Regular Meeting of the Roxbury Mount Arlington Consolidation Study Commission
Roxbury Recreation Office
72 Eyland Avenue, Succasunna, NJ 07876
Wednesday, December 9th
7pm to 10pm
MINUTES
1. Call to Order: Chairperson Heard called the meeting to order at 7pm
2. Pledge of Allegiance: Chairperson Heard led the commission in the pledge of allegiance
3. NJ Open Public Meetings Law
Treasurer Laurel Whitney, filling in as Secretary, stated, This meeting has been advertised and is being conducted in accordance with the provisions of the “Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act,” P.L. 1975, c. 231
4. Roll Call
a. The following were in attendance: Jerry Frisco, Vincent Reilly, Stephen Sadow, Laurel Whitney, Gene Paradiso, Craig Heard, Nancy Absalon, Larry Millus (left at 7:36), George Haeuber, Roger Jinks. Paula Danchuk arrived a few minutes after roll call
b. The following were absent: Maureen Castriotta, Chris Raths, Fred Hall, Anthony Fernandez, Roger Jinks
5. Introduction of Elected Officials and/or Recognition of Their Representatives: none
6. Election and Installation of Officers, If Applicable
a. Larry Millus was officially installed from Alternate Commissioner to Commissioner to replace Chris Rogers who resigned from Commission effective December 9th, 2015
b. Election of Secretary-TABLED
i. George Haeuber gave his opinion that the obligation of recording minutes just needs to be a summary of action taken and does not need to be as detailed as in the past.
ii. Other conversation ensued regarding the feasibility of audio-taping, availability of recording for OPRA requests, etc
7. Introduction of Guest Speaker or Presentation, If Applicable: None
8. Public Comments on Agenda Items Only (Limited To 3 Minutes Per Person): None
9. Secretary’s Report
a. Correspondence (no known correspondence since mail duties have not been transferred from former Commissioner Rogers)
b. 2015-901 RESOLVED, that the Roxbury Mount Arlington Consolidation Study approves the minutes for November 11, 2015.
i. Gene Paradiso made a motion to approve the minutes, Laurel Whitney seconded the motion
ii. Maureen Castriotta - Absent, Paula Danchuk – Y, Jerry Frisco - Y, Larry Millus-Y, Chris Raths - Absent, Vincent Reilly - Y, Stephen Sadow - Y, Laurel Whitney - Y, Gene Paradiso - Y, Craig Heard – Y Motion passes
10. Treasurer’s Report
a. Treasurer Whitney stated Gofundme page has had no activity this month.
b. Treasurer Whitney stated Bank balance = $5251.72 as of 11/30
c. Treasurer Whitney stated all information has been provided to the audit team as of 11/20/15.
d. Treasurer Whitney asked if any news on accountants willing to help with year end and exempt status. No news was reported.
e. Treasurer Whitney stated no contributions were received.
f. Treasurer Whitney identified the following expenditures:
i. $15.35 and 16.28 from the Roxbury Register for 10/14 and 11/11 meeting notices
ii. $14.96 and 14.96 from the Daily Record for 10/14 and 11/11 meeting notices
g. 2015-902 RESOLVED, that the Roxbury Mount Arlington Consolidation Study approves the donations from November 11, 2015 to December 8th, 2015. TABLED-no donations received
h. 2015-903 RESOLVED, that the Roxbury Mount Arlington Consolidation Study approves the expenditures from November 11, 2015 to December 8th, 2015.
i. Paula Danchuk made a motion to approve the resolution, Gene Paradiso seconded the motion
ii. Maureen Castriotta - Absent, Paula Danchuk – Y, Jerry Frisco - Y, Larry Millus-Y, Chris Raths - Absent, Vincent Reilly - Y, Stephen Sadow - Y, Laurel Whitney - Y, Gene Paradiso - Y, Craig Heard – Y Motion passes
11. Chairman’s Report was delivered by Chairperson Heard
Chairperson Heard asked if anyone had any conflicts with the October meeting being moved to October 5, 2016. No conflicts were noted.
12. Committee Reports
a. Data Collection – Chair Craig Heard: Working on requests
b. Municipal Government – Chair Laurel Whitney: Working on reports
c. Education – Chair Gene Paradiso: Finalizing OPRA
d. Finance/Administration – Chair Jerry Frisco: Waiting for OPRA
e. DPW / Utilities – Chair Paula Danchuk: Waiting for OPRA
f. Police/Fire/EMS – Chair Larry Millus (update delivered by Laurel Whitney in Larry Millus’s absence): Waiting for OPRA
g. Personnel – Chair Vincent Reilly: Working on Report
h. Shared / Social Services – Chair Fred Hall (update delivered by Stephen Sadow in Fred Hall’s absence): Compiling a list of such services
i. Grants Committee – Chair Jerry Frisco: Wants to speak with Gina Genovese regarding direction
j. Stephen Sadow and Nancy Absalon both expressed concern about OPRA deadlines around the holidays and the need to have some flexibility
13. Resolutions: none
14. Old/Unfinished Business
Insurance: no update
15. New Business
a. 2015-904 RESOLVED, that the Roxbury Mount Arlington Consolidation Study shall solicit resumes, issue press release, review old resumes to fill open position(s) on the Commission
i. Gene Paradiso made a motion to approve the resolution, Paula Danchuk seconded the motion
ii. Maureen Castriotta - Absent, Paula Danchuk – Y, Jerry Frisco - Y, Larry Millus-Absent, Chris Raths - Absent, Vincent Reilly - Y, Stephen Sadow - Y, Laurel Whitney - Y, Gene Paradiso - Y, Craig Heard – Y Motion passes
b. 2015-905 RESOLVED, that the Roxbury Mount Arlington Consolidation Study approves the Facebook Policy and formation of the Facebook page.
i. Laurel Whitney read the proposed Facebook Policy aloud
ii. Some discussion took place regarding comments and purpose of the page
iii. Gene Paradiso made a motion to approve the resolution, Jerry Frisco seconded the motion
iv. Maureen Castriotta - Absent, Paula Danchuk – Y, Jerry Frisco - Y, Larry Millus-Absent, Chris Raths - Absent, Vincent Reilly - Y, Stephen Sadow - Y, Laurel Whitney - Y, Gene Paradiso - Y, Craig Heard – Y Motion passes
16. Public Comment-none
17. Adjournment
a. Chairperson Heard made a motion to adjourn, Gene Paradiso seconded the motion
b. Meeting adjourned at 8:07pm
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