NEW JERSEY MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION, INC. NEWSLETTER

VOL. XV NUMBER 1 January, 2003

SUMMARY OF THE TRUSTEES MEETINGS- October 30 & December 11, 2002

The Board of Trustees met on October 30th and December 11th and the following is a summary of those meetings:

Copies of the Executive Committee minutes were presented to the Trustees. Since the day to day activity of the Association is being guided by the Executive Committee, it is appropriate that these minutes are being formally recorded and entered into the record of the Association. Summaries of these meetings are presented in the Newsletter for the benefit of the general membership.

Treasurer Chomsky presented the treasurer’s report as well as a detailed accounting of all transactions from January 1-October 31, 2002.

Committee Reports Legislative: School IPM Act is ready to be signed by the Governor. The list of low impact pesticides that do not require notification includes Bti. Public Health Officials, during the normal course of their job, are exempt from this legislation and this is interpreted to include mosquito control workers. Two pending bills include: 1) S1304 allocates $1.25 million to the Dept. of Transportation to manage mosquito problems on DOT properties. 2) S1603/A2208 provides $5 million for general mosquito control in NJ. Awards & Resolutions: Information will be sent out soon for nominations for the Associations awards to be presented at the next annual meeting. Editorial Board: Consistent with the Committee Charge to have the Proceedings Editor and Distribution Manager formally named prior to the end of the year in anticipation of participation related to the next annual meeting. George Hamilton reappointed as Editor and Linda Dickson was reappointed as Distribution Manager. Public Relations: NJMCA participation was planned for a display at the NJ Education Association convention and the NJ League of Municipalities meeting, both in November. Professional Training: Teams are being requested for a Jeopardy game within the Pesticide Re-certification Training course planned for next March. Convention Arrangements: Annual meeting registration fees were voted to remain the same for the 2003 meeting.

Correspondence: A letter from President Musa that accompanied a book donation to the UNDMJ medical library in memory of Past President Dr. Murray. Howard Emerson presented this donation and a thank you letter has been received from Michael Gallagher, Dean of UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine. Letters were sent to the NJ Cemetery Boards, the NJ Cemetery Association and multiple Cemetery Directors regarding mosquito breeding concerns in cemetery urns/vases. Alan Jusczyk wrote to appoint Mike Senyk as Trustee for Passaic County following his retirement at the end of October.

A perpetual Mosquito Week resolution was approved that can be used in New Jersey in the future without the need to change dates for each year.

Martin Chomsky, AMCA Business Manager, reported on a visit to New Jersey by the AMCA President and members of the Central Office Committee. NJMCA Vice President Zawicki, AMCA North Atlantic Regional Director Judy Hansen, and Rutgers Representatives Wayne Crans and Scott Crans also attended. The NJMCA will place funds in the budget for support of the AMCA office in New Jersey as well as assist Rutgers in further pursuing distance learning initiatives.

Bylaw changes were proposed and will be included in the next newsletter for the general membership to consider prior to the vote at the annual business meeting in March 2003.

Tax exempt status is being pursued and a copy of the papers of incorporation were obtained from the state.

Annual meeting dates for the next two years were set: March 9-12, 2004 and March 8-11, 2005. The intended location is Trump Marina with the understanding that if Trump Marina cannot accommodate us, other proposals will have to be submitted.

At the October meeting the budget for 2003 was considered but without input from the majority of the committees, this matter could not be addressed fairly. In October however, funds were approved for inclusion in the budget to support the AMCA Central Office and to support NJMCA member(s) to participate in AMCA’s Washington Conference and the Executive Committee was given the authority to determine how these funds are distributed each year. Committees were given their 2002 budget figure and year to date expenditures to help guide their requests for 2003 which were sent to Treasurer Chomsky by the end of November. With input from the committees the draft budget was completed and submitted to the Treasurer at the beginning of December and the final budget was approved at December meeting. Copies will be sent to Committee Chairs to be used for their committee activity beginning in January 2003.

Submitted by, Christine Musa, President

NOMINATIONS BEING ACCEPTED The New Jersey Mosquito Control Association, Inc. Awards and Resolutions committee is accepting nominations for the Bunnie Hajek Award, the Achievement Award, and individuals to be listed on the Twenty-five Year Service Role. The committee is required to act on nominations for these awards and recognition at least one month prior to the annual meeting so we ask that names of candidates and pertinent information be submitted to one of the committee members by January 31, 2003. The three categories of awards and recognition are: - The Bunnie Hajek Award, this Association’s most prestigious award, is presented to those whose efforts and con-tributions extend beyond that which is expected in the normal performance of their duties. - The Achievement Award recognizes those New Jersey mosquito control workers who have devoted at least 12 years to mosquito control and are about to retire. - The Twenty-five Year Service Roll is a service roll recognizing individuals who have actively served in mosquito control efforts for 25 years or more, a portion of which has been in New Jersey.

Any member of the New Jersey Mosquito Control Association may submit a nomination for the Bunny Hajek Award. Any-one aware of coworkers meeting the requirements for the Achievement Award or the Twenty-five Year Service Roll is en-couraged to submit names for those awards. Association membership is not required to receive any of these awards.

Submit nominations to any awards committee member: Bill Reinert (chair.), Pat Conover, Bob Outlaw, Rod Schmidt Carolyn Vollero, Claudia O'Malley, or Tom Candeletti.

Also, members may submit information on any formal event of the year preceding the annual meeting they wish to have memorialized at the annual meeting and recognized by the general membership in the form of a resolution to one of the awards/resolution committee members.

NEW JERSEY MOSQUITO CONTROL ASSOCIATION, INC BYLAWS

• ARTICLE I NAME
  • Section 1. This organization, an incorporated association, shall be known as "New Jersey Mosquito Control Association, Inc.".
• ARTICLE II OBJECTIVES
  • Section 1. The objectives and purposes of the Association shall be to promote and encourage close cooperation among those directly and indirectly concerned with, or interested in, mosquito control and related work, the stimulation of educational activities to increase the knowledge of mosquito control and the advancement of the cause of mosquito control and related environmental concerns in the State of New Jersey and elsewhere. The Association may also encourage such other insect control programs as the Association or Board of Trustees may determine.
• ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP
  • Section 1. The membership of the Association shall consist of two three classes: Regular Member, and Honorary Member and Sustaining Member.
  • Section 2. Any person who is employed in or involved with mosquito control and/or research and who supports the goals of the Association and desires to participate in its activities may become a Regular Member upon application to the Secretary endorsement by two (2) Regular Members and payment of annual dues.
  • Section 2 3. Any individual who has performed some outstanding deed or some outstanding service in the interest of mosquito control in the State of New Jersey or elsewhere shall be eligible for election to honorary membership upon recommendation of three (3) or more Regular Members. After at least ten (10) days' notice in writing to all Regular Members, such recommendation shall be presented at the annual meeting of the Association and such individual shall become an Honorary Member of the Association upon election by a majority vote of the Regular Members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present.
  • Section 3 4. Any agency, company, organization or individual interested in furthering the efforts of the Association may become a sustaining member upon annual payment to the Association of an amount set by the Board of Trustees.
• ARTICLE IV MEETINGS
  • Section 1. There shall be an annual meeting of the Association for the election of officers and for the consideration of such other business as may properly be brought before it. Special meetings of the Association may be held as provided therein.
  • Section 2. The Annual Meeting shall be held at such time and at such place as the Board of Trustees shall prescribe. At least ten (10) days notice in writing shall be given to all members of the Association as to the time and place of the annual meeting.
  • Section 3. A Special meeting shall be held whenever the Board of Trustees deems such a meeting necessary, or whenever seven (7) Regular Members shall make a written request to the President for a meeting. Notice of such a meeting shall be given in the same manner as provided for in Section 2 of this Article with respect to the annual meeting but must be called within 48 days of receipt of request.
  • Section 4. Twenty (20) Regular Members shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Association and action taken shall be upon a majority vote of those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws. If a quorum is not present at any meeting, the presiding officer may adjourn the meeting from time to time for not more than forty-five (45) days. The adjourned meeting or meetings shall be held at such time and such place as the members present may designate.
• ARTICLE V OFFICERS
  • Section 1. The officers of the Association shall be: a President, a First Vice President, a Second Vice President, a Treasurer, and a Secretary and such other officers as the Board of Trustees shall from time to time determine. Nominees shall, at the time of their nomination, be Regular Members of the Association.
  • Section 2. Each officer of the Association shall be elected at the annual meeting and shall serve until the next annual meeting following his or her election and until the election and qualification of his or her successor. A vacancy in any office may be filled until the next annual meeting, as provided in Article VII Section 4 of these Bylaws.
  • Section 3. The duties of the officers shall be set forth herein.
• ARTICLE VI DUTIES OF OFFICERS
  • Section 1. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association, and of the Board of Trustees. He or she shall exercise and maintain a general supervision and control over the affairs of the Association, subject to the power and authority of the Board of Trustees, and shall discharge all other duties usually pertaining to that office.
  • Section 2. The Vice-Presidents, in order of their seniority, shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the President in the absence or disability of the latter or in the case of a vacancy in the office of President.
  • Section 3. The Secretary shall keep full and accurate minutes of all meetings of the Association and of the Board of Trustees. He or she shall be responsible for the maintenance of all membership records, conduct all correspondence, issue all notices of meetings, and perform such other duties as may be incident to that office and as may be assigned to him or her by the President or Board of Trustees. The Secretary shall be a member (ex-officio) of all committees appointed or elected by the Association and shall receive notice of all meetings in advance.
  • Section 4. The Treasurer shall collect and receipt for all dues, assessments, and other income. He or she shall deposit within 5 banking days all funds of the Association in such depository or depositories as shall be designated or approved by the Board of Trustees. A Committee of Purchase consisting of the President, Secretary and Treasurer must approve all financial transactions of the Association by the signature of each and authorize all payment of bills and such other disbursements as are incidental to the operation of the Association. All checks shall be signed in the manner prescribed by the Purchasing Committee of Purchase. The Treasurer shall then present these transactions to the Board of Trustees at the next regular meeting of the body. If required by the Board of Trustees, he or she shall furnish bond for the faithful performance of his or her duties in such form and in such an amount as the Board of Trustees shall from time to time prescribe. The Treasurer shall furnish bond for the faithful performance of the duties of the Purchasing Committee of Purchase if required by the Board of Trustees. He or she shall, at the annual meeting of the Association within one month of the close of the fiscal year, present his or her records to the appointed Auditing Committee for audit and upon their review submit to the Association assembled a full and true report of its financial condition.
• ARTICLE VII BOARD OF TRUSTEES
  • Section 1. There shall be a Board of Trustees (Board) consisting of
    • (a) one Regular Member of the Association (normally the superintendent or agency designee representing each county mosquito extermination commission or county mosquito control agency in New Jersey,
    • (b) each former President of the Association for the two years next following his or her term of office,
    • (c) the President, Vice-Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer of the Association,
    • (d) the Director or designated representative of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station,
    • (e) the Chair or designated representative of the State Mosquito Control Commission, and
    • (f) one representative of the Mosquito Research and Control Unit of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station,
    • (g) one representative from the New Jersey Office of Mosquito Control Coordination and
    • (h) five at-large members elected by the general membership at the annual business meeting.
    • The County Superintendent or equivalent will be the County representative unless otherwise designated by the County Commission or Agency. The Trustee or Agency may appoint an “Alternate Trustee” with full voting powers in the absence of the Trustee. Section 2. The duties and powers of the Board of Trustees shall be as set forth herein. Section 3. The Board of Trustees shall meet upon the call of the President or upon request in writing of three (3) or more members of the Board of Trustees directed to the Secretary, who shall acknowledge receipt of request within ten days to those making request, and to the President. At least ten (10) days' notice in writing shall be given to all members of the Board of Trustees as to any such meeting, the time and place to be designated by the President, such meeting to take place within 45 days of receipt of request. Not less than nine (9) members of the Board of Trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and action by the Board of Trustees shall be upon the vote of a majority of those present at any meeting of the Board of Trustees at which a quorum is present. Any member unable to attend a meeting of the Board of Trustees may designate in writing any Regular Member to act in his or her behalf. Section 4. The Board of Trustees shall have the power to:
      • a) fill any vacancy among the offices of the Association or of the elective members of the Board of Trustees.
      • b) prescribe the duties of officers not otherwise provided for in these Bylaws; and
      • c) prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct of the affairs of the Association, as are not inconsistent with the provisions of these Bylaws.
  • Section 5. The Executive Committee, including the Officers, First Past President and 3 Trustee Board Representatives elected annually by the general membership, shall manage the affairs of the Association.
• ARTICLE VIII NOMINATING COMMITTEE
  • Section 1. At least ten (10) days prior to the annual meeting of the Association, the President shall appoint a nominating committee consisting of one Regular Member from each county in New Jersey, one Regular Member from the State Mosquito Control Commission, one Regular Member from the Office of Mosquito Control Coordination, one Regular Member from the Mosquito Research and Control Unit of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, and the Secretary of the Association as an ex-officio member.
  • Section 2. The nominating committee shall present at the annual meeting of the Association its nominations for the elective offices and for the elective members of the Board of Trustees and shall present such other names as are offered by petition signed by ten (10) Regular Members of the Association. Such nominations as are presented by petition must be in the hands of the chairman of the committee at least two (2) days prior to the date of the annual meeting, for presentation to the nominating committee in due course. Nominations may also be made from the floor at the annual meeting.
• ARTICLE IX REVENUE
  • Section 1. The revenue of the Association may be derived from assessments, membership dues, from sale of publications, and from other sources as the Board of Trustees may from time to time determine and prescribe.
• ARTICLE X FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
  • Section 1. Except by specific direction of the Regular Members at an annual or special meeting, no debt or other financial obligation shall be incurred beyond the amount of the funds than in the hands of the Treasurer.
• ARTICLE XI AMENDMENTS
  • Section 1. These Bylaws may be altered or amended in the manner provided in this section at any regular or special meeting of this Association. Any amendment proposed by three (3) or more Regular Members shall be submitted in writing to the Secretary, who shall acknowledge receipt of proposal within ten (10) days to 1) those presenting proposal and 2) the members of the Board of Trustees. Thereupon, the Secretary shall advise each Regular Member of the Association of the terms of the proposed amendment and the time and place within forty-five (45) days of the date of the acknowledged receipt of the proposed amendment with at least ten (10) days prior notice in writing.
  • Section 2. If two-thirds (2/3) of the Regular Members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present, vote in favor of the adoption of a proposed amendment, these Bylaws shall be amended accordingly.

Bylaws revised March 8, 1995 Material struck through, thus, is to be deleted. Material highlighted, thus , is to be added.

New Jersey Mosquito Control Association

Annual Meeting, March 11-14, 2003 Trump Marina Hotel Casino, Atlantic City

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM 

People and Places

Dr. Thomas E. Murray 1926 - 2002  Thomas E. Murray knew by age eleven that he wanted to be a physician. After service in the Navy at the end of World War II he went on to obtain an undergraduate degree from LaSalle. He was a successful chemical engineer and research chemist for nearly ten years before entering medical school. Tom was first in his class all four years. Dr. Murray practiced family medicine in Bellmawr, Camden County for 26 year while serving on the Bellmawr Board of Health and the County Mosquito Extermination Commission. After retiring from private practice he worked as a Public Health Physician in county clinics in Camden City and became so respected as to serve as interim Director of the County Health and Human Services Department for 14 months. During those years he also served one term on the State Mosquito Control Commission and was elected President of the NJMCA. Dr. Murray was dedicated to public health in general and especially mosquito control. He often convinced the public and elected officials of the importance of mosquito control by saying, “As a physician, I can not cure a single case of polio, but I have prevented hundreds of cases - and the same is true of mosquito control and all the diseases mosquitoes can spread”. Dr. Murray was deeply interested in professional mosquito control’s ability to focus men, equipment, biology and chemistry on the mosquito. He was very proud of his association with mosquito control and the benefits it brings to the public.

New Personnel Mercer County has added 2 new people to their ranks. Ary Farajollahi is on board as Entomologist while John Phelps is their Wetlands Specialist. Sue Vanderhoff has retired. Their full time staff now stands at 10.

Retirement Alan Juszcyk has retired from Passaic County after 35 years of service, Mike Senyk is currently serving as Acting Superintendant until a permanent replacement is hired.

JOB OPENING

Passaic County is seeking a Superintendent of Mosquito Control. Ideal candidate should possess B.A. in Entomology or a biological science. Must be licensed by the State of NJ DEP Pesticide Control Unit or a Certified Pesticide Applicator in Core and 8B (Mosquito Control). Licensing in other categories is desirable. Minimum 1-2 years experience in a mosquito control program (NJ based preferred). Valid NJ State driver’s license. Physically able to drive while performing duties. Mosquito control training preferable (Rutgers University or elsewhere). Attractive salary and benefits. Send resume to James Convery, County Administrator, 401 Grand St Paterson, N.J. 07505.

VENDORS WANTED Vendors are needed for the 2003 NJMCA Annual Meeting. Anyone wishing to be a vendor or anyone knowing of a possible vendor, please contact: John Kranz. Middlesex County Mosquito Commission, (732) 549 – 0665 or culexkranz@yahoo.com  

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE) Update

Mosquito related training course offerings planned for the Spring of 2003

The OCPE will again be offering our Mosquito Identification, Mosquito Biology, and Habitat Recognition courses this coming Spring for personnel seeking NJAES certification. Like last year you will be able to sign up for any one section of the course, how-ever, due to the additional courses we are planning to offer we will be scheduling the OCPE course jointly with the graduate level Mosquito Biology course this year. As a result we will re-turn to the traditional semester format, one full day once a week January through May as it had in years past.

A basic category 8B applicator/operator training course is being planned for this January over the college “winter break” for those programs who have access to seasonal labor & wish to get a jump-start on the next field season. Additional courses will be scheduled on a monthly basis as the active mosquito breeding season approaches. We eventually hope to bring this course online, thereby, providing the greatest flexibility in meeting the new PCP regulations for county mosquito control programs. Please give me a call @ 732.932.9565 if you are interested in sending someone for training over the winter break.

Finally for this Spring we are putting together a by arrangement course for “New” Mosquito Control Directors. This course will be a series of field trips around the state over the academic semester visiting the various county mosquito control programs

that have volunteered to sponsor an “open house” and share how they address mosquito control operations in their county. I found that visiting other programs and seeing how they work was very useful in evaluating and improving “our own operations” when I first started in mosquito control. This hands on approach or introduction to the administrative process will likewise prove to be an extremely useful method for any of the directors who have recently taken charge a of county mosquito control program and want to make their program more efficient.

A quick run down of our planned spring training programs follows.

• Basic Training Course for Category 8B Applicators & Operators 1/10/2003
• Mosquito Biology Starts 1/21/2003 (Morning 9:00 – 12:00)
• Mosquito Identification Starts1/21/2003 (Afternoon 1:00 - 3:00)
• Mosquito Habitat Recognition Starts 3/25/2003
• Open House Series “New Mosquito Control Director Course” is by arrangement

Additional information regarding the registration process, what is needed for the classes etc. will be forthcoming through our office following the holidays!

Scott C. Crans Senior Program Coordinator Office of Continuing Professional Education Lab # 732.932.9565 E-Mail scrans@aesop.rutgers.edu

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UPCOMING EVENTS

• Middle Atlantic Mosquito Control Assoc. 28th Annual Meeting – February 12 – February 14, 2003. Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel, Portsmouth, VA. See MAMCA Website www.mamca.org for more info

• AMCA Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN – March1-6, 2003. For more information see website at www.mosquito.org

• NJMCA Annual Meeting, March 11-14, 2003, Trump Marina, Atlantic City. See website at www.njmosquito.org (go to link for NJMCA) for more info.