Villadom Times Weekly Newpaper Online-February 4, 2009 Issue

February 4, 2009 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 3 Ho-Ho-Kus Council updates personnel code, vacation regulations by Jennifer Crusco The Ho-Ho-Kus Council last week introduced two “housekeeping” ordinances to update the borough’s code. One measure would change the term of appointment for the borough’s chief ﬁnancial ofﬁcer from one year to four years. The ordinance states, “The mayor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the council, the chief ﬁnancial ofﬁcer, who shall be a person holding a certiﬁcate issued by the Division of Local Government Services as a municipal ﬁnance ofﬁcer, for a term of four years, which shall run from Jan. 1 in the year in which the chief ﬁnancial ofﬁcer is appointed.” Borough Attorney David Bole told Villadom TIMES the ordinance is required to bring the borough code in line with the State of New Jersey’s requirements. The state, he explained, requires that the CFO be appointed for a four-year term. Ho-Ho-Kus has been making oneyear appointments. Last year, the borough employed Michael Mariniello as CFO. This year, Joseph Citro was named to that post. Citro, who has held the position of treasurer in Paramus, is also a qualiﬁed purchasing agent. The ordinance also creates the ofﬁce of borough treasurer, a post to which Citro is expected to be appointed. The ordinance states that the mayor shall appoint the treasurer, with the council’s advice and consent, for a term of one year commencing Jan. 1 and ending on Dec. 31 of the same year. “The treasurer shall have, perform and exercise all of the functions, powers and duties provided by general law and borough ordinances. Such person shall keep and maintain books and records of all ﬁnancial transactions of the borough in accordance with the standards and requirements of the Division of Local Government Services and the Department of Community Affairs in the State of New Jersey. Such person shall have custody of all public monies of the borough and shall make monthly reports to the council and administrator of all receipts, expenditures, commitments, and unexpended appropriations. All monies received from any source by or on behalf of the borough or any department, board, ofﬁcer or agency thereof, except as otherwise provided by borough ordinance, shall be paid to the treasurer, who shall by the next ensuing bank day after their receipt, deposit them in the authorized public depository of the borough to the credit of the proper account,” the ordinance states. The treasurer’s compensation will be prescribed by the annual salary ordinance. While Catherine Henderson, the former borough administrator, had performed many duties, including those of CFO, tax collector, and responsibilities ascribed to a treasurer, Borough Attorney Bole said there was no ofﬁce designated as treasurer in the borough code. The other ordinance introduced by the council would amend the code pertaining to employees’ vacation leave. This measure would prohibit borough employees from carrying their vacation time from year to year without formal approval. This proposed ordinance states: “Employees, subject to the approval of the department head may take vacation leave from time to time during the ﬁscal year, in half days, provided that the department head shall advise the personnel ofﬁcer by written memorandum of said vacation arrangement prior to the employee taking said vacation. Employees shall be required to take the annual vacation allotted to each employee during the ﬁscal year. The practice of banking vacation time by using compensation time for vacation time is prohibited unless approval is authorized in advance by resolution of the borough council.” Both ordinances will be considered for ﬁnal passage following their public hearings at the Feb. 24 council session. Meetings are held at 8 p.m. in Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Hall. � �� BROWNSTONE MILL Mayfair Antiques BUY • SELL Store: 201-444-7007 Fax: 973-694-0012 Brownstone Mill Antique Center 11 Paterson Avenue • Midland Park, NJ Located between Wyckoff Ave. & Goffle Rd. �� We �� ® Doll Houses and Miniatures The Mini Merchant Doll House Kits & Assembled Wallpaper Accessories Furniture Electric �� On-Line �� Registration! th Ridgewood YMCA Opens Thursday, February 12 at 5:30am In-person/Phone begins at 9:00am At The Brownstone Mill Antique Center 11 Paterson Avenue Midland Park, NJ Everything for your miniature projects. Open Wed-Sat 10:30-4:30 201-444-2007 Furniture • Gifts • Antiques A Blend of Everything We Love... For Your Home, For Your Friends, For Your Life. 11 Paterson Ave Midland Park 201-445-7707 • Swimming • Youth Sports • Arts/Science • Cardio • Sculpting • Mind/Body • Adult Dance and More! 112 Oak Street • 201-444-5600 Do you need a copy of our program guide? Just download from the website at www.ridgewoodymca.org Spring 1 Session February 23 - April 19, 2009 Ridgewood YMCA