NOVEMBER 20, 2007
PAULSBORO. N.J.
7:00 P.M.
WORK SESSION MEETING
Council
Chamber:
Mayor Burzichelli presided at a Work
Session Meeting of Council, held on the above date and place.
Members present were: Haynes (arrived at
7:20 p.m.), 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.
R.
#160.07: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE
TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM CERTAIN
ACCOUNTS TO OTHER ACCOUNTS IN THE
2007 BUDGET. Giovannitti moved and Hamilton seconded to
adopt
R. #160.07. Roll
call: Ayes: Giovannitti, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski. Nays:
None. Motion carried.
R. #161.07: RESOLUTION PROVIDING
FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE BILLS OUT OF THE 2007 BUDGET. Giovannitti
moved and Hamilton seconded to pay all bills properly signed and adopt R. #161.07. Roll call:
Ayes: Giovannitti, Hamilton,
Kidd, Morina, Tedeski. Nays: None.
Motion carried.
R.
#162.07: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
BARNETT E. HOFFMAN, ESQ. AS THE
HEARING OFFICER IN A POLICE DEPARTMENT MATTER UNDER THE NON-FAIR AND OPEN PROCESS. Giovannitti moved and Hamilton seconded to adopt R. #162.07. Roll call:
Giovannitti, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski. Nays: None. Motion
carried.
Administrator Salvatore stated he did not
need the Transfer Resolution but he had another Resolution that was needed to
open a bank account that could be numbered the Transfer Resolution number so
that it did not mess the order of the numbers up for Borough Clerk VanScoy.
Kidd moved and Hamilton seconded to
rescind R. #160.07. Roll call: Ayes:
Giovannitti, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski. Nays: None. Motion
carried.
R. #160.07: RESOLUTION APPROVING
THE OPENING OF A BANK ACCOUNT FOR WAWA, INC. DEVELOPER ESCROW ACCOUNT FOR THE
BOROUGH OF PAULSBORO. Kidd moved and Hamilton seconded to adopt R.
#160.07. Roll call: Ayes: Giovannitti, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina,
Tedeski. Nays: None.
Motion carried.
Administrator Salvatore stated he had
some bills to add to the Bill List, R. #160.07 and they are as follows:
1. Purchase Order #33244 to Ed Coles
Entertainment in the amount of
$595.00 for the Christmas Parade.
2. Purchase Order #33245 to Raider String
Band in the amount of $1,650.00 for the Christmas Parade.
3. Purchase Order #33246 to Solomon Jones
in the amount of $750.00 out of the Municipal Alliance Account.
4. Purchase Order #31581 to TSB Assoc. in
the amount of $49,063.70 for the stormwater improvements to Jessup and Chestnut
Streets.
Kidd moved and Hamilton seconded to amend
R. #160.07 to include the above bills.
Roll call: Ayes: Giovannitti, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina,
Tedeski. Nays: None.
Motion carried.
Local Finance Notice from the New Jersey
Department of Community Affairs,
Division of Local Government Services regarding Calendar Year 2008 Municipal Budget Cap Cost-of-Living
Adjustment. Kidd moved and Hamilton
seconded to receive and file the notice.
All were in favor of the motion.
Letter from William G. Dressel, Jr., New
Jersey State League of Municipalities
regarding Local Government Finance News.
Kidd moved and Hamilton seconded to receive and file the letter. All were in favor of the motion.
Letter from Renold Kappra, Paulsboro
Senior Citizens, Inc. regarding relocation of bus stop.
Kidd moved and Hamilton seconded to
receive and file the letter. All were
in favor of the motion.
Mayor and Council discussed revisiting
the bus stop locations and shelter for the people waiting for the bus.
Mayor Burzichelli suggested the Street
and Highway Committee revisit the bus stops, shelters and report back to
Council.
At this time, 7:20 p.m., Council
President Haynes arrived for the meeting.
Letter from Maria Detitto, Angelini,
Viniar & Freedman, regarding coin drops. Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to
receive and file the letter. All were
in favor of the motion.
Administrator Salvatore explained the
issues involved with granting coin drops.
Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to
authorize Solicitor Pierson to draft an Ordinance, have the Street and Highway
Committee work out the details and report back to Council. All were in favor of the motion
Letter from Patty Farrow, Spokesperson
for The Raider Nation requesting
permission to hold a coin drop on Sunday, December 2, 2007. They are also requesting permission to use the shuttle bus to
transport the senior members to
the football game in Glassboro on Friday, November 30, 2007 from 7:00 to 9:00
p.m.
Councilman Morina stated the game was
postponed until Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. and that they may not
need to bus to transport the senior members as it is during the day.
Mayor Burzichelli stated the Borough will
not be sanctioning any coin drops until the Borough is in compliance.
Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to receive,
file the letter and approve the request for the shuttle bus contingent on their
need and the availability of a bus driver.
All were in favor of the motion.
Received Bingo License Application,
BA-516, from the Paulsboro
Volunteer Fire Assoc. #1, Inc. for the annual bingo events. Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to
receive, file the application and approve the bingo license. All were in favor of the motion.
Letter from Steven A. Ragland, Esq.,
Public Defender, regarding notice
of resignation. Haynes moved and
Hamilton seconded to receive, file the letter and send a letter of thanks. All were in favor of the motion.
Administrator Salvatore’s Report:
Administrator Salvatore was not ready to discuss any of the items on the
Agenda.
Police Chief’s Report:
Chief Ridinger gave a status report of
all that has been going on. Three
nights ago there was a death involving an overdose scenario. They picked up three suspects in the
cigarette heisting. He is down four
people in the department and discussed the manpower issue. He is reviewing resumes for Class II
Officers and they are being accepted until the end of the year.
Mayor and Council discussed with the
Chief any action that could be taken against the landlord of the Blue Manor.
Chief Ridinger stated that if there was
some action it would have been done.
R.
#163.07: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION OF BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF PAULSBORO. Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to adopt
R. #163.07. Roll call: Ayes:
Haynes, Giovannitti, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski. Nays:
None. Motion carried.
At this time, 8:00 p.m., Mayor and
Council convened in Executive Session to discuss personnel.
Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to
open the meeting to the public at 8:05 p.m.
All were in favor of the motion.
R.
#164.07: RESOLUTION OF THE BOROUGH OF
PAULSBORO
AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WITH TODD J. GELFAND AND
BARKER & SCOTT REGARDING MICHAEL MINNITI. Haynes moved and
Hamilton seconded to adopt R. #164.07.
Roll call: Ayes: Haynes, Giovannitti, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina,
Tedeski. Nays: None.
Motion carried.
R.
#165.07: RESOLUTION OF THE BOROUGH OF
PAULSBORO
AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT
FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WITH TODD J. GELFAND AND
BARKER & SCOTT REGARDING NICOLE THIGPEN. Haynes moved and
Hamilton seconded to adopt R. #165.07.
Roll call: Ayes: Haynes, Giovannitti, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina,
Tedeski. Nays: None.
Motion carried.
There wasn’t any further Borough
business.
Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to
adjourn the meeting at 8:05 p.m. All
were in favor of the motion.
This is a brief summary of the Work Session Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Paulsboro held on November 20, 2007 and should not be considered a verbatim transcript of the meeting.
Respectfully
submitted,
_____________________________ _____________________________
Kathy A. VanScoy, RMC/CMC John J.
Burzichelli, Mayor
Borough Clerk