Board of Supervisors

The functions and purposes of Moon Township’s Administration are vast and varied. The five individuals seated on the Board of Supervisors are elected at-large to serve a six year term. Among other things, they are responsible for adopting ordinances that regulate Township activities, establishing policy decisions and adopting the annual budget.

The Supervisors are governed by the Second Class Township Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The current board members are as follows:

Meet the Board of Supervisors

Tim McLaughlin

• Position: Board of Supervisors
• Occupation: USAirways Customer Service 25 + years
• No. of Years Living in the Township: 51
• Education: Graduate Moon Area High School
• Family: Married to Shari 26 + years, Twin daughters Kayla & Linnea
• Areas of Interest: Running, Biking, Volunteering in the community, church & work

My goals for the Township...
Better working relationship with Moon Area School District.
Strive to carefully balance residential & business developments.
Continue to ensure Moon Township remains resident friendly.

The best kept secret in Moon Township...
The potential for Moon Park

E-mail Tim McLaughlin at tmclaughlin@moontwp.com

Marvin Eicher

• Position: Board of Supervisors
• Occupation: Project Manager, N.A. Water Systems
• No. of Years Living in the Township: 24 years
• Education: B.S. Degree - Industrial Engineering, Penn State University, University Park, PA; MBA - Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana; Registered Professional Engineer - State of Pennsylvania; Military Service: Captain in the United States Air Force, 4 year tour of duty
• Family: Wife - Joyce, married 35 years; Four Children - Melissa, Matthew, Christopher, and David
• Areas of Interest: Promote volunteer organizations in the Township

My Goals for the Township:

1. Improve Township budgeting and financial controls
2. Improve Township infrastructure - parks and roads
3. Provide public safety that is second to none through our police force and dedicated volunteer fire department

Best Kept Secret of Moon Township: "The diverse skills and talents of the township residents."

E-Mail Marvin Eicher at meicher@moontwp.com

Michael Hopper

• Position: Board of Supervisors
• Occupation: I am involved in Supply Chain Operations and Management. Until recently, I was employed with Lanxess/Bayer Corporation for over sixteen years. I held positions in Supply Chain Operations, Product Management, Logistics, Technical Marketing, Exports, Imports, Reengineering, Inside Sales and Customer Service.
• Number of years living in the Township: 30+ years
• Education: B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and MBA in International Business from Duquesne University.
• Experience: Former Moon Township Auditor, Former MCA-TV Advisory Board member, Involved in Strategic Planning Citizens Group. .
• Family: Married to April, Doctor of Pharmacy from Duquesne University, employed in Moon Township with Rite Aid Corporation.
• Areas of interest: Economic development, balancing responsible development with quality of life. .

My goals for the future of Moon Township:

1. Improve communication and cooperation with all entities
2. Promote responsible development
3. Enhance gateways to Moon Township.

Best kept secret of Moon Township: "the diverse backgrounds and generosity of people in the township, with regard to their input, time and skills."

E-mail Michael Hopper at mhopper@moontwp.com

Jim Vitale

• Position: Board of Supervisors
• Occupation: Account Executive - The Tyler Mountain Water Co. 
• No. of Years Living in the Township: 18 
• Education: BSBA in Management  @ Robert Morris University 
• Family:  Married to Luanne for 20 years with two children Maria and Bob 
• Areas of Interest: Analyzing case studies (Monday morning quaterbacking), sports and spending time with my family. 

The residents of Moon Township are fortunate that we are part of a strong and vibrant community with a tremendous future. 

The best kept secret in Moon Township is the residents. Our neighbors want to make a difference for the betterment of all.

My goal for the Township to make Moon Township the envy of all Western Pennsylvania municipalities. 

E-mail Jim Vitale at jvitale@moontwp.com

Frank Sinatra

• Position: Board of Supervisors
• Occupation: Business Owner
• No. of Years Living in the Township: 5 years
• Education: California University of Pennsylvania, BA, Business Management
• Family: Wife – Holly; Three Children – Gianna, Isabella, and Rocco
• Areas of Interest: Soccer, baseball, hunting and outdoors

My goal for the Township is to increase communication levels between the supervisors and the residents.

Best Kept Secret of Moon Township: "Robin Hill Park."

E-Mail Frank Sinatra at fsinatra@moontwp.com

Meetings

The Board of Supervisors meets twice per month, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Moon Township Municipal Building. Their workshop meetings are held on the last Wednesday in the Conference Room. Their regular meetings are held on the first Wednesday in the Auditorium.
Special meetings of the Board of Supervisors meetings can be called at any time and are advertised in the Allegheny Times. Meeting agendas can be accessed here.

The Workshop Meeting
The workshop meetings are held so that Supervisors can review and discuss items on which action will be taken during the regular meeting. Please note, however, that action can be taken at any properly advertised meeting of the Board of Supervisors. Public comment on agenda and non-agenda items is welcome at the beginning of the meeting. Minutes are taken by the Township Manager’s administrative assistant, who records all formal actions taken by the Board as well as summarizes public comments and discussion.

The Workshop Meeting Agenda
The format of the agenda for the workshop meetings usually appears in the following order:

• Executive Session (if needed)
• Call to Order – Chairwoman Cindy Johnston
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Roll Call
• Public Comment on agenda and non-agenda items
• Public Hearings (if needed)
• Township Solicitor
• Township Engineer
• Township Manager reports
• Additional Business
• Minutes/Regular Meeting Agenda

The Regular Meeting
A majority of the actions taken by the Board of Supervisors are done so at the regular monthly meeting. Public comment on agenda action items is welcome at the beginning of the meeting. Comment on non-action items must be held until the end of the meeting. Public Hearings are recorded by a legal stenographer. Any individual wishing to speak about the Public Hearing must be sworn in by the stenographer. Minutes are taken by the Township Manager’s administrative assistant, who records all formal actions taken by the Board as well as summarizes public comments and discussion.

The Regular Meeting Agenda
The format of the agenda for the Regular Meeting usually appears in the following order:

• Executive Session (if needed)
• Call to Order – Chairwoman Cindy Johnston
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Roll Call
• Public comments on agenda action items
• Approval of the minutes
• Reports
• Manager’s Update
• Announcements
• New Business: Public Hearings and Action Items
• Unfinished Business: Action Items
• Motion to pay the bills
• Supervisors’ Comments
• Public Comments

Terminology

Public Hearing
Public Hearings are held for any amendment to the zoning and/or subdivision ordinance, any action on a Planned Residential Development or any request for Conditional Use Approval. A Public Hearing is a formal meeting held pursuant to public notice by the Township, intended to inform and obtain public comment prior to taking action. This part of a public meeting is more formal and requires specific legal proceedings.

Public Meeting
A Public Meeting is a meeting of the Board of Supervisors that has been advertised pursuant to the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act. The Act requires all public agencies to take all official actions and conduct all deliberations leading up to official actions at public meetings.

Quorum
A quorum is a majority of board members. The Moon Township Board of Supervisors consists of five members, making it so that three members constitute a quorum. An affirmative vote of a majority of the enter Board of Supervisors at a public meeting is necessary in order to transact any business.

Motion
A motion is a verbal action taken by the Board. A motion must be seconded and approved by a majority of the Board for it to pass.

Resolution
A resolution is a written action by the Board on a non-legislative matter.

Ordinance
An ordinance is a written action by the Board of a legislative nature and is required to be advertised in advance of the meeting at which it will be considered.

Executive Sessions
Executive Sessions are private meetings of the Board only in which they are permitted to discuss the following four topics: legal matters, personnel issues, negotiations and acquisition of land. All Executive Sessions are announced, including their person, by the Chairperson.

Minutes
Minutes are taken of every public meeting and include the date, time and place of the meeting, the names of members present, the substance of all official actions and a record of roll call votes and the names of all citizens who appeared officially at the meeting as well as the subject of their testimony.

Township Solicitor
The Township Solicitor is appointed by the Board of Supervisors and must be licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Solicitor may be one person or a law firm, partnership, association or professional corporation. The Solicitor serves at the pleasure of the Board of Supervisors.