Commissioner Frank Troy (left to right); Fire Chief Pat Gorman; volunteers William Schaub, David Griffeth and Kevin McDonald; Commissioner Itir Cole; and Mayor Dave Siedell at the Haddon Fire Company No. 1.
Three members of Haddon Fire Company No. 1 were honored for 50 years of volunteer service in the borough during a Nov. 24 commssioners meeting.
Will Schaub, David Griffeth and Kevin McDonald each received a certificate of appreciation to mark the milestone. And all three were personally thanked by the mayor and the borough commissioners as they accepted their commendations.
“The borough of Haddonfield certificate of appreciation is presented to the three gentlemen for us tonight by the board of commissioners in recognition of your 50 years of dedicated service to the Haddonfield Fire Department, Haddon Fire Company No. 1,” noted Commissioner Frank Troy.
“Your unwavering commitment, bravery and service to our community have made a lasting impact. We celebrate your achievements and contributions over the decades.”
Troy also took a moment to thank the entire fire department – as well as other first responders in the borough and surrounding area – for their quick action during the Haddonfield Commons fire on Nov. 20.
“That was a huge effort to get that under control,” Troy said. “And the response time was under two minutes.”
Elsewhere in the meeting, three ordinances were introduced on first reading. Per regular procedure, the measures will be held for public comment for 30 days, then brought up for a vote.
Two of the ordinances concerned allowing a new bank to make direct deposit payments to employees, spend funds and make other necessary payments on the borough’s behalf. The third measure involves a $230,000 bond ordinance that would pay for capital improvements, including a feasibility study for the firehouse on necessary repairs needed to the historic building and new equipment for the police and public works departments.
The meeting’s consent agenda included several routine items such as authorization of cooperative purchasing programs with other municipalities and counties and the appointment of a procurement card administrator.
“There’s a lot of things you buy online these days that can only be bought by a credit card, and the borough doesn’t have one,” noted Mayor Dave Siedell for the record. “So this is a P card program that will allow our purchasing agent – basically our borough administrator under the auspices of the CFO – to purchase very specific types of things that are listed in the resolution, and it includes policies that govern those purchase orders.”
The next commissioner meeting will be held on Monday in person and online.
