BOROUGH OF AMBRIDGE Council Meeting: January 2, 2018 Ambridge Borough Building MINUTES The January 2, 2018 reorganization meeting of Ambridge Borough Council was called to order at 6:00PM within Council Chambers of the Ambridge Borough Building, 600 11h Street. Roll Call: Present: Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Mr. McCoy Mrs. Miller Mr. Mikulich Mayor Drewnowski Alsol Present: Absent: Borough Manager Kauer, Solicitor Start, ChiefGottschalk Invocation thei invocation was conducted by! Mr. McCoy. Pledge of Allegiance Citizen's Participation On/Off Agenda Items (5 minutes per speaker) No citizens had any comment for Borough Council. REORGANIZATION OF AMBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL: NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT Mayor Drewnowski asked for nominations for the position of President of Council. Mr. Mikulich was nominated by Mrs. Caldarelli; Mr. Mikulich accepted. vote was taken forl Mr. Mikulich for President of Council: 1) With no other nominations, Mayor Drewnowski closed nominations for President of Council. A roll call Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. VOTE Yes Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski Council Vote Yes Yes Yes NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT Mayor Drewnowski asked for nominations fort the position of Vice President of Council. Mrs. Miller was nominated' by Mrs. Caldarelli; Mrs. Miller accepted. With no other nominations, Mayor Drewnowski closed nominations for Vice President of Council. Ar roll call vote was taken for Mrs. Miller for Vice President of Council: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. VOTE Yes Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski Council Vote Yes Yes Yes NOMINATION ANDI ELECTION OF COUNCIL PRESIDENTI PRO TEM Mayor Drewnowski asked for nominations for the position of Council President Pro Tem. Mrs. Caldarelli was nominated by Mrs. Miller; Mrs. Caldarelli accepted. call vote was taken for Mrs. Caldarelli for President Pro Tem: With no other nominations, Mayor Drewnowski closed nominations for Council President Pro Tem. Aroll Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. elected) President of Council. VOTE Yes Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski Council Vote Yes Yes Yes With officers of Council elected, Mayor Drewnowski turned the meeting and gavel over to the newly 2) BIENNIAL REORGANIZATION ACTIONS: Council Committee Appointments by thel President of Council: Mr. Mikulich appointed the following committees: i. ii. V. vi. Public Safety - Mr. Flannery (Chairman), Mr. Dunn, Mr. McCoy Public Works- - Mr. Cafarelli (Chairman), Mr. McCoy, Mr. Flannery ii. Parks and] Recreation Mrs. Miller (Chairman), Mrs. Caldarelli, Mr. Cafarelli iv. Codel Enforcement - Mrs. Caldarelli (Chairman), Mrs. Miller, Mr. Dunn Delegate to thel Library Board - Mrs. Caldarelli McCoy volunteered to go with Mr. Flannery to the meetings. vii. Delegate to the Ambridge Regional Chamber of Commerce - Mrs. Miller viii. Ambridge Emergency Management - Mr. Victor Spinelli Flannery, seconded by Mr. Cafarelli; a roll call vote was taken: Delegate to thel Beaver County Regional Council of Governments - Mr. Flannery, Mr. b.Motiont to reappoint. Joseph Kauer as the Borough Manager/ / Secretary. Motion was made by Mr. Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. VOTE Yes Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski Council Vote Yes Yes Yes C. Motion to reappoint NIRA Consulting Engineers as the Borough Engineer. Motion was made by Mr. Cafarelli, seconded byl Mr. McCoy; ai roll call vote was taken: 2 Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. VOTE Yes Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski Council Vote Yes Yes Yes d. Motion to reappoint Richard Start, Esq. from thel law firm Amato, Start & Associates as Borough Solicitor. Motion was made by Mr. Cafarelli, seconded byl Mr. McCoy; a roll call vote was taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. VOTE Yes Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski Council Vote Yes Yes Yes e. Mr. Mikulich established the 2018 Borough Council Meeting Schedule as one-meeting per month Motiont to reappoint Mr. Chris Fontana to the. Ambridge Water Authority Board of] Directors with at term that would expire December 31, 2022. Motion was made by Mrs. Caldarelli, seconded by Mr. tol bel held thes second Tuesday of each month at 7:00PM. McCoy; a1 roll call vote was taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. VOTE Yes Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski Council Vote Yes Yes Yes g. Motion to1 reappoint Mr. Richard Helbig to the Ambridge Municipal Authority Board of] Directors with at term that would expire December 31, 2022. Motion was: madel by Mr. McCoy, seconded by Mr. Flannery; a roll call vote was taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. VOTE Yes Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski Council Vote Yes Yes Yes h. Motion to reappoint WesBanco and PLGIT as thel Borough Depositories. Motion was made by Mrs. Caldarelli, seconded by Mrs. Miller; a roll call vote was taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. VOTE Yes Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski Council Vote Yes Yes Yes i.N Motion to reappoint Mark Crano as the Borough Mechanical Device Fee Collector. Motion was made byl Mr. Cafarelli, seconded byl Mrs. Miller; a roll call vote was taken: 3 Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. VOTE Yes Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski Council Vote Yes Yes Yes j. Motion to reappoint thel Beaver County Times as the official newspaper ofr record to advertise official Borough business and public notices in. Motion was made by! Mr. Cafarelli, seconded by Mrs. Miller; a roll call vote was taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. VOTE Yes Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski Council Vote Yes Yes Yes k. Motion to reappoint Mark C. Turnley, CPA, as thel Borough. Auditor. Motion was made by Mr. Cafarelli, seconded1 byl Mr. Dunn; a roll call vote was taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. VOTE Yes Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski Council Vote Yes Yes Yes 1. Motion to1 reappoint Mr. Rudolph. J. Hlista to thej position of Vacancy Board Chairman. Motion was made by Mr. Cafarelli, seconded by Mr. McCoy; ai roll call vote was taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. VOTE Yes Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski Council Vote Yes Yes Yes m. Motion to follow Robert's Rules ofOrder for the conduct of Council Meetings, except in those instances where Robert's Rules are inconsistent with the laws and Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Motion was madel by Mr. McCoy, seconded by Mr. Dunn; a roll call vote was taken: Council Mr. Cafarelli Mrs. Caldarelli Mr. Dunn Mr. Flannery Motion carried. VOTE Yes Mr. McCoy Yes Mrs. Miller Yes Mr. Mikulich Yes Mayor Drewnowski Council Vote Yes Yes Yes Other Unfinished Business Mrs. Miller thanked former-Councilwoman Stephanie Drewnowski for her service on Borough Council. Mr. McCoy thanked Mrs. Barb Costa fori regularly giving thei invocations before the Council Meetings. 4 Mr. Cafarelli welcomed new Mayor David Drewnowski and Councilman Martin) Flannery to Council. Mayor Drewnowski thanked the citizens who voted for him and stated that hel looks forward to moving the Motion to adjourn was made by Mrs. Miller, seconded by Mr. McCoy; motion carried unanimously- Borough forward. Adjournment - meeting was adjourned at 6:17PM. Respectfully: submitted: Joseph Boroughl Manager/S Secretary - 5