REORGANIZATION MEETING - January 5, 2026 Monday, January 05, 2026 07:00 PM Online via Zoom

CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Davy

ROLL CALL - Borough Clerk - Betty Sterling

Angarone; Chandler; Marciante; Rubenstein; Stern; Valenza; Mayor Davy

OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS STATEMENT

Notice of this meeting has been given to the Hopewell Valley News, Trenton Times and was posted on the bulletin board at Borough Hall at 30 North Main Street and on the Borough website according to the regulations of the Open Public Meetings Act.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Meeting is now open to the public for comment. In an effort to provide everyone interested an opportunity to address his or her comments to the Governing Body, a public comment time limit has been instituted for each speaker. Please raise your hand and when the Borough Clerk acknowledges you state your name and address for the record. Please limit comments to the Governing Body to a maximum of 2 minutes.

ELECTION RESULTS - Borough Clerk, Betty Sterling

Katrina Angarone - Re-elected to a 3 year term ending December 31, 2028

Amy Kassler-Taub - Elected to a 3 year term December 31, 2028

ADJOURNMENT OF 2025 COUNCIL

OATHS OF OFFICE - Borough Attorney, Walter Bliss

Katrina Angarone

Amy Kassler-Taub

ROLL CALL of 2026 COUNCIL- Borough Clerk - Betty Sterling

Angarone; Chandler; Kassler-Taub; Rubenstein; Stern; Valenza; Mayor Davy

ELECTION OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT FOR 2026

MAYOR'S BUSINESS

• 1.Proclamation - Chico Marciante

• 2.Proclamation - Steve Papenberg 

• 3.Proclamation - Meg Umbro

MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS

• 4.Planning/Zoning Board

  James Davy - Reappointed for a 1 year term ending December 31, 2026

  GP Caminiti - Reappointed as Borough Official  for a 1 year term ending December 31, 2026

  Amy Kassler-Taub - Appointed as Council Rep for a 1 year term ending December 31, 2026

  Mark Blackwell - Reappointed for a 4 year term ending December 31, 2029

  Nazli Rex - Appointed for a 4 year term ending December 31, 2029

• 5.Environmental Commission 

  Nell Haughton - reappointed to a 3 year term ending December 31, 2028

  Kieran John - reappointed to a 3 year term ending December 31, 2028 

  Brian Friedlich - reappointed to a 3 year term ending December 31, 2028

  Andrew Seeder - moved from Alternate 2 to Alternate 1 for an unexpired term ending December 31, 2026

  Monica Carlson - appointed as Alternate 2 for an unexpired term ending December 31, 2026

• 6.Open Space Committee

  Dan Pace - reappointed to a 3 year term ending December 31, 2028

• 7.Economic Development

  Michelle Needham - reappointed for a 5 year term ending December 31, 2030

  Beatrice Anduze-Faris - reappointed for a 1 year term ending December 31, 2026

  Rafael Ponce de Leon - reappointed for a 1 year term ending December 31, 2026

APPOINTMENTS (WITH COUNCIL APPROVAL)

• 8.Parks & Recreation

  Frank Van Der Ree - re-appointed to a 3 year term ending December 31, 2028

• 9.Board of Health 

  Mariya Brown - reappointed to a 3 year term ending December 31, 2028

  Gail Cooksey - appointed to a 3 year term ending December 31, 2028

• 10.Library Board of Trustees 

  Meg Koeppel - appointed to a 5 year term ending December 31, 2030

  Meredith Coleman-Moore - reappointed to a 5 year term ending December 31, 2030

  Michelle Schragger - re-appointed as Mayor's Rep for 1 year term ending December 31, 2026

  Rosetta Treece - reappointed to a 1 year term ending December 31, 2026

• 11.Shade Tree Committee

  Kate Fullerton - appointed to a 3 year term ending December 31, 2028

• 12.Open Space Committee

  Art Firestone - reappointed as Alternate 1 for a 1 year term ending December 31, 2026

  Mark Neary - reappointed as Alternate 2 for a 1 year term ending December 31, 2026

• 13.Senior Advisory Board

  Edwin Weed Tucker - reappointed to a 3 year term ending December 31, 2028

• 14.Historic Preservation Commission

  Natalie Shivers - reappointed to a 4 year term ending December 31, 2029

  Jack Davis - reappointed to a 4 year term ending December 31, 2029

  George Ford - reappointed as Alternate 1 for a 2 year term ending December 31, 2027

  Craig Wallace - reappointed as Alternat 2 for a 2 year term ending December 31, 2027

APPOINTMENTS BY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

• 15.Environmental Commission representative to the Open Space Committee - Nancy Fishman (term ends 12/31/2027)

  Economic Development representative to the Open Space Committee - Jason Meyer (term ends 12/31/2029)

  Alan Hershey - Member of Hopewell Valley Open Space - 1 year term ending December 31, 2026

  Dan Pace & John Jackson - representatives to the Hopewell Valley Open Space Committee for 1 year terms ending December 31, 2026

NEW BUSINESS

• 16.Resolution 2026-1.1 - Resolution Appointing PKF O'Connor Davies as Borough Auditor for the Year 2026 

• 17.Resolution 2026-1.2 - Resolution Appointing Bond Counsel for the Year 2026 

• 18.Resolution 2026-1.3 - Resolution Appointing Walter R. Bliss Jr. as Borough Attorney for the Year 2026 

• 19.Resolution 2026-1.4 - Resolution Appointing Craig J. Hubert as Chief Municipal Prosecutor for the Year 2026 

• 20.Resolution 2026-1.5 - Resolution Appointing Alternate Prosecutors for the Year 2026 

• 21.Resolution 2026-1.6 - Resolution Appointing Patrick Nemes as Public Defender for the Year 2026  

• 22.Resolution 2026-1.7 - Resolution Appointing John Holliday as Conflict Public Defender for the year 2026 

• 23.Resolution 2026-1.8 - Resolution Appointing Kamal Williams as Municipal Court Administrator 

• 24.Resolution 2026-1.9 - Resolution Authorizing Retention of Service for Continuing Disclosure Audit in Connection with Issuance of Bonds by the Borough for the Year 2026 

• 25.Resolution 2026-1.10 - Resolution Establishing Committees of Council for 2026 

• 26.Resolution 2026-1.11 - Resolution Establishing Regular Meeting Schedule for the Borough Council for the Year 2026 

• 27.Resolution 2026-1.12 - Resolution of the Borough Council of the Borough of Pennington Designating Depository Banks, Official Newspapers and Official Signatories for the Borough for the Year 2025 

• 28.Resolution 2026-1.14 - Resolution Authorizing Cancellation of Tax Balances Under $10.00 

• 29.Resolution 2026-1.14 - Resolution Fixing Rate of Interest and Year End Penalty for Delinquent Real Estate Tax Payments and Further Authorizing the Tax Collector to Extend the Grace Period for the 3rd Quarter Tax Payments for 2026 if Necessary 

• 30.Resolution 2026-1.15 - Resolution Approving Re-Appointment of Michael W. Pitts Jr. of Pitts and Sons LLC as Qualified Purchasing Agent for the Borough of Pennington 

• 31.Resolution 2026-1.16 - Resolution Appointing Gian Paolo Caminiti as Joint Insurance Fund Commissioner for a Period of One Year From January 1 Through December 31, 2026 

• 32.Resolution 2026-1.17 - Resolution Re-establishing the Hopewell Valley Green Team

• 33.Resolution 2026-1.18 - Appointing Representative to Stony Brook Sewer Authority

• 34.Resolution 2026-1.19 - Resolution Appointing Acting Borough Engineer for January 2026 and as Thereafter Further Needed

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Meeting is now open to the public for comment. In an effort to provide everyone interested an opportunity to address his or her comments to the Governing Body, a public comment time limit has been instituted for each speaker. Please raise your hand and when the Borough Clerk acknowledges you state your name and address for the record. Please limit comments to the Governing Body to a maximum of 2 minutes.

ADJOURNMENT