December '08 Council Meeting Minutes on Borough Website

December ’08 Council Meeting Minutes on Borough Website
February 19, 2009
http://www.marinoreport.com/
Friends of the Borough of Kutztown
After 2 months the Borough has finally published the minutes of the December ’08 Council Meeting Minutes. I noticed on page 17546 and I quote “A motion was made by Mr. Gangewere, seconded by Mr. Schlegel, Resolved, To hire Professional Computer Systems Co., Dennison, Iowa, to provide a utility billing software program, in the total amount of $185, 000, CONTINGENT UPON THE ACCEPTABLE REVIEW BY BOROUGH STAFF AND THE SOLICITOR”. Passed by unanimous vote.
Page 17548 of the minutes states and I quote “Off the agenda, a motion was made by Mr. Gangewere, seconded by Mr. Seyler, RESOLVED, TO RATIFY THE AGREEMENT WITH PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS CO”.
Isn’t it strange that the unanimous vote was based on the acceptable review of the Borough Staff and the Solicitor and 2 pages later a motion was made and seconded to ratify the agreement with Professional Computer Systems Co. Some one should explain how and when the motion was reviewed by the Borough Staff and the Solicitor in just a few minutes. Was this contract given out for public bid or was it given out without a public bid as was the case of Borough Manager\Treasurer Vetraino and New World Systems which was supposed to supply a utility billing software program. Don’t forget New World Systems, whose contract was $225,000, was located in Vetraino’s hometown in Michigan. New World Systems was not capable of billing as the utilities as intended and that is one of the reasons he fled Pennsylvania. A couple of other reasons were the shady Apex Contract and his support and lies about Hometown Utilicom which loses about $1 million a year.
I think the Borough owes the residents of the Borough an explanation about the 2 computer firms which are outside of the state and publicize the bids of the 2 contracts.
I guess there are no computer firms capable of utility billing in Pennsylvania or is this another personal bid?
I also noted on page 17544 that the Borough increased the Borough employee's monthly health insurance contribution to $30 per month. It does not state how much the increase was but it was the act of a bunch of Council desperados looking for ways to finance their pet project Hometown Utilicom which loses about $1 million a year. Recently the Borough increased the tax from $10 to $54 for any one woking in the Borough.
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.