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Reorganization  Meeting

 

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Call to Order:

Monday, January 6, 2003, 7:00 p.m., reorganization meeting was called to order by Caroline Rhodes.  Ms. Rhodes welcomed all Councilman who where present..

Nominations:

            Ms. Rhodes took nominations for Mayor.  Jean Davis motioned to nominate Caroline Rhodes as Mayor, second by Mary Ann Horne.  Christopher Gillette motioned to nominate Paul Snyder and H. Robert Cannell seconded.  Jean Davis motioned to close nominations for Mayor and Mary Ann Horne seconded. With no objections the motion to close nominations passed 7-0 voice vote.  Manager McFadden tallied ballots for Mayor as Caroline Rhodes 4 and Paul Snyder 3. Caroline Rhodes won the nominations as Mayor by ballot vote.

 

            Mayor Rhodes asked for nominations for Deputy Mayor.  Jean Davis nominated Paul Snyder as Deputy Mayor and Christopher Gillette seconded the motion.  Robert Gray motioned to close nominations and unanimously appoint Paul Snyder as Deputy Mayor.  With no other nominations Paul Snyder was unanimously appointed Deputy Mayor by a 7-0 voice vote.

 

Committee Appointments:

            Mayor Rhodes asked Council for their preferences for Council Committees and Liaisons to be turned in so she could meet with Deputy Mayor Snyder and set up new committees for 2003.

 

Manager re-appointment:

Mayor Rhodes asked for nominations for Manager, Secretary, and Treasurer.  Jean Davis motioned the nomination of Edward R. McFadden and seconded by Robert Gray.  Being no other nominations the nominations were closed and E.R. McFadden was unanimously re-appointed Manager by a 7-0 voice vote.

 

Engineer re-appointment:

Mayor Rhodes introduced a letter from Lake Engineering highlighting 2003 fee schedule as being the same as October 1, 2001.  Robert Gray motioned to re-appoint Lake Engineering as Consulting Engineer and Paul Snyder second.  The motion passed by voice vote of 7-0.

 

 

 

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Solicitor re-appointment:

            Mayor Rhodes introduced a letter received from Attorney Marsh of Marsh, Spaeder, Baur, Spaeder & Schaaf Attorneys at Law requesting to remain as solicitor for the year 2003 with the same rate as 2002, a hourly rate at $100/hour.  Mary Ann Horne motioned the appointment of Attorney Marsh as Solicitor for year 2003 and Jean Davis second.  The motion passed by voice vote of 7-0. 

 

Selection of depository of funds:

            Mayor Rhodes asked for a motion to designate depositories.  Jean Davis motioned to appoint PNC Bank, Northwest Savings Bank, National City Bank, Merrill Lynch, and PLIGIT as depositories of funds for the Home Rule Borough of Edinboro. Paul Snyder second the selection of depositories of funds.  The motion passed unanimously by voice vote of 7-0.

 

Representatives to make requests of Berkheimer Associates:

            Paul Snyder motioned to appoint Borough Manager & Assistant to the Manager as representatives to make requests of Berkheimer Associates and receive tax information and records.  H. Robert Cannell seconded the motion and it passed unanimously by voice vote of 7-0.

 

Re-appointments to Boards and Commissions:

Re-appoint Mary Ann Horne to Environmental Shade Tree Advisory Committee for a term to expire 01/01/2006.

Barbara Ann Jacobs to Zoning Hearing Board for term to expire 2/1/2006.

Zelma Loop to Zoning Hearing Board for term to expire 4/1/2006.

Billie Fitzsimmons to the Planning & Zoning Commission for a term to expire 4/1/2007.

Mel Daughenbaugh to the Planning & Zoning Commission for a term to expire 4/1/2007.

Diana Corner to the Building/Housing Review Board for a term to expire 2/13/2006.

 

Jean Davis motioned and Mary Ann Horne seconded the re-appointment of the above listed committee, board, and commission members. Motion passed by 7-0 voice vote. 

 

Manager was instructed to advertisement for opening on Environmental Shade Tree Advisory Committee, Zoning Hearing Board, and Civil Service Commission will be made.

 

 

 

 

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Adjournment:

            Paul Snyder motioned for adjournment.  With no objections the reorganization meeting was adjourned at 7:20 p.m.

 

 

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

 

__________________________               _____________________________

Manager E.R. Buck McFadden                        Mayor Caroline Rhodes

 


Home Rule Borough of Edinboro

COUNCIL  REORGANIZATION

January 6, 2003

7:00 p.m.

Swearing in of new Councilman by District Justice Denise Stuck-Lewis  - as needed

I.                   Call to Order by Mayor Rhodes

II.                Nominations

A.     Mayor

B.     Deputy Mayor

          III.         Council Committee Appointments

IV.               Council Liaisons Appointments

            V.    New Business

A.     Manager/Secretary/Treasurer Appoint

B.     Engineering Re-appointment

            1. Appoint Lake Engineering

            2. Set Compensation

C.     Solicitor  Re-appointment

1.      Appoint Ritchie T. Marsh

2.      Set Compensation

D.    Designate depositories of funds: 

            PNC , PLGIT, Northwest Savings Bank, Citizens Bank, National City , Merrill Lynch

E.     Appoint Borough Manager & Assistant to the Manager as representatives to make requests of Berkheimer Associates and receive tax information and records.

F.      Board/Commission Re-appointments

1.      Environmental Shade Tree Advisory Committee

a)      Mary Ann Horne  1/1/2003-1/1/2006

b)      Jean Davis  1/3/03-1/3/06

2.      Planning & Zoning Commission

a)      Billie Fitzsimmons 4/1/2003 - 4/1/2007

b)      Mel Daughenbaugh  4/1/2003 - 4/1/2007

3.      Zoning Hearing Board

a)      Barbara Ann Jacobs  2/1/2003 - 1/1/2006

b)      Robert Kaylor  1/1/2003 – 1/1/2006

c)      Zelma Loop   4/1/2003 – 4/1/2006

4.      Civil Service Commission

            a) (advertise opening)   1/31/2003 - 1/31/2006

5.      Building/Housing Review Board

            a)  Diana Corner  2/13/2003 - 2/13/2006

             

            VI.      Adjourn Reorganization meeting