WANAQUE BOROUGH
SEWERAGE AUTHORITY
Re-Organization Meeting
February 13, 2007
The Re-Organization Meeting of the Wanaque Borough Sewerage
Authority was held on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at 7:30 P.M. at the
Chrm. DiMeglio presided and read the following Sunshine
Statement:
“Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by
mailing notice of this meeting to the Trends and Herald & News newspapers
on January 12, 2007 stating therein that this meeting would be held at
ROLL CALL:
On roll call, the
following commissioners responded:
Bolduc
Covelli
DiMeglio
Reuter
CHAIRMAN:
Mrs. Schlagel chaired the election for chairman and called
for nominations from the floor.
Cmsr. Garland nominated Andrew R. Bolduc for Chairman,
seconded by Cmsr. Covelli. (Appointment shall run until the Authority’s 2008
Re-Organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call, all voted yes except for Cmsr. Bolduc who
abstained, and then Mrs. Schlagel declared this motion carried.
VICE-CHAIRMAN:
Cmsr. Garland
nominated John DiMeglio for Vice Chairman, seconded by Cmsr. Reuter. (Appointment shall run until the Authority’s
2008 Re-Organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call, all voted yes except for Cmsr. DiMeglio who
abstained, and then the Chairman declared this motion carried.
2ND VICE CHAIRMAN:
Cmsr. Garland
nominated Frank Covelli for 2nd Vice Chairman, seconded by Cmsr. DiMeglio. (Appointment shall run until the Authority’s
2008 Re-Organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call, all voted yes except for Cmsr. Covelli who abstained,
and then the Chairman declared this motion carried.
SECRETARY/TREASURER:
Cmsr. DiMeglio
nominated Joseph Garland for Secretary/Treasurer, seconded by Cmsr.
Reuter. (Appointment shall run until the
Authority’s 2008 Re-Organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call, all voted yes, except for Cmsr. Garland who
abstained, and then the Chairman declared this motion carried.
ASST. SECRETARY/TREASURER:
Cmsr. Garland nominated Mark Reuter for Asst.
Secretary/Treasurer, seconded by Cmsr. Covelli.
(Appointment shall run until the Authority’s 2008 Re-Organization
Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call, all voted yes except for Cmsr. Reuter who
abstained, and the Chairman declared this motion carried.
JIF COMMISSIONER:
Cmsr. DiMeglio
nominated Cmsr. Covelli as the Authority’s JIF Commissioners, seconded by Cmsr.
Garland. (Appointment shall run until
the Authority’s 2008 Re-Organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call, all voted yes except for Cmsr. Covelli who
abstained, and then the Chairman declared this motion carried.
LICENSED OPERATOR:
Cmsr. Covelli
nominated Gregory White as the Authority’s Licensed Operator, seconded by Cmsr.
DiMeglio. (Appointment shall run until the Authority’s 2008 Re-Organization
Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call, all voted yes, and the Chairman declared this
motion carried.
ENGINEER:
Chairman Bolduc
stated that the Authority received three proposals for engineering
services. However, Mr. Kelly has hands
on experience with
regard to this Authority’s
engineering matters.
Cmsr. Garland nominated W.J. Kelly Engineering Assocs. for
consulting engineer, seconded by Cmsr. Covelli.
(Appointment shall run until the Authority’s 2008 Re-Organization
Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call, all voted yes and then the Chairman declared
this motion carried.
AUDITOR:
Chairman Bolduc
stated that the Authority only received one proposal for auditing services from
Ferraioli, Wesdyk, Cuva & Cerullo.
Cmsr.
No further nominations.
On roll call, all voted yes, and the Chairman declared this
motion carried.
ATTORNEY:
Chairman Bolduc
stated that the Authority only received one proposal for legal services from
Jeffrey M. Kassover, Esq.
Cmsr. DiMeglio nominated Jeffrey M. Kassover, Esq. for
legal services, seconded by Cmsr. Garland.
(Appointment shall run until the Authority’s 2008 Re-Organization
Meeting.)
No further
nominations.
On roll call, all voted yes, and the Chairman declared this
motion carried.
RISK MANAGER:
Cmsr. Covelli
nominated McCarthy & Ford for Risk Manager Services, seconded by Cmsr.
Garland. (Appointment shall run until
the Authority’s 2008 Re-Organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call, all voted yes, and the Chairman declared this
motion carried.
CERTIFIED PUBLIC PURCHASING
AGENT:
Cmsr. Covelli
nominated Thomas Carroll for the Authority’s Public Purchasing Agent, seconded
by Cmsr. Garland. (Appointment shall run
until the Authority’s 2008 Re-Organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call, all voted yes, and the Chairman declared this
motion carried.
BOND COUNSEL:
Cmsr. Covelli
nominated Hawkins, Delafield & Woods as the Authority’s Bond counsel on an
as needed basis, seconded by Cmsr. DiMeglio.(Appointment shall run until the
Authority’s 2008 Re-Organization Meeting.
No further nominations.
On roll call, all voted yes, and the Chairman declared this
motion carried.
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPERS:
Cmsr. Covelli
nominated the Suburban Trends as the Authority’s official newspaper and the
Herald &News newspaper as the alternate, seconded by Cmsr. Garland. (Appointment shall run until the Authority’s
2008 Re-Organization Meeting.)
On roll call, all voted yes, and the Chairman declared this
motion carried.
OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES:
Cmsr. Covelli nominated the following financial
institutions as official depositors for the Wanaque Borough Sewerage Authority:
Lakeland Bank, Smith Barney, Merrill Lynch, NJ Cash
Management
seconded by Cmsr. DiMeglio. (Appointment shall run until the Authority’s
2008 Re-Organization Meeting.)
On roll call, all voted yes, and the Chairman declared this
motion carried.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES:
Building & Grounds: Reuter & Garland
New Construction: Reuter & DiMeglio
Public Relations: Bolduc &
DiMeglio
Purchasing: Garland
& DiMeglio
Finance & Insurance: Covelli & Bolduc
Bids: Garland &
DiMeglio
Personnel: Garland
& DiMeglio
WVRSA Liaison: Covelli &
Bolduc
Mayor & Council Liaison: DiMeglio & Bolduc
Planning Bd. & Bd. of
Adj. DiMeglio &
Covelli
Board of Health Liaison: Reuter & Bolduc
Chairman Bolduc
stated that if any commissioner would like to be on a different committee, to please
contact him.
DATE, TIME & PLACE OF
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING:
Cmsr. Covelli
moved a motion that the Authority’s monthly meeting for 2007 will be held on
the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 P.M. at 579 Ringwood Avenue, Wanaque,
New Jersey unless otherwise noted, seconded by Cmsr. Reuter.
On roll call, all voted yes, and the Chairman declared this
motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT:
Cmsr. Covelli
moved for the adjournment of this meeting, seconded by Cmsr. DiMeglio.
On roll call all voted yes and the Chairman declared this
meeting adjourned.
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Andrew R. Bolduc, Chairman