2013-11-20, Board of Supervisors Budget Review Meeting

2013-11-20

 

FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
MINUTES
November 20, 2013 – 5:00 p.m.

I. CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Mr. Brown, at 5:02 p.m.

II. ROLL CALL:

PRESENT: William C. Brown, Chairman
Mario D. Pirritano, Vice-Chairman
Christopher L. Allen, Supervisor (arrived at 5:13 p.m)
John C. Minito, Supervisor
Robert P. Stanley, Jr., Supervisor
Stephen F. Smith, Manager
Donald F. Martin, Assistant Manager
David A. Jones, Stock and Leader, Solicitor (arrived at 5:15 p.m.)

III. ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION:

Mr. Brown advised that an Executive Session was held after the October 28, 2013 meeting regarding a personnel matter.

IV. RECOGNITION OF PUBLIC

There was no public comment

V. AGENDA ITEMS:

1. Resolution No. 2013-22 – Recommending Support for Transportation Funding:

Mr. Stanley made a motion, seconded by Mr. Minito to adopt Resolution 2013-22 recommending support by Senator Patricia Vance and Representative Mike Regan for transportation funding to include state and local roads & bridges, mass transit and multi-modal transit systems.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried 4-0.

2. Resolution No. 2013-23 – Recommending Support for Amending Title 45:

Mr. Minito made a motion, seconded by Mr. Pirritano to adopt Resolution 2013-23 recommending support by Senator Patricia Vance and Representative Mike Regan for amending Title 45 to give municipalities the option to publish Legal Notices on their own website instead of in a newspaper as currently required.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried 4-0.

3. Resolution No. 2013-24 – Recommending Support for Comprehensive Review of the Right-to-Know Law:

Mr. Pirritano made a motion, seconded by Mr. Minito to adopt Resolution 2013-24 recommending support by Senator Patricia Vance and Representative Mike Regan for a comprehensive review of the fiscal impact on local government with respect to administrative burdens and costs associated with administration.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried 4-0.

4. Resolution No. 2013-25 – Recommending Support for Various Amendments to the Right-to-Know Law:

Mr. Stanley made a motion, seconded by Mr. Pirritano to adopt Resolution 2013-25 recommending support by Senator Patricia Vance and Representative Mike Regan for various amendments to the Right-to-Know Law, including allowing a commercial request fee, allowing denial to a request if the request is related to litigation, and clarifying that if a public record exists in a specific computer file format, the agency must provide the record in that format upon request.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried 4-0.

5. Approval of 2014 Holiday Schedule – Non-Uniform Personnel:

Mr. Minito made a motion, seconded by Mr. Pirritano to approve the 2014 Holiday Schedule for non-uniform personnel as presented.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried 4-0.

6. Approval of 2014 Meeting Schedule for the Board of Supervisors:

Mr. Minito made a motion, seconded by Mr. Stanley to approve the 2014 meeting schedule for the Board of Supervisors as presented.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried 4-0.

7. Bond Reduction Request – Woodbridge Farms, Phases 8 & 9:

Current Bond Amount 10% cont. held Reduction Amount Remaining Const. Amount
$ 561,493.63 $ 60,673.58 $ 245,940.74 $ 315,552.89

Mr. Pirritano made a motion, seconded by Mr. Stanley to approve the bond reduction in the amount of $245,940.74 for Woodbridge Farms, phases 8 & 9, as recommended by the Township engineer.
Vote on the motion: All yes. The motion carried 4-0.

VI. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION – 2014 BUDGET OF TOWNSHIP FUNDS

Mr. Smith recommended that the sewer bill be raised $33 per quarter starting with the 2014 second quarter billing so that residents could be notified in the next newsletter which will be included with the first quarter sewer bill. The refuse bill would increase $1 per quarter. The Board concurred.

Mr. Smith made a request to order a sweeper now due to the amount of lead time until delivery. The sweeper is in the 2014 proposed budget to be adopted Monday, December 2, 2013. The Board concurred.

Mr. Smith informed the Board that the cost of two new fire engines will cost between $1,000,000 and $1,200,000.

VII. OTHER BUSINESS

Mr. Smith announced that a list of vacancies for appointment will be provided to the Board for consideration at the reorganization meeting to be held January 6, 2014.

VIII. ANNOUNCE EXECUTIVE SESSION:

There will be an executive session following this meeting.

IX. ADJOURNMENT:

The meeting was adjourned at 5:25 p.m.