20200701 - Village Council Reorganization Meeting
VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REORGANIZATION MEETING
JULY 1, 2020
12:00 NOON
SYDNEY V. STOLDT, JR. COURT ROOM
1. Call to Order - Mayor
2. Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act
3. Roll Call of Current Village Council - Village Clerk
4. Flag Salute
5. Invocation – Reverend Monsignor Ronald J. Rozniak – Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Church
6. Comments from the Public (Not to exceed 3 minutes per person - 40 minutes in total)
7. Approval of Minutes
8. Remarks by Councilman Jeffrey Voigt
9. Remarks by Mayor Ramon M. Hache, Sr.
10. Reading of Certificate of Election of Pamela Perron - Heather A. Mailander, Village Manager/Village Clerk
11. Oath of Office Administered to Pamela Perron by Susan Cassell, Esq.
12. Remarks by Councilwoman Perron
13. Reading of Certificate of Election of Lorraine Reynolds –
Heather A. Mailander, Village Manager/Village Clerk
14. Oath of Office Administered to Lorraine Reynolds – Heather A. Mailander, Village Manager/Village Clerk
15. Remarks by Councilwoman Reynolds
16. Reading of Certificate of Election of Bernadette Coghlan Walsh – Heather A. Mailander, Village Manager/Village Clerk
17. Oath of Office Administered to Bernadette Coghlan Walsh – Heather A. Mailander, Village Manager/Village Clerk
18. Remarks by Councilwoman Walsh
19. Roll Call of New Village Council – Heather A. Mailander, Village Manager/Village Clerk
20. Call for Nominations for Office of Mayor by Heather A. Mailander, Village Manager/Village Clerk
21. Administering of Oath of Office to Mayor by Matthew S. Rogers, Village Attorney
22. Call for Nomination for Office of Deputy Mayor by Mayor
23. Administering of Oath of Office to Deputy Mayor by Mayor
24. Call for Nomination for Office of President Pro Tempore of the Village Council by Mayor
25. Administering of Oath of Office to President Pro Tempore of the Village Council by Heather A. Mailander, Village Manager/Village Clerk
26. Remarks by Deputy Mayor
27. Remarks by Mayor
28. RESOLUTIONS
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 20-185 THROUGH 20-200 ARE TO BE ADOPTED BY A CONSENT AGENDA, WITH ONE VOTE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. THERE IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION BESIDE EACH RESOLUTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. EACH RESOLUTION WILL BE READ BY TITLE ONLY:
20-185 Appoint Village Attorney (NTE $275,000) - Appoints Matthew Rogers as the Village Attorney under a no bid contract from for a term of 7/1/2020 - 6/30/2021. The required Pay to Play forms have been filed with the Village Clerk’s Office, as required by law.
20-186 Appoint Village Bond Attorney (NTE $150,000) - Appoints McManimon, Scotland, and Baumann, L.L.C., 75 Livingston Avenue, 2nd Floor, Roseland, NJ as the Village Bond Attorney from 7/1/2020-6/30/2021 under a no-bid contract. The required Pay to Play forms have been filed with the Village Clerk’s Office, as required by law.
20-187 Appoint Village Labor Attorney - (NTE $45,000) - Appoints Dominick Bratti and Bratti Greenan, LLC, 1040 Broad Street, Suite 104, Shrewsbury, NJ as the Village Labor Attorney under a no bid contract from 7/1/2020 - 6/30/2021. The required Pay to Play forms have been filed with the Village Clerk’s Office, as required by law.
20-188 Appoint Municipal Court Judge - Appoints David T. Pfund as the Municipal Court Judge from 7/1/20- 6/30/23
20-189 Appoint Village Professional Planner (NTE $60,000) – Appoints Maryann Bucci-Carter and Peter Van den Kooy and CME Associates, 1460 Route 9 South, Howell, NJ as the Village Professional Planner from 7/1/2020 - 6/30/2021 under a no-bid contract. The required Pay to Play forms have been filed with the Village Clerk’s Office, as required by law.
20-190 Appoint Professional Planning Consultant for Affordable Housing and Related Matters (NTE $65,000) – Appoints Elizabeth McManus, LEED, AP, PP, AICP and Kyle + McManus Associates as the Village Professional Planning Consultant from 7/1/2020 - 6/30/2021, under a no-bid contract. The required Pay to Play forms have been filed with the Village Clerk’s Office, as required by law.
20-191 Appoint Village Prosecutor and Assistant Village Prosecutor (NTE $30,000) – Appoints Mark P. Fierro, 226 Main Street, Suite 303, Fort Lee, NJ as the Village Prosecutor from 7/1/2020-6/30/2021, under a no bid contract. Also appoints Elsbeth J. Crusius, 267 Summit Avenue, Hackensack, NJ as the Assistant Village Prosecutor from 7/1/2020 - 6/30/2021, under a no bid contract. The required Pay to Play forms have been filed with the Village Clerk’s Office.
20-192 Appoint Public Defender (NTE $200/case, $3,000 total) - Appoints Susan Cassell as the Public Defender from 7/1/2020-6/30/2021
20-193 Appoint Community Development Representative - Appoints Janet Fricke as the Village Council’s representative in the Community Development program
20-194 Appoint Representative to Open Space Trust Regional Committee - Appoints Nancy Bigos as the Village Council’s representative to be a part of the County of Bergen’s Open Space Trust Regional Committee
20-195 Appoint Members to the Planning Board - Appoints Mayor as a Class I member for a term that expires 6/30/22; James Van Goor as a Class II member for a term that expires 6/30/21; Councilwoman Lorraine Reynolds as a Class III member for a term that expires 6/30/21; Frances Barto as a Class IV member for a term that expires 6/30/24; and Dianne O’Brien as a Class IV member to fill the unexpired term of Joel Torielli for a term that will expire on 6/30/21.
20-196 Appoint Members to the Zoning Board of Adjustment - Appoints Gary Negrycz and Diana Ruhl as full members to terms that expire on 6/30/24
20-197 Appoint Members to Community Center Advisory Board - Appoints the following members to this Board with terms that will expire 6/30/21: Donald Liebreich – Senior Citizen Resident; Helen Leonard – Senior Citizen Resident; Nancy Friedman – Adult Resident; Beth Abbott – Adult Resident; Brandon Shintani – Ridgewood High School Representative; Chief Jacqueline Luthcke or designee – Ridgewood Police Dept. Liaison; Deanna Schablik – Parks & Recreation Dept. Representative; and Sheila Brogan – Ridgewood Board of Education Liaison
20-198 Appoint Members to the Ridgewood Arts Council - Appoints the following members for terms that will expire 6/30/20: Frank DelVecchio, Audrey Fink, Sean Flanagan, Sherry Frank, Dana Glazer, Rosemary Gunther McCooe, Max Viola, and Michael Walsh
20-199 Appoint Members to Central Business District Advisory Committee – Appoints Kathryn Schmidt (Ridgewood Guild) and Philip Davis (Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce) to terms that will expire on 6/30/22; Michael Pickholz and as a Ridgewood resident member to a term that will expire on 6/30/22; Gary Kolesaire (business owner and property owner) to a term that will expire on 6/30/22
18-200 Appoint Village Councilmembers as Liaisons to Various Boards and Committees - Appoints Village Councilmembers as Liaisons to various boards and committees through June 30, 2021
29. Comments from the Public (Not to Exceed 5 minutes per person)
30. Adjournment
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