Debra J. Brinton was re-elected president and Rodney Conn was re-elected vice president of the Salisbury Township Board of Commissioners at the Jan. 2 reorganization meeting.

Commissioner Heather Lipkin was elected president pro tempore.

Brinton, Ward 3; Lipkin, Ward 1 and Alok Patnaik, Ward 5, re-elected in the Nov. 7, 2023, general election, were administered the oath of office by District Judge Kyle B. Miller.

Commissioners voted 5-0 unanimously to approve, by resolution and motion, township professional services and appointments to township boards.

Salisbury Township Planning Commission Chairman Charles Beck was lauded for his 44 years of service.

Appointments by resolution included:

- Township Secretary: Salisbury Township Manager Cathy Bonaskiewich

- Assistant Township Secretary: Salisbury Township Assistant Township Manager-Director, Community Development Sandy Nicolo

- Township Treasurer: Tamara Kulik-Smarch

- Assistant Township Treasurer: Cathy Bonaskiewich

- Township Solicitor: Gross McGinley, LLP

- Township Engineer: Barry Isett & Associates

- Alternate Township Engineer: Hanover Engineering Associates, Inc.

- Township Sewage Enforcement Officer: Scott Bieber, Lehigh Soils and Wetlands, Inc. and Alternates: Ian Farrell, Lehigh Soils and Wetlands, Inc. and Christopher A. Taylor, Luke E. Eggert and Jacob A. Shray, Hanover Engineering

- Township Building Code Official: Barry Isett & Associates

- Township Fire Marshal: Kyle Watson

- Township Floodplain Administrator: Salisbury Township Planning and Zoning Officer Kerry Rabold

Appointments by motion included:

Planning commission (4-year term)

- Second Ward: Holly Weiss (Commissioner Alex Karol nominated)

- Third Ward: John Barbaz (Brinton nominated)

Zoning hearing board (5-year term, Alternates, 3-year term)

- Fifth Ward: Attorney Kent Herman (Patnaik nominated)

- Alternate Seat 1: Jessica V. Dunlap-Yazujian (Patnaik nominated)

- Alternate Seat 2: Allison Leayman (Lipkin nominated)

Civil service commission (6-year term)

- Member 1: Sam Darrohn (Conn nominated)

- Member 2: Unexpired term: Michael Taylor (Karol nominated)

- Alternate Member: No applicants (Brinton was to nominate)

Vacancy board (1-year term)

- 1 Member: No applicants (Lipkin was to nominate)

Environmental advisory council (3-year term)

- Fifth Ward: No applicants (Patnaik was to nominate)

Building Code Board of Appeals (5-year term)

- 1 Member: Joseph Klocek (Conn nominated)

Recreation advisory committee (5-year term)

- First Ward: No applicants (Lipkin was to nominate)

- Third Ward: Patrick Jacoby (Brinton nominated)

The Salisbury Township meeting schedule in the municipal building, 2900 S. Pike Ave., includes: 7 p.m. Jan. 10, zoning hearing board; 7 p.m. Jan. 11, board of commissioners; 7 p.m. Jan. 24, planning commission, canceled and 7 p.m. Jan. 25 board of commissioners.