Municipal Clerk Diana Francisco called the session to order at 2:00pm and stated that the meeting was being held in compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act, P.L. 1975 C. 231, and had been duly advertised.

Clerk called the roll. Present were Committeeman Barbagallo, Committeeman Brace, Committeeman Brislin, Committeeman Utter.

All present were asked to join in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Sussex County Clerk, Erma Gormley, read the Statement of Determination naming Charles E. Teufert as elected in the election held on November 6, 2007.

Sussex County Clerk Erma Gormley administered the Oath of Office to the newly elected Committeeman Charles E. Teufert, who was elected for a three (3) a year term.

Clerk Francisco requested a nomination for Mayor from the Township Committee.
-Mr. Brislin motioned to appoint Joseph Barbagallo to position of Mayor. Mr. Brace seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

Sussex County Clerk, Erma Gormley, then administered the Oath of Office for Mayor to Mr. Barbagallo.

Clerk Francisco then turned the meeting over to the newly sworn Mayor, Joseph Barbagallo.

Mayor Barbagallo called for a nomination for Deputy Mayor.
Mayor Barbagallo nominated Paul Brislin for Deputy Mayor. Committeeman Brace seconded the motion. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Brace, no; Mr. Brislin, yes; Mr. Teufert, no; Mr. Utter, no; Mr. Barbagallo, abstain.

Mayor Barbagallo requested another nomination for Deputy Mayor.
Mr. Brace nominated Mark Utter for Deputy Mayor. Mr. Utter seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a roll call vote. Vote: Mr. Brace, yes; Mr. Brislin, abstain, Mr. Teufert, yes; Mr. Utter, yes; Mr. Barbagallo, abstain.

Sussex County Clerk Erma Gormley administered the Oath of Office for Deputy Mayor, Mark Utter.

The following one Year Appointments were made:

Bond Counsel: Mr. Brislin motioned to appoint attorney Draikiwicz to Bond Counsel. Mr. Brace seconded the motion. The motion was carried with all in favor.

-Municipal Court Judge- James Devine - as per Inter-local Agreement
Mr. Utter motioned to appoint James Devine as per the interlocal agreement. Mr. Brace seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

-Municipal Prosecutor- Peter Laemers, Esq. as per Inter-local Agreement
Mr. Brislin motioned to appoint Peter Laemers as per the Interlocal agreement. Mr. Utter seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

-Court Administrator- Suzanne Oakley as per Inter-local Agreement
Mr. Brislin motioned to appoint Suzanne Oakley as per the inter local agreement. Mr. Brace seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

-Deputy Clerk- Mayor. Barbagallo motioned to appoint Desrie Picinich to position. Mr. Brislin seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

-Constables- Mr. Brislin motioned to appoint Robert Benson and Terrence Snyder to the Constable positions. Mr. Brace seconded the motion. The motion was carried with all in favor.

Animal Control Officer - Mr. Brace motioned to appoint the Wantage Animal Control Services as per the Inter local Agreement. Mr. Teufert seconded the motion. The motion was carried with all in favor.

-Tax Search Officer- Mr. Brace motioned to appoint Fran Multari Tax Search Officer. Mr. Brislin seconded the motion. The motion was carried by unanimous roll call vote.

-Assessment Search Officer- Mr. Brislin motioned to appoint Diana Francisco as Assessment Search Officer. Mr. Utter seconded the motion. The motion was carried by unanimous roll call vote.

-Zoning Officer and Code Enforcement Officer- As Per Inter local Agreement
Mr. Brace motioned to approve the Interlocal Agreement and to appoint Sharon Tufaro as Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer. Mr. Utter seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

-Land Use Secretary and COAH Housing Liaison- As per Inter local Agreement-
Mr. Brace motioned to approve the Interlocal Agreement and appoint Sharon Yarosz to the positions of Land Use Secretary and COAH Housing Liaison.
Mr. Utter seconded the motion. The motion was carried by unanimous roll call vote.

Official Newspapers- Mr. Brislin motioned to appoint the New Jersey Herald and The Sunday New Jersey Herald as the township=s official newspapers. Mr. Teufert seconded the motion. The motion was carried by unanimous roll call vote.

-Insurance Pool Commissioner Mr. Brislin motioned to appoint Diana Francisco to the position of Insurance Pool Commissioner
Mr. Brace seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

- 911 Coordinator- Mr. Brace motion to appoint David Coss as 911 Coordinator
Mr. Utter seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

- Emergency Management Council Coordinator- Deputy Coordinator
Mr. Utter motioned to appoint David Coss as Emergency Management Coordinator and Jesse Brace-Revak as Deputy Emergency Management coordinator. Mr. Brace seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

Designation of Public Agency Compliance Officer Mr. Brace motioned to appoint Gail Magura. Mr. Utter seconded the motion. The motion was carried by unanimous roll call vote.

Housing Inspector Mr. Utter motioned to appoint Donald Stambaugh to Housing Inspector position.
Mr. Teufert seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

Insurance Agent Mr. Brace motioned to appoint the Morville Agency. Mr. Utter seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

-Township Historian Mr. Brislin motioned to appoint Alicia Batko. Mr. Teufert seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

Fire Official- Matt Kansky Mr. Utter motioned to appoint Matthew Kansky. Mr. Brace seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

-Municipal Attorney
Mr. Brislin motioned to table appointment of Municipal Attorney.
Mr. Teurfert seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

-Special Counsel
Mr. Teufert motioned to table the Special Counsel appointment. Mr. Brislin seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

-Township Auditor/Accountant
Mr. Brace motioned to table appointment of Township Auditor/Accountant. Mr. Utter seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

- Engineer for Tax Maps-
Mr. Brace motioned to table appointment of Engineer for Tax Maps. Mr. Utter seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

-Solid Waste Coordinator-
Mr. Brislin motioned to table appointment of Solid Waste Coordinator. Mr. Utter seconded the motion. Mr. Brace seconded the motion. The motion was carried by unanimous roll call vote. M

-Recycling Coordinator
Mr. Brislin motioned to table appointment os Recycling Coordinator. Mr. Brace seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

-208 Representative
Mr. Utter motioned to table the appointment of 208 Representative. Mr. Brace seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

-Township Planner
Mr. Utter motioned to table appointment. Mr. Brace seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

MULTI YEAR APPOINTMENTS

Township Engineer
Mr. Utter motioned to table the Township Engineer Appointment. Mr. Brace seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

CFO/TREASURER
Mr. Brislin motioned to table appointment. Mr. Barbagallo seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a roll call vote. Mr. Brace, yes; Mr. Brislin, yes, Mr. Utter, no; Mr. Teufert , yes Mr. Barbagallo, yes.

Welfare Director
Mr. Brislin motioned to appoint Lina Shiedegger to Welfare Board Director for a five yr term to expire 12-31-2012. Mr. Brace seconded the motion. The motion was carried by all in favor.

Welfare Board
Mr. Teufert motioned to appoint Pat Wilcox to a 1- year term, Joan Clauberg to a 2-year term
Desrie Picinich to a 4 yr term. Mr. Brislin seconded the motion. The motion was carried with all in favor.

Land Use Board
Mr. Brislin motioned to table all Land Use Board appointments. Mr. Brace seconded the motion. The motion was carried with all in favor.

Administrative Structure
Mr. Brislin motioned to table the appointments. Mr. Teufert seconded the motion. The motion was carried with all in favor.

MONTAGUE TOWNSHIP RESOLUTIONS

R 2008-01 APPOINTMENT OF THE MAYOR
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Township Committee of the Township of Montague, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, that Joseph Barbagallo, be appointed Mayor of the Township Montague for the year 2008.
Date: January 1, 2008

R 2008-02 APPOINTMENT OF A DEPUTY MAYOR
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Township Committee of the Township of Montague, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, that Mark Utter, be appointed to Deputy Mayor of the Township of Montague for the year 2008.
Date: January 1, 2008

R 2008-003 ADOPTING TEMPORARY BUDGET
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40a:4-19 provides that where any contract, commitment or payment to be made prior to the final adoption of the 2008 budget, temporary appropriations should be made for the purpose and amounts required in the manner and time therein provided, and

WHEREAS, the date of this resolution is within the first thirty days of the fiscal year, and

WHEREAS, total appropriations in the 2007 budget, exclusive of any appropriations made for interest, debt redemption charges, capital improvement fund and public assistance is the sum of $2,437,115.00.

WHEREAS, 26.25% of the total appropriations in the 2007 budget, exclusive of any appropriations made in interest, debt services charges, capital improvement fund and public assistance in said 2007 budget is the sum of $639,743.00.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Montague Township Committee, Township of
Montague, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, that the following appropriations be made and that a certified copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Chief Financial Officer for their records.

Date: January 1, 2008
Mr. Brislin motioned to Adopt the above-mentioned resolutions. Mr. Teufert seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

RESOLUTION 2008-004

Montague Township

R 2008-04 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5 of the Local Contract Law, permits governing bodies to contract for certain professional services without competitive bidding; and WHEREAS, the Township of Montague has a need of said professional services;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Township Committee of the Township of Montague, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, that the following appointments be made for the year 2008:

Township Insurance Agency- Morville Agency
Township Attorney-
Township Auditor-
Official Newspapers- Sunday New Jersey Herald & New Jersey Herald
MONTAGUE TOWNSHIP
RESOLUTION 2008-005

R 2008-05 AUTHORIZATION for ASSESSOR and ATTORNEY to DEFEND APPEALS
BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Committee of the Township of Montague, that the Municipal Tax Assessor and the Municipal Attorney be and they are hereby authorized to defend before the Sussex County Board of Taxation and Tax Court of the State of New Jersey, all contested appeals and to initiate Municipal appeals to correct the assessments of the Montague Township Tax List, including, but not limited to, rollback complaints, added and omitted assessments, complaints, and such other appeals as are necessary to correct assessments for the Township of Montague; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Municipal Assessor and the Municipal Attorney be and are hereby designated as the agents of the Township of Montague for the purposes of signing settlements of the foregoing matters by stipulation.

Mr. Teufert motioned to table R 2008-04 and R 2008-05. Mr. Brislin seconded the motion. The motion was carried with all in favor.

MONTAGUE TOWNSHIP

R 2008-06 OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:5-14 mandates that the governing body of a municipal corporation shall, by resolution pass by a majority vote of the full membership thereof, designate as a depository for its monies, a bank or trust company having its business in the State of New Jersey and organized under the laws of the United States or this State.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Committee of the Township of Montague, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey that the following institutions are hereby designated as depositories of the Township of Montague for the year 2008:

Sussex Bank
Municipal Investors Service Corp. MBIA
New Jersey Cash Management
Commerce Bank

R 2008-07 MEMBERS in the INSURANCE POOL
WHEREAS, and Act concerning joint Insurance Funds for local units of government, Chapter 372, P.L. 1983 enables local units of government to cooperate with each other to make the most efficient use of the powers and resources on a basis of mutual advantage in the areas of insurance and self insurance and related services; and

WHEREAS, the Township of Montague desires to secure protection services and savings relating to insurance for itself, and its employees; and

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Township of Montague join with the other member units of government in organizing and retaining membership in the New Jersey Insurance Pool, effective immediately.

MONTAGUE TOWNSHIP
RESOLUTION 2008-008

R 2008-08 AUTHORIZATION FOR CHARGES FOR INTEREST, FOR GRACE PERIOD AND FOR TAX SALES
WHEREAS, statutes allow the governing body to set the rate of interest charged on delinquencies and to allow a grace period for payment, and to provide authorization for tax sales;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Committee of the Township of Montague that the following authorizations be set:

1. Interest to be charged for nonpayment of taxes and other municipal liens are hereby fixed at the maximum allowed under N.J.S.A. 54:4-67; and

2. No interest shall be charged if payment of any installment is made within the tenth calendar day following the date upon which the same became payable in accordance with N.J.S.A 54:4-67; and

3. The Tax Collector is hereby authorized to hold a tax sale in 2008 of all prior years= delinquents in accordance with N.J.S.A. 54:5-19.

Mr. Utter motioned to adopt R 2008-06, R 2008-07 and R 2008-08. Mr. Teufert seconded the motion. The motion was carried by a unanimous roll call vote.

OTHER BUSINESS
Board of Health Meeting Schedule
Annual Meeting Schedule

Mr. Brace motioned to accept the Meeting Schedules
Mr. Utter seconded the motion. The motion was carried with all in favor.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Mr. Brace motioned to open to the public. Mr. Brislin seconded the motion. The motion was carried with all in favor.

Sharon Yarosz informed the committee that there would not be a quorum for the Land Use Board meeting if appointments were not made prior to the Land Use Board Reorganization meeting.
No other public comment was made.
Mr. Brislin motioned to close to the public. Mr. Brace seconded the motion the motion was carried with all in favor.

ADJOURN
Mr. Brace motioned to adjourn meeting. Mr. Brislin seconded the motion. The motion was carried with all in favor.

Submitted by,
Diana Francisco
Clerk

01-08-2008