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Hawthorne council re-elects Frank Matthews as president, names Bruce Bennett vice president; approves consent agenda and appointments
Summary
The Hawthorne Borough Council on Jan. 8 re-elected Councilman Frank Matthews as council president and selected Councilman Bruce Bennett as vice president, then approved a 22-item consent agenda and sworn in multiple board and commission appointees.
The Hawthorne Borough Council on Jan. 8 re-elected Councilman Frank Matthews as council president and selected Councilman Bruce Bennett as vice president, then approved a 22-item consent agenda and sworn in multiple board and commission appointees.
Why it matters: Council leadership and the annual consent resolutions set the administration's procedural and contracting authorities for the year and place officials on boards that decide zoning, recreation, planning and other local matters.
Councilman Frank Matthews was nominated for council president by Councilman Mealy and the nomination was seconded; Matthews abstained on the roll call and the motion carried. The roll-call votes recorded six yes votes and one abstention (Matthews). Councilman Bruce Bennett was nominated for…
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