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New Village Council Takes the Helm Today in Ridgewood

New Broom Sweeps Clean

VILLAGE COUNCIL REORGANIZATION AGENDA

VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD

VILLAGE COUNCIL

REORGANIZATION MEETING

JULY 1, 2016

12:00 NOON

SYDNEY V. STOLDT, JR. COURT ROOM

1. Call to Order – Mayor

2. Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act

3. Roll Call of Current Village Council – Village Clerk

4.   Flag Salute

5. Invocation – Father Ronald Rozniak – Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Church

6.   Recording of Song by Ridgewood Resident, Kristen Plumley, Soprano, “Simple Gifts”

7.   Comments from the Public (Not to exceed 5 minutes per person – 30 minutes in total)

8.   Approval of Minutes

 

9.   Resolution #16-181 – Approval of Girl Scout Gold Award

10.  Remarks by Councilwoman Gwenn Hauck (as she leaves the dais)

11.  Remarks by Councilman Albert J. Pucciarelli (as he leaves the dais)

12.  Remarks by Mayor Paul S. Aronsohn (as he leave the dais)

13.  Reading of Certificate of Election of Ramon M. Hache – Heather A. Mailander, Village Clerk

14.  Oath of Office Administered to Ramon M. Hache by James J. Tedesco III, Bergen County Executive

15.  Remarks by Councilman Hache

16.  Reading of Certificate of Election of Jeffrey Voigt –

Heather A. Mailander, Village Clerk

17.  Oath of Office Administered to Jeffrey Voigt by Sergio Alegre, Esq.

18.  Remarks by Councilman Voigt

19.  Reading of Certificate of Election of Bernadette Coghlan Walsh – Heather A. Mailander, Village Clerk

20.  Oath of Office Administered to Bernadette Coghlan Walsh by Bergen County Freeholder Maura R. DeNicola

21.  Remarks by Councilwoman Walsh

22.  Roll Call of New Village Council – Heather A. Mailander,Village Clerk

23.  Call for Nominations for Office of Mayor by Heather A. Mailander, Village Clerk

24.  Administering of Oath of Office to Mayor by Matthew S. Rogers, Village Attorney

25.  Call for Nomination for Office of Deputy Mayor by Mayor

26.  Administering of Oath of Office to Deputy Mayor by Heather A. Mailander, Village Clerk

27.  Remarks by Deputy Mayor

28.  Remarks by Mayor

29.  RESOLUTIONS

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 16- THROUGH 16- ARE TO BE ADOPTED BY A CONSENT AGENDA, WITH ONE VOTE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. THERE IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION BESIDE EACH RESOLUTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. EACH RESOLUTION WILL BE READ BY TITLE ONLY:

16-182    Appoint Village Attorney

16-183    Appoint Village Labor Attorney

16-184    Appoint Village Prosecutor

16-185    Appoint Public Defender

16-186    Appoint Community Development Representative

16-187    Appoint Representative to Open Space Trust Regional Committee

16-188    Appoint Members to the Planning Board

16-189    Appoint Members to the Zoning Board of Adjustment

16-190    Appoint Members to Community Center Advisory Board

16-191    Appoint Members to Financial Advisory Committee

16-192    Appoint Members to the Ridgewood Arts Council

16-193    Appoint Member to the Shade Tree Commission

16-194    Appoint Members to the Parks, Recreation and Conservation Board

16-195    Appoint Member to the Green Team Advisory Committee

16-196    Appoint Village Council members as Liaisons to Various Boards and Committees

 

30.  Comments from the Public (Not to Exceed 5 minutes per person)

31.  Adjournment

18 thoughts on “New Village Council Takes the Helm Today in Ridgewood

  1. it it on Livestream??

  2. GOOD LUCK TO OUR NEW VILLAGE GOVERNMENT.As usual, we should give them time and our patience as they settle in.We are in quite a mess right now due to the prior town governments varied and questionable agendas.Onward and Upward we go.

  3. It was a fantastic day for the people. The people spoke and the people were heard. Loud and clear. And let’s just see how low class Albert and Gwenn and Paul could possibly be right up to the end…….they thanked their council colleagues but specifically left Mike and Susan out when naming their names. And this of course was after Mike and Sue gave them each a gift. Low class? No….. they exhibited NO CLASS whatsoever. What a terrible threesome, right up to the end. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

  4. The mood was festive in the courtroom. The outgoing council members did just that and took a hike before the new ones were sworn in.

  5. Like a grumpy John Adams hopping in the public stagecoach and skipping town at 4:30am to avoid Jefferson’s inaugural ceremony later that day…but without any of Adams’ redeeming qualities.

  6. Who is mayor

  7. Was in poor taste to leave them out for sure…roberta was gracious I thought….engineer was probably one of four not standing in ovation for new council…hope he is packed.

  8. Mayor Knudsen. Deputy mayor Sedon.

  9. Susan Knudsen is mayor. Mike is Deputy.

  10. There is more than just a little sweetness to Father Ron giving the invocation. God Bless the new council and Fr. Ron!

  11. JAMES ,w’ere Gonna need a BIGGER BROOM..,,,!,,,!,!,!

  12. I am

  13. Susan knudsen is the mayor; Mike Sedon is the Deputy Mayor.

  14. Susan Knudsen is mayor. Mike Sedon is deputy mayor. All votes unanimous for a change.

  15. Councilmembers Sedon and Knudsen suffered unjustly at the hands of their in-cahoots Village Council colleagues the past two years, there is no question about it. It seems appropriate that they be recognized now for the good faith contributions they made while so consistently in the (artificial) minority by being elevated to their new posts. God bless the new Mayor and Deputy Mayor and may the next two years go much more smoothly for us as a village, even as we dig out of the financial, managerial, ethical, and social wreckage we find ourselves in on July 1, 2016.

  16. Yep, love the irony of Father Ron doing the invocation…

  17. “roberta was gracious”?? why the hell has she not resigned yet? If she came out in opposition AFTER the May 10th election – how can she be an effective village manager? A village employee (manager) does not need to agree to everything that the mayor wants, and does not need to be ‘loyal puppy’ of the mayor, but the system cannot function if she is a political opponent of the mayor. The village employee needs to be neutral. We need a new village manager and Roberta should have resigned by now.

  18. u guys need a bigger broom. yes and her lap dog too. and if any other upper manager staff no good sweep them out too. we are not talking any more bull shit.

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