Agenda: March 9, 2020

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 7, 2020, 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. Proclamation
   1. Child Abuse Prevention Month
6. Public Comments (For current agenda items only, limited to 3 minutes per person)
7. Minutes
   1. January 27, 2020—Regular Meeting
   2. February 10, 2020—Regular Meeting
   3. February 19, 2020—Budget Workshop Meeting
   4. February 24, 2020—Regular Meeting
   5. February 27, 2020—Budget Workshop Meeting
8. Consent Agenda (View Resolutions)
   1. Resolution #20-68: Authorizing the Collective Bargaining Agreement with American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and Vernon Township
   2. Resolution #20-92: Resolution of the Township Council of the Township of Vernon, in the County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, Authorizing Proceeding with the Application for Funds from the Highlands Open Space Partnership Funding Program for the Town Center Trail
9. Introduction/1st Reading of Proposed Ordinance
   1. Ordinance #20-09: Ordinance of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, Creating Chapter 476 of the Municipal Code of the Township of Vernon Entitled “Short-Term Rentals”
10. Public Hearing/2nd Reading of Ordinances
    1. Ordinance #20-07: An Ordinance of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, Amending Chapter 509 of the Municipal Code of the Township of Vernon Entitled “Taxation” to Revise the Definition of Transient Accommodations
    2. Ordinance #20-08: Ordinance Amending the Salary Ordinance for “Non-Union” Employees
11. Public Comments (Limited to 3 minutes on any topic)
12. Mayor’s Report
13. Council Comments
14. Council President Comments
15. Adjournment