REORGANIZATION
AGENDA
MONTAGUE TOWNSHIP REORGANIZATION MEETING
January 1, 2007
3:00 p.m.
1. Call to order by Municipal Clerk and reading of Open Public Meetings Act Statement, P.L. 1975, 231, having been duly advertised.
2. Flag Salute
3. Certification of Election read by County Clerk Erma Gormley .
4. Administration of Oath of Office to committee persons Joseph A. Barbagallo and Theodore A. Brace Jr. by County Clerk Erma Gormley
5. Appointment of Mayor- Resolution 2007-01
6. Oath of Office to Mayor- Administered by County Clerk Erma Gormley
TURN MEETING OVER TO MAYOR
7. Appointment of Deputy Mayor- R 2007-02
8. Oath of Office to the Deputy Mayor- Administered by County Clerk Erma Gormley
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All appointments are that of the Governing Body except where otherwise noted.
Mayor:
Deputy Mayor:
ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS;
-Township Attorney
- Township Special Counsel
- Township Engineer
- Bond Counsel
- Municipal Prosecutor
- Alternate Municipal Prosecutor
- Municipal Public Defender
- Township Auditor/Accountant
-Engineer for Tax Maps
- Deputy Township Clerk
- Sergeant-at- Arms
- Constables
- Dog License Official
- Animal Control Officer
- Tax Search Officer
- Assessment Search Officer
-Solid Waste Coordinator/Clean Communities
- Zoning Officer
- Code Enforcement Officer
-Treasurer
-Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Officer
-Official Newspapers- New Jersey Herald & Sunday New Jersey Herald
-208 Representative
-Insurance Pool Commissioner
-Office Manager
- 911 Coordinator
- Emergency Management Council
- Designation of Public Agency Compliance Officer-
- Housing Inspector
- Insurance Agent
-Township Planner
MULTI YEAR APPOINTMENTS:
-Tax Collector - 4 yr term
-Welfare Board
-Land Use Board
Class 1: Mayor
Designee in Mayor's absence
Class 2: One (1) Official of the Municipality, not from the Committee-1 year
Class 3: One (1) member of the Governing Body appointed by the Governing Body- 1 year term
Class 4: Citizens appointed by the Mayor on recommendations from the Committee
(1) 4 Year Term: Term expired 12/31/06
Alt. 1 Term expired 12/31/06
ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE
Administrative: Chair and Co-Chair
Chair
Co-Chair:
Health and Welfare: Chair and Co-Chair
Chair
Co-Chair
Public Works: Chair and Co-Chair
Chair
Co-Chair
Finance: Chair and Co-Chair
Chair
Co-Chair
Public Safety
Chair and Co-Chair
Chair
Co-Chair
RESOLUTIONS
R 2007-01 APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR
R 2007-02 APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY MAYOR
R 2007-03 ADOPTING TEMPORARY BUDGET
R 2007-04 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
R 2007-05 AUTHORIZATION FOR ASSESSOR AND ATTORNEY TO DEFEND APPEALS etc
R 2007-06 OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES
R 2007-07 MEMBERS IN THE INSURANCE POOL
R 2007-08 FIXING THE RATE OF INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON DELINQUENT TAXES
Other Business
Public Participation
Adjournment
RESOLUTIONS
R 2007-01 APPOINTMENT OF THE MAYOR
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Township Committee of the Township of Montague, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, that___________________ be appointed Mayor of the Township Montague for the year 2007.
Date: January 1,2007
R 2007-02 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 __________________________ be appointed to Deputy Mayor of the Township of Montague for the year 2007.
Date: January 1,2007
R 2007-03 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 2007 budget, temporary appropriations should be made for the purpose and amounts required in the manner and time therein provided; and be made for t
WHEREAS, the date of this resolution is within the first thirty days of January , 2007 and
WHEREAS, total appropriations in the 2006 budget, exclusive of any appropriations made for interest, debt redemption charges, capital improvement fund and public assistance is the sum of $--------.
WHEREAS, the allowable percentage of the total appropriations in the 2006 budget, exclusive of any appropriations made in interest, debt services charges, capital improvement fund and public assistance in said 2006 budget is the sum of $______________.
NOW, THEREFOR, BE IT RESOLVED, that the following appropriations be made and that a certified copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Chief Financial Officer for her records.
Date: January 1, 2007
R 2007-04 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 2007:
Township Insurance Agency - Morville Agency
Township Attorney- Williams Hinkes, Hollander, Strelzik, Hontz & Pasculli, Hinkes, Vandenberg & Hontz LLC
Township Auditor- Nisivoccia & Company LLP
Official News Papers-New Jersey Sunday Herald & New Jersey Hearald
Date: January 1, 2007
R 2007-05 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 an 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.
Date: January 1,2007
R 2007-06 OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES
R 2006-07 MEMBERS in the INSURANCE POOL