Special Meeting Precedes Monday Session

The City Council will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in City Hall Library to vote on these items:

1. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSFERS BETWEEN TY 2011 APPROPRIATIONS OF THE GENERAL FUND OF THE CITY OF PLAINFIELD.
2. SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF PLAINFIELD AT CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE 10. BUDGET AND PURCHASING PROCEDURES, BY CREATING SECTION 2:10-18, AWARD FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION. - MC 2011 – 10
3. SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF PLAINFIELD AT CHAPTER 2, ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE 10. BUDGET AND PURCHASING PROCEDURES, BY CREATING SECTIONS 2:10-19 THROUGH 2:10-22, INCLUSIVE PROHIBITION ON AWARDING PUBLIC CONTRACTS TO CERTAIN CONTRIBUTORS. - MC 2011 – 11
4. SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF PLAINFIELD AT CHAPTER 17, LAND USE, ARTICLE III, ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, BY CREATING SECTION 17:3-15, CONTRIBUTION DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS. - MC 2011 – 12
5. SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF PLAINFIELD AT CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 10. BUDGET AND PURCHASING PROCEDURES BY CREATING SECTION 2:10-23, INSURANCE PURCHASING. - MC 2011 - 13

Item 1 may be a re-do of a vote taken at the Nov. 1 special meeting, where only four City Council members were present. Five votes may be required to make these transfers. The ordinances were passed on first reading on Nov. 1 and are a package of "fair play" reforms to fiscal policies. They need to be passed on second reading before the end of the year, with some leeway for an additional vote if vetoed by the mayor.

The agenda-fixing session is 7:30 p.m. in City Hall Library. As Dr. Yood has noted, bloggers and the public in general will not be able to see background material in advance of the meeting. The summaries on the printed agenda do not always tell the whole story on a piece of legislation and bloggers like to give their readers a heads-up on significant votes by offering context gleaned from supporting documents.

--Bernice