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Votes at a glance: Hopatcong council approves hires, personnel manual changes, property auction ordinances and Drive Sober support
Summary
At its Dec. 4 meeting Hopatcong’s council unanimously approved hiring actions for animal control and shelter help, amendments to the personnel manual, two property sale ordinances (auctions set), and a resolution backing the state 'Drive Sober' campaign; roll call votes were recorded for each item.
Hopatcong Borough Council recorded a series of unanimous roll call votes at its Dec. 4 meeting on routine and personnel items.
Resolutions: The council adopted Resolution 2024‑149 authorizing the hiring of Melissa Perini as an animal control officer (full‑time, overtime eligible). It also adopted amendments to the personnel manual required by the Morris County Joint Insurance Fund (Resolution 2024‑152) and approved hiring Stephanie Montoya Fantaszi for animal shelter help (Resolution 2024‑153) after amending the motion to state the position does not provide medical benefits.
Public safety and outreach: The council declared support for the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' year‑end holiday enforcement campaign (Resolution 2024‑154), pledging awareness efforts and acknowledging that the campaign involves increased impaired‑driving enforcement during the holiday period.
Ordinances and property actions: The council advanced and approved ordinances authorizing the sale of borough properties, including Ordinance 19‑20‑2024 (sale of 79 Kiner Ave.; auction set for Jan. 15, 2025) and Ordinance 20‑20‑2024 (sale of several nonconforming properties listed in the ordinance). The meeting also included approval of Ordinance 21‑20‑2024 modifying residential garbage collection (see separate story).
Votes and process: Each listed resolution and ordinance was moved, seconded and passed by roll call. Members voting affirmatively included the mayor and the councilmembers present (roll calls show unanimous 'yes' for the items recorded). No failed motions were recorded.
