Public hearing on 2014-18, November 5, 2014:
Schneck: Um, two members of the Council constitute a um, a quorum?
Magovern: Well we had three, that’s a quorum, uh the Mayor had to recuse himself, so we have a vote of two, um
Washburne: The answer is yes, the vote can go forward.
Magovern: I think he’d want an explanation of why the two would be allowed.
Washburne: I’m unaware that Belmar has a ordinance preventing a vote by a simple majority, so that’s my thought, that’s why the vote can go forward.
Magovern: So in other words let’s vote with all…
Schneck: Don’t you need to have a majority of fifty percent plus one of the um, Council present to pass ordinances, right?
Washburne: I’m sorry?
Schneck: Don’t you need to have at least fifty percent of the Council present to pass an ordinance?
Washburne: Well there is, there is fifty percent present, just one person has recused himself.
Magovern: So you’re basically looking at sixty six percent….in other words this vote will be legal. (Nods head in the affirmative.)
Schneck: Well I’ve heard that before, all right, thank you.
On the agenda for November 18, 2014:
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3 Comments
The proposed reconsideration of Ordinance 2014-18 …. without public notice …. doesn’t cut the mustard …. still faulted.
Get rid of DuPont and the other Esq. stooges.
I hope The attorney pays back the money to the town for last week’s “sound legal advice”. Every time this law firm gives their opinion they are wrong.
Does seem like a lot if incompetence that the taxpayers continue to fund. If Belmar was run like a business that law firm would have been replaced long ago.
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