Agenda: December 12, 2022

Township Council Regular Meeting

Time:
6:00 p.m.—Executive Session, closed to the public
7:00 p.m.—Regular Meeting, open to the public - VIA ZOOM WEBINAR OR IN PERSON (HYBRID)

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this council meeting was a hybrid meeting meaning the public could access the meeting via a Zoom Webinar or attend the meeting in person at the municipal building.

YouTube of the December 12 council meeting

Guidelines for attending the meeting in person:

There shall be a maximum of seventy-five (75) public participants allowed in the council chambers during any hybrid meeting. All public participants attending a hybrid meeting in-person must maintain three (3) feet of distance between their chairs except that family members may elect to move their chairs together. Reading of e-mails into the meeting minutes will not be required, they may be entered by acclamation.

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. STATEMENT: Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided to the public and the press on January 14, 2022 and July 29, 2022 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. EXECUTIVE SESSION – Resolution #22-285 – Resolution to Enter into Executive Session Personnel – Municipal Clerk

AT 7:00 PM

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. STATEMENT: Adequate Notice of this meeting was provided to the public and the press on January 14, 2022 and July 29, 2022 and was posted at the Municipal Building in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A.10:4-7.

3. SALUTE TO THE FLAG

4. ROLL CALL

5. REVIEW OF BILLS LIST

6. MAYOR COMMENTS

7. PUBLIC COMMENTS (For Current Agenda Items Only, Limited to 3 Minutes Per Person)

8. PRESENTATIONS

    Sussex Cultivation

    Township Purchasing Procedures

9. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

1) Municipal Utilities Authority Update

2) Tax Assessment Policy

3) Ad Hoc Charter Study Committee – Resolution #22-286: Resolution Establishing an Ad Hoc Charter Study Committee to Investigate Possible Changes to the Township of Vernon

10. MINUTES

    November 21, 2022 – Special Executive Session

    November 21, 2022 – Special Meeting Minutes

    November 28, 2022 – Regular Meeting

11. CONSENT AGENDA

Resolution #22-287: Renew of the Chief of Police’s, Daniel B. Young, Employee Contract

Resolution #22-288: Reappointment of Township Clerk

Resolution #22-289: Resolution Approving the Appointment of Donelle Bright and Daniel Young as Acting Co-Business Administrators

Resolution #22-290: Refund Overpayments (Various Block and Lots Corelogic) 

Resolution #22-291: Refund Overpayment (Block 587-Lot 3 Corelogic)

Resolution #22-292: Chapter 159 Resolution Requesting Approval of Revenue and Appropriation Amending the 2022 Budget as a Revenue and Appropriation of $1,000.00

Resolution #22-293: Chapter 159 Resolution Requesting Approval of Revenue and Appropriation Amending the 2022 Budget as a Revenue and Appropriation of $44,000.00

Resolution #22-294: Resolution Authorizing a Grant Application to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for the Lead Remediation and Abatement Grant Program

Resolution #22-295: Resolution Authorizing the Transfer of Firearms No Longer Needed to a Licensed Firearms Dealer for Private Sale

12. PUBLIC COMMENT (Limited to 5 Minutes on Any Topic)

13. COUNCIL COMMENTS

14. COUNCIL PRESIDENT COMMENTS     

15. ADJOURNMENT