Mr. Jim Steff

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  Published on: 1/15/2008    Last Visited: 4/21/2008  

  Mr. Steff called the January 15, 2008 meeting of the COG Personnel Committee to order at 12:00 Noon in the COG Forum Room with the following individuals in attendance:
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  Others: Mr. Steff, COG Executive Director; Mussi, Code Director; Mses.
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  Mr. Steff reported that the Committee members should elect a Chair and Vice Chair for 2008.
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  Mr. Wilson thanked the Committee for its vote of confidence and commended the efforts of Mr. Steff and Ms. Prosek in approaching employee policies in a progressive manner.
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  Mr. Steff reported that the COG's Position Classification Plan assigns the Personnel Committee with the responsibility for considering revisions to job descriptions that involve a significant change in duties and a salary adjustment.Mr. Steff referred members to a proposal from Ms. Allen to upgrade the position of the Computer Systems Administrator for Schlow Library from Pay Band B-2-1 to Pay Band C-5-1.
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  Mr. Steff stated that he supports the proposed upgrade; however, because of its high degree of technical responsibility, the position could be assigned to Pay Band C-5-2.He added that both he and Ms. Prosek feel that a higher rating may be warranted and would like to conduct a salary survey for the position.
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  Mr. Steff referred members to an enclosure that summarizes merit adjustments made on January 1, 2008 for COG full-time employees, and achievement awards given to employees for extraordinary performance during 2007.
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  Mr. Steff reviewed the history of the issue by reporting that recently the wife of Code Director Greg Mussi purchased the Autoport Restaurant and approximately $50,000 in renovations is proposed for the building.
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  Mr. Steff stated that to address the potential appearance of a conflict of interest, he has retained the services of Keystone Inspection Services as an independent third party inspection agency to conduct, in conjunction with the CRCA staff, plan review and inspection services.
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  Mr. Filippelli received confirmation that Mr. Steff, as a certified building official, could sign off on the permit.
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  Mr. Steff replied that the estimated time for this project was manageable and supported a process that would ensure the public's perception that our inspections program is as fair and equitable as it can be.
  
  Motion was made by Mr. Filippelli and seconded by Mr. Troxell that the Personnel Committee recommends the use of Keystone Inspections Services as a third party inspector for the Autoport Restaurant with all permits to be signed by Jim Steff as the building official and Rick Hampton as the building inspector.
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  Mr. Steff agreed to report the Personnel Committee's recommendation to the Code Committee to keep them in the loop.
  
  FUTURE COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
  
  Mr. Steff referred the Committee to the list of potential agenda items to be considered in 2008.

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  COG Executive Director Jim Steff has set forth a "hypothetical" budget to pay for the cost of renewing both the Park Forest Community Swimming Pool in Patton Township, already capped at $3.2 million, and the Welch Pool, whose cost cap has not yet been specified.

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  Published on: 6/26/2007    Last Visited: 6/26/2007  

  Jim Steff, COG executive director, told elected municipal leaders Monday that, apart from the school district turnabout, "our commercial base seems to be pretty stable."
  
  But Steff said revenues from residential building permit fees through May 31, based on trends since 2004, were projected to have reached $517,000 but amounted to only $318,000.
  
  "Normally from January to May we get 39 percent of our revenue," Steff said."This year we got 23 percent."
  
  A draft document called "Centre Region Code Administration Fiscal Sustainability Plan" reported 192 new home starts from January 2006 through May 2006, but only 86 through the same time period this year, 45 percent fewer.But Steff said during the meeting that the updated decrease is 33 percent.
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  They voted unanimously to recommend that their municipalities authorize the Code Administration Agency to increase its permit fee multiplier from 0.006 to 0.0075 by Aug. 31 -- a change that Steff said later would increase the building permit fee on a $250,000 home from $1,500 to $1,800.
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  Steff said the COG code committee, a panel of elected municipal leaders, would also investigate providing code inspection services outside the Centre Region and would look into obtaining a $700,000 line of credit from municipalities, other COG agencies or a bank.
  
  Yet another option to be explored is increasing the level of code agency services provided to Penn State.
  
  Steff said these are longer term measures compared with the permit fee increase, which can be enacted within two months.

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  - James C. Steff, Exec. Director Centre Region COG

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  TO: Mr. James C. Steff, Exec. Director CRCOG

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  The training is part of an ongoing, communitywide effort to improve emergency management, said Jim Steff, executive director of COG.Another training session will be held next week for municipal employees, in which they will learn to use portable radios.
  
  "This is something that requires constant attention," Steff said.

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  Published on: 11/16/2006    Last Visited: 3/13/2007  

  On Tuesday, December 14 the COG Executive Committee gave Jim Steff, COG Executive Director, the OK, with a unanimous vote, to offer Steven Bair of Amherst, New Hampshire the newly formed job of Fire Director.

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  Jim Steff, executive director of the Centre Region Council of Governments and gypsy moth program coordinator, accompanied Erickson on Tuesday's field trip and said afterward that some gypsy moth caterpillars were up to an inch and a half long, though most were about a half-inch long.
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  "They like white oak, chestnut oak and tin oak, probably in that order," Steff said.
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  The county government coordinated gypsy moth programs until about 12 years ago, Steff said, when it was turned over to municipalities.The six Centre Region municipalities wanted the COG executive director to administer it for them.
  
  Steff said the county ought to be running the program because gypsy moths don't recognize municipal boundaries.

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  Contact: James C. Steff, Executive Director Address: Suite #4 131 South Fraser Street State College, PA l6801
  
  Telephone: (814) 231-3077 Fax: (814) 231-3088

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  cog.centreconnect.org/admin/ExecutiveMinutes.htm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/18/2008    Last Visited: 4/21/2008  

  Crum, Planning Director; Mussi, Code Director; and, Steff, COG Executive Director and alternate Recording Secretary;
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  Mr. Steff reported that during its February 13, 2008 meeting, the Public Services Committee reviewed the following three bids to install traffic pre-emption equipment and Houserville Road and East College Avenue and Whitehall Road and West College Avenue:
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  Mr. Steff said to proceed, the Public Services Committee asks the Executive Committee to refer the following motion to the General Forum for consideration:
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  Mr. Steff reported that during its February 13, 2008 meeting, the Public Services Committee reviewed the general contruction bids and the bids for mechanical, plumbing and electrical services.He noted the over 19 contractors attended the pre-bid meeting at the fire station.
  
  He said to proceed, the Public Services Committee asks the Executive Committee to refer the following two motions to the General Forum for consideration:
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  Mr. Steff reported that during its January 28, 2008 meeting, the General Forum agreed to jointly fund the renewals of the Park Forest and Welch Pool at a municipal cost of $7.9 million.He said that to proceed the following documents must be executed:
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  To proceed with the adoption of the COG Resolution, Mr. Steff said the Finance Committee asks the Executive Committee to refer the following motion to the General Forum for consideration:
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  Mr. Steff reported that during its January 28, 2008 meeting, the General Forum agreed to fund the renewal of the Park Forest and Welch Pools.He said a condition of this agreement is that "a committee be commissioned to study and prepare a specific recommendation by June 30, 2009 on the fairness of the current COG formula."
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  Mr. Steff added that the Finance Committee offered to participate in the study if requested.
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  Mr. Steff reported that during its August 28, 2006 meeting, the General Forum endorsed Articles of Agreement for the joint COG/Ferguson Township ownership of the Whitehall Road parkland.He said the land is to be developed as a regional park targeted primarily at active recreation activities.Mr. Steff noted that he transfer of the property from the University to COG/Ferguson Township was more complicated than originally planned and consumed more time; some of issues that needed to be resolved included zoning for the proposed use, rights of way, and road access.
  
  Mr. Steff said that Ferguson Township has approved the Sales Agreement and the Penn State University's Board of Trustees is expected to approve the Agreement during its meeting on March 20 and 21.He said to proceed that the Executive Committee should consider referring the following motion to the General Forum for consideration:
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  Mr. Steff said the given the length and complexity of the agenda for the General Forum that a University report for February would not be provided.He noted a future topic suggested by the Committee is the University's efforts to promote "green" architecture.
  
  The Executive Committee agreed.Mr. Abrams suggested contacting Mr. Sieminski to ask him to consider a presentation on green architecture for the March COG meeting and to determine whether there are any topics he would like to discuss.
  
  COG COMMITTEE STRUCTURE REPORT
  
  Mr. Abrams asked Mr. Steff to plan for a Committee discussion regarding the COG's Committee structure for the March or April Executive Committee meeting.
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  Mr. Steff provided updates on the following issues:
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  Mussi, Knisely and Steff have been meeting weekly with Messrs.
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  Jim SteffActing Recording Secretary

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