2 January 2009 - Annual Reorganization Meeting
Agenda at Meeting
(click here for the Agenda e-mailed to Council members - 4:20pm, Wednesday, December 31, 2008)
(Mark's Comments / Annotations are in Red)
* MAYOR North calls the meeting to order (7:30 pm)
* Pledge of Allegiance/Silent Prayer
* Open Public Meeting Statement
* Roll Call (X = present; blank = absent)
| Alloway | Fields | Volkert | Waldron | Perno | Brunton | North |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
* Remarks by Mayor
* Council-Elect PATRICIA FIELDS and EDWARD BRENNAN qualify by taking Oaths of Office
* Roll Call (X = present; blank = absent)
| Alloway | Fields | Waldron | Perno | Brunton | Brennan | North |
| X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
* Council elects its President for 2009 - followed by Roll Call Vote and Oath of Office (Shawn Waldron nominated by Mr. Perno, seconded by Mr. Alloway. Waldron elected 6-0)
* MAYOR NORTH announces Council Assignments and Standing Committees for 2009.
* MAYOR NORTH announces 2009 Annual appointments.
* MAYOR NORTH appoints Board and Commission members. Council confirms by Roll Call Vote. (Confirmed unanimously)
| Alloway | Fields | Waldron | Perno | Brunton | Brennan | North |
| X | X | X | X | X | X |
Boards & Commissions:
* Remarks by MAYOR
* ROLL CALL VOTE APPROVING RESOLUTIONS [09-01 THROUGH 09-19] (09-10 removed from consent agenda at request of Mr. Brunton. 09-19 removed from consent agenda at request of Mr. Alloway. 09-01 through 09-09 and 09-11 through 09-18 approved unanimously)
| Alloway | Fields | Waldron | Perno | Brunton | Brennan | North |
| X | X | X | X | X | X |
RESOLUTION 09-01 - Rules of Council for 2009
RESOLUTION 09-02 - Reorganization Meeting date for 2009
RESOLUTION 09-03 - Designating depositories
RESOLUTION 09-04 - Designation of official newspapers and newspapers for notices of official meetings
RESOLUTION 09-05 - Appointment of Insurance Agents
RESOLUTION 09-06 - Fixing Rate of Interest for Delinquencies
RESOLUTION 09-07 - Establishment of Petty Cash Funds
RESOLUTION 09-08 - Appointment of CDBG Advisory Board Appointments
RESOLUTION 09-09 - Adoption of Cash Management Plan
RESOLUTION 09-10 - Appointment of Borough Attorney, Borough Accountant, Borough Engineer, Special
Projects Engineer, Municipal Planner, Bond Council, Payroll and MSU Engineer (Approved 5-1, Mr. Brunton dissenting. Note that Mr. Brennan abstained on item I. Reason for Mr. Brunton's dissent: With the exception of Borough Solicitor, none of the contracts referred to by the resolution were available for Council consideration. Mr. Brunton refuses to approve any item which is incomplete, especially when it commits public funds and the amount of those funds is unknown, as in this case.)
RESOLUTION 09-11 - Appointment of Certified Public Works Manager
RESOLUTION 09-12 - Appointment of Public Agency Compliance Officer
RESOLUTION 09-13 - Appointment of Municipal Court Administrator and Deputy Court Administrator
RESOLUTION 09-14 - Designating officers to sign warrants
RESOLUTION 09-15 - Designating officers to sign court warrants
RESOLUTION 09-16 - Adopting 2009 Temporary Budget
RESOLUTION 09-17 - Extending Appointment of Acting Clerk
RESOLUTION 09-18 - Appointment of Tax Collector & Tax Search Officer
RESOLUTION 09-19 - Appointment of Borough Municipal Judge (Approved 5-0, Mr. Alloway abstaining)
* Schedule of 2009 Borough Council Meetings
* Schedule of 2009 Borough Holidays (Approved unanimously. Schedule will be posted when available)
* Remarks by Audience (none)
* Meeting Adjournment (8:02 pm)