JUNE 22, 2007

PAULSBORO. N.J.

12:00 P.M.

SPECIAL MEETING

Council Chamber:

Mayor Burzichelli presided at a Special Work Session Meeting of Council, held on the above date and place.

Members present were: Haynes, Giovannitti, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski. Absent: None.

Mayor Burzichelli called the meeting to order.

Borough Clerk VanScoy read the opening statement regarding the Open Public Meetings Act.

Mayor Burzichelli opened the floor to the public.

There wasn’t any public participation.

Administrator Salvatore presented the 2007 Budget and explained what had to be included. The largest appropriation increases are as follows:

PFRS, Road Project, Salary, Tax Appeals, Health Insurance, Trash Disposal, CIF, Library, PERS Vehicle Maintenance, HVAC, Liability Insurance, Debt and Emergency.

The above would amount to a true spending increase of $440,000.00. This would amount to a $.03 tax increase that equals $1.484. Not included in this budget would be the Police and Highway replacements.

Mayor and Council discussed the hiring of a Police Officer and/or Street and Highway employee and some extra money to the salaries of the Police Administration.

Mayor Burzichelli felt the salary of the Emergency Management Coordinator should go to $1,500.00.

Councilman Kidd questioned if the money was in the budget to raise the salary of the Deputy Registrar to $1,000.00.

Administrator Salvatore stated he has already put that amount in the budget.

A discussion was held to put money aside but to take no action for the increase in the rate for the GCIA, an amount of $10,000 to COAH and the Emergency Management Coordinator’s salary to $1,500.00.

R. #107.07: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION OF BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF PAULSBORO. Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to adopt R. #107.07. Roll call: Ayes: Haynes, Giovannitti, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski. Nays: None. Motion carried.

Mayor and Council went into Executive Session to discuss contract negotiations and personnel.

Giovannitti moved and Hamilton seconded to open the meeting to the public at 12:52 p.m. All were in favor of the motion.

Mayor Burzichelli suggested an increase of six and a half cents.

Consensus of Council was to increase the tax rate by seven cents.

R. #108.07: 2007 BUDGET. Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to adopt

R. #108.07 on Introduction and schedule the public hearing on July 23, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. Roll call: Ayes: Haynes, Giovannitti, Hamilton, Tedeski. Nays: Kidd. Motion carried.

Council President Haynes and Councilman Hamilton left the meeting at 12:55 p.m.

Administrator Salvatore explained what the Borough’s future looked like as far as the Budget goes.

Councilman Kidd suggested discussing the budget earlier next year and sit down at a night meeting to talk about the budget as long as necessary.

Giovannitti moved and Tedeski seconded to schedule a Special Meeting for the public hearing on the Budget on July 23, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. Roll call: Ayes: Giovannitti, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski. Nays: None. Motion carried.

There wasn’t any further Borough business.

Giovannitti moved and Tedeski seconded to adjourn the meeting at 1:12 p.m. All were in favor of the motion.

This is a brief summary of the Special Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Paulsboro held on June 22, 2007 and should not be considered a verbatim transcript of the meeting.

Respectfully submitted,

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Kathy A. VanScoy, RMC/CMC John J. Burzichelli, Mayor

Borough Clerk