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Ogdensburg council adopts body‑art ordinance, approves payroll contract and a slate of routine resolutions
Summary
The Borough of Ogdensburg on Sept. 14 adopted Ordinance 07‑2020 regulating tattoo and body‑piercing establishments, approved a two‑year payroll/accounting contract with Action Data Services and passed several routine resolutions including a $50 water credit and a $1,474.12 tax refund.
The Ogdensburg Borough Council on Sept. 14 adopted Ordinance 07‑2020 to add a new Chapter 22 to the municipal code governing tattoo, body‑piercing and body‑art establishments and approved several resolutions on consent, including a contract for payroll and accounting services.
Mayor George P. Hutnick opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. and read a required public‑meeting notice: “Notice requirements of P.L. 1975, Open Public Meeting Act, NJSA10:4‑et.seq. have been satisfied,” he said.
On a motion by Councilman Nardini and seconded by Councilwoman Slater, the council approved a multi‑item consent agenda that included: approval of the Aug. 24, 2020 meeting minutes (item #1); Resolution 68‑2020 accepting the CFO’s corrective action plan for the 2019 audit; Resolution 69‑2020 authorizing a tax overpayment refund of $1,474.12 to CCK Renovation, Inc. for Block 12 Lot 13 (11 Clark St.); Resolution 70‑2020 renewing liquor licenses for the 2020‑2021 licensing year (including Stew N Dolly’s Place LLC); Resolution 71‑2020 authorizing a one‑time $50 adjustment to the water account for 23 Passaic Ave. (Block 15 Lot 4); and Resolution 72‑2020 awarding a non‑fair and open professional services contract for payroll and accounting services. Council member Cruz recorded an abstention on item #1 (the minutes); otherwise the consent agenda passed on roll call.
The council separately considered and adopted Ordinance 07‑2020 after Mayor Hutnick opened the floor for comment and no members of the public spoke. Councilwoman Slater moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilman Nardini seconded; the ordinance passed on a unanimous roll‑call vote of members present.
Council also approved Resolution 72‑2020 to award a contract to Action Data Services (ADS) of Fairfield, N.J., for payroll and accounting services at a price not to exceed $6,369 annually. The contract term runs from Oct. 1, 2020, through Sept. 30, 2022, with an automatic one‑year renewal unless terminated in writing 90 days before expiration. CFO Michel Marceau certified the availability of funds and said required vendor disclosure forms were submitted.
Later in the meeting the council adopted Resolution 73‑2020 to extend existing retiree health coverage for the immediate family of the late Ronald D. Search through Dec. 31, 2020, contingent on the family reimbursing the Borough for all premium costs within 30 days.
The meeting closed routine business with approval of voucher payments across Current, Dog, Grant and Water accounts and adjourned at 7:45 p.m.
What happens next: The adopted ordinance and the awarded contract will be filed with the municipal clerk’s office and are subject to the usual public‑inspection requirements.
