Assembly corrects quorum issue in special meeting

The borough assembly unanimously approved two emergency ordinances at a special meeting Thursday morning that cleared up a quorum problem.

Ordinance #2020-20 retroactively establishes a quorum for the May and June assembly meetings, despite the assembly not meeting in person. Ordinance #2020-21 allows the assembly to telephonically establish a quorum for the next 60 days.

A previous emergency ordinance approved by the assembly allowed them to meet a quorum telephonically, but it expired on April 30 without being extended. Throughout the months of May and June, the assembly continued to hold me...