PSATS PAST PRESIDENTS PSATS PAST PRESIDENTS

Philip H. Dewey*.......................................................... Tioga County ’21-22

Milford Pletcher* ........................................................ Centre County ’23-24

Walter Linn*...................................................... Montgomery County ’25-27

R.S. Blackwood* ......................................................... Beaver County ’28-32

J.G. Bagshaw* ............................................................... Blair County ’33-37

E.F. Bracken* ............................................................ Chester County ’38-40

John F. Weaver* .................................................... Lancaster County ’40-42

James B. Heilbrun* .................................................. Indiana County ’43-44

George Good* Northampton County ’45-46

George V. Potts* ....................................................... McKean County ’47-48

Hayes McCreary* ........................................................... Erie County ’49-50

Michael Merman* ...................................................... Carbon County ’51-52

George V. Potts* ...................................................... McKean County ’53-54

Harry Burrows* Erie County ’55-56

Warren H. Roberts* .................................................... Greene County ’57-58

Ralph D. Lindsey* ................................................Allegheny County ’59-60

Bruce Henry* ........................................................ Lycoming County ’61-62

Dale Corbin* ............................................................ Jefferson County ’63-64

Russell H. Place* Montgomery County ’65-66

Richard G. Kohl* .....................................................Dauphin County ’67-68

Herman D. Weaver* ................................................ Cambria County ’69-70

Edwin Hill ................................................................ Chester County ’71-72

Clark Rinehimer* ..................................................... Luzerne County ’73-74

John H. Auman* Centre County ’75-76

Paul J. Martin* .................................................................Erie County ’77-78

John M. Drake* ............................................................ Blair County ’79-80

Galen K. Heckman* ................................................ Franklin County ’81-82

Mervin W. Adams* ................................................ Dauphin County ’83-84

Vincent Charpentier* .................................................. Bucks County ’85-86

N. Edward Suder* ................................................... Somerset County ’87-88

Edward J. Dymek* .................................................... Chester County ’89-90

Jack Walter* Bradford County ’91-92

John G. Brown III* ........................................................ York County ’93-94

Mary Jo Brown* ................................................. Washington County ’95-96

Gerald J. Borovick ...................................................... Clarion County ’97-98

Russell S. Nickel......................................................... Mercer County ’99-00

Dr. Richard Derstine* Bucks County ’01-02

Edward C. Goodhart III........................................ Lancaster County ’02-03

Donna Mindek ............................................................... Erie County ’04-06

Dick Hadley* ...............................................................Butler County ’06-08

Kenneth L. Grimes*...................................................... Berks County ’08-10 continued on next page ‰

John A. Haiko ............................................................ Chester County ’10-12

Lester O. Houck...................................................... Lancaster County ’12-14

Tim Horner* .............................................................. Clinton County ’14-16

Shirl Barnhart ............................................................. Greene County ’16-18

William B. Hawk* ........................................................ Dauphin County ’18

Shirl Barnhart ............................................................. Greene County ’19-20

Marvin Meteer ............................................................ Bradford County ‘20-22

* Deceased

Sergeants At Arms

Lori Books, North Lebanon Township, Lebanon County

Marcy Mancini, Limerick Township, Montgomery County

Barry Milliken, Tuscarora Township, Juniata County

Frank Polidora, Butler Township, Luzerne County

Lindy Platz, Girard Township, Erie County

Jeff Shaffer, Smithfield Township, Huntingdon County

Jeff Sholtis, Morgan Township, Greene County

Anna Swailes, Metal Township, Franklin County

Table Of Contents

Check out these other useful publications

In addition to this program book, be sure to check out the Conference Guide and the Schedule-at-a-Glance, which will be in your Welcome Packet. Extra copies of the schedule are also available at the Conference Information Desk and the Conference Office, both in the Chocolate Lobby.

Keep in mind, if you need to find a spot for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, we’ve put together a list of area restaurants that are providing discounts to our delegates. This list is in the Confernce Guide.

Conference Agenda

Name Badge Needed for Admission to All Sessions

All attendees must display their 2023 PSATS Conference name badge for admission to all conference events.

You must also have this badge to get into the exhibit hall, general sessions, workshops, member lounge, receptions, and any paid events for which you registered. Exhibit hall entrances will be monitored.

There will be a $50 charge to replace a name badge. Go to the Conference Office to purchase a replacement.

General Sessions

Everyone is welcome to attend the general sessions Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings in the Chocolate Ballroom. You must have a conference name badge to get into the general sessions.

PSATS Information Desk

PSATS will have an information desk open in the Chocolate Lobby to answer your questions, including any you might have about the mobile conference app, and provide maps of the area, diagrams of the Lodge, and a lost and found. The information desk will be open at the following times:

• Sunday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• Monday: 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

• Tuesday: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Wednesday: 8 a.m. to noon

Hershey Lodge Safety & Security

If a fire/smoke alarm activates, the Lodge’s safety/security department will respond to the area and silence the alarm if there is no emergency. If there is a fire, the alarms will continue to sound and guests will need to evacuate. All areas have sprinkler systems.

Emergency evacuation procedure — As you visit each level of the Hershey Lodge for workshops and other events, please note the exits nearest your location. In the case of an evacuation, follow the directions provided by Hershey Lodge security staff at that time.

Hershey Lodge security staff are on duty 24/7 and may be reached through the switchboard by dialing 0. In an extreme emergency, dial 911.

Additional safety information can be found on the bright orange flyer in your welcome tote.

Play SCANTrivia

If you’ve got a smartphone, you’ve got game! Play this interactive digital game to compete for thousands in gift cards and prizes. Scan the QR codes on the game board across from the PSATS Information

GENERAL INFORMATION BACK AGAIN!

Desk in the Chocolate Lobby, as well as codes at some exhibitor booths and scattered around the Lodge. Answer trivia questions about PSATS, townships, and Pennsylvania correctly to rack up points. You have to play to win!

Attendance & Expense Reimbursement

Section 1402(d) of the Township Code provides that the board of supervisors may designate one or more of the following officials to attend the annual conference: the supervisors, the township secretary, the township treasurer, and/ or the township manager. In addition, Section 607(4) authorizes the board of supervisors to send any other township employee, including township solicitors and engineers, to the annual conference.

Section 1402 of the Township Code states that each delegate may be reimbursed from the township’s general fund for the following expenses: registration fee, round-trip mileage or round-trip transportation expenses, and any other expenses that the board of supervisors has agreed to pay.

Every delegate attending the annual conference must submit to their board an itemized account of all allowable expenses incurred at the conference.

Delegates may not receive reimbursement for expenses for more than four days, including the time spent traveling to and from the conference.

The Second Class Township Code authorizes townships to compensate township employees, including supervisors who are employed by the township, either full- or part-time, at their regular hourly rate while attending the annual conference.

Also, townships may compensate supervisors who are not employed by the township to receive full or partial reimbursement for lost wages while attending the conference. The board of supervisors must establish a policy to authorize this reimbursement.

Please note that township officials attending the conference may not claim mileage reimbursement unless they actually drove a vehicle to and from the conference. The Internal Revenue Service’s current allowable mileage rate is 65.5 cents per mile. If the board sets a mileage rate above this figure, the difference is considered additional income and must be reported on each employee’s income tax form. Supervisors must set the per-mile reimbursement rate by resolution at a public meeting.

To support your reimbursement requests, the State Association recommends that you document your actual expenses at the conference and keep copies of receipts from hotel accommodations, meals, transportation, and other allowable expenses.

The official conference certificate of attendance and expense form will be distributed after the Wednesday morning general session.

Exhibits

Please be sure to visit the indoor and outdoor exhibit areas. The outdoor exhibits are located in front of the Lodge, directly outside the Great American Hall Lobby. A list of the conference exhibitors begins on page 92. Exhibit hours are:

• Sunday: 1 to 5 p.m. and 6:30-8 p.m.

• Monday: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• Tuesday: 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

County Association Exhibit

Please be sure to visit the Fayette County Association’s exhibit in the Chocolate Lobby during the conference and learn more about what this region has to offer its residents and visitors.

If your county association is interested in exhibiting at a future conference, please notify PSATS as soon as possible.

County Association Prizes

Winners of any county association booth prize drawings will be listed at the county association’s exhibit and on the bulletin board near the PSATS Information Desk in the Chocolate Lobby. Attendees should check both places before the end of the conference on Wednesday to see if they have won a prize. Many of the county associations also generously donate gift baskets to be given as door prizes during the morning general sessions. You must be present to win the general session prizes.

Donuts with Dave

Meet informally with PSATS Executive Director David Sanko and enjoy free coffee and donuts while networking with other members on Monday and Wednesday mornings at 7:30 in Cocoa Suite 1 & Cocoa Terrace.

Breakfast Mixer with the Exhibitors

Two days of donuts!

Be sure to stop in the exhibit hall Monday and Tuesday mornings for a continental Breakfast with the Exhibitors at 7:30 a.m. This mixer gives delegates the chance to mingle with conference vendors and agency representatives at the start of the regular exhibit hall hours.

Exhibitor Prize Drawings

PSATS will post the names of exhibitor prize drawing winners on a bulletin board near the PSATS Information Desk in the Chocolate Lobby by 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 25. Delegates should check this board to see if they have won. If you are a winner, please go to the exhibitor’s booth by 1 p.m. Tuesday to claim your prize. There will be no announcements of winners’ names in the general sessions or exhibit hall.

Hospitality & County Association Suites

Be sure to visit the vendor and county association hospitality suites, where you can meet with vendors who do business with townships and with delegates from your and other counties. The suite listing appears on page 187 and on the conference app. All suites are open Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday evenings.

If you will be visiting the hospitality suites and need to travel back to your hotel afterward, be sure to have a designated driver or call a cab, Uber, or Lyft. Please don’t drink and drive. Also, PSATS shuttles to all conference hotels are available until 10 p.m. on Sunday and Monday, and until 11 p.m. on Tuesday.

Punctuality/Trivia Prize Drawings

Punctuality prize drawings will be held during each general session on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings. Entry cards must be placed in the “Punctuality Prize” boxes at the ballroom doors before the morning sessions begin. Each day’s punctuality prize card can be found in the back of this program. Please print legibly. You must be in the Chocolate Ballroom to win.

Prize drawings will also be held for the Trivia Contest during the Tuesday and Wednesday morning general sessions. (This is separate from ScanTrivia.) Use the blue cards in the back of the book and place them in the “Trivia Contest” boxes as you leave the general session Monday and Tuesday mornings. You must be in the ballroom to win.

Supervisor/Secretary Hall of Fame Photo Booth

If you are a township supervisor or a township secretary who has served for 20 years or more, be sure to stop by our Hall of Fame photo booth. Supervisors and secretaries who have already had their picture taken at a previous conference need not have it taken again unless they want an updated photo. The photo booth will be open Monday and Tuesday afternoon in Cocoa Suites 4 & 5 (Member Lounge). Our photographer will take your photo for a possible article in a future issue of the Pennsylvania Township News. Don’t miss out on this chance to “claim your fame!”

Evaluation Forms

Please be sure to fill out daily and workshop evaluation forms. The forms are handed out each day and in every workshop. The Association provides a summary of your comments to its Executive Board and the Conference Planning Committee for their review and input to improve future conferences. You can also complete the evaluations online or on the conference app. Instructions will be available at each workshop.

ATTENTION!

PMGA Points

If you are enrolled in the PSATS Municipal Government Academy and want to earn points for any of the PMGA-eligible workshops, please have the instructor sign your attendance form at the end of each session. Forms will be available at the workshop location and at the Information Desk. You will be invoiced $25 for each point after the conference.

Guest Program

On Tuesday evening join fellow bingo enthusiasts for 20 games of fun with “PSATS Bingo” in the Aztec Room. Games begin at 7:45 p.m. and end at 9:45 p.m. There is an additional fee of $30 to sign up for Bingo at the 2023 Conference. Register at the Conference Office by 5 p.m. Tuesday if you’d like to play.

Free Shuttle Service

To make travel to and from the Hershey Lodge easier for those staying at PSATS Conference hotels, PSATS offers several choices to conference attendees:

• If you are staying at one of the PSATS conference hotels or the campground, a PSATS shuttle bus will be available to bring you to the Lodge directly. Shuttles will operate continuously from noon to 10 p.m. Sunday, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, and from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday between the following facilities and the Hershey Lodge:

• Best Western Plus Hershey

• Comfort Inn at the Park

• Courtyard by Marriott

• Days Inn Hershey

• Hampton Inn & Suites Hershey

• Hampton Inn & Suites Near the

• Hersheypark Camping Resort

• Hilton Garden Inn Hershey

• Holiday Inn Express Hershey

• Hotel Hershey

• Howard Johnson by Wyndham

• Springhill Suites by Marriott Park, Hummelstown

• Super 8 by Wyndham Hershey

See the map on pages 184 and 185 for the location of hotels.

• You can drive your car to our satellite parking lot near the GIANT Center in the Hersheypark Complex (No. 15 on the map on pages 184 and 185) and take shuttle “P” to the Lodge. Look for the signs for PSATS Shuttle Parking. Please park near the tram station close to the pedestrian bridge to the GIANT Center. (See the diagram on the adjacent page.)

Check out the GPS tracking system to find your particular shuttle during the conference on the monitor in the Chocolate Lobby vestibule. You can also track the PSATS buses online: Go to www.temeda.com, click on “Customer Login”, and use PSATS2023@psats.org for the email and PSATS2023 for the password. Click “Assets” and select the shuttle servicing your hotel.

• If you are staying at a hotel that is not serviced by PSATS’ shuttle program, check to see if it has a courtesy van that can bring you to the Lodge.

PSATS Store & Member Lounge

Make sure to visit the PSATS Store and Member Lounge in Cocoa Suites 4 & 5 and the Cocoa Terrace near the bottom of the ramp or escalator. Stock up on PSATS logo items, from sweatshirts and safety vests to umbrellas, coffee mugs, selfie sticks, stuffed animals, PSATS 100th anniversary memorabilia, and more, as well as member supplies, such as minute and ordinance books,

TAKE THE “P” SHUTTLE FROM THE GIANT CENTER TO THE LODGE

PSATS parking area at Tram Stop #2

Pedestrian Bridge

Park by the PSATS flag!

Hersheypark Drive

highway occupancy permit forms, and the newest editions of the Sunshine Act/ Right-to-Know Law Manual and the Ethics Act Manual.

After shopping, relax and network with fellow township o cials in the PSATS Member Lounge. Enjoy light refreshments, charge your phone or tablet, get your member ID card photo taken, or use one of the computers available with high-speed internet access.

New-Bee Hive

First-time attendees are encouraged to mix, mingle, and merchandise in the New-Bee Hive in Cocoa Suite 4 to meet other rst-timers and network with seasoned conference attendees and PSATS sta .

Lost and Found

Lost and found items may be retrieved or turned in at the PSATS Information Desk in the Chocolate Lobby.

Water Service

Water coolers will be available in the Exhibit Hall on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday during exhibit hall hours. Additional coolers are located in the center hallway of the Confection Hall Level downstairs and in the Member Lounge in Cocoa Suites 4 and 5.

Food Service/Lodge Restaurants

• FOOD/SNACK BAR — Conference delegates and their guests are invited to visit the food court in the Great American Hall Lobby on the upper level of the Lodge. Lunch will be served Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• FOOD TRUCKS — Conference delegates and their guests are invited to visit the food trucks in the outdoor exhibit area, rain or shine. Hresko’s BBQ will serve breakfast from 7:30 to 10 a.m. Monday and Tuesday. This truck, along with Smiling Taco-ria and Philly Cheesesteak Co., will serve sandwiches, snacks, and beverages from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. A Chick-fil-A truck will serve lunch Monday and Tuesday at the times listed above.

• RESTAURANTS — Conference attendees may enjoy dining at the following Lodge restaurants during the conference:

• Fire & Grain features gathering tables, a fire wall, and a full service bar. Breakfast is from 7 to 11 a.m., happy hour is from 4-6 p.m., and dinner is from 5-10 p.m. each day (reservations are recommended for dinner).

• The Bears’ Den, a sports-themed restaurant and bar, serves lunch and dinner from noon to 11 p.m.; the bar is open until 12 a.m.

• The Cocoa Beanery offers specialty coffees, espresso, milk shakes, fresh pastries and breakfast items, sandwiches, salads, paninis, chocolate desserts, and snacks from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

• Revelry offers contemporary chophouse fare with premium cuts and has the largest wine and spirits list in the house. Dine inside or on the patio (weather pending). The restaurant is open Sunday from 5-10 p.m (reservations are recommended).

Nearby Attractions

Hershey’s Chocolate World, Hershey Gardens (with a conservatory and butterfly house), The Hershey Story Museum, ZooAmerica, the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum, the Milton Hershey School, Tröeg’s Brewery, the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pa. State Police Academy Museum, and the Tanger Outlets at Hershey are open daily. The Lodge’s concierge desk near the fireplace in the main lobby can provide more information on these and other area destinations. See the map on pages 184 and 185 for the locations of these attractions.