January 2026 Reorganization/Monthly Voting Meeting
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The Elizabeth Township Board of Commissioners will hold their Reorganization/Monthly Voting Meeting on Monday, January 5th, 2026, at 7:30pm at the Elizabeth Township Municipal Building.
*UPDATED 1/5/26 AND 4:30PM WITH GENERAL FUND BILL WARRANT AMOUNT
AGENDA:
Elizabeth Township
Board of Commissioners
Monday, January 5, 2026, 7:30 PM
Reorganization Meeting and Commissioner’s Meeting Agenda
Call to Order
Pledge of Allegiance & Moment of Silence
***Swearing-In of Newly Elected Commissioners – Honorable Beth Mills***
Roll Call
Executive Session Acknowledgement:
January 5, 2026, at 6:00 pm
Reorganization Nominations
a. Nomination and vote for President of the Board of Commissioners.
b. Nomination and vote for the Vice-President of the Board of Commissioners.
Appointment of Township Professional Services
a. Motion to appoint the firm Racunas Law Group, LLC, as Township Solicitor.
b. Motion to appoint the firm PDDM Consulting Services as Townships General Engineer.
c. Motion to appoint the firm Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc., as Township Sanitary Engineer.
d. Upon the recommendation of the Zoning Hearing Board, Motion to appoint the firm Weisel, Xides & Foerster, LLP, as Zoning Hearing Board Solicitor.
e. Motion to appoint the firm Racunas Law Group, LLC, as the Solicitor to the Planning Commission.
f. Motion to appoint the firm National Code Inspection Agency, LLC, as the Township Electrical, Mechanical, Accessibility, Fuel Gas and Energy Plan Reviewers and Inspectors.
g. Motion to appoint the firm Keystone Collections Group as the Tax Collector for Earned Income Tax and Local Services Tax.
h. Motion to appoint MBM Collections and MBM Law Group as the Tax Collector for Delinquent Real Estate Tax Collections.
i. Motion to appoint the firm Legal Tax Service as the Collector for current and delinquent sewage fees.
j. Motion to appoint the Mon-Valley Independent as the Official Township Newspaper.
k. Motion to appoint Northwest Bank as the Township Repository.
l. Motion to appoint Turnley, Robertson, and Associates, LLC, as the Township Auditor.
Appointments to Various Boards and Township Positions
a. Motion to appoint Tammy Firda as the Township Secretary.
b. Motion to appoint Mary Walos as the Township Treasurer.
c. Motion to appoint Tara Kite to the Elizabeth Township Planning Commission for the term beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2029.
d. Motion to appoint Commissioner Chris Evans to the Southeast Regional Emergency Medical Services Board of Directors.
e. Motion to appoint Dennis Kampas to the Elizabeth Township Vacancy Board for a two-year term from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027.
f. Motion to appoint Commissioner James Benedek as President Pro Tempore of the Board of Commissioners for a two-year term from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2027.
g. Motion to appoint Damien Michaels as Emergency Management Coordinator.
h. Motion to appoint William Greenawald, John Walter Jr., James Chabalie, and Chief of Police Ken Honick as Emergency Management Deputy Coordinators.
Appointments to the South Hills Area Council of Governments
a. Motion to appoint Commissioner Kyle Walk to the SHACOG Board of Directors Administrative Committee representing Elizabeth Township.
b. Motion to appoint Manager Tammy Firda as an alternate to the SHACOG Board of Directors Administrative Committee representing Elizabeth Township.
Other
a. Motion to establish the 2026 monthly voting meeting time of the Elizabeth Township Board of Commissioners at 7:00 pm on the first Monday of each month at 522 Rock Run Rd., Elizabeth, PA 15037, unless advertised otherwise.
b. Motion to establish the 2026 monthly workshop meeting time of the Elizabeth Township Board of Commissioners at 7:00 pm on the third Monday of each month at 522 Rock Run Rd., Elizabeth, PA 15037, unless advertised otherwise.
c. Motion to establish holidays for non-unionized employees as the same holidays listed in the current Non-Uniform Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Department Reports:
Code Enforcement
Engineer
Police
Public Works
Sanitary-Veolia Water
Solicitor
Township Manager
Presentation: None
Public Comment: See Sign-Up Sheet
Discussion: None
Resolutions (Roll Call): None
Ordinances (Roll Call): None
Items for Consideration
Non-Expenditure Items (Consent Votes):
1. Motion to approve the Commissioners’ Meeting minutes dated December 1, 2025.
2. Motion to approve the Commissioners’ Special Meeting minutes dated December 22, 2025.
Expenditure Items (Roll Call Votes):
3. Motion to approve the Township Bill Warrant dated January 5, 2026, in the amount of $610,605.72.
4. Motion to approve the Sanitary Bill Warrant dated January 5, 2026, in the amount of $245,984.58.
5. Motion to establish the coverage amount of the Treasurer’s Bond for 2026 through 2027 at $2,000,000.00.
6. Motion to send Tom Methven to the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors 2026 Educational Conference at a cost not to exceed $1,200.00.
7. Motion to ratify the exoneration of the Tax Collector of delinquent real estate taxes retroactive to December 31, 2025.
8. Motion to promote employee 1070 to a Class C Patrolman effective January 3, 2026, in accordance with the current Police Collective Bargaining Agreement.
9. Motion to ratify the vote from December 23, 2025, to approve sending Commissioner Musisko to the 2026 Allegheny League of Municipalities Spring Education Conference at a cost not to exceed $1,000.00.
10. Motion to ratify the vote from December 29, 2025, to approve Change Order No. 1 from PDDM Consulting Services in the amount of $6,100.00 for clevis hangers for work at the Municipal Building related to the 2023 LSA Grant Project.
11. Motion to approve the retainer agreement between Elizabeth Township and Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc., in the amount of $1,200.00 per month for engineering services.
12. Motion to approve a raise for Employee 1079, retroactive to January 1st, 2026, as recommended by the personnel committee.
13. Motion to approve a raise for Employee 1031, retroactive to January 1st, 2026, as recommended by the personnel committee.
14. Motion to approve a raise for Employee 1041, retroactive to January 1st, 2026, as recommended by the personnel committee.
15. Motion to approve a raise for Employee 1030, retroactive to January 1st, 2026, as recommended by the personnel committee.
16. Motion to approve a raise for Employee 1089, retroactive to January 1st, 2026, as recommended by the personnel committee.
17. Motion to approve a raise for Employee 1088, retroactive to January 1st, 2026, as recommended by the personnel committee.
Adjournment
Due to our accounting system currently going through an update process, we will be posting our general fund bill warrant for December 2025 at a later date. We appreciate your patience as we go through this upgrade. Thank you!