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ARCHIVE: GOVERNING BODY
Elected Officials
Common Council ’05

OFFICE ADDRESS:
City Hall Municipal Offices
525 High Street
Burlington NJ 08016

OFFICE HOURS:
M–F 9am–5pm

MAP: City Hall Location
TEL: 609-386-0200 ext. 100
FAX: 609-386-0214
CELL:
E-MAIL:

THE GOVERNING BODY:
E L E C T E D  O F F I C I A L S
Mayor
Common Council
Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 4
At-Large A
At-Large B
At-Large C
A P P O I N T E D  O F F I C I A L S
Business Administrator
Municipal Clerk

City Govt. Organization Chart
Map of Voting Wards
City Administration
City Official Telephone Directory

Location, City Hall, High Street

CITY OF BURLINGTON COMMON COUNCIL

ON THIS PAGE:
Council Members
Introduction to What the Council Does
Duties Officially Defined
Regular Council Meeting Schedule
Council Work Sessions Schedule

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CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC MEETINGS:
1st & 3rd Tues. each month 7:00pm
New City Hall Council Chamber
525 High Street
Burlington NJ 08016
All interested individuals are invited to attend and comment. Anyone in need of special accommodations or access due to disability, should contact the Municipal Clerk’s Office, at 609-386-0200 ext. 101, prior to the meeting.
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MEETING SCHEDULE:
See Meeting Calendar or
See Council Meeting Schedule
See on this page: Regular Council Meeting Schedule
See on this page: Council Work Sessions Schedule

Council Members  |  page top

WARD REPRESENTATIVE TITLE	ADDRESS	TERM EXPIRES	CITY HALL TEL. EXT. & HOME OFFICE TEL.
Ward 1 Joseph H. VanLoan	307 Clarkson St.	2005	609-386-0200 ext. 103 609-386-7474
Ward 2 Dr. James A. Fazzone	Ward 2 Ofc. 214 High St.	2005	609-386-0200 ext. 109 Ward 2 Ofc. 239-4400 609-386-1665
Ward 3 Helen F. Hatala	862 US Rte. 130	2005	609-386-0200 ext. 104 609-386-9684
Ward 4 Richard E. Clark	120 Elm St.	2005	609-386-0200 ext. 106 609-387-3685
At-Large Edward Canivan President	PO Box 1647	2007	609-386-0200 ext. 105 609-387-9461
At-Large Joseph Mekler Vice President	710 Wood Street	2007	609-386-0200 ext. 108 609-387-2468
At-Large Nancy Measey-Kurts	220 E. Union Street	2007	609-386-0200 ext. 107 609-386-4171

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Introduction to What Common Council Does  |  page top

The Common Council of the City of Burlington will hold its regularly scheduled meetings on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month beginning at 7:00 PM. Work Sessions, including Executive, will commence at 7:00 PM or 8:00 PM on the 2nd, 4th (and if deemed necessary the 5th) Tuesday of each month, except August.

The City of Burlington operates in accordance with the Mayor-Council form of government, as authorized in the Optional Municipal Charter Law (NJSA 40:69A).

The Common Council consists of seven (7) members:
three at-large Councilpersons
and one from each of the four wards,
who shall serve for a term of four years.
(See Voting Ward Map)

The function of the Common Council is summarized out of OMCL NJSA 40:69A as:

• Exercises Legislative power of municipality
• Approves appointment of department heads
• Disapproves removal of department heads by 2/3 vote of all members
• Overrides Mayor’s veto by 2/3 vote of all members

OFFICIAL NJSA 40:69A-36 DESCRIPTION OF COUNCIL’S DUTIES  |  page top

Definitively, 40:69A-36 places “the legislative power of the municipality in the municipal council”, to be “exercised by ordinance”, or “exercised by resolution” when approval by the mayor is not required, including, but not limited to:

1. “The override of a veto of the mayor;
2. The exercise of advice and consent to actions of the mayor;
3. The conduct of a legislative inquiry or investigation;
4. The expression of disapproval of the removal by the mayor of officers or employees;
5. The removal of any municipal officer for cause;
6. The adoption of rules for the council;
7. The establishment of times and places for council meetings;
8. The establishment of the council as a committee of the whole and the delegation of any number of its members as an ad hoc committee;
9. The declaration of emergencies respecting the passage of ordinances;
10. The election, appointment, setting of salaries and removal of officers and employees of the council, subject to any pertinent civil service requirements and any pertinent contractual obligations, and within the general limits of the municipal budget;
11. Designation of official newspapers;
12. Approval of contracts presented by the mayor;
13. Actions specified as resolutions in the "Local Budget Law" (N.J.S. 40A:4-1 et seq.) and the "Local Fiscal Affairs Law" (N.J.S. 40A:5-1 et seq.); and
14. The expression of council policies or opinions which require no formal action by the mayor”

Additionally, Statute 40:69A-37 vests investigative and removal powers to:

1. “Require any municipal officer, in its discretion, to prepare and submit sworn statements regarding his official duties in the performance thereof, and otherwise to investigate the conduct of any department, office or agency of the municipal government;
2. Remove, by at least two-thirds vote of the whole number of the council, any municipal officer, other than the mayor or a member of council, for cause, upon notice and an opportunity to be heard”

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2005 Common Council Regularly Scheduled Meetings  |  page top Regularly Scheduled and Adjourned Meeting dates and Work Sessions dates, including Executive, for the year 2005, start at 7:00pm as follows: Jan. 4, 2005 Jan. 18, 2005 Feb. 1, 2005 Feb. 15, 2005 Mar. 1, 2005 Mar. 15, 2005 Apr. 5, 2005 Apr. 19, 2005 May 3, 2005 May 17, 2005 June 9, 2005 (election 06/07/05) June 21, 2005 July 5, 2005 July 19, 2005 Aug. 2, 2005 Sept. 6, 2005 Sept. 20, 2005 Oct. 4, 2005 Oct. 18, 2005 Nov. 1, 2005 (election 11/08/05) Nov. 22, 2005 Dec. 6, 2005 Dec. 20, 2005		2005 Common Council Scheduled Work Sessions  |  page top Council Work Sessions, including Executive, will be held on the following dates for the year 2005. The starting time will be 7:00pm. Jan. 11, 2005 Jan. 25, 2005 Feb. 8, 2005 Feb. 22, 2005 Mar. 8, 2005 Mar. 22, 2005 Apr. 12, 2005 Apr. 26, 2005 May 10, 2005 May 24, 2005 June 14, 2005 (election 06/07/05) June 28, 2005 July 12, 2005 July 26, 2005 Sept. 13, 2005 Sept. 27, 2005 Oct. 11, 2005 Oct. 25, 2005 Nov. 10, 2005 (election 11/08/05) Nov. 23, 2005 Dec. 14, 2005 Dec. 28, 2005

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