WANAQUE BOROUGH
SEWERAGE AUTHORITY
MINUTES
Re-Organization Meeting
February 10, 2009
The
Re-organization Meeting of the Wanaque Borough Sewerage Authority was held on
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 7:30 P.M. at the
Chrm. Bolduc presided and read the following Sunshine
Statement:
“Adequate notice of these meetings has been provided by
mailing notice of these meetings to the Trends and Herald & News newspapers
on January 20, 2009 stating therein that the re-organization and the regular meeting
is being scheduled for February 10, 2009.
Said meetings will be held at 579 Ringwood Avenue, Wanaque, New Jersey
including Agenda therefore, and a copy of this notice was posted in the Wanaque
Municipal Building on January 20, 2009”.
ROLL CALL:
On roll call the
following commissioner’s responded:
Andrew R. Bolduc
Frank Covelli
John DiMeglio
Joseph Garland
Mark Reuter
Professional’s Present:
Paul Cuva, CPA
Jeffrey M. Kassover, Esq.
William J. Kelly,
Penny Schlagel, Office Mgr.
Mrs. Schlagel chaired the election for Chairman and called
for nominations from the floor:
CHAIRMAN:
Cmsr. Covelli
nominated Andrew R. Bolduc for Chairman, seconded by Cmsr. Garland. (Appt. shall run until the Authority’s 2010
Re-organization meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call all voted yes except for Cmsr. Bolduc who
abstained, and Mrs. Schlagel declared this motion carried.
VICE CHAIRMAN:
Cmsr. Garland
nominated John DiMeglio for V-Chrm., seconded by Cmsr. Covelli. (Appt. shall run until the Authority’s 2010
Re-organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call all voted yes except for Cmsr. DiMeglio who
abstained, and the Chrm. declared this motion carried.
2ND VICE CHAIRMAN:
Cmsr. Garland
nominated Mark Reuter for 2nd-Vice Chrm., seconded by Cmsr. Covelli. (Appt. shall run until the Authority’s 2010
Re-organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call all voted yes except for Cmsr. Reuter who
abstained, and the Chrm. declared this motion carried.
SECRETARY/TREASURER:
Cmsr. Covelli nominated Joseph Garland for
Secretary/Treasurer, seconded by Cmsr. Reuter.
(Appt. shall run until the Authority’s 2010 Re-organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call all voted yes except for Cmsr. Garland who
abstained, and the Chrm. declared this motion carried.
ASST. SECRETARY/TREASURER:
Cmsr. Covelli
nominated Mark Reuter for Asst. Secretary/Treasurer, seconded by Cmsr.
DiMeglio. (Appt. shall run until the
Authority’s 2010 Re-organization Meeting.
No further nominations.
On roll call all voted yes except for Cmsr. Reuter who
abstained, and the Chrm. declared this motion carried.
JIF COMMISSIONER:
Cmsr. DiMeglio
nominated Frank Covelli for the JIF Commissioner, seconded by Cmsr.
Garland. (Appt. shall run until the
Authority’s 2010 Re-organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call all voted yes except for Cmsr. Covelli who
abstained, and the Chrm. declared this motion carried.
LICENSED OPERATOR:
Cmsr. Covelli
nominated Gregory White for our Licensed Operator, seconded by Cmsr. Garland.
(Appt. shall run until the Authority’ 2010 Re-organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call all voted yes and the Chrm. declared this
motion carried.
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:
Chrm. Bolduc
stated that per the Fair and Open Act, the board has only received proposals
for our current professionals.
ENGINEER:
Cmsr. Covelli nominated William J. Kelly Engineering
Assocs. for engineering services, seconded by Cmsr. Reuter. (Appt. shall run until the Authority’s 2010
Re-Organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call all voted yes and the Chrm. declared this
motion carried.
AUDITOR:
Cmsr. DiMeglio
nominated Ferraioli, Wesdyk, Cerullo & Cuva for auditing purposes, seconded
by Cmsr. Covelli. (Appt. shall run until
the Authority’s 2010 Re-organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call all voted yes and the Chrm. declared this
motion carried.
ATTORNEY:
Cmsr. DiMeglio
nominated Jeffrey M. Kassover, Esq. for legal counsel, seconded by Cmsr.
Covelli. (Appt. shall run until the
Authority’s 2010 Re-organization meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call all voted yes and the Chrm. declared this
motion carried.
RISK MANAGER/BOND COUNSEL/QUALIFIED
PURCHASING AGENT:
Cmsr. Covelli nominated McCarthy Forde LLC as the Authority’s
Risk Management Consultant, Hawkins, Delafield & Wood as Bound Counsel and
Thomas Carroll for our Qualified Public Purchasing Agent. Seconded by Cmsr. Reuter.
No further nominations.
On roll call all voted yes and the Chrm. declared this
motion carried.
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS:
Chrm. Bolduc stated that all appointments would remain as
they were in 2008 unless any Commissioner would like to switch.
Building & Grounds: Reuter
& Garland Alt.: Covelli
New Construction: Reuter
& Covelli Alt.: Garland
Public Relations: Bolduc
& DiMeglio Alt.: Reuter
Purchasing: Garland
& Reuter Alt.: DiMeglio
Finance & Insurance: Covelli
& Bolduc Alt.: Reuter
Bids: Garland
& Reuter Alt.: Covelli
Personnel: Garland
& DiMeglio Alt.: Bolduc
WVRSA Liaison: Covelli
& Bolduc Alt.: DiMeglio
Mayor & Council Liaison: DiMeglio & Bolduc Alt.:
Reuter
Planning Bd. & Bd. of Adj. DiMeglio & Covelli Alt.:
Board of Health Liaison: Covelli
& DiMeglio Alt.: Bolduc
OFFICIAL
NEWSPAPER/DEPOSITORS/MEETING DATES:
Cmsr. Reuter nominated
the Suburban Trends as the main newspaper for the Authority and the Herald
& News as the alternate. Official
Depositors are Lakeland Bank, Bank of New York, Merrill Lynch, Smith Barney and
NJ Cash Management.
Meeting date shall be the
second Tuesday of each month with a starting time of 7:30 P.M. All meetings will be held at
Seconded by Cmsr. Covelli.
On roll call all voted yes and the Chrm. declared this
motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT:
Cmsr. Reuter
moved for the adjournment of this meeting, seconded by Cmsr. Garland.
On roll call all voted yes and the Chrm. declared this
meeting adjourned.
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Andrew R. Bolduc, Chairman