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MINUTES OF THE MONTAGUE TOWNSHIP LAND USE BOARD MEETING
January 11 , 2007
RE-ORGANIZATION MEETING

Open public meeting statement: The meeting was called to order by the Board Secretary, Sharon M. Yarosz, and a statement was made that the meeting was duly advertised and met all of the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act. Those present were: Mark Utter, Ted Brace, Sharon Tufaro, Richard Innella, Darren Ponce, George Zitone, Ron Ruberto, Gene Crawford, Katherine Snyder, Charles Teufert and Glenn Barbagallo.

Those absent were: None.

FLAG SALUTE

REORGANIZATION SESSION

Chairperson: Nominations were opened for the position of Chairperson. A nomination was made by George Zitone and seconded by Ron Ruberto to nominate Richard Innella as the Chairman of the Land Use Board. There were no further nominations. The nominations were closed. Roll Call was taken for Richard Innella for Chairman: Mark Utter, yes; Ted Brace, yes; Sharon Tufaro,
yes; Richard Innella, yes; Darren Ponce, yes; George Zitone, yes; Ron Ruberto, yes; Gene Crawford, yes; Katherine Snyder, yes; Charles Teufert, yes; and Glenn Barbagallo, yes. The Motion was carried. Richard Innella is the 2007 Land Use Board Chairman.

Vice Chairperson
Nominations were opened for the position of Vice Chairperson.

A nomination was made by George Zitone and seconded by Gene Crawford to nominate Glenn Barbagallo as the Vice Chairman of the Land Use Board. There were no further nominations. The nominations were closed. Roll Call was taken for Glenn Barbagallo for Vice Chairman: Mark Utter, yes; Ted Brace, yes; Sharon Tufaro, yes; Richard Innella, yes; Darren Ponce, yes; George Zitone, yes; Ron Ruberto, yes; Gene Crawford, yes; Katherine Snyder, yes; Charles Teufert, yes; and Glenn Barbagallo, abstain. The Motion was carried.

Glenn Barbagallo is the 2007 Land Use Board Vice Chairman.

Secretary
Nominations were opened for the position of Secretary.

A nomination was made by George Zitone and seconded by Mark Utter to appoint Sharon M. Yarosz as the secretary of the
Land Use Board. There were no further nominations. The nominations were closed. Roll call was taken for Sharon M. Yarosz for Secretary. Roll Call: Mark Utter, yes; Ted Brace, yes; Sharon Tufaro, yes; Richard Innella, yes; Darren Ponce, yes; George Zitone, yes; Ron Ruberto, yes; Gene Crawford, yes; Katherine Snyder, yes; Charles Teufert, yes; and Glenn Barbagallo, yes.
The Motion was carried.

Sharon M. Yarosz is the 2007 Land Use Board Secretary.

Attorney
Nominations were opened for the position of Attorney.

A nomination was made by Glenn Barbagallo and seconded by Ted Brace to appoint the firm of Dolan and Dolan as the
Board Attorney. There were no further nominations. The nominations were closed. Roll Call was taken for the firm of Dolan and Dolan as the Land Use Board Attorney: Mark Utter, yes; Ted Brace, yes; Sharon Tufaro, yes; Richard Innella, yes; Darren Ponce, yes; George Zitone, yes; Ron Ruberto, yes; Gene Crawford, yes; Katherine Snyder, yes; Charles Teufert, yes; and Glenn
Barbagallo, yes. The Motion was carried.

The firm of Dolan and Dolan is the 2007 Land Use Board Attorney.

Engineer
Nominations were opened for the position of Engineer.

A nomination was made by Darren Ponce and seconded by Glenn Barbagallo to appoint KSM Engineering, PC. as the Board
Engineer. There were no further nominations. The nominations were closed. Roll call was taken for KSM Engineering, P.C. as the Engineer for the Land Use Board: Mark Utter, yes; Ted Brace, yes; Sharon Tufaro, yes; Richard Innella, yes; Darren Ponce, yes; George Zitone, yes; Ron Ruberto, yes; Gene Crawford, yes; Katherine Snyder, yes; Charles Teufert, yes; and Glenn
Barbagallo, yes. The Motion was carried.

KSM Engineering, P.C. is the 2007 Land Use Board Engineer.

Planner
Nominations were opened for the position of Planner.

A Motion was made by Gene Crawford and seconded by Glenn Barbagallo to appoint Fred Suljic. There were no further
nominations. The nominations were closed. Roll call was taken for Fred Suljic for the Land Use Board Planner: Mark Utter, yes; Ted Brace, yes; Sharon Tufaro, yes; Richard Innella, yes; Darren Ponce, yes; George Zitone, yes; Ron Ruberto, yes; Gene Crawford, yes; Katherine Snyder, yes; Charles Teufert, yes; and Glenn Barbagallo, yes. The Motion was carried.

Fred Suljic is the 2007 Land Use Board planner.

Site Plan/Subdivision Review Committee:
The Chairman, Richard Innella, appointed George Zitone, Richard Innella and Glenn Barbagallo to the Site Plan/Subdivision Review Committee.

Voucher Review Committee
The Chairman, Richard Innella, appointed Darren Ponce to the Voucher Review Committee.

Designation of Official Primary and Secondary Newspaper
A Motion was made by Glenn Barbagallo and seconded by Ted Brace to declare the New Jersey Herald and the New Jersey
Sunday Herald as the official primary and secondary newspaper for the Board. Roll Call: Mark Utter, yes; Ted Brace, yes; Sharon Tufaro, yes; Richard Innella, yes; Darren Ponce, yes; George Zitone, yes; Ron Ruberto, yes; Gene Crawford, yes; Katherine Snyder, yes; Charles Teufert, yes; and Glenn Barbagallo, yes. The Motion was carried.

Designation of time, date and place of meeting
A Motion was made by George Zitone and seconded by Glenn Barbagallo to designate the second Thursday of each and every month for meetings of the Land Use Board. Said meetings will be held at the Montague Township Municipal Building, 277 Clove Road, Montague, New Jersey and will begin at 8:00 p.m. Roll Call: Mark Utter, yes; Ted Brace, yes; Sharon Tufaro, yes; Richard Innella, yes; Darren Ponce, yes; George Zitone, yes; Ron Ruberto, yes; Gene Crawford, yes; Katherine Snyder, yes; Charles
Teufert, yes; and Glenn Barbagallo, yes. The Motion was carried.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

The meeting was opened to the public. There was no public participation. The meeting was closed to the public.

ADJOURNED

Having no further business, a motion was made by Glenn Barbagallo and seconded by Ted Brace to adjourn the re-organization meeting. All were favor. The motion was carried. The meeting was adjourned.

Minutes prepared by:
SHARON M. YAROSZ
Land Use Board Secretary