MINUTES OF THE HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP PLANNING BOARD REORGANIZATION MEETING HELD JANUARY 27, 2000

STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE: Pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975 adequate notice as defined in Section 3D of Chapter 231 P.L. 1975 has been made to the New Jersey Herald and is also posted on the bulletin board at the Hardyston Township Municipal Building.

ROLL CALL:

Ken Worflar - Present
Leslie Hamilton - Present
Maribeth Boffa - Present
Randy Roof - Present
William Castiglione - Present
Thomas Zygmunt - Present
Robert Neubig - Present
John Eskilson - Present
Greg Eisenecker - Present
Ed Frisbie - Present

ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN:

A motion was made by Ms. Hamilton and seconded by Mr. Neubig to nominate Tom Zygmunt as the Chairman. There were no further nominations. Roll call: All were in favor. Motion was carried. Mr. Zygmunt is the 2000 Chairman.

ELECTION OF VICE CHAIRMAN:

A motion was made by Ms. Hamilton and seconded by Mr. Kievit to nominate Bob Neubi as Vice Chairman. There were no further nominations. Roll call: All were in favor. Motion was carried. Mr. Neubig is the 2000 Vice Chairman.

ELECTION OF SECRETARY:

A motion was made by Mr. Zygmunt and seconded by Mr. Kievit to nominate Marianne King as the Secretary. There were no further nominations. Roll call: All were in favor. Motion was carried. Marianne King is the 2000 Secretary.

APPOINTMENT OF BOARD ATTORNEY:

A motion was made by Mr. Kievit and seconded by Mr. Zygmunt to appoint Thomas Collins, Esq., of the firm of Vogel, Chait, Schwartz & Collins as the board attorney. Roll call: All were in favor. Motion was carried. Mr. Collins is the 2000 Board Attorney.

APPOINTMENT OF BOARD ENGINEER:

A motion was made by Ms. Hamilton and seconded by Mr. Eskilson to appoint Robert Guerin, PE., as the Board Engineer. Roll call: All were in favor. Motion was carried. Mr. Guerin is the 1999 Board Engineer.

APPOINTMENT OF PLANNER:

A motion was made by Mr. Kievit and seconded by Mr. Zygmunt to appoint Janice Talley as the Board Planner. Roll Call: All were in favor. Motion was carried. Ms. Talley is the 2000 Board Planner.

DESIGNATION OF MEETING DATES AND TIMES:

A motion was made by Mr. Eskilson and seconded by Mr. Kievit to designate the fourth Thursday of each month as the meeting dates for meeting, to be held at 7:30p.m.at the Hardyston Township Municipal Building, as per the schedule provided to the Board by the secretary. It was noted that no meetings would be scheduled for November due to the holidays, but that they would be scheduled on an as needed basis. Also, the 20001 Reorganization meeting will be held at 7:15 p.m. prior to the regular meeting held on the fourth Thursday of January 2001. It was further agreed that the Board will conduct workshop meetings every other month, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. prior to the regular meeting. Roll call: All were in favor. Motion was carried.

DESIGNATION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY NEWSPAPERS:

A motion was made by Mr. Zygmunt and seconded by Ms. Hamilton to designate the New Jersey Herald as the primary newspaper and the New Jersey Sunday Herald as the secondary newspaper. All were in favor. Motion was carried.

The professional resolution was read into the record. A motion was made by Mr. Kievit and seconded by Mr. Eskilson to adopt the resolution. All were in favor. Motion was carried.

ADJOURNMENT:

A motion was made by Mr. Zygmunt and seconded by Ms. Hamilton to adjourn the meeting. All were in favor. Motion was carried. Meeting was adjourned.

Minutes prepared by:

Marianne Smith