At the March 3 Moore Township Board of Supervisors meeting, borough Manager Nicholas Steiner reported the township is seeking a public works director.

The last public works director was former supervisor chair David Taschner. Following the 2017 election, the supervisors passed a new rule forbidding a township supervisor from holding a full-time position with the township. The public works position has been unfilled since 2018, with other members of the public works crew handling the additional duties.

Steiner plans to advertise locally for the position. He said the position is an extraordinarily important role for the township due to numerous road repairs and other duties.

Officer Thomas Roberts gave the February police report. There were 325 incidents that resulted in two arrests - one for theft and a second for possession of methamphetamines.

Jason Harhart provided the fire department report. There were 29 fire calls, including 10 fires. Ambulance crews responded to 80 calls for assistance.

Steiner reported he met with Greater Bath Area Chamber of Commerce representatives to establish a relationship wherein the Chamber would assist with events in the township, including Community Days.

Steiner also reminded everyone the 2020 census postcards will arrive at residents’ homes sometime this month. He stressed the importance of all residents complying with the census count.

Moore Township Land and Environmental Protection Board plans to preserve about 90 more acres in the township’s open space preservation program.

Also, the planned installation of fencing at Schiavone Park created controversy when John Becker, the planning commission chair, questioned the jurisdiction regarding the fence installation. Becker maintained the recreation committee, not the LEPB, has jurisdiction over the park.

The recreation committee asked for an informational workshop meeting with supervisors to review the committee’s permitted activities as well as future plans to improve the township’s recreational parks and offerings.

Supervisor Richard K. Gable informed the recreation committee of residents’ requests to put up the swing sets early because of the mild winter.

Steiner suggested the township’s ordinances be codified at a cost of about $15,000. He requested an opinion from David Backenstoe, solicitor, about codification.

Codification is simply defined as the action or process of arranging laws or rules according to a system or plan. Most municipalities have their ordinances codified and online for easy access.

“Codifying ordinances is worth its weight in gold for ease of access to ordinances, efficiency when an ordinance needs to be researched and in legal matters,” Backenstoe said.

Bids from companies who do codifying work will have to be advertised to move forward.

Two resolutions were adopted, including a signature authority designating the board of supervisors and Steiner as official signers of documents and a resolution removing Northampton County as the delinquent real estate tax collector. Two ordinances were passed - one to appoint Portnoff Company to be the township’s delinquent tax collector and the other to approve the NIXLE agreement.

NIXLE is an alert system for residents to receive timely information about impending dangerous weather conditions, school closures and other important communications to residents.

In other business, the board of supervisors awarded five farm leases, which were bid on by several interested parties.

Jesse Longley was appointed to the historical commission.

Lois Kerbacher, of the Moore Township Community Days committee, announced there are plans to hold a designer purse bingo April 19 at Klecknersville Rangers Volunteer Fire Company, 2718 Mountain View Drive.

The next Moore Township Board of Supervisors meeting is April 7 in the township municipal building, 2491 Community Drive.