WANAQUE BOROUGH
SEWERAGE AUTHORITY MEETING
MINUTES
Re-Organization Meeting
February 27, 2008
The
Re-Organization Meeting of the Wanaque Borough Sewerage Authority was held on
Wednesday, February 27, 2007 at 7:30 P.M. at the
Chairman Bolduc 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 February 14, 2008 stating therein that this meeting has been re-scheduled
for February 27, 2008 at 579 Ringwood Avenue, Wanaque, New Jersey, and a copy
of this notice was posted in the Wanaque Municipal Building on February 14,
2008.
ROLL CALL:
On roll call, the
following Commissioners responded:
Andrew R. Bolduc
Frank Covelli
John DiMeglio
Joseph Garland
Cmsr. Mark Reuter was
absent.
Chairman:
Mrs. Schlagel
chaired the election for Chairman and called for nominations from the floor.
Cmsr. DiMeglio nominated Andrew R. Bolduc for Chairman,
seconded by Cmsr. Garland. (Appt. shall
run until the Authority’s 2009 Re-Organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call, all voted yes, except for Cmsr. Bolduc who
abstained, and the Office Manager declared this motion carried.
VICE CHAIRMAN:
Cmsr. Garland
nominated John DiMeglio for V-Chairman, seconded by Cmsr. Covelli. (Appt. shall run until the Authority’s 2009
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. DiMeglio nominated Frank Covelli for 2nd V-Chairman,
seconded by Cmsr. Garland. (Appt. shall
run until the Authority’s 2009 Re-Organization Meeting.
No further nominations.
On roll call all voted yes, except for Cmsr. Covelli who
abstained, and the Chairman declared this motion carried.
SECRETARY/TREASURER:
Cmsr. DiMeglio
nominated Joseph Garland for Secretary/Treasurer, seconded by Cmsr.
Bolduc. (Appt. shall run until the
Authority’s 2009 Re-Organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call all voted yes except for Cmsr. Garland who
abstained, and the Chairman declared this motion carried.
On roll call all voted yes, except for Cmsr. Covelli who
abstained, and the Chairman declared this motion carried.
ASST. SECRETARY/TREASURER:
Cmsr. Garland
nominated Mark Reuter for Asst. Secretary/Treasurer, seconded by Cmsr.
DiMeglio. (Appt. shall run until the
Authority’s 2009 Re-Organization Meeting.)
On roll call all voted yes and the Chairman 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 2009 Re-Organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call all
voted yes except for Cmsr. Covelli who abstained, and the Chairman declared
this motion carried.
LICENSED OPERATOR:
Cmsr. DiMeglio
nominated Gregory White for our Licensed Operator, seconded by Cmsr.
Garland. (Appt. shall run until the
Authority’s 2009 Re-Organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call all voted yes and the Chairman declared this
motion carried.
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS:
Chairman Bolduc
stated that per the Fair and Open Act, the board has received proposals for all
of our current professionals only. Said
proposals have all been reviewed.
ENGINEER:
Cmsr. Covelli
nominated William J. Kelly Engineering Assocs. for engineering services,
seconded by Cmsr. Garland. (Appt. shall
run until the Authority’s 2009 Re-Organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call all voted yes and the Chairman declared this
motion carried.
AUDITOR:
Cmsr. Garland
nominated Ferraioli, Wesdyk, Cerullo & Cuva for auditing purposes, seconded
by Cmsr. Covelli. (Appt. shall run until
the Authority’s 2009 Re-Organization Meeting.)
No further nominations.
On roll call all voted yes and the Chairman declared this
motion carried.
ATTORNEY:
Cmsr. DiMeglio
nominated Jeffrey M. Kassover as legal counsel, seconded by Cmsr. Garland. (Appt. shall run until the Authority’s 2009
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 & Forde LLC as the Authority’s Risk Management
Consultant, seconded by Cmsr. Garland.
(Appt. shall run until the Authority’s 2009 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 and Woods as the Authority’s bond counsel,
seconded by Cmsr. DiMeglio. (Appt. 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.
PUBLIC PURCHASING AGENT:
Cmsr. Covelli
nominated Thomas Carroll as the Authority’s Public Purchasing Agent, seconded
by Cmsr. Garland. (Appt. shall run until
the Authority’s 2009 Re-Organization Meeting.
No further nominations.
On roll call all voted yes and the Chairman declared this
motion carried.
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS:
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. Garland
Board of Health Liaison: Covelli & DiMeglio Alt. Bolduc
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER:
Cmsr. Covelli
nominated the Suburban Trends as the main newspaper for the Authority and the
Herald & News newspaper as the alternate, seconded by Cmsr. Garland.
No further nominations.
On roll call all voted yes and the Chairman declared this
motion carried.
OFFICIAL DEPOSITORS:
Cmsr. Covelli
nominated Lakeland Bank, Bank of New York, Merrill Lynch, Smith Barney and NJ
Cash Management as official depositories of the Authority, seconded by Cmsr.
DiMeglio.
No further nominations.
On roll call all voted yes and the Chairman declared this
motion carried.
MEETING DATE/TIME:
Cmsr. Covelli
nominated the 2nd Tuesday of each month as the
Authority’s regular meeting
date with a starting time of 7:30 P.M.
All meetings will be held at
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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John DiMeglio-V-Chairman