Media Borough Council Reorganization Meeting, January 3rd, 2012
Jan 06
Executive Summary
The purpose of this meeting was to swear in the newly elected officials, myself (Kent Davidson), Brian Hall, and Paul Robinson. In addition, we appoint borough professionals and boards and commissions.
In general there were no major surprises at the meeting. Sadly, Jeff Deitch was no longer able to be Treasurer for personal reasons, however, I am pleased that former councilman Peter Williamson agreed to take on that task. Otherwise, the changes which affect residents are:
- Brian Hall is your new president. And we are glad he’s taken on this task. Monica Simpson will serve as Vice President, and we’ve re-animated an older role “Chairperson Pro-Tem” which is essentially the Vice Vice President, served by Dr. Eric Stein.
- Legislative meetings (3rd Thursday each month) are now at 8:00 PM. The idea here was to give residents more time to get home from work with family, and if they wish to come to the meeting, 8PM seemed like it would accommodate more residents. In addition, for residents that watch the meetings on television, 8PM seemed like more of an “even time slot.”
- We re-hired everyone again. The good news is that we have a great staff and we will continue to have a great staff this next year.
Meeting Details
The first legislative meeting took place tonight with the following votes (all votes were unanimous unless otherwise indicated):
- President: Brian Hall
- Vice President: Monica Simpson
- Chairperson Pro Tem: Dr. Eric Stein (6-1 Dawn Roe against)
- Committee Assignments (see below)
- Borough Manager: Jeffrey Smith
- Treasurer: Peter Williamson
- Solicitor: Robert Scott
- Civil Service Solicitor: Tracy Burns
- Engineer: Gilmore Associates (Robert Johnston)
- Auditor: Peterson and Viejo (spelling?)
- Approve bonding of Manager, Treasurer and Tax Collector (approved)
- Depository of Funds: Bryn Mawr Trust
- Council Meeting Dates:
- Working meeting: 1st Thursday at 7:30
- Legislative meeting: 3rd Thursday at 8:00 PM (6-1 Dawn Roe against)
- Code Enforcement: Jim Jeffery
- Emergency Management Coordinator: Jim Jeffery
Appointments to Boards and Commissions
- Board of Health: Barbara Domingos and Joseph Ferrante
- Environmental Advisory Council: Walt Cressler, Paloma Gregory and Brian Taussig-Lux
- ICC/Life Safety Appeals Board: Postponed until January legislative meeting
- Media Business Authority: Postponed until January legislative meeting
- Planning Commission: Emily Miller
- Recreation Board: Wendy Allen, Jennifer Farber, Brian Morris, Donald Trusty
- Zoning Hearing Board: Greyson Franklin
- Vacancy Board: Joan Hagan
Committee Assignments
The following committee assignments were made by the new Council president, Brian Hall:
Community Design Committee
- Brian Hall (Chair)
- Dr. Eric Stein
- Kent Davidson
Finance
- Kent Davidson (Chair)
- Dr. Eric Stein
- Brian Hall
Public Safety
- Paul Robinson (Chair)
- Brian Hall
- Monika Rehoric
Properties
- Monica Simpson (Chair)
- Brian Hall
- Kent Davidson
Third Street Dam/Bridge Committee
- Paul Robinson (Chair)
- Monika Rehoric
- Dr. Eric Stein
Code Enforcement
- Brian Hall (Chair)
- Monika Rehoric
Technology
- Dr. Eric Stein (Chair)
- Kent Davidson
Personnel
- Kent Davidson (Chair)
- Paul Robinson
- Monica Simpson
Public Works/Infrastructure
- Paul Robinson (Chair)
- Dawn Roe
Public Relations/Community Development (was Economic Development)
- Monica Simpson (Chair)
- Dawn Roe
Liaisons
- Shade Tree – Dawn Roe
- Library – Kent Davidson
- MBA – Dr. Eric Stein
- Recreation – Dawn Roe
- Environmental Advisory Council – Dr. Eric Stein
- Fire – Paul Robinson
- Fair Trade – Monica Simpson
- Media Arts Council – Brian Hall
- Health – Monika Rehoric
- Historic Architecture Review Board – Monika Rehoric
- Historic Archives – Monika Rehoric
- Farmer’s Market – Monica Simpson
Committees by individual
Brian Hall
Community Design Committee (Chair)
Finance
Public Safety
Properties
Code Enforcement (Chair)
Liaison: Media Arts Council
Monica Simpson
Properties (Chair)
Personnel
Public Relations/Community Development (Chair)
Liaison: Fair Trade
Liaison: Farmer’s Market
Paul Robinson
Public Safety (Chair)
Personnel
Public Works/Infrastructure (Chair)
Third Street Dam/Bridge Committee (Chair)
Liaison: Fire
Kent Davidson
Community Design Committee
Finance (Chair)
Properties
Technology
Personnel (Chair)
Liaison: Library
Dr. Eric Stein
Community Design Committee
Finance
Technology (Chair)
Third Street Dam/Bridge Committee
Liaison: MBA
Liaison: EAC
Monika Rehoric
Public Safety
Code Enforcement
Third Street Dam/Bridge Committee
Liaison: Health
Liaison: Historic Architecture Review Board
Liaison: Historic Archives
Dawn Roe
Public Works/Infrastructure
Public Relations/Community Development
Liaison: Shade Tree
Liaison: Recreation
Good luck to everyone and thank you all for your service to the borough, regardless of party. It’s a noble effort to serve one’s community.