BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING - December 30, 2024 Monday, December 30, 2024 03:00 PM Online via Zoom

CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Davy

ROLL CALL - Borough Clerk - Betty Sterling

Angarone; Chandler; Gnatt; Marciante; 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.

NEW BUSINESS

• 1.Resolution 2024-12.6 - Resolution Authorizing Connection of 115 Lewis Brook Road in Hopewell Township to the Pennington Sewage Collection System        (AFTER CLOSED SESSION) 

• 2.Resolution 2024-12.9- Resolution Authorizing Payment of Bills 

• Resolution 2024 - 12.9 - Resolution Authorizing Payment of Bills.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Bill List - Dec 30 2024.pdf (0.74 MB)

• 3.Resolution 2024-12.10 - Resolution Authorizing Budget Transfers 

• Resolution 2024 - 12.10 - Budget Transfers.pdf (0.01 MB)

• 4.Resolution 2024-12.11 - Resolution Further Increasing Authorized Expenditures for Special Labor Counsel 

• Resolution 2024 - 12.11 - Further Increasing Legal Fees - Special Counsel.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 5.Resolution 2024-12.12 -  Resolution Authorizing the Hiring of Nicholas Brooker Manela as Laborer in the Department of Public Works 

• Resolution 2024 - 12.12 - Authorizing the hiring of Nicholas Brooker Manela.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 6.Resolution 2024-12.13- Resolution Awarding Contract to Top Line Construction Corp. for Baldwin Street and Baldwin Court Road Rehabilitation Project (VNHA #PEN-BOFP24202)

• Resolution 2024 - 12.13 - Awarding Contract for Baldwin Road Project.pdf (0.01 MB)

• 7.Resolution 2024.14 - Resolution to Amend Borough Policy and Procedures Manual to Amend Recognized Holidays 

• Resolution 2024 - 12.14 - Amending Personnel Manual 12-30-24.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 8.Resolution 2024-12.15 - Resolution Authorizing Use and Occupancy Agreement to Permit Temporary Use of the Pennington First Aid Building by the Pennington Borough Fire District No. 1 (AFTER CLOSED SESSION)

PROFESSIONAL REPORTS

Borough Administrator - GP Caminiti

         *  Employee Health Benefits

Borough Attorney - Walter Bliss

Borough Clerk - Betty Sterling

Chief Financial Officer - Sandy Webb

Superintendent of Public Works - Rick Smith

Police - Sergeant Burroughs / Sergeant Thomas

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.

CLOSED SESSION

AT, PM, BE IT RESOLVED, that Mayor and Council shall hereby convene in closed session for the purposes of discussing a subject or subjects permitted to be discussed in closed session by the Open Public Meetings Act, to wit:

         - Sewer Connection - 115 Lewis Brook Road

         - Use & Occupancy Agreement - Fire District

AT, PM, Mayor and Council returned to open session.

Resolution 2024-12.6 - Resolution Authorizing Connection of 115 Lewis Brook Road in Hopewell Township (Lot 8.01, Block 46.04 to the Pennington Sewage Collection System  

Resolution 2024-12.15 - Resolution Authorizing Use and Occupancy Agreement to Permit Temporary Use of the Pennington First Aid Building by the Pennington Borough Fire District No. 1

ADJOURNMENT