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NORTH HANOVER TOWNSHIP
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING
REORGANIZATION MINUTES
JANUARY 3, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Township Clerk called the
meeting to order at 7:00 pm
FLAG SALUTE:
Township Clerk led the salute to the flag
ROLL CALL:
Committeeman DeBaecke
Committeeman DeLorenzo
Committeeman Doyle
Committeeman Elect Kocubinski
Absent:
None
Also Present:
Township Clerk Picariello
SUNSHINE STATEMENT:
“The provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act have been met.
Notice of
this meeting has been transmitted by email to the Courier Times,
Burlington County Times and The Trenton Times as well as given to those
having requested same and posted on the Township bulletin board located
in the foyer of the municipal building”.
OATH OF OFFICE FOR TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBERS ELECT:
Township Clerk called for Committeeman Elect John Kocubinski to be sworn
into office. Mr. Mark
Roselli, Esquire administered the Oath of Office.
Everyone extended a round of applause.
Township Clerk called for Committeeman Elect Brendan O’Donnell to be
sworn into office. Mr. Mark
Roselli, Esquire administered the Oath of Office.
Everyone extended a round of applause.
CLERK CALLS FOR NOMINATIONS FOR MAYOR 2019
The Township Clerk called for nominations for Mayor 2019:
RONALD DEBAECKE FOR MAYOR
Committeeman DeBaecke was sworn into office, as Mayor 2019, by Mr. Mark
Roselli, Esquire. Everyone
extended a round of applause.
NEW MAYOR CALLS FOR NOMINATIONS FOR DEPUTY MAYOR 2019
Mayor DeBaecke called for nominations for Deputy Mayor 2019:
BRENDAN O’DONNELL FOR DEPUTY MAYOR
Committeeman O’Donnell was sworn into office, as Deputy Mayor 2019, by
Mr. Mark Roselli, Esquire.
Everyone extended a round of applause.
NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT OF TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY
Mayor DeBaecke called for nominations for Township Attorney:
MR. MARK ROSELLI, ESQUIRE
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Members of the public wishing to
address the Township Committee must state their name and address for the
record.
Mayor DeBaecke opened the meeting to the public.
There were no comments from the public this evening.
MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT
Proposed By: Committeeman
DeLorenzo
Seconded By: Committeeman
Kocubinski
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE LIAISON POSITIONS FOR 2019:
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Appointment of Police Commissioner Christopher Doyle
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Appointment of Public Works Commissioner Louis DeLorenzo
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Appointment of Landfill Commissioner/Recycling Commissioner Louis
Delorenzo
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Appointment of Recreation Commissioner John Kocubinski
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Appointment of Mobile Home Commissioner Brendan O’Donnell
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Appointment of Sub-Standard Housing Commissioner Ronald DeBaecke
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Appointment of County Land Use Office Liaison Ronald DeBaecke
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Appointment of Liaison to Jacobstown Fire Company Brendan O’Donnell
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Appointment of Liaison to Small Cities Grant Matters John Kocubinski
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Appointment of Military Liaison Christopher Doyle
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Appointment of COAH Liaison Ronald DeBaecke
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Appointment of Administrative Liaison Brendan O’Donnell
Mayor DeBaecke made the following appointments:
Joint Land Use Board:
·
Class I - Mayor DeBaecke –
Term 1/1/2019 – 12/31/2019
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Class II – Joseph Green – Term 1/1/2019 – 12/31/2019
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Class IV – Tom Kimball – Term 1/1/2019 – 12/31/2022
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Class IV – Debbie Kucowski – Term 1/1/2019 – 12/31/2022
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Class IV – Greg Grauer – Term 1/1/2019 – 12/31/2022
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Class IV – Jack Smylie – Term 1/1/2019 – 12/31/2022
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Alternate #2 - Vacant
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT CLASS III – COMMITTEEMAN DELORENZO
Mayor DeBaecke stated with regards to Resolution 2019-27, that he did
reach out to Chesterfield Township for their consideration and had not
heard back yet.
Committeeman Kocubinski noted he was in receipt of Chesterfield
Township’s resolution.
CONSENT AGENDA DEFINED:
All matters listed on today’s consent agenda are to be considered as one
vote by Township Committee and will be enacted by one motion. There will
be no discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item
will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately.
2019-01
Resolution Appointing Various Members of the Township
Professional Staff and
Authorizing Professional Service Agreements for the year of 2019
Under the Fair and Open
Process
2019-02
Resolution Providing for the Appointment of Certain Officers,
Appointees and Employees
2019-03
Resolution Fixing the Date, Time and Place of Regular Meetings
and Board of Health Meetings of the Township of North Hanover Committee
making Provisions Relative to Scheduled Holidays, Special and Emergency
Meetings and Adopting Certain Procedures and Forms
2019-04
Resolution Establishing the 2019 Temporary Municipal Operating
Budget
2019-05
Resolution Authorizing the Transfer of Funds and Investing Funds
2019-06
Resolution of the Township of North Hanover Fixing the Rate of
Interest to be Charged on Delinquent Taxes or Assessments and any other
Municipal Charges/Fees
2019-07
Resolution of the Township of North Hanover Authorizing the
Filing of Tax Appeals by the Township Tax Assessor to the County Board
of Taxation
2019-08
Resolution Naming Legal Depositories
2019-09
Resolution Naming Legal Depository for Certificates of Deposit
2019-10
Resolution Designating Legal Newspapers
2019-11
Resolution Adopting a Cash Management Plan for 2019
2019-12
Resolution Authorizing the Tax Collector to Conduct a Standard
Tax Sale in 2019
2019-13
Resolution Authorizing the Tax Collector to Process Property Tax
Refund and Cancellation of Refund or Delinquency of Less Than Ten
Dollars ($10.00)
2019-14
Resolution Appointing a Risk Management Consultant – Burlington
County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund
2019-15
Resolution Appointing Labor Attorney to the Burlington County
Municipal Joint Insurance Fund
2019-16
Resolution Authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to Pay Certain
Bills in Advance of the Regular Township Committee Meetings
2019-17
Resolution Approving the use of Roberts Rules of Order for
Township Committee Meetings
for Parliamentary Procedures
2019-18
Resolution Appointing Fund Commissioner and Alternate Fund
Commissioner to the Burlington County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund
2019-19
Resolution Appointing a Claims Coordinator for the Burlington
County Joint Insurance Fund
2019-20
Resolution Appointing a Safety Coordinator for the Burlington
County Joint Insurance Fund
2019-21
Authorizing the Municipal Clerk to Execute all Bingo and Raffle
Games of Chance Applications
that Meet All Provisions Pursuant to Statute for the 2019
Calendar Year
2019-22
Resolution Authorizing Renewal of the Term of a Shared Services
Agreement with Bordentown, Chesterfield, New Hanover and Springfield
Townships Concerning Extra Duty Assignment of Police Officers
2019-23
A Resolution Authorizing an Exchange of Construction Code
Services
2019-24
Resolution Authorizing Prosecutor Wenger with the Authority to
name an Alternate Prosecutor in his Temporary Absence
2019-25
Resolution Adopting Rules and Regulations Governing Members of
the North Hanover Township Police Department
2019-26
Resolution to Appoint Special Law Enforcement Officers
2019-27
Resolution Requesting Board of Chosen Freeholders of Burlington
County to Rescind Resolution 2018-00634 Entitled “Authorization for Road
Closure Bordentown/Chesterfield (CR 528) and Chesterfield/Arneytown Road
(CR 664) during the Installation of Gas Transmission Pipeline for New
Jersey Natural Gas Company in Chesterfield and North Hanover Townships,
for the Department of Public Works, Division of Engineering”
JACOBSTOWN VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
Mayor DeBaecke called forward members of the Jacobstown Volunteer Fire
Company to be sworn in. Mr.
Wayne Voorhees, former President JVFC/Notary, swore in various members
of the JVFC. Everyone
extended a round of applause.
Mayor DeBaecke thanked the members and wished Wayne good luck.
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE COMMENT
Committeeman Kocubinski stated he was grateful for how well this
Township Committee operates together. He noted the Moody’s report and
noted its positivity. He
expressed appreciation for Mayor DeBaecke and Deputy Mayor O’Donnell for
their hard work. He looks
forward to continue the hard work.
He also wished everyone a healthy New Year.
Committeeman Doyle wished everyone a Happy New Year.
He thanked the Township Committee for working so well together in
a bi-partisan manner and stated other governing bodies could take a
lesson from it. He gave
special thanks to Mary Picariello and Alexandra DeGood for all their
hard work in the Municipal operation.
He noted the Police and Fire Departments are instrumental in the
Community and thanked them.
He also thanked Attorney Roselli for his hard work.
Committeeman DeLorenzo expressed the same sentiments of Committeeman
Doyle and wished everyone a Happy New Year.
Deputy Mayor O’Donnell also expressed the same sentiments of
Committeeman Doyle and noted he was appreciative of the current
Committee and was happy to serve.
He also expressed gratitude for the employees.
Mayor DeBaecke thanked everyone for attending this evening.
He congratulated Committeeman O’Donnell and Committeeman
Kocubinski on their re-election.
He expressed appreciation to the Township Committee for their
faith in him as Mayor. He
looks forward to working as a dedicated team.
He pledges to work closely with professional staff, employees and
volunteers. He noted 2018
had a lot of accomplishments.
He noted Provinceline Road, park improvements and new business.
He noted his commitment to pursuing new business.
He stated the solid financial rating from Moody’s is indicative
of the hard work. He
thanked the citizens of North Hanover for allowing him to serve.
MOTION TO ADJOURN
Proposed by: Deputy Mayor
O’Donnell
Seconded by: Committeeman Kocubinski
TIME OF ADJOURNMENT:
7:26 PM
Respectively submitted,
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Township Clerk
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