City Council - Council ReOrganization Meeting

REORGANIZATION MEETING OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYONNE, IN THE COUNTY OF HUDSON, NEW JERSEY, HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 630 AVENUE C, ON SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2018 The Council met at 5:05 P.M. The Clerk announced: “I would like to advise all those present that notice of this reorganization meeting of the Municipal Council of the City of Bayonne of Sunday, July 1, 2018 has been provided to the public in accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act of the State of New Jersey. Notice of time and place of the meeting was posted and filed with the City Clerk, and was forwarded to the Jersey Journal and the Star Ledger by fax and regular mail on June 28, 2018.” The Regular Meeting of the Municipal Council of the City of Bayonne is now in session. The Clerk called the roll. Present were: Council Members Cotter, Gullace, La Pelusa, Perez, and Nadrowski. ********** Prior to the commencement of the regular order of business, Governor Phil Murphy addressed the audience. ********** 01. The council as a whole moved that the following Officer’s Report be received and filed. CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS I, ROBERT F. SLOAN, City Clerk of the City of Bayonne, in the County of Hudson and State of New Jersey, HEREBY CERTIFY that, on the 14th day of May, 2018, I canvassed the results of the Municipal Election held May 8, 2018, which statements of canvass were filed with me by the members of the District Boards of Registry and Election on May 13, 2018, and further canvassed the results of the vote of vote by mail voters and provisional voters as certified to me by the Hudson County Board of Election; I FURTHER CERTIFY that, on the 14th day of May, 2018, I made and filed in my office the result of said canvass and it is my determination that the following were elected to the respective office listed: • JAMES M. DAVIS was elected mayor; • SHARON ASHE NADROWSKI, and JUAN M. PEREZ were elected to the two council member-at-large offices; • THOMAS J. COTTER was elected to the office of council member for the first ward; • SALVATORE GULLACE was elected to the office of council member for the second ward; • GARY LA PELUSA, SR. was elected to the office of council member for the third ward; each being elected for a term of four years commencing July 1, 2018. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Bayonne, this 14th day of May, 2018. ROBERT F. SLOAN CITY CLERK Yeas - Council Members Cotter, Gullace, La Pelusa, Perez, and Nadrowski. ********** 02. The Clerk presented First Ward Council Member Thomas J. Cotter with a Certificate of Election and administered the oath of office. **********  Reorganization Meeting July 1, 2018 Page 2 of 2 03. The Clerk presented Second Ward Council Member Salvatore Gullace with a Certificate of Election. County Executive Thomas DeGise administered the oath of office. ********** 04. The Clerk presented Third Ward Council Member Gary LaPelusa, Sr. with a Certificate of Election and administered the oath of office. ********** 05. The Clerk presented Council Member at Large Juan Perez with a Certificate of Election. County Executive Thomas DeGise administered the oath of office. ********** 06. The Clerk presented Council Member at Large Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski with a Certificate of Election and administered the oath of office. ********** 07. The Clerk presented Mayor James M. Davis with a Certificate of Election. United States Senator Robert Menendez administered the oath of office. ********** 08. Each of the Council Members and the Mayor were introduced individually and gave remarks. ********** 09. The Clerk requested nominations for the Office of Council President. Council Member Cotter nominated Council Member Nadrowski, which motion was seconded by Council Member Gullace and adopted. Yeas - Council Members Cotter, Gullace, La Pelusa, Perez, and Nadrowski. The Clerk administered the oath of office to the Council President, who assumed the chair. ********** 10. The council as a whole moved the following resolution, which motion was adopted. RESOLVED, that the action of the members of the Municipal Council in holding their Reorganization Meeting in the Dorothy E. Harrington Council Chambers, Municipal Building on Sunday, July 1, 2018 at 4:30 P.M., be and is hereby ratified and confirmed; and be it further; RESOLVED, that the actions of the City Clerk in providing notice pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act of the State of New Jersey of the time and place of the meeting be and are hereby ratified and confirmed. Yeas - Council Members Cotter, Gullace, La Pelusa, Perez, and President Nadrowski. ********** At 6:07 P.M., the Council as a Whole moved to adjourn, which motion was adopted. Yeas - Council Members Cotter, Gullace, La Pelusa, Perez, and President Nadrowski. _______________________________________ President – Sharon Nadrowski ____________________________________ City Clerk – Robert F. Sloan