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January 14, 2004
7:30 P.M.
Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Englishtown, 15 Main Street, Englishtown, New Jersey 07726.
1. Meeting Called to Order and Roll Call
2. Statement of Compliance with Sunshine Law
3. Moment of Silence and Salute to the Flag
4. Committee Reports
5. Correspondence
6. Open Public Portion/Limited to Agenda Items Only
Limited to Five (5) Minutes per citizen to be determined at Borough
Council's discretion. Any and all situations regarding Borough
Personnel, when names are implied or mentioned, are to be brought
to the full attention of the Council through an appointment and
subsequent disclosure through the Personnel Committee.
7. New Business
Payment of Borough Bills
8. Tax Collector’s Report - November 2003
9. Public Portion
Limited to Five (5) Minutes per citizen to be determined at Borough
Council's discretion. Any and all situations regarding Borough
Personnel, when names are implied or mentioned, are to be brought
to the full attention of the Council through an appointment and
subsequent disclosure through the Personnel Committee.
10. Executive Session
11. Adjournment
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Reynolds at 7:30 P.M.
Roll Call: Present: C/Soden, C/Rucker, C/Simon, C/D’Agostino, C/Palmieri
Absent: C/Gallagher
Also present were Julie Martin, Municipal Clerk, Theresa Feinberg, Deputy Municipal Clerk, and John O. Bennett, Borough Attorney.
Mayor Reynolds stated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10 4-6 notification of this meeting has been (1) Published in the Asbury Park Press and Home News and the News Transcript the Official Newspapers of the Borough, (2) Posted to the Public at Borough Hall, (3) Copy has been filed with the Municipal Clerk, (4) Copy of this agenda and the Sunshine Statement has been filed with the Mayor and Council. Thus this meeting tonight is deemed in compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act.
There was a moment of silence and salute to the flag.
C/Gallagher arrives at 7:32 P.M.
C/Rucker stated the Public Works Department has taken down Christmas decorations; we have replenished our sand/salt supplies for future needs and the construction office has been painted this past week.
C/Palmieri stated I spoke to Liz Canario to get acquainted with the recreation committee and to discuss future plans.
C/Gallagher stated the Budget Workshop is Saturday, Jan. 17th and the public is welcomed to come. Also a “No Tolerance” video from our insurance company will be shown this evening; it’s approximately a 10-minute video.
C/Soden stated the police activity report from 12/9/03 to 1/8/04 was 828 calls, 262 motor vehicle stops, and 294 tickets were issued.
C/D’Agostino stated I have nothing at this time except I’m looking forward to another good year.
C/Simon stated nothing at this time.
Correspondence
Julie Martin, Municipal Clerk, stated nothing at this time.
Open Public Portion
The Mayor opened the floor to the public for discussion limited to agenda items only.
There being no questions or comments from the public, a motion to close the public portion was offered by C/Soden, seconded by C/Simon. Passed unanimously.
New Business
Resolution No. 2004-35
Resolution of the Borough of Englishtown,
County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey
Authorizing the Payment of Borough Bills
Whereas, the Mayor and Council have carefully examined all vouchers presented to the Borough for the payment of claims; and
Whereas, after due consideration of the said vouchers, the Mayor and Council have approved payment of same.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Englishtown, County of Monmouth, as follows:
1. The said approved vouchers amounting to the sum of $88,771.68 be and
the same are hereby authorized to be paid on January 14, 2004.
2. The Borough Clerk be and is hereby directed to list on the page in the Minutes Book
following the minutes of this meeting all of the said vouchers hereby authorized to be paid.
Offered by: C/D’Agostino
Seconded by: C/Simon
Roll Call: Ayes: C/Soden, C/Rucker, C/Gallagher, C/Simon, C/D’Agostino, C/Palmieri
Nays: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Tax Collector’s Report – November, 2003
Current Taxes 2003 $647,368.18
Taxes 2002 13,334.48
Prepaid Taxes 812.75
Interest & Cost on Taxes 3,497.73
Third Party Lien 28,733.77
Total Cash Receipt $693,746.91
Mayor Reynolds opened the floor to the public for any items they wish to bring to the attention of the Governing Body.
There being no questions or comments from the public, a motion to close the public portion was offered by C/Soden, seconded by C/Simon. Passed unanimously.
Executive Session
Mayor Reynolds stated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10 4-12B be it resolved by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Englishtown, County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey as follows whereas N.J.S.A. 10 4-12B of the Open Public Meetings Act of the State of New Jersey permits exclusion of the public from those portions of the meetings in which matters authorized to be discussed in Executive Session under the cited statute will be reviewed and discussed; and
Whereas, the Governing Body concludes that the public must be excluded from the discussion of the following matters of personnel; and
Therefore, be it resolved by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Englishtown, County of Monmouth, State of New Jersey, as follows, 1) Hereby authorizes Executive Session for the purpose of discussing above matters with N.J.S.A. 10 4-12B, 2) Anticipated at this time that the matters to be discussed in Executive Session will be discussed in Public not earlier than the next regular meeting of the Governing Body, 3) It is anticipated that the Executive Session last not longer than one-half hour, 4) There exists the possibility that action may be taken upon conclusion of the Executive Session when the meeting returns to open.
Offered By: C/Simon
Seconded By: C/D’Agostino
Roll Call: Ayes: C/Soden, C/Rucker, C/Gallagher, C/Simon, C/D’Agostino, C/Palmieri
Nays: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
The time being 7:37 P.M.
There being no further business in Executive Session, a motion to return to open session was offered by C/Soden, seconded by C/Simon. Passed unanimously.
The time being 7:58 P.M.
Mayor and Council discussed the Manalapan/Englishtown Community Teen Center and how Englishtown could support the cause. An Interlocal Agreement was suggested as a way to support a non-profit organization such as this committee.
Adjournment
There being no further business a motion to adjourn was offered by C/Simon, seconded by C/Gallagher. Passed unanimously.
The time being 8:23 P.M.
____February 25, 2004 ____ ________________________
Approved by Governing Body Clerk