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Council accepts resignation of Councilman Opilla and tables old and new business to Nov. 25
Summary
The Ogdensburg Mayor and Council accepted Councilman P. Opilla's resignation at their Nov. 12 meeting, voted to table several old- and new-business items until the next regular meeting on Nov. 25, and heard no public comments before adjourning at 7:06 p.m.
The Mayor and Council formally accepted a letter of resignation from Councilman P. Opilla effective Nov. 12, 2019, and voted to table both the old-business and new-business portions of the agenda until the next regular meeting on Nov. 25.
Why it matters: accepting a resignation creates a council vacancy that the borough will fill according to applicable statutes and local procedures; tabling multiple agenda items postpones consideration of several capital and personnel topics.
Borough Attorney Robert McBriar announced that Councilman Opilla filed a resignation effective that day and recommended entertaining a motion to accept it. Councilman M. Nardini moved acceptance, seconded by Councilwoman R. O’Dell; roll call was Yeas: Nardini, Nasisi, O’Dell, Slater; no nays; Alvarez absent. The council then moved to table old business and new business items until the Nov. 25 meeting; Councilman Nasisi and others noted the Borough Hall roof bid specifications already were ready for advertisement and the clerk confirmed the notice had been sent and bid packages were expected from Van Cleef Engineering.
Old business items listed for the Nov. 25 meeting include the Borough Hall roof, a steam boiler for the historical building, employee handbook, water/DPW duties/projects, health insurance, building/grounds differentiations, police matters and surplus property. The record shows no members of the public attended the public-comment period. The meeting adjourned at 7:06 p.m.
