17290_Authority_February_2024

!"#$%$&'('")*+,$)$-./+,01 12111 ! ÊÃÃçÄ®‘ƒã®ÊÄÝ ÊÃîã㛛 Melissa Radovanic, Chair Greater Johnstown Water Authority/RDM - Johnstown, LLC Travis Amsley Borough of Chambersburg Liesel Gross Lehigh County Authority Timothy Hagey Warminster Township Municipal Authority Deanna Hassinger DŝŋŝŶ ŽƵŶƚLJ DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂů ƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ Lindsay Hughes North Penn Water Authority DĂƩ :ƵŶŬĞƌ Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County Evan Ridington Arthur Hall Insurance Susan Sampson Lehigh County Authority Amy Schirf Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority Michael Schober, PE ZZK ŽŶƐƵůƟŶŐ͕ /ŶĐ͘ ZĞƉƌŝŶƚ ƉĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͗ ^ŽŵĞ ĂƌƟĐůĞƐ ŵĂLJ ďĞ ĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ͕ ŝŶ ǁŚŽůĞ Žƌ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚ͕ ĨŽƌ ƌĞƉƌŝŶƚ͖ ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ƉĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚ͘ WĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚ ďLJ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƟŶŐ :ĞŶŶŝĨĞƌ ĂƐĞ Ăƚ ĐĂƐĞΛŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ͘ŽƌŐ͘ ZĞƋƵĞƐƚƐ ŵƵƐƚ ďĞ ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ŝŶ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ͘ ^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ͗ dŚĞ ƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ ŝƐ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ ďŝͲŵŽŶƚŚůLJ ďLJ ƚŚĞ WĞŶŶƐLJůǀĂŶŝĂ DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂů ƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͕ ϭϬϬϬ E͘ &ƌŽŶƚ ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ ^ƵŝƚĞ ϰϬϭ͕ tŽƌŵůĞLJƐďƵƌŐ͕ W ϭϳϬϰϯ͘ WŽƐƚŵĂƐƚĞƌ͗ ^ĞŶĚ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ ƚŽ dŚĞ ƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ Ăƚ ƚŚŝƐ ĂĚĚƌĞƐƐ͘ ĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ Θ ^ĂůĞƐ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͗ DĂŶĚŝ ͘ 'ůĂŶƚnj͕ Ăƚ ŐůĂŶƚnjΛŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ͘ŽƌŐ͘ ŽŵŵĞŶƚƐͬYƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͗ :ĞŶŶŝĨĞƌ ĂƐĞ Ăƚ ĐĂƐĞΛŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ͘ŽƌŐ͘ ŽƉLJƌŝŐŚƚ Ξ ϮϬϮϯ ďLJ ƚŚĞ WĞŶŶƐLJůǀĂŶŝĂ DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂů ƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ͘ ůů ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ƌĞƐĞƌǀĞĚ͘ ZĞƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ ǁŚŽůĞ Žƌ ŝŶ ƉĂƌƚ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ ǁƌŝƩĞŶ ĐŽŶƐĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞƌ ŝƐ ƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚĞĚ͘ ^ƚĂƚĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĨĂĐƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƉŝŶŝŽŶƐ ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚŝƐ ŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌƐ͘ WƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĂƌƟĐůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĚǀĞƌƟƐĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĚŽĞƐ ŶŽƚ ƌĞŇĞĐƚ ĂŶLJ ĚŝƌĞĐƚ Žƌ ŝŵƉůŝĞĚ ĞŶĚŽƌƐĞŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƵƚŚŽƌ͛Ɛ ǀŝĞǁƐ͘ WĞŶŶƐLJůǀĂŶŝĂ DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂů ƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ 1000 North Front Street, Suite 401 Wormleysburg, PA 17043 Phone: 717-737-7655 ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ͘ŽƌŐ ŽƵŐůĂƐ ͘ ŝůŚĞŝŵĞƌ͕ WƵďůŝƐŚĞƌ :ĞŶŶŝĨĞƌ >͘ ĂƐĞ͕ ĚŝƚŽƌ DĂŶĚŝ ͘ 'ůĂŶƚnj͕ ͕ ĚǀĞƌƟƐŝŶŐ <ŝŵďĞƌůLJ ͘ tĞŶƌŝĐŚ͕ >ĂLJŽƵƚ Θ ĞƐŝŐŶ E ditor ’ s N otE /Ŷ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ EĂƟŽŶĂů ŶŐŝŶĞĞƌƐ tĞĞŬ ;&ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ ϭϴͲϮϰ͕ ϮϬϮϰͿ͕ ƚŚŝƐ ĞĚŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ The Authority ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƐ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ WD ͛Ɛ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞ ŵĞŵďĞƌ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌƐ͕ ƚŚĞŝƌ ĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞ ĂŶĚ ĚĞǀŽƟŽŶ ƚŽ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ ƉƵďůŝĐ ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘ EĂƟŽŶĂů ŶŐŝŶĞĞƌƐ tĞĞŬ͕ Žƌ tĞĞŬ͕ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ tŝŬŝƉĞĚŝĂ͕ ǁĂƐ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ŝŶ ϭϵϱϭ ďLJ ƚŚĞ EĂƟŽŶĂů ^ŽĐŝĞƚLJ ŽĨ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ŶŐŝŶĞĞƌƐ ;E^W Ϳ ŝŶ ĐŽŶũƵŶĐƟŽŶ ǁŝƚŚ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ 'ĞŽƌŐĞ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͛Ɛ ďŝƌƚŚĚĂLJ͘ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŝƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ĮƌƐƚ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌ͕ ŶŽƚĂďůLJ ĨŽƌ ŚŝƐ ƐƵƌǀĞLJ ǁŽƌŬ͘ EĂƟŽŶĂů ŶŐŝŶĞĞƌƐ tĞĞŬ ŝƐ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐ Ă ĚŝǀĞƌƐĞ ĂŶĚ ǁĞůůͲĞĚƵĐĂƚĞĚ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ ǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞ ďLJ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ŝŶ ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐLJ ĐĂƌĞĞƌƐ͘ PMAA is pleased to announce a recent ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ƚĞĂŵ͘ DŝŬĞ 'ƌƵƐĐŚŽǁ ũŽŝŶĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂī ŝŶ :ĂŶƵĂƌLJ ĂƐ Ă ĂƚĂ ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƚŽƌ͘ DŝŬĞ ǁŝůů be involved in member services including ĚƵĞƐ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͕ insurance premiums, and advanced ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĚĂƚĂ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂƟƐƟĐĂů ĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ͘ WƌŝŽƌ ƚŽ WD ͕ DŝŬĞ ǁŽƌŬĞĚ Ăƚ sĞƌŝnjŽŶ ŝŶ customer service technologies and previously ŚĞůĚ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ &ĂƵůŬŶĞƌ 'ƌŽƵƉ ĂŶĚ /ƚĞŵ DĂƐƚĞƌ͘ DŝŬĞ ŝƐ Ă ĐĞŶƚƌĂů WĞŶŶƐLJůǀĂŶŝĂ ŶĂƚŝǀĞ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ƌĞƐŝĚĞƐ ŝŶ ĂƌůŝƐůĞ͘ ,Ğ ĂƚƚĞŶĚĞĚ sŝůůĂŶŽǀĂ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘ DŝŬĞ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂǀŝĚ ƐƉŽƌƚƐ ĨĂŶ ĂŶĚ ĞŶũŽLJƐ ŐŽůĨ ĂŶĚ ďĞĂĐŚ ƚƌŝƉƐ ǁŝƚŚ ŚŝƐ ĨĂŵŝůLJ͘ 1HZ 30$$ 6WD໤ 0HPEHU