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BUCKS COUNTY CONSORTIUM
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Meeting Minutes
A meeting of the Bucks County Consortium was held at Guiseppe’s Restaurant & Pizza in Northampton Township on October 4, 2007. The following individuals were present:
Marybeth Cody – Dublin Borough
Eleanor Sadorf – Dublin Borough
Mark Fournier – Telford Borough
Gail Weniger – Warwick Township
Tom Scott – Warwick Township
Katrina Harding – Warwick Township
Rose Christie – Warwick Township
Tim Hagey – Warminster Authority
Frank Farry – Middletown Township
Jon Davis – Doylestown Borough
Joe Czajkowski – Upper Makefield Township
Stephanie Mason – Doylestown Township
Dan Olpere – Perkasie Borough
Bob Pellegrino – Northampton Township
Brian Shapiro – Northampton Township
Frank Fenton – Northampton Township
Michael Clark – Northampton Township
Nancy Opalka – Northampton Township
Barry Pilla – Northampton Township
Vivian Bell, Warrington Township
Bill Cmorey, Bensalem Township
Dana Cozza, Buckingham Township
Tim Tieperman – Warrington Township
Cathy Kichline – New Britain Township
Eileen Bradley – Wrightstown Township
Linda McNeil – Tinicum Township
Joe Contino – State Ethics Commission
Preliminary Remarks
Gail Weniger called the meeting to order and announced the morning's agenda.
Approval of Minutes
Bob Pellegrino made a motion, seconded by Stephanie Manson, to approve the Minutes of 6 September 2007. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report
Vivian Bell presented the Treasurer’s Report for September month. A motion was made by Joe Czajkowski, and seconded by Mark Fournier, to approve the Treasurer’s Report for September 2007. Motion carried.
Presentation: “ Public Official and Employee Ethics Law” by John Contino
John Contino, Executive Director of the State Ethics Commission presented. Mr. Contino provided the membership with a Power Point presentation titled “Public Official and Employee Ethics Law”. He began his presentation with a discussion of the intent of the employee ethics law. His discussion then was outlined as follows: conflict of interest, restricted activities, statements of financial interest, investigations, confidentiality and penalties. During his presentation he provided real life examples and took questions from the membership.
Mr. Contino encouraged members to contact him with any questions. He can be reached at 1-800-932-0936.
New and Old Business
Bob Pellegrino informed the membership that the November Consortium meeting would be a roundtable luncheon at the Bucks County Country Club. The speaker will be Dave Ivan who will be discussing municipal branding.
Adjourn Bob Pellegrino made a motion, seconded by Stephanie Manson, to adjourn the meeting at 10:15AM. Motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
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