12 April 2010 - Regular Meeting

(click here for the Agenda e-mailed to Council members - 10:34 am Sunday, 11 April 2010)

(Information about the meeting follows the agenda)

NOTE: This agenda is the final agenda e-mailed to Council prior to the meeting.
The meeting agenda replace this one as soon as a scanned copy is available.

NOTICE

A REGULAR MEETING OF BOROUGH COUNCIL WILL BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF BOROUGH HALL ON MONDAY, APRIL 12^th AT 7:30 PM.

                                                                                                           ___________________________                     

DENISE L. BROUSE

BOROUGH CLERK

AGENDA:

1.             CALL TO ORDER - PUBLIC MEETING STATEMENT

2.            PLEDGE – SILENT PRAYER

3.                   ROLL CALL

4.                   PUBLIC HEARING

                                PUBLIC

                ENGINEER’S REPORT

5.                   APPROVAL OF MINUTES:           2 . 8 . 10     2 . 22 . 10     3 . 8 . 10     3 . 22 . 10

6.                   CORRESPONDENCE

7.                   COUNCIL REPORTS

8.                  CLERK’S  REPORT

9.                   OLD BUSINESS

                                DISCUSSION Ship Wheel at Community Center

NEW BUSINESS

                Ordinance for introduction on first reading.  This ordinance will be considered for adoption at the

                   public hearing to be held during the May 10th council meeting.

                                ORDINANCE 10-    COLA Cap Bank Ordinance   

                                RESOLUTION 10-44 Calculation of Reserve for Uncollected Taxes

                                RESOLUTION 10-45 Authorization of Temporary Emergency Appropriations

RESOLUTION 10- 46 Introduce 2010 Budget

Resolutions to be read and approved by consent agenda.

RESOLUTION 10-47 Authorization to File Recycle Tonnage Grant

RESOLUTION 10-48 Local Unit Civil Rights Resolution

RESOLUTION 10-49 Refund of Tax Overpayment

11.           FINANCIAL REPORTS

                                PAYMENT OF BILLS R10-50

12.          ANNOUNCEMENTS

13.          PRIVATE SESSION

14.          ADJOURNMENT  Time __________ 1^st ______2^nd_______

AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Meeting opened 7:30 - Mr. Perno absent.

Public Comments:

     Ms. Marge Disch reported that she has found a suitable home for the ship's wheel that's in the Community Center - a maritime museum. Solicitor Higgins said the borough must offer the wheel for sale first.

     Mr. Tom Evaul asked if the borough has a contreact with Fieldstone (AST Developer). Mr. North and Mr. Higgins both answered yes. It is in the CLerkk's Office. Borough has not yet purchased the house built in a day. Funds are in a bond issue at this time.

      Mr. Alex Woshenko had several budget comments. He also brought up the comments made by Mr. Perno about consolidation with another community. Mayor North said there would be no consolidation while he is mayor.

Engineer's Report - Not all projects are transitioned from CES to Remington & Vernick.

The 02/08/10, 02/22/10, 03/08/10 and 03/22/10 Council Meeting minutes were approved 5-0.

Correspondence: None.

Council members provided reports.

     Highlights:

        Court in March received $18,289.00. 345 cases were added; 355 were dispositioned.

        No fire report provided.

        Police report will be added in the future.

Old Business: None

New Business:

     Community Center Ship's Wheel - After some discussion, Council decided on my motion to loan the wheel to the museum for five years. 

Ordinance 10-05 - COLA Ordinance. Introduction by a vote of 4-1, Mr. Brunton dissenting [Reason for Mr. Brunton's dissent - There is no reason to pass this ordinance, which allows the borough to increase it's budget by 3.5%, rather than this year's state-determined need of 0% - that's ZERO percent. This places an unnecessary burden on the property owners, and is done only because the current Council and Administration cannot control its spending habits. M Brunton]

Resolution 10-44 - Approved 4-1, Mr. Brunton dissenting [Reason for Mr. Brunton's dissent - Property Tax collection rates have fallen somewhat from their historical values the last two years, indicating (in my opinion) that some residents are finding it hard to pay that ever-increasing sum. The North administration wants to use an averaged number for the collection rate under the guise of otherwise imposing "...an unfair tax burden to the residents..." This patently false, as the planned tax increase is the maximum allowed by law. In fact, this number will be used to increase the apparently available revenues in the budget, thus allowing even more lavish spending. M. Brunton]

Resolution 10-45 - Approved 5-0

Resolution 10-46 - Approved 5-0

Resolutions on consent agenda:

     Resolution 10-47

     Resolution 10-48

     Resolution 10-49

     Passed 5-0.

 Discussion of Yard Waste Pickup. Will be Monday and Thursday throughout May.

A Car Show banner was approved.

Announcements: None

Financial reports are in order.

     Resolution 10-50 Expenses $490370.77. Approved 5-0

Private Session held for Matters of Personnel

Adjourn 8:35 pm