JANUARY 4, 2005
A Reorganization Meeting of the
Township Council of the Township of Roxbury was held on January 4, 2005, at
1715 Route 46, Ledgewood, New Jersey.
OPEN PUBLIC MEETING STATEMENT
Notice is hereby given that a
Special Meeting of the Township Council of the Township of Roxbury will be held
on Tuesday, January 4, 2005 at 7:30 PM, at 1715 Route 46, Ledgewood, New
Jersey. This meeting is being held for the purpose of reorganization.
Adequate notice of this meeting
of the Township Council of the Township of Roxbury was given as required by the
Open Public Meetings Act as follows: Notice was faxed to the Daily Record, the
Newark Star Ledger and the Roxbury Register on December 7, 2004; notice was
posted on the bulletin board in the main hallway of the Municipal Building on
December 7, 2004.
ROLL CALL: (Present) Councilmen
John Ciaramella, Jim Rilee, Martin Schmidt, Tim Smith and Richard Zoschak
ALSO PRESENT: Christopher
Raths, Township Manager; Anthony Bucco, Township Attorney; BettyLou DeCroce,
Township Clerk and Janet Rieth, Deputy Township Clerk
Councilwoman Sandy Urgo and
Councilman Fred Hall were absent due to deaths in their families.
OATH OF OFFICE
Fire Chiefs
Mrs. DeCroce, Township Clerk,
gave the Oath of Office to the following Fire Chiefs:
John Hayowyk, Sr. – Chief of Roxbury
Township Fire Department
Joseph Lang – First Assistant
Chief
Peter Braxton, Sr. – Second
Assistant Chief
Adam Alberti – Third Assistant
Chief
ELECTION OF TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS
Yearly Message by 2004 Mayor
Mr. Zoschak congratulated the
Fire Chiefs and read the attached year-end statement.
Mr. Zoschak spoke about the
recent disaster in South Asia and suggested that everyone donate to the Red
Cross to aid the victims of the tsunami.
Nomination and Election of Mayor
Mr. Schmidt nominated Richard
Zoschak as Mayor for 2005. Mr. Ciaramella seconded the nomination.
Roll Call:
Mr. Schmidt – yes Mr.
Ciaramella – yes
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Smith – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 - 0
NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR WILL PRESIDE OVER MEETING
Nomination and Election of Deputy
Mayor
Mr. Rilee nominated Martin
Schmidt as Deputy Mayor for 2005. Mr. Ciaramella seconded the nomination.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Ciaramella –
yes
Mr. Schmidt – yes Mr.
Smith – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 - 0
APPOINTMENT OF TOWNSHIP
OFFICIALS:
05-1 A resolution authorizing the Award of Contract for Professional
Services Township
Prosecutor
A motion was made by Mr. Rilee to
adopt Resolution 05-1. Mr. Ciaramella seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Ciaramella –
yes
Mr. Schmidt – yes Mr.
Smith –yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 - 0
05-2
A resolution authorizing the Award of Contract for Professional
Services—Alternate Township Prosecutors
A motion was made by Mr. Rilee to
adopt Resolution 05-2. Mr. Schmidt seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Schmidt – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr. Smith
- yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
05-3 A resolution authorizing the Award of Contract for
Professional Services – Township Attorney.
A motion was made by Mr. Rilee to
adopt Resolution 05-3. Mr. Smith seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Smith – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr.
Schmidt – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
05-4 A resolution authorizing the Award of Contract for
Professional Services—
Township
Auditor
A motion was made by Mr. Rilee to
adopt Resolution 05-4. Mr. Ciaramella seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Ciaramella –
yes
Mr. Schmidt – yes Mr.
Smith – abstain
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 4 – 0 with one
abstention
05-5 A
resolution authorizing the Award of Contract for Professional Services—Public
Defender
A motion was made by Mr. Rilee to
adopt Resolution 05-5. Mr. Smith seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Smith – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr.
Schmidt – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
05-6 A
resolution authorizing the Award of Contract for Professional Services—Bond
Counsel
A
motion was made by Mr. Rilee to adopt Resolution 05-6. Mr. Schmidt seconded
the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Schmidt – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr. Smith
–yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
05-7 A
resolution appointing Carl F. Wronko, Esq. as Judge of the Municipal Court of
the Township of Roxbury
A
motion was made by Mr. Rilee to adopt Resolution 05-7. Mr. Ciaramella seconded
the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Ciaramella –
yes
Mr. Schmidt – yes Mr.
Smith – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Mayor Zoschak Amended the
Agenda to the Public Portion.
PUBLIC PORTION
There
were no public comments.
MAYORAL APPOINTMENTS
Community Development Revenue
Sharing Committee: 1 Member, 1-Year Term & 1
Alternate Member
Mayor Zoschak appointed John
Ciaramella as the Mayor’s Representative to the Community Development Revenue
Sharing Committee, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005.
Mayor Zoschak appointed himself
as the Alternate Representative to the Community development Revenue Sharing
Committee, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005.
Environmental Commission: 2 Members, 3-Year Term
Mayor
Zoschak reappointed Lisa Voyce and Mena Schultz to the Environmental
Commission, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2007.
Lake Musconetcong Regional Planning Board: 1 Member,
4-year Term
Mayor
Zoschak advised that this position will be filled at a future meeting.
Library Board: Mayor’s Representative, 1-Year Term
Mayor
Zoschak reappointed Marilyn Davis as the Mayor’s Representative to the Library
Board, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005.
Library Board: Superintendent of Schools’ Representative,
1-Year Term
Mayor Zoschak advised that the representative of the
Superintendent of Schools, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005, will be Karen Carlson.
Library Board: 1 Member, 5-Year Term
Mayor
Zoschak reappointed Lorraine Okun to the Library Board, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2009.
Planning Board: Mayor or Mayor’s Representative, 1-Year
Term
Mayor
Zoschak will serve as the Class 1 Member, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005.
Planning Board: Class 2 Member (Township Official),
1-Year Term
Mayor
Zoschak advised that this position will be filled at a future meeting.
COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS
Board of Education Liaisons
& Alternate: 2 Members (Council)
A
motion was made by Mr. Rilee to appoint Fred Hall as the Board of Education
Liaison and John Ciaramella as the Alternate, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005. Mr. Smith seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Smith – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr.
Schmidt – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Citizens Cable Committee: Council Liaison
A
motion was made by Mr. Rilee to appoint Martin Schmidt as the Council Liaison
to the Citizens Cable Committee, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005. Mr. Smith seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Smith –yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr.
Schmidt – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Citizens Cable Committee: 2 Members, 2-Year Term
A
motion was made by Mr. Schmidt to appoint Jacqueline Vitiello to the Citizens
Cable Committee for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2007. Mr. Smith seconded the motion.
Roll
Call:
Mr.
Schmidt – yes Mr. Smith –yes
Mr.
Ciaramella – yes Mr. Rilee - yes
Mayor
Zoschak – yes
Motion
carried 5 - 0
Council will fill the vacant
position at a future meeting.
COAH Committee: 3 Members, 1-Year Term
A
motion was made by Mr. Rilee to appoint Fred Hall, Sandy Urgo and John
Ciaramella to the COAH Committee for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005. Mr. Smith seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Smith –yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr.
Schmidt – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Community Development Revenue Sharing Committee: 1
Member, 1-Year Term
A motion was made by Mr. Rilee to
reappoint Marilyn Davis to the Community Development Revenue Sharing Committee
for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005. Mr. Schmidt seconded the
motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Schmidt – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr. Smith
–yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 - 0
Computer Committee: 3 Members, 1-Year Term
A
motion was made by Mr. Rilee to appoint Fred Hall and Richard Zoschak to the
Computer Committee, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005. Mr. Smith seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Smith – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr.
Schmidt – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Economic Development Committee: Council Liaison
A motion was made by Mr. Rilee to appoint John Ciaramella as
the Council Liaison and Tim Smith as the Alternate to the Economic Development
Committee, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005. Mr. Schmidt seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Schmidt –yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr. Smith –yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Economic Development Committee: 3 Members, 3-Year Term
A
motion was made by Mr. Smith to reappoint Edward Kirchgessner, Heather Darling
and Russell Vanderbush to the Economic Development Committee. Mr. Schmidt
seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Smith – yes Mr.
Schmidt – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr. Rilee
– yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Mr. Vanderbush was appointed to
fill the position formerly held by Maureen Castriotta, whose term expired on December 31, 2004. An appointment will be made at a future meeting to fill Mr. Vanderbush’s
unexpired term.
Environmental Commission: Council Liaison
A motion was made by Mr. Rilee to appoint Martin Schmidt as
the Council Liaison to the Environmental Commission. Mr. Ciaramella seconded
the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Ciaramella – yes
Mr. Schmidt – yes Mr. Smith – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Fire Department: Council Liaison
A
motion was made by Mr. Ciaramella to appoint Jim Rilee as Council Liaison to
the Fire Department and Richard Zoschak as the Alternate. Mr. Schmidt seconded
the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr.
Schmidt – yes
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Smith – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Historical Advisory Committee: 2 Members, 4-Year Term
A motion was made by Mr. Smith to
reappoint Richard Cramond and Margaret Cushing to the Historical Advisory
Committee, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2008. Mr. Ciaramella seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Smith – yes Mr.
Ciaramella – yes
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Schmidt – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Open Space Acquisition Advisory Committee: Council
Liaison
A
motion was made by Mr. Schmidt to appoint Tim Smith as the Council Liaison to
the Open Space Acquisition Advisory Committee. Mr. Ciaramella seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Schmidt – yes Mr.
Ciaramella – yes
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Smith – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Open Space Acquisition Advisory Committee: 2 Members,
3-Year Term
A motion was made by Mr. Smith to
reappoint Robert Behrent and William Dluzniewski to the Open Space Acquisition
Advisory Committee, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2007. Mr. Rilee seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Smith – yes Mr.
Rilee – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr.
Schmidt – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Planning Board - Class 3
Member: 1-Year Term
A
motion was made by Mr. Schmidt to reappoint Jim Rilee to the Planning Board, as
a Class 3 Member, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005. Mr. Ciaramella seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Schmidt – yes Mr.
Ciaramella – yes
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Smith – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Planning Board - Class 4
Member: 2 Members, 4-Year Term
A
motion was made by Mr. Rilee to reappoint Lisa Voyce and Scott Meyer to the
Planning Board, as Class 4 members, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2008. Mr. Schmidt seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Schmidt – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr. Smith
– yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Planning Board - Alternate
#1Member: 2-Year Term
A
motion was made by Mr. Rilee to reappoint Steven Alford to the Planning Board,
as the Alternate #1 member, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2006. Mr. Smith seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Smith – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr.
Schmidt – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Recreational Advisory Board:
Council Liaison
A motion was made by Mr. Schmidt
to appoint Fred Hall as the Council Liaison to the Recreational Advisory Board,
for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005. Mr. Smith seconded the
motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Schmidt – yes Mr.
Smith – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr. Rilee
– yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Recreational Advisory Board:
2 Members, 3-Year Term
A
motion was made by Mr. Rilee to reappoint Donald Banta to the Recreational
Advisory Board, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2007. Mr. Ciaramella seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Ciaramella –
yes
Mr. Schmidt – yes Mr.
Smith – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
The vacant position on the
Recreational Advisory Board will be filled at a future meeting.
Rockaway River
Watershed Cabinet: 3 Members, 1-Year Term
A motion was made by Mr. Smith to
reappoint Melanie (Sawicki) Michetti and Tricia Fragale to the Rockaway River
Watershed Cabinet, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005. Mr. Rilee seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Smith – yes Mr.
Rilee - yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr.
Schmidt – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
The vacant position on the
Rockaway River Watershed Cabinet will be filled at a future meeting.
Trails Committee: 3 Members,
1-Year Term
A
motion was made by Mr. Rilee to appoint Sandy Urgo, Fred Hall and Martin
Schmidt to the Trails Committee, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December
31, 2005. Mr. Smith seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Smith – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr.
Schmidt – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Zoning Board of Adjustment:
Unexpired term of Dennis Wine
A motion was made by Mr. Rilee to
appoint Kathryn DeFillippo to the Zoning Board of Adjustment, to fill the
unexpired term of Dennis Wine, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31,
2007. Mr. Smith seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Smith –yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr.
Schmidt – yes
Mayor Zoschak –yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Zoning Board of Adjustment: 2 Members, 4-Year Term
A
motion was made by Mr. Rilee to reappoint Gail Robortaccio and Mark Crowley to
the Zoning Board of Adjustment, for the term of January 1, 2005 to December 31,
2008. Mr. Schmidt seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Schmidt – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr. Smith
– yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Zoning Board of Adjustment: Alternate #2 Member, 2-Year
Term
A
motion was made by Mr. Rilee to appoint Barbara Kinback to the Zoning Board of
Adjustment, as the Alternate #2 Member, for the term of January 1, 2005 to
December 31, 2006. Mr. Smith seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Smith –yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr. Schmidt – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 - 0
PUBLIC PORTION
Previously Discussed
Mayor
Zoschak recognized Senator Anthony Bucco and Freeholder John Inglesino who were
in the audience and thanked them for attending.
INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTIONS
05-8 A resolution authorizing
the appointment of an Official Township Host/Hostess
A
motion was made by Mr. Rilee to adopt Resolution 05-8, appointing Diana Zoschak
as the Official Township Hostess. Mr. Smith seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Smith – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr.
Schmidt – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
05-9 A
resolution fixing the amount of fidelity bonds for officials of the Township of
Roxbury
A
motion was made by Mr. Smith to adopt Resolution 05-9. Mr. Rilee seconded the
motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Smith – yes Mr.
Rilee – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr.
Schmidt – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
05-10 A resolution designating
the Official Newspaper for the Township of Roxbury
A
motion was made by Mr. Rilee to adopt Resolution 05-10. Mr. Schmidt seconded
the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Schmidt – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr. Smith
–yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
05-11 A resolution designating
newspapers to receive notices of the Township Council’s
meetings and
fixing a charge to persons requesting such notice
A motion was made by Mr. Rilee to
adopt Resolution 05-11. Mr. Schmidt seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Schmidt – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr.
Smith -yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
05-12 A resolution designating
depositories of municipal funds
A
motion was made by Mr. Ciaramella to adopt Resolution 05-12. Mr. Schmidt
seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr.
Schmidt – yes
Mr. Rilee - yes Mr.
Smith – yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
05-13
A resolution Establishing Temporary Budgets for the Township of Roxbury
for the
First
Three Months of 2005
A
motion was made by Mr. Rilee to adopt Resolution 05-13. Mr. Schmidt seconded
the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Schmidt – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr. Smith
– yes (abstain on The Annual Audit, due to a potential
conflict of interest)
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
05-14 A
resolution of the Township Council of the Township of Roxbury, County of
Morris,
New Jersey to
Establish a Schedule of Regular Meetings of the Township Council During the
Calendar-Year 2005
A motion was made by Mr. Rilee to
adopt Resolution 05-14. Mr. Schmidt seconded the motion.
The dates for meetings in
November were changed to the 1st, 14th and 29th.
Roll Call:
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Schmidt – yes
Mr. Ciaramella – yes Mr. Smith
–yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
05-15 A
resolution in support of trout stocking of Lake Hopatcong by the State of New
Jersey
A motion was made by Mr. Schmidt
to adopt Resolution 05-15. Mr. Ciaramella seconded the motion.
Roll Call:
Mr. Schmidt – yes Mr.
Ciaramella – yes
Mr. Rilee – yes Mr. Smith –yes
Mayor Zoschak – yes
Motion carried 5 – 0
Mayor Zoschak stated that he
would like everyone to keep in their prayers all of our Troops who are fighting
overseas and the victims of the tsunami.
ADJOURNMENT
At 8:02 PM a motion was made by
Mr. Rilee to adjourn the Reorganization Meeting. Mr. Smith seconded the
motion.
All in Favor – Yes
Submitted By:
_____________________________
BettyLou DeCroce
Township Clerk
MINUTES APPROVED BY COUNCIL
DATE: January
25, 2005
ROLL CALL: Mr.
Rilee – yes Mr. Hall – abstain
Mr.
Ciaramella – yes Mr. Schmidt – yes
Mr.
Smith – yes Ms. Urgo – abstain
Mayor
Zoschak - yes