Village Council Special Public Meeting Minutes 20140507

A SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD HELD IN THE SYDNEY V. STOLDT, JR., COURTROOM OF THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE HALL, 131 NORTH MAPLE AVENUE, RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014, AT 7:30 P.M.

1. CALL TO ORDER – OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT – ROLL CALL

Mayor Aronsohn called the meeting to order at 7:56 P.M., and read the Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act. At roll call, the following were present: Councilmembers Hauck, Pucciarelli, Riche, Walsh, and Mayor Aronsohn. Also present were Frank Moritz, Director of Operations; Heather Mailander, Village Clerk; and Matthew Rogers, Village Attorney. Roberta Sonenfeld, Village Manager was absent.

2. RESOLUTION

The following resolution, numbered 14-108, was read in full by the Village Clerk:

Councilman Pucciarelli commended Ms. Sonenfeld, who very quickly after assuming office took on this project to amend the Human Resources Policies and Procedures Manual. She had the help of many people, including the Village Labor Attorney, Ms. Mailander, as well as other professionals, and it is a great improvement. Ms. Sonenfeld has also indicated that this will be an on-going process. It will be reviewed regularly, so the Councilmembers can look forward to having it come back in the near future with further changes, as the Village Manager and others continue to evaluate how the Village does business and how its employees are treated.

4. ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Village Council, on a motion by Councilman Pucciarelli, seconded by Councilwoman Hauck, and carried by a unanimous voice vote, the Special Public Meeting was adjourned at 8:00 P.M.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Paul S. Aronsohn

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Mayor

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            Heather A. Mailander

                Village Clerk