Hatboro Makes Board, Commission Appointments

The Hatboro Borough Council on Monday night made more than a dozen appointments to various municipal boards and commissions - all without conducting formal candidate interviews.

"Why are we not having interviews?" Councilwoman Patricia Fleming, a Democrat now in the minority, inquired of Council President John Zygmont. "It’s normal procedure. In the past, when we’ve had mulitple applications for a position, we held interviews."

Zygmont gave no reason for omitting interviews.

"You had the list since Thursday," he responded. "It’s been on the agenda that you got on Thursday that it’s not that way."

Former Council President Marianne Reymer had submitted letters of interest for four of the openings, but was not appointed to any.

Here are a list of the appointments that the council approved on Monday:

Planning Commission (two four-year terms)

Incumbent Ron McKnight

Brandy McKeever

Upper Moreland-Hatboro Joint Sewer Authority (one five-year term)

Steve Covaleski

Shade Tree Commission (one four-year term)

Incumbent Brandy McKeever

Zoning Hearing Board (one three-year term)

Incumbent John Demisicak

Borough Authority (two five-year terms)

Incumbent George "Skip" Emig

Tom Harbaugh

Civil Service (one six-year term)

Incumbent Alan Mosebach

Library Board (one three-year term)

Marie Sheedy (wife of Councilman Mark Sheedy)

Fire Board (one three-year term)

Joe Reading

Tax Collection Committee (three one-year terms)

Primary Voting Delegate - Incumbent Judith Emig

First Alternative Voting Delegate - Incumbent Robert Reichert

Second Alternate Voting Delegate - Steve Plaugher