Reorganization of Council

Borough of Greenville Council Minutes 01.04.10 MINUTES OF A REORGANIZATION MEETING OF THE BOROUGH OF GREENVILLE COUNCIL HELD IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS Monday, January 4, 2010 at 6:30pm 1. Call to Order Council Vice President Auchter called the meeting to order at 6:30pm. 2. Swearing in of Mayor – District Magistrate Brian Arthur Peter A. Candela 3. Swearing in of Council – District Magistrate Brian Arthur Thomas D’Alfonso Jr. Theodore E. Jones Stephen May Jasson Urey 4. Roll Call by Mayor Candela Pamela S. Auchter Thomas D’Alfonso Jr. Theodore E. Jones Stephen May Alfred L. Peden Brian W. Shipley Jasson W. Urey Peter A. Candela, Mayor 5. Pledge of Allegiance 6. Nominations for Council President Motion by Councilor Jones, seconded by Councilor Auchter, to nominate Brian W. Shipley as Council President. 7. Motion for Council President A roll call vote was taken and the vote was unanimous. Motion carried. The gavel was given to Council President Shipley. 8. Nominations for Council Vice President Motion by Councilor Urey, seconded by Councilor Peden, to nominate Pamela S. Auchter as Council Vice President. 1 Borough of Greenville Council Minutes 01.04.10 9. Motion for Council Vice President A roll call vote was taken and the vote was unanimous. Motion carried. 10. Nominations and election President Pro Tem Motion by Councilor Auchter, seconded by Councilor Peden, to nominate Jasson W. Urey as President Pro Tem. A roll call vote was taken and the vote was unanimous. Motion carried. 11. Nominations and appointment of Chairperson for Vacancy Board Motion by Councilor Auchter, seconded by Councilor Urey, to nominate Kate Yasgur as Chairperson for Vacancy Board. A roll call vote was taken and the vote was unanimous. Motion carried. 12. Yearly appointments a. Interim Borough Secretary- Tracey Vale b. Interim Open Records Officer- Nancy Little c. Borough Treasurer- Tracey Vale d. Code Enforcement/Zoning Officer- Don Patterson e. Solicitor- Douglas & Joseph f. Engineer- HRG Engineers g. Receiver of Wage Taxes- Keystone Municipal Collections Motion by Councilor Urey, seconded by Councilor Auchter, to re-appoint the above list in its entirety. Councilor D’Alfonso raised an objection to the receiver of taxes, but withdrew his objection and asked to revisit the issue. A roll call vote was taken and the vote was unanimous. Motion carried. 13. Open seats appointments a. Motion by Councilor Peden, seconded by Councilor Urey, to re-appoint Joanne Price to the Civil Service Commission for a 4 year term. A roll call vote was taken and the vote was unanimous. Motion carried. b. Motion by Councilor Urey, seconded by Councilor Auchter, to re-appoint Donald Cornman to the Code Appeals Board for a 5 year term. A roll call vote was taken and the vote was unanimous. Motion carried. c. Motion by Councilor Jones, seconded by Councilor Auchter, to appoint Frank Vanderslice to the Code Appeals Board for a 5 year term. A roll call vote was taken and the vote was unanimous. Motion carried. d. Motion by Councilor Urey, seconded by Councilor Jones, to re-appoint Richard Miller to the Greenville Municipal Authority for a 5 year term. A roll call vote was taken as follows: Councilor Jones Yes Councilor May No Councilor Auchter No 2 Borough of Greenville Council Minutes 01.04.10 Councilor D’Alfonso No Councilor Peden No Councilor Urey Yes Council President Shipley Yes. The motion failed. Motion by Councilor May, seconded by Councilor Peden, to appoint John Gibson to the Greenville Municipal Authority for a 5 year term. A roll call vote was taken as follows: Councilor Jones No Councilor May Yes Councilor Auchter Yes Councilor D’Alfonso Yes Councilor Peden Yes Councilor Urey No Council President Shipley No Motion carried. e. Motion by Councilor Urey, seconded by Councilor D’Alfonso, to re-appoint John Hauser to the Planning Commission for a 4 year term. A roll call vote was taken and the vote was unanimous. Motion carried. f. Motion by Councilor Urey, seconded by Councilor Peden, to re-appoint Fred Murrin, George Long, Doug Hilton, Henry Barton & Charles Eaves to Greenville Municipal Airport Commission. A roll call vote was taken and the vote was unanimous. Motion carried. 14. Establish dates and times for 2010 council meetings Motion by Councilor Urey, seconded by Councilor Peden, to schedule the regular monthly council meeting on the second Tuesday each month, with council work session to be on the preceding Thursday. A roll call vote was taken and the vote was unanimous. Motion carried. 15. Adjournment to Work Session Motion by Councilor Urey, seconded by Councilor Auchter, to adjourn to the January Work Session at 6:53p. Motion carried. 16. New Business Council reconvened briefly after Executive Session. Council President Shipley appointed Councilor Shipley, Councilor Urey and Councilor Jones to serve on the Personnel Committee. Motion by Councilor Urey, seconded by Councilor Peden, to adjourn the meeting at 8:30p. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted, Tracey Vale Interim Borough Secretary 3