1 1 2 3 4 OLD FORGE BOROUGH COUNCIL OLD FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA 5 IN RE: SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 DECEMBER 3, 2024 7:00 P.M. OLD FORGE MUNICIPAL BUILDING 314 SOUTH MAIN STREET OLD FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL MEMBERS: RUSSELL RINALDI, PRESIDENT JAMES HOOVER, VICE-PRESIDENT ANDREW BUTLER JENNA JONES-SHOTWELL MICHAEL KOMENSKY MICHAEL LETTIERI ROBERT LEGG, MAYOR 23 WILLIAM RINALDI, ESQUIRE, SOLICITOR MARYLYNN BARTOLETTI, BOROUGH MANAGER 24 25 Mark Wozniak Official Court Reporter 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I'd like to call the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance. recited.) (The Pledge of Allegiance was MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Roll call, MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman please, Marylynn. Shotwell? MS. SHOTWELL: Present. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Komensky? MR. KOMENSKY: Present. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Lettieri? MR. LETTIERI: Present. MR. BUTLER: Present. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Butler? MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman Avvisato is Absent. Councilman Hoover? MR. HOOVER: Present. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Rinaldi? MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Here. Once again, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 special meeting of 01d Forge Borough. Tonight is December 3, 2024. Before we begin the meeting I'd like to apologize. We're a little bit late. We had an executive session prior to this special meeting. So we're going to open up the special meeting, we'11 do our business in the special meeting, we'1l close it, and then up open up our work session right after. So this is just going to be a motion to open up the special meeting. open up the special meeting. MR. HOOVER: I'11 make a motion to MR. RUSSELL: Motion by Councilman Hoover. MR. BUTLER: I'11 second. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Seconded by councilman Butler. On the question? Public input? Roll call, please. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman Shotwell? MS. SHOTWELL: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Komensky? 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. KOMENSKY: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Lettieri? MR. LETTIERI: Yes. MR. BUTLER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Butler? MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Hoover? MR. HOOVER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Rinaldi? MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Yes. The purpose of tonight's special meeting is going to be to approve our 2025 tentative budget. We're going to want to hear from our borough manager. If any members of council have any questions after she's finished or if any members of the public have any questions. Then we'1l put a motion to the floor. Marylynn, if you want to begin. MS. BARTOLETTI: So I will start with the general fund, and the general fund total balance is $3,886,221, and the total 2025 budget would reflect anticipated revenues in the amount of $9,468,510, and anticipated expenditures in the amount of 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 $8,428,826. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Anyone have any questions for Marylynn? Anyone from the public have any questions for Marylynn or us about the budget? MS. BARTOLETTI: I will say that it's the tentative budget and in two weeks we'17 be passing the formal budget, and there will be a few changes between now and then I'm sure. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: As of this evening this tentative budget has a zero percent tax increase. MS. BARTOLETTI: Correct. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Any questions before we move forward? Anything else, Marylynn? MS. BARTOLETTI: No. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Members of council, anything before we put it to the floor? Members of the public, anything before we put it to the floor? Okay. At this time the chair is going to entertain a motion to approve the 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2025 tentative budget. MR. KOMENSKY: I'17 make that motion. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Motion on the floor by Councilman Komensky. MR. BUTLER: I'11 second it. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Seconded by Councilman Butler. On the question? Public input? Roll call, please. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman Shotwe11? MS. SHOTWELL: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Komensky? MR. KOMENSKY: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Lettieri? MR. LETTIERI: Yes. MR. BUTLER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Butler? MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Hoover? MR. HOOVER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Rinaldi? MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Yes. At this time the chair is going to entertain a 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 motion to close the special meeting. MR. BUTLER: I'11 make the motion. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Motion on the floor by Councilman Butler. MR. LETTIERI: I'11 second it. MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Seconded by Councilman Lettieri. On the question? Public input? Roll call, please. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilwoman Shotwell? MS. SHOTWELL: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Komensky? MR. KOMENSKY: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Lettieri? MR. LETTIERI: Yes. MR. BUTLER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Butler? MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Hoover? MR. HOOVER: Yes. MS. BARTOLETTI: Councilman Rinaldi? MR. RUSSELL RINALDI: Yes. (Special meeting adjourned.) 8 CERTIFICATE 2 3 4 - hereby certify that I attended the foregoing proceeding, took stenographic notes of the same, that 5 the foregoing, consisting of eight pages, is a true and correct copy, done to the best of my ability, of same 6 7 and the whole thereof. 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 E Mark Wozniak Official Court Reporter