Oct 20, 2006 By Rebekah Sungala 3 min read

GEORGES TWP. – Township supervisors said Thursday they have received no applications from anyone interested in becoming auditor. The township is required to have three auditors and currently have only two, having accepted the resignation of the third auditor at last month’s meeting.

Supervisors announced former auditor Dennis Eicher resigned from the position during their Sept. 21 meeting, saying Eicher accepted a new job that prohibited him from holding public office.

Citing township code, Supervisor Mike Bartock said the supervisors have 30 days following Eicher’s resignation to appoint a new auditor.

If the supervisors fail to appoint an auditor within the allotted time, a vacancy board will be created to appoint an auditor. If the board fails to appoint anyone, the court of common pleas will be petitioned to fill the vacancy by the appointment of a registered elector of the township.

Bartock said the job requires the person to audit the township. He or she is paid $1,000 to work 100 hours, he said, noting that supervisors have asked several people to take the position to no avail.

Supervisor Frank Churby said anyone interested in the position should turn in a resume as soon as possible.

Churby said there are no specific requirements potential applicants must meet, other than being a township resident. However, Churby said the person should be “pretty good with figures.”

During the public comment period, resident Milt Cunningham asked the supervisors why they haven’t advertised the vacant position.

Churby told Cunningham it wasn’t their responsibility to advertise the position, saying it would be a “waste of money.” Churby said Eicher’s resignation was published in a Herald-Standard story and that he felt that was sufficient notice to anyone interested in the job.

In other matters, supervisors gave township solicitor Ricardo Cicconi authorization to prepare a road bond maintenance agreement for Gilmore Road with Great Lakes Energy for a period of one year.

Resident Archie Moats asked the supervisors if the agreement had wording in it to protect citizens living along the road.

Cicconi said the agreement stated Great Lakes Energy would repair any damage to the road, keep it clean of debris, and only use the road during specific time periods.

The supervisors said they would make sure Great Lakes Energy abides by the agreement.

In an unrelated matter, Bartock announced the state Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will not place a four-way stop sign at the intersection of Walnut Hill Road and Ball Diamond Road.

The supervisors had been asked to request that PennDOT place stop signs at the intersection by citizens in August.

Supervisors said PennDOT has to approve any signage placed on Walnut Hill and Ball Diamond roads since they are state owned.

Further, supervisors said trick-or-treating will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Anyone wishing to participate should turn his or her porch light on, supervisors said.