Boro Council to Vote on Budget, Honors for President

The Chatham Borough Council will vote on a resolution honoring one of their own Monday.

Chatham Borough Council President Len Resto will resign from his position after Monday's meeting due to a new job which will take him from Chatham to Pennsylvania. The council will vote on a resolution honoring his volunteer efforts to the borough before he resigns.

The resolution, as currently drafted in the agenda for the meeting, cites Resto's "expertise and knowledge about insurance," which the borough has utilized on numerous occasions. It also notes "his kindness, compassion and fairness when dealing with residents of the community, visitors and especially the borough employees."

After Resto leaves, the local political committee of his party (in this case, the Chatham Borough Republican Committee) will submit the names of three candidates to the council for consideration.

The council has 15 days to interview these three candidates and select one. When Mayor Nelson Vaughan resigned in 2011, the council waited until almost the last day and conducted the interviews in public session.

After the new vacancy is filled, the borough council will elect a new president.

The council will also vote on the 2013 municipal budget,which includes a local tax increase of about $100,000 over 2012. This translates to a local tax increase of under the two percent tax cap.