MINUTES FROM THE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 MEETING: 6:00PRESIDENT CARTER CALLED THE MEETINGTO ORDER.  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  ROLLO CALL: ADAM BLYTHE- PRESENT CARRIE FOX- PRESENT ERICCARTER- PRESENT ERIKA. JOSEFOSKI- PRESENT GREG SCHMITT- ABSENT RHONDA DZUGAN- PRESENT TIM CORNUET-PRESENT MAYOR CARL MAGNETTA- PRESENT SOLICITOR DAVE REGOLI-PRESENT  CHRIS FABEC (STANDING IN FORI POLICE CHIEF)- PRESENT  PUBLIC COMMENTS:  1. GEORGE EMERICK- 323: 1STA AVENUE- INQUIRED ASTO WHY MIKE GUTONSKI ISN NOI LONGER EMPLOYED WITHTHE BOROUGH. SOLICITOR REGOLI RESPONDED THATI IT'S Al PERSONNEL 2. GEORGIE BLACKBURN- CONSTITUTION: STREET- INQUIRED ASTO WHETHER OR NOT MIKE GUTONSKI IS PERMITTED TO COMMENT ON HIS SEPARATION FROM THE BOROUGH AND WANTS CLARIFICATION ON HIS RIGHTT TO PRIVACY. REGOLI STATED THAT MIKE IS ALLOWED TO 3. JIMI BOWSER- 314 WEST8"AVENUE- "WANTS IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON".AGAIN, REGOLI  ISSUE AND COUNCIL ISN'T PERMITTED TO COMMENT.  COMMENT.  RESPONDED THATIT'S AF PERSONNEL ISSUE.    4. GINA LANDA- 512 EAST 6" AVENUE- INQUIRED ASTO WHAT'S INCLUDED INI MIKE'S SEVERENCE PACKAGE. REGOLI RESPONDED THAT IT'SAF PERSONNEL MATTER BUT DDSAVTHATITISFORS  MONTHS.  ANNOUNCEMENTS:  COUNCIL MET IN EXEC SESSION ON 9/1/17 FOR 1.5 HOURS FORI PERSONNEL REASONS. COUNCIL MET IN EXEC: SESSION ON 9/8/17 FOR 1.5 HOURS FOR PERSONNEL REASONS.  AGENDA: (READ BY DAVE REGOLI)  1. MOTION BY CARRIE FOX TOI RATIFY THE SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY OF MIKE GUTONSKI FROM THE POSITION OF BOROUGH MANAGER ONS 9/1/17, SECONDED BYE ERIKAJ JOSEFOSKI. ROLL CALL 2. MOTION BY CARRIE FOX7 TO. APPROVE THE ACKNOWIEDGEMENT FROM MIKE GUTONSKI THAT HE SEPARATED HIS EMPLOYMENT AS AN AT-WILL EMPLOYEE EFFECTIVE 9/13/17, SECONDED BY ADAMI BLYTHE. ROLL CALL VOTE 6 YEA, 1A ABSENT, 0 NAY. MOTION PASSED. 3. MOTION BY CARRIE FOX TO APPROVE THE SEVERENCE AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS BETWEEN MIKE GUTONSKI AND THE BOROUGH OF TARENTUM, SECONDED BY ADAM BLYTHE. ROLL CALL VOTE 6' YEA, 1 ABSENT, 0 NAY. MOTION PASSED. 4. MOTION BY CARRIE FOX TOI RATIFYTHE TWO-WEEK SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY OF ROBERT BETTS EFFECTIVE 9/11/17, SECONDED BY ADAM BLYTHE. ROLL CALL VOTE 6) YEA, 1A ABSENT,O 5. MOTION BY ADAMI BLYTHE TO AUTHORIZE COUNCILTO. ADVERTISE FOR THE POSITION OF BOROUGHMANAGER, SECONDED BY CARRIE FOX. ROLL CALLVOTE6YEA, 1 ABSENT, 0 NAY.  VOTE 6YEA, 1A ABSENT, 0r NAY. MOTION PASSED.  NAY. MOTION PASSED, MOTION PASSED.  PUBLIC COMMENT:  1. GINA LANDA- 512 EAST 6'H AVENUE- WOULD LIKE TOI KNOW WHO IS RUNNING THE BOROUGH OPERATIONS IN THE ABSENCE OF AI BOROUGH MANAGER. SOLICITOR REGOLI RESPONDED THAT THE OFFICE: STAFFI ISTAKING ON EXTRA WORK. AND COUNCIL IS WORKING WITHTHEIR 2. LARRYTROUTMAN- 3331 15" AVENUE- INQUIRED AS TO WHY THIS COUNCIL MEETING TOOKS SO LONG TO TAKE PLACE. SOLICITOR REGOLI STATEDT THAT WE HAD TO WAIT FOR THE SEVEN-DAY EXPIRATION OF THE: SEVERENCE AGREEMENT, WHICH EXPIRED THURSDAY, 9/21/17. 3. CHARLES BLACKBURN- CONSTITUTION STREET- WOULD LIKE TOI KNOW IF TARENTUM HAS SUFFERED Al FINANCIAL LOSS DUE TO THE ACTIONS THAT PRECEDED THIS ACTION. REGOLI RESPONDED THAT ANSWERING THAT QUESTION WOULD' VIOLATE MIKE'S RIGHTTOPRIVACY.  COMMITTEES.    4. GEORGIE BLACKBURN- CONSTITUTION STREET- INQUIRED ASTO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE HADNTAPPROVED THE SEVERENCE PACKAGE. REGOLI STATED THAT WE DID APPROVE IT, AND 5. JIMI BOWSER- 314 WEST 8" AVENUE- STATES THATI HE'S BEEN ATTENDING COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR SEVEN YEARS AND THAT COUNCIL HAD: SEEMED TO BE GETTING BETTER, AND NOW 6. GEORGE EMERICK- 323 1"A AVENUE- ASKED IF MIKE'S POSITION HAS BEEN ADVERTISED YET. HE STATED THAT HE HAS CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. ANDI LOOKS FORWARD TOA MEETING. HE STATED THAT HE'S PAYING OUR: SALARIES, HE HAS THE FLOOR, AND HE WOULD LIKE THE PRESIDENT ANDI VICE PRESIDENTTO RESIGN. HE STATED HIS DISTASTE FOR THE DECISION OF COUNCILWOMAN, JOSEFOSKI TOI MAKE FABEC AF PART TIME CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. JOSEFOSKI ANSWERED THAT FABEC IS Al FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE. 7. LARRYTROUTMAN- 333 157 AVENUE- ASKED IFT THERE WILL BE ANI INVESTIGATION. SOLICITOR 8. JIM BOWSER- 314V WEST8" AVENUE- ASKED IF THE COUNTY ORI DA WAS BROUGHT INTO INVESTIGATE. REGOLISTATED THAT NO OUTSIDE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN CALLED INTO 9. LARRYTROUTMAN- 333 1ST AVENUE- ASKED IF THERE' WERE ANY "ILL HAPPENINGS' AND. ASKED IFWEI HAD CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. REGOLI STATED THAT WE CANNOT COMMENT ON PERSONNEL ISSUES AND THAT WE HAVEN'T CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY 10. 10. GEORGIE BLACKBURN- CONSTTUTIONSTREH: STATED THAT TRANSPARENCY IS BEST, AND NOTED THAT THERE IS Al DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AI PERSONNEL MATTER. AND A CRIMINAL MATTER, AND ASKED IF THISI ISA CRIMINAL MATTER. SOLICITOR REGOLIS STATED THAT ITI ISN'T 11. ARRYTROUTMAN-33: 1"A AVENUE- ASKED IF ANYONE HAD ASKED FOR A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. REGOLI RESPONDED THAT WEI DIDN'T REQUEST A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION. 12. COUNCILMAN TIM CORNUET- STATED FOR THE RECORD (DIRECTED AT. JIM BOWSER) THAT HE (CORNUET) ISN'T LAUGHING AND HE ISN'T HAPPY ABOUTT THIS SITUATION. 13. JIM BOWSER- 314' WEST 8"H AVENUE- STATED THAT COUNCILMAN CORNUETSHOUDNTHAVE RETURNED TO COUNCIL, AND ASKED WHAT BROUGHT ALL OF THIS ON. REGOLISTATED THAT 14. CINDY HOMBURG- 530 EAST 10" AVENUE- ASKED WHERE WE WILL BE ADVERTISING THE BOROUGH MANAGER POSITION. COUNCIWOWAN.OSEOSA ANSWERED THAT WE WILL BE 15. JIM BOWSER- 314 WEST 8' AVENUE- ASKED IF ACOUNCILPERSON WILL BE TAKING OVER THE POSITION OF BOROUGH MANAGER. REGOLI ANSWERED THAT WE WILL NOTI BE. 16. MAYOR CARL MAGNETTA- STATED THAT HE AGREES WITH THE COMMENTS MADE BY GEORGE EMERICK "100%" AND. ADDED THAT COUNCIL ISN'T ALLOWEDTO COMMENT ON THIS MATTER. 17. JIM BOWSER 314 WEST 8'H AVENUE- STATED THAT HE WOULDI LIKE TO INVESTIGATE  IF WE HADN'T, MIKE WOULDN'T! HAVE RECEIVED IT.  "THINGS AREN'T RIGHT".  REGOLISTATED THAT THERE WILL NOT BE.  INVESTIGATE.  GENERAL.  ACRIMINAL MATTER.  WE ARENT ALLOWED' TO COMMENT ON PERSONNEL ISSUES.  ADVERTISING WITH THE PSAB.  TARENTUM.    MOTIONTOADIOURN BYTIM CORNUET, SECONDED BY ERIKAJOSEFOSKI.  THE MEETING ADJOURNED AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR.