Agenda: April 9, 2018

Township Council Regular Meeting

Time: 7:00 p.m.

1. Call to Order
2. Statement: Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided to the public and the press on January 5, 2018, and was posted on the bulletin board in the municipal building in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-7.
3. Roll Call
4. Salute to the Flag
5. Proclamations
   1. Earth Day
   2. Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month
6. Public Comments (on current agenda items only)
7. Minutes
   1. Executive Session Minutes March 12, 2018
   2. Regular Meeting Minutes March 12, 2018
8. 2018 Municipal Budget
   1. Resolution #18-118: A Resolution to Read the 2018 Municipal Budget by Title Only
   2. Public Hearing on Municipal Budget
9. Adoption of 2018 Municipal Budget
   1. Resolution #18-108: 2018 Municipal Budget
10. Consent Agenda (View Resolutions)
    1. Resolution #18-119: Refund for Totally Disabled Veteran (Pluchino)
    2. Resolution #18-120: Total Disabled Veteran (Bl. 200.04 Lot 35)
    3. Resolution #18-121: Resolution Authorizing an Agreement for Professional Services with Jonathan E. McMeen of Laddy, Clark & Ryan, LLP for Legal Services
    4. Resolution #18-122: Resolution Authorizing the Application to the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety for a Seatbelt Enforcement Program, “Click It or Ticket”
    5. Resolution #18-123: Resolution Accepting Bid of Integrated Microsystems for Information Technology Services
    6. Resolution #18-124: Resolution Accepting Bid of Echelon Services for Plumbing Services
    7. Resolution #18-125: Establishing Redevelopment Committee
    8. Resolution #18-126: Authorize the Award of a Required Disclosure Contract with “Surety Title Company LLC” for Title Insurance Services
    9. Resolution #18-127: Resolution Ratifying and Reaffirming Resolution #06-106 Designating a Portion of McAfee Village as an Area in Need of Redevelopment
    10. Resolution #18-128: Resolution of the Township of Vernon County of Sussex State of New Jersey Authorizing the Execution of a Third Addendum to a Contract for the Sale of Real Property
11. Introduction/1st Reading of Proposed Ordinances
    1. Ordinance #18-16: Bond Ordinance Providing for the Improvement of the Sanitary Sewerage System in and by the Township of Vernon, in the County of Sussex, New Jersey, Appropriating $140,000 Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $140,000 Bonds or Notes of the Township for Financing Such Appropriation
    2. Ordinance #18-17: Bond Ordinance Appropriating $2,380,870, and Authorizing the Issuance of $1,453,000 Bonds or Notes of the Township, for Various Improvements or Purposes Authorized to Be Undertaken by the Township of Vernon, in the County of Sussex, New Jersey
12. Public Hearing/2nd Reading of Ordinances
    1. Ordinance #18-12: Ordinance to Amend and Supplement Chapter 89 of the Code of the Township of Vernon Entitled “Personnel Policies”
    2. Ordinance #18-13: An Ordinance of the Township of Vernon in the County of Sussex, New Jersey Authorizing the Purchase of Various Equipment and Repairs in, by and for the Township Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:56-1 and Appropriating Therefore the Sum of $15,750.00 and Providing that Such Sum So Appropriated Shall Be Raised from the Capital Improvement Fund Account of the Township
    3. Ordinance #18-14: An Ordinance to Repeal and Replace the Code of the Township of Vernon, Chapter 130, “Abandoned Properties; Unfit Buildings”
    4. Ordinance #18-15: An Ordinance of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, Creating Chapter 484 of the Municipal Code of the Township of Vernon Entitled “Soil Fill Placement” & Amending Chapter 250 of the Code of the Municipal Code of the Township of Vernon to Include Soil Fill Permit Fees and Escrows
13. Public Comments ((limited to 3 minutes on any topic) )
14. Mayor’s Report
15. Council Comments
16. Council President Comments
17. Adjournment