Council Reorganization Meeting

BOROUGH OF BRADLEY BEACH MAYOR AND COUNCIL REORGANIZATION MEETING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2025 AT 12:00 P.M. 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Open Public Meetings Act Statement 4. Statement of Determination “A Statement of the Determination of the Board of County Canvassers relative to an election held in the Borough of Bradley Beach on the 5th day of November, in the year Two Thousand and Twenty-Four for the Election of Mayor and one Municipal Officer for said Borough of Bradley Beach. The said Board to determine that at said Election Alan Gubitosi was duly elected to the Office of Mayor for a Full Four-Year Term and Shana Greenblatt was duly elected for a one-year Unexpired Term.” 5. Administration of Oath of Office Mayor: Al Gubitosi – Luanne Peterpaul Councilperson: Shana Greenblatt – Luanne Peterpaul Nominated Council Member filling a Vacancy – Paul David Nowicki – Mayor Gubitosi Fire Department and First Aid Squad Oaths of Office – Mayor Gubitosi 6. Roll Call for Attendance 7. Approval of Minutes – December 11, 2024 Council Business Meeting December 11, 2024 Executive Session 8. Ordinance(s) 9. Organization of Mayor and Borough Council: • Nomination of Council President 10. New Business Consent Agenda Resolutions 2025-1 to 2025-29 2025-1 Nomination of Council President. 2025-2 Appointments for Employees, Boards, Committees, and Commissions. 2025-3 Establishes Depositories for funds received by the Borough. 2025-4 Designates a Cash Management Plan for the Deposit of all monies received by the Borough. 2025-5 Establishes Change Funds for 2025. 2025-6 Establishes Petty Cash Funds for the Year 2025. 2025-7 Authorizing Contracts with approved State Contract Vendors for Contracting Units pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-12a through December 31, 2025. 2025-8 Establishes the Grace Period for Delinquent Tax Payments for 2025. 2025-9 Authorizing the cancellation of Tax and Sewer Payments under the amount of $10.00. 2025-10 Authorizing the Tax Assessor to act as an agent for the Borough for the purpose of filing and settling Tax Appeals up to $20,000.00, on behalf of the Tax District for the 2025 Tax Year. 2025-11 Designates the Asbury Park Press, The New Coaster, The Coast Star, and the Newark Star Ledger as official Newspapers for the Borough of Bradley Beach. 2025-12 Authorizing the Borough Council to donate two 2025 Adult Seasonal Beach Badges to various Bradley Beach Non-Profit Organizations. 2025-13 Elected Fire Department Officials for 2025. 2025-14 Elected First Aid Squad Officers for 2025. 2025-15 Professional Service Appointment, Jason Shamy, Esq., as the Borough Prosecutor from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. 2025-16 Professional Service Appointment, Greer Law Firm, LLC, as the Alternate Public Defender from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. 2025-17 Professional Service Appointment, Cannon & McGuinn, LLC, as the Borough Attorney from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. 2025-18 Professional Service Appointment, Cannon & McGuinn, LLC, as the Borough OPRA Counsel from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.  2025-19 Professional Service Appointment, Rainone, Coughlin, Minchello as Special Counsel for Conflicts from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 2025-20 Professional Service Appointment, Ruderman & Roth, LLC, as the Borough Labor Attorney from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. 2025-21 Professional Service Appointment, Plosia Cohen Law Firm, as the Alternate Borough Labor Attorney from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. 2025-22 Professional Service Appointment, Shain Schaffer, PC, as the Borough Tax Attorney from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. 2025-23 Professional Service Appointment, Weiner Law Group, LLP, as Borough Fair Share Housing Attorney from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. 2025-24 Professional Service Appointment, CME Associates, as Borough Engineer from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. 2025-25 Professional Service Appointments, Leon S. Avakian, Boswell, CME Associates, Colliers Engineering & Design, PEI, Remington & Vernick Engineers (RVE), and Suburban Consulting Engineers as the Special Consulting Engineer Pod from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. 2025-26 Professional Service Appointment, Leon S. Avakian, Inc., as the Borough Planner from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. 2025-27 Professional Service Appointment, Brown & Brown Insurance, as the Borough Risk Management Consultant from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. 2025-28 Professional Service Appointment, Dilworth Paxon, LLP, as the Bond Counsel from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. 2025-29 Professional Service Appointments, Acacia Financial Group and Phoenix Advisors as the Financial Advisors from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. 11. Individual Resolutions 2025-30 Permitting Back-In-Time Café signage within Riley Park for 2025. 2025-31 Approval of a 50/50 Cash Raffle License for United Engine & Truck Company 50/50 Cash Raffle for 1/25/25. 2025-32 Adopting a Temporary Municipal Budget. 2025-33 Temporary Debt Service Budget for 2025.  2025-34 Resolution of Separation of Service with the Acting Business Administrator. 2025-35 Resolution to appoint an Acting Business Administrator. 12. Communications 13. Mayor and Council Comments 14. Public Comments - (Five-minute limit and single instance to speak per participant whether in person or virtual). 15. Adjournment NEXT BUSINESS MEETING: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 6:30pm As a courtesy to the public this meeting may be attended via Zoom. If for any reason, the Zoom portion of this meeting fails or is disconnected, the in-person meeting will continue without interruption and action can and will be taken providing there is an in-person Council Quorum. For the public to participate remotely please follow the instructions: Topic: Borough of Bradley Beach Council Reorganization Meeting Time: Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81346451267?pwd=cv70tIDl2aPkFAabAR0AuMAE2jqE08.1 Meeting ID: 813 4645 1267 Passcode: 253087 One tap mobile +13052241968,,81346451267#,,,,*253087# US +13092053325,,81346451267#,,,,*253087# US Dial by your location • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 720 707 2699 US (Denver) • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 360 209 5623 US • +1 386 347 5053 US • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kecp8VoNvS The meeting will be streamed live on our regular YouTube Board Meeting Channel for public viewing only. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrn8buRB6-0XVnSbhBYnHDg/videos