Township Officials

Board of Supervisors
The Governing Body of a Second Class Township is made up of three elected Supervisors. These Supervisors are elected from the Township, at-large, to six-year terms. One member is elected every two years in the odd year to begin serving January 1st of the even year. The board is vested with the Executive and Legislative powers of the Township.

	Rand Lepley Rand has been a Supervisor for 16 years and is currently the Chairman of the Board. Prior to this, he served for several years on the Township Planning Commission. Rand is owner of Rand Lepley Custom Built Homes. Rand and his wife Lori have three children and live in the southern part of the Township.
	Larry Matty Larry has served on the Board of Supervisors for the past 14 years. He is currently Vice-Chairman and Road Master for the Township. Larry works for HRI Inc. as a heavy equipment operator and lives in Highland Estates with his wife Elena. They have two daughters and one son.
	Robert (Bob) Fesemyer Jr. Bob is our latest member of the Board of Supervisors starting in January, 2008. Bob is now retired and has worked in several retail outlets including furniture, department stores and Auto dealerships. The latest being Kaiser Bros. Dealerships in Muncy. Positions include Sales, Management and Credit Management. Bob and his wife Nancy of 17 years have 5 children and 11 Grandchildren. "I look forward to a more active role in the future of our Township"

Secretary
Appointed annually by the Board of Supervisors. The Secretary carries out the policies of the Board and manages the daily functions of Township government. Secretary/Treasurer is normally handles by the same person, however, Hepburn Township splits these duties among two people.

Ken Andrus

Ken has been Secretary for the past 16 years. He is also the Township Zoning Officer. Prior to his Secretarial position he served on the Planning Commission for two years. Ken retired in 2006 as Teacher/Dept. Chairman of the Technology Education Department in the Jersey Shore Area School District. Ken and his wife Diane have two daughters.

Treasurer
The Treasurer is responsible for the proper accounting and reporting of all financial activities of the Township. They also prepare budgets and provide financial information to the board.

Patty Foster

Patty has been Treasurer for 6 years. Patty and her husband Mike are owners of The Print Shoppe in Williamsport. They live in Highland Estates and have two sons and a daughter.

Zoning Officer
The Zoning/Permit Officer is responsible for the issuance of zoning and building permits. He is also in charge of enforcing any violation of the Zoning Ordinance.

Ken Andrus

Ken has been the Zoning Officer for the past 20 years. He is also the Township Secretary. For more information, see the Secretary's section above.

Solicitors
The Second Class Township codes state that the Board of Supervisors may appoint a Solicitor to be the Township lawyer, and when they do, that solicitor "SHALL DIRECT AND CONTROL THE LEGAL MATTERS OF THE TOWNSHIP". Typically the Solicitor functions verbal and written legal opposition, prepares or approves Township contracts, and "prosecutes or defends" the Township in court.

Denise Dieter & Marc Drier

Marc and Denise have been the Solicitors (Attorneys) for the Hepburn Township Board of Supervisors for the past 14 years. They are Co-owners of the Law Firm "Drier and Dieter" located in Jersey Shore.

Marc and his wife Darla Karchella live in Jersey Shore and have two sons and a daughter.

Denise also lives in Jersey Shore and has one daughter.

Road Foreman
The Road Foreman is in charge of the implementation of all Township Road maintenance, construction and snow removal. He is also responsible for all road employees, maintenance of the storage facilities, and all Township equipment.

Mike Marcusky

Mike has been the Township Road Foreman for the past 25 years. He is also very active in the Hepburn Township Little League Organization. Mike and his wife, Dora, live in the Rose Valley section of the Township. They have three sons.

Tax Collector
The Tax Collector is responsible for collecting County, Township and Fire Real Estate taxes. She is also responsible for collecting Township Per Capita tax, Interim taxes and issues tax permits for Mobile Homes.

Rhonda Gingery

Rhonda has been the Township Tax Collector for the past 18 years. She and her husband Phil live in Highland Estates and they have one son and one daughter.

"I truly enjoy working with the residents of Hepburn Township. The best part of the position is the taxpayers. Being the tax Collector has given me the opportunity to speak with and meet some of the nicest people I know."