Agenda: March 24, 2025 (Amended)

6:00 PM - EXECUTIVE SESSION

7:00 PM – IN PERSON 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE by the Council of the Township of Vernon that according to resolution #24-162, all meetings of the Township Council, except portions which may be legally privileged or contain otherwise confidential proceedings, such as an executive session, shall be livestreamed or otherwise broadcast over the internet utilizing existing and available technology such as, but not limited to, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and/or Google Hangouts Meet; and that members of the public watching the meetings of the Township Council via livestream shall not have the right to address the Township Council as if they were attending the meeting in person.

The public can watch the meeting livestream via a Zoom Webinar or come to the meeting in person at the municipal building. The meeting ID is 819 8479 5177. You may also call in by dialing 1-929-205-6099.

Youtube video of the March 24, 2025 meeting

March 24, 2025 Backup

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. STATEMENT: Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided to the public and the Press on January 19, 2025 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 #25-109 Resolution to Enter into Executive Session

       Legends

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1. CALL TO ORDER

2. STATEMENT: Adequate Notice of this Regular Meeting was provided to the public and the press on January 19, 2025, and was posted at the Municipal Building in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A.10:4-7.

 3. SALUTE THE FLAG

 4. ROLL CALL

5. ITEM FOR DISCUSSION

     Cell Service at Maple Grange Park

     Mayor’s Salary

6. MAYOR COMMENTS

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

8. REVIEW OF BILLS LIST

9. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

     February 10, 2025 – Regular Meeting

     March 10, 2025 – Regular Meeting

10. CONSENT AGENDA

Resolution #25-99: (Block 576 Lot 87 (Gatton) - Revised Cancelling Taxes for Total Disabled Veteran

Resolution #25-100: Refund for Totally Disabled Veteran (Block 576 Lot 87 (Gatton) – Revised Refund to Cancel Taxes

Resolution #25-101: (Block 596 Lot 6 (Sims) – Cancelling Taxes for Total Disabled Veteran

Resolution #25-102: Resolution to Award HVAC Maintenance Services Bid to Air Group LLC for Bid 1-1025

Resolution #25-103: Approving Active Volunteer Firefighter for Membership in the New Jersey State Firemen’s Association (Curatolo)

Resolution #25-104: Refund Overpayment (Block 350 Lot 5 – Jenkins)

Resolution #25-105: Refund Overpayment (Block 527 Lot 303 – Sokolowski)

Resolution #25-106: Refund Overpayment (Block 457 Lot 8 – Christiana Trust As Cust.)

Resolution #25-107: Emergency Temporary Appropriations

Resolution #25-110: Resolution of the Township of Vernon Appointing a Municipal Prosecutor

11. INTRODUCTION OF 2025 MUNICIPAL BUDGET

Resolution #25-108: Introduction of the 2025 Budget       

12. PUBLIC HEARING/ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE    

Ordinance #25-03: Ordinance of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, Amending Chapter 330, “Nonconforming Buildings and Uses” of the Code of the Township of Vernon to Allow for the Reconstruction of Existing Dwellings within the Existing Footprint        

13. PUBLIC COMMENT (Limited to 5 Minutes On Any Topic)

14. COUNCIL COMMENTS

15. COUNCIL PRESIDENT COMMENTS

16. ADJOURNMENT