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58 The Authority | December 2024 Life, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance This program provides group life, short- term disability and long-term disability insurance benefits under National Insurance Services. Contact: Clyde Villa 800.627.3660 cvilla@nisbenefits.com www.nisbenefits.com PMAA Unemployent Compensation Trust This unemployment compensation fund can save your authority potentially hundreds of dollars per employee. Contact: Mike Gruschow 717.737.7655 info@municipalauthorities.org www.municipalauthorities.org For More Information: 1Mark™ This is a web-based solution that provides authorities with a low-cost, monthly subscription plan for managing GIS Mapping, Field LEAD Inventory and PA-1Call tickets. Contact: Tony Hoare 866.935.1533 support@1mark.org www.1mark.work PLGIT, Pennsylvania Local Government Investment Trust PLGIT offers authorities a variety of liquid and fixed-rate options for short- term investing. Working together, these options allow you the flexibility to manage cash flow and optimize earnings. Contact: 800.572.1472 www.plgit.com Find Savings with PMAA’s Member Benefit Programs! UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION TRUST Visit our Website! www.municipalauthorities.org Email Us! glantz@municipalauthorities.org Call the office! 717.737.7655 World Kinect Energy Services Save energy dollars by monitoring the market on a continuous basis through an outsourced energy procurement service approach, customized to meet both business and financial goals. Contact: Cheryl Hefft 717.575.4807 chefft@world-kinect.com www.world-kinect.com PennBid Program Electronic Bid Management System Authorities and engineering firms can more efficiently manage all aspects of their sealed bid process through the secure internet portal offered through PennBid. Contact: Freddy Lutz 610.693.4769 info@PennBid.net www.pennbid.net HDH & MRM Worker’s Comp, Property, Casualty, Environmental, Liability Insurance This program includes general liability, property, auto, public official’s liability, workers’ compensation, and miscellaneous municipal coverage. Contact: Suzanne Chybrzynski, CISR 412.992.2829 suzanne.chybrzynski@hubinternational.com www.mrmtrust.com Solicitor Joseph Dalfonso of Dodaro, Matta & Cambest P.C. began the meeting by announcing that Aqua had sent the township a joint agreement to terminate the asset purchase agreement. The board voted 5-0 to agree to terminate the agreement. “This authority doesn’t want to sell,” Board Chairman Frank Pearsol said. “We think it’s well-run, we think we do a good job.” O’Toole asked that if such a sale is considered by the authority in the future, residents be notified. Dalfonso said new regulations passed by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission in July dealing with the sale of authorities to for-profit companies call for greater public outreach when such a sale is considered. Those new regulations also affected the amount offered by Aqua, which the company initially estimated would be between $25 million and $30 million. “Aqua Pennsylvania recently adjusted its purchase offer to $21 million based on changing guidelines from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC),” a statement from Aqua Communications Manager Patrick Wenger reads. The statement acknowledges that the township rejected the offer and concludes, “While Aqua Pennsylvania is disappointed, we completely understand and accept the township’s process and its position.” S T.J. Martin is a Trafford-based freelance writer whose work has also appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Irwin Standard Observer. Originally published September 9, 2024. Source: http://almanac.tubecityonline.com/ almanac/?e=3543