Salisbury Township Commissioner Alex Karol was sworn in to represent Ward 2 at the Jan. 5 township reorganization meeting.

Karol was elected in the Nov. 4 General Election. District Judge Kyle B. Miller, District 31-1-08, administered the oath of office.

At the reorganization meeting, Board of Commissioners President Debra J. Brinton was reelected president by a 4-0 vote by her peers. Karol nominated Brinton, seconded by Commissioner Heather Lipkin.

Lipkin was elected as board of commissioners vice president by a 4-0 vote. Lipkin was nominated by Commissioner Alok Patnaik, seconded by Karol.

Patnaik was elected President Pro Tempore by a 4-0 vote. Patnaik was nominated by Brinton, seconded by Lipkin.

A commissioner to represent Ward 4 is to be appointed. Rodney Conn, who represented Ward 4, did not seek reelection. It is believed two applicants to represent Ward 4 were interviewed during an executive session 6 p.m. Jan. 8 before the regular 7 p.m. meeting. An appointment could be made at the next commissioners meeting, 7 p.m. Jan. 22.

Appointments made by resolution by 4-0 votes at the Jan. 5 meeting include:

Salisbury Township Manager Cathy Gorman, township secretary

Shemaine Wilson, assistant township secretary

Tamara Smarch, township treasurer

Tammy Hensinger, assistant township treasurer

Gross McGinley, LLP, township solicitor

Masano-Bradley, township conflict solicitor

Keystone Consulting Engineers, township engineer

Hanover Engineering Associates, township alternate engineer

Scott Beiber, Lehigh Soils and Wetlands, sewage enforcement officer (SEOs); Alternate SEOs: Ian Farrell, Lehigh Soils and Wetlands and Chris Tayloe, Luke Eggert, Jacob Schray, Hanover Engineering

Barry Isett & Associates, Building Code Official; Michele Lopez Gudino and Kerry Rabold, Alternates

Kyle Watson, fire marshal

Kerry Rabold, flood plain administrator

Kerry Rabold, community development director

Appointments made by motion and a 4-0 vote were:

Jessica Klocek, planning commission, nominated by Karol, seconded by Lipkin

Richard Hassick, planning commission, nominated by Lipkin, seconded by Karol

A Ward 4 representative is to be nominated upon appointment of a Ward 4 commissioner

Mark Waverka, zoning hearing board, nominated by Lipkin, seconded by Karol

Michael Taylor, civil service commission, nominated by Patnaik, seconded by Lipkin

A Ward 4 representative to the civil service commission is to be nominated upon appointment of a Ward 4 commissioner.

A Ward 3 representative to the vacancy board is open.

Joshua Buckallew, environmental advisory council, nominated by Lipkin, seconded by Karol.

Maria Rodale, environmental advisory council, nominated by Karol, seconded by Lipkin.

A Ward 1 representative to the building code board of appeals is open.

A Ward 4 representative to the recreation advisory committee is to be nominated upon appointment of a Ward 4 commissioner.

A Ward 2 representative to the recreation advisory committee is vacant.

Before the Jan. 8 meeting, two public hearings were held after which commissioners voted 4-0 to approve:

- Vacating a portion of East Trout Road between Gilmore Street and South Halstead and vacating a portion of an unnamed right of way behind 1801 Broadway.

- An ordinance to designate sections of Vortman Avenue, Salisbury Road, Ash Street and Vermont Avenue as parking prohibited on one side from every November to March.

- An ordinance establishing a township sewer lateral inspection and repair program.

January Salisbury Township Municipal meetings in the meeting room of the municipal building, 2900 S. Pike Ave., include: 7 p.m. Jan. 14, zoning hearing board; 7 p.m. Jan. 22, board of commissioners and 7 p.m. Jan. 28, planning commission.