Agenda: August 28, 2023

Township Council Regular Meeting

 6:00 p.m.—Executive Session, closed to the public 

 7:00 PM – VIA ZOOM WEBINAR OR IN PERSON (HYBRID)

This township council meeting will be hybrid. The public can access the meeting via Zoom Webinar or come to the meeting in person at the municipal building. The meeting ID is 830 4980 3307. You may also call in by dialing 1-929-205-6099.

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.

YouTube of the  August 28, 2023 council meeting

August 28, 2023 Agenda Backup

AT 6:00 PM 

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. STATEMENT: Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided to the public and the press on January 6, 2023 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 #23-218: – Resolution to Enter into Executive Session-Clerk Review

AT 7:00 PM 

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. STATEMENT: Adequate Notice of this Regular Meeting was provided to the public and the press on January 6, 2023 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. PUBLIC COMMENTS (For Current Agenda Items Only, Limited to 3 Minutes Per Person)

6. REVIEW OF BILLS LIST

7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

August 8, 2023 – Special Meeting

August 14, 2023 – Executive Session

August 14, 2023 – Regular Meeting

8. CONSENT AGENDA

Resolution #23-219: Resolution Rejecting Certain Responses to Competitive Contract CC #5-2023 for EMS Services Township of Vernon

Resolution #23-220: Resolution Awarding CC #5-2023 to Atlantic Ambulance Corporation in a Fair and Open Award for EMS Services

Resolution #23-221: Authorizing Contracts with Certain Approved State Contract Vendors Northeast Communications, State Contracts 83898

Resolution #23-222: Authorizing the Cancellation of Outstanding Checks Over Six Months Old to Municipal Cash Balances

Resolution #23-223: Authorizing Contract with Certain Approved State Contract Vendor, Ricoh, Under NJ State Contract M2075

Resolution #23-224: Resolution Authorizing Leasing of Certain Vehicles for the Department of Police Through Sourcewell National Cooperative #060618-EFM Through Enterprise Fleet Management Services Inc. (Quote No. 7403692 – 1 x Silver Zynith)

Resolution #23-225: Resolution Authorizing Leasing of Certain Vehicles for the Department of Police Through Sourcewell National Cooperative #060618-EFM Through Enterprise Fleet Management Services Inc. (Quote No. 7413445 – 1 x Agate Black)

Resolution #23-226: Resolution Authorizing Leasing of Certain Vehicles for the Department of Police Through Sourcewell National Cooperative #060618-EFM Through Enterprise Fleet Management Services Inc. (Quote No. 7413437 – 1 x Oxford White)

Resolution #23-227: Authorizing the Use of Morris County Cooperative Pricing Council for Proposed Improvements to Sand Hill Road

Resolution #23-228: Authorizing the Venon Township Council to Approve a Person-to-Person Transfer of Liquor License #1922-33-009-005

9. 2022 ANNUAL AUDIT 

Resolution #23-208 2022 Annual Audit

Resolution #23-209 Corrective Action Plan 2022 Audit

10. PUBLIC HEARING/2^ND READING OF ORDINANCE

Ordinance #23-18: Ordinance of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, Amending Chapter 5 of the Code of the Township of Vernon Entitled “Administration of Government” to Update Reorganization and Term Start Dates       

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

12. MAYOR COMMENTS

13. COUNCIL COMMENTS

14. COUNCIL PRESIDENT COMMENTS

15. ADJOURNMENT