By Richard Gazarik
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Two members of the Hempfield Township Municipal Authority board apparently are not resigning, despite one director's contention that they should quit because they misused credit cards issued by the authority. Board chairman Robert Regola Jr. and director Brian Melenia ignored a Monday deadline issued by township Supervisor Bob Davidson, who also serves on the board.
- In response, the township supervisors last night voted to formally request that the authority turn over its financial records for the past seven years for review by township officials. The supervisors have concerns about authority spending practices and its decisions about sewerage projects.
- Chairwoman Kim Ward introduced a "nonbinding" resolution supporting Davidson's efforts to obtain the records. … ...
- The supervisors also have no authority to audit authority records.
- They could request an audit by the office of state Attorney General Tom Corbett, but they decided last night to request copies of the public records and review the documents themselves. ...…
When he traveled to San Antonio in 2005 for a convention, Melenia charged $26.59 on an authority credit card to buy liquor at Payless Discount Liquors and $35.33 to the River Center Comedy Club, according to authority records. He also used his card for five charges at the Great Escape in Hempfield and at Fontana's Bar in North Huntingdon.
Regola has used his card to pay for meals at the Parkwood in Southwest Greensburg and Mr. P's on Route 30 in Hempfield, according to the bills. He also charged more than $2,700 on Dec. 21, 2005, at Mountain View Inn in Unity for "expenses for board meeting." His charges also included $121 at the tavern at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort near Farmington while attending a conference there.
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