & Steve met with F & M Trust in January. Dave Zimmerman from F & M Trust
asked questions and had reviewed minutes and past audits pertaining to CFJMA’s
financial stability. Steve questioned Mr. Zimmerman about the protection, known as
Act 72, of the required amount of $2 million in the Operating Account. Mr. Zimmerman
said he would check in to it and get back to us.
2. He presented the board with a situation with property owners Ben Jacoby (94 Airport
Road) & Jacqueline Jacoby (96 Airport Road- Ben’s mother). Ben has placed a modular
home at 94 Airport Road and needs to connect to the sewer. CFJMA rules require that
all structures are required to have separate laterals. However, the location of where
Ben needs to connect his lateral to do not allow room for the boring machine to be set
up and it’s also on a bad turn in the road and a large electric service line run in the way.
Ben is requesting to be granted permission to set a manhole over the sewer lateral of 96
Airport Road (property has been connected for years) which is now on his land after the
subdivision of his lot from his mother’s lot and run his lateral into the manhole along
with Her’s, and both properties will use the 4” lateral already connected to the sewer
main. There must be an agreement between the property owners and an easement for
the portion of the lateral belonging to 96 Airport Road that runs on the property of 94
Airport Road. Southampton Cumberland Township presented a letter to CFJMA
agreeing with this matter. Mr. Kater made a motion to approve the request from Ben
Jacoby and Mr. Heckman seconded it. Mr. Oldt, Mr. Kater & Mr. Heckman voted aye.
Mr. Ginnick & Mr. Bauserman abstained. Motion carried.
3. He brought up to the board that in 2005 Gary Meals 1122 Mainsville Road was notified
to connect to CFJMA sewer because of septic tank overflow issues. Mr. Meals had been
overlooked originally to be connected to sewer. At that time the sewer fee was
$1500.00. Mr. Meals had been charged a $750.00 permit fee and permitted to make
payments.
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Someone called into the office to report that at 1128 Mainsville Road (property in front
of Mr. Meals) there was an apartment above a garage that is connected to the lateral of
the said property. Dwain met with Henry Henson, owner of 1128 & 1128A (Apt)
Mainsville Road to inform him that a permit fee is due and owing to CFJMA. Mr. Henson
said he remembered that Mr. Meals was charged $750.00 for a permit and allowed to
make payments and he was requesting the same. Dwain informed Mr. Henson that the
present permit fee is $4,500. Dwain figures he has been connected since sometime in
2008 and at that time the permit fees was $3,500. Mr. Kater motioned to charge Mr.
Henson $3,500 for the permit, with a 1-year payment plan. Mr. Ginnick seconded the
motion. Motion carried.
There was no Old Business.
Under New Business, Mr. Oldt asked Dwain to invite the new Borough Manager, Lance Hoover,
to our next meeting. Mr. Ginnick said he had a meeting planned with Mr. Hoover and would
pass the invite along.
Motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:33 p.m. was made by Mr. Heckman and seconded by Mr.
Bauserman. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
Charles Heckman, Assist. Secretary