Vernon Township
21 Church Street, Vernon, NJ 07462
Phone: 973.764.4055
Township Council Regular Meeting
7:00 p.m.—Regular Meeting, open to the public
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 June 26, 2023 council meeting
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
June 12, 2023 – Executive Session
June 12, 2023 – Regular Meeting
8. CONSENT AGENDA
Resolution #23-157: Resolution of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, Authorizing the Disposition or Salvage of Vehicles and Equipment in the Possession of the Township at Auction on Municibid.com
Resolution #23-174: Resolution Rescinding Resolution #23-162 and Confirming Peter Laemers as Second Judge of the Vernon Township Municipal Court
Resolution #23-175: Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of a Vac-Con Sewer Cleaner Used 2014 Model V311HE/1300 and Accessories Through Sourcewell National Cooperative #101221-VAC through Vac-Con
Resolution #23-176: Resolution Authorizing Purchase of Freightliner 108SD and Accessories Through Sourcewell National Cooperative 080818-HPI Through Henderson Products Inc.
Resolution #23-177: Authorizing Contracts with Certain Approved Educational Services Commission of New Jersey Cooperative Contract Vendor Modern Group LTD. Through ESCNJ Contract 18/19-25
Resolution #23-178: Authorizing Contracts with Certain Approved Educational Services Commission of New Jersey Cooperative Contract Vendor Falcon Road Maintenance Equipment, ESCNJ Contract 18/19-25
Resolution #23-179: Authorizing Contracts with Certain Approved Educational Services Commission of New Jersey Cooperative Contract Vendor Deere and Company Through Distributor Central Jersey Equipment LLC for Tractor and Backhoe Through ESCNJ Contract 18/19-25
Resolution #23-180: Resolution Creating the Town Center Pump Track Committee
Resolution #23-181: Renewal of Inactive Liquor License (JD Vernon Lodge and Inn LLC) Requiring Special Ruling in the Township of Vernon for the 2020-2021 Licensing Term
Resolution #23-182: Renewal of Inactive Liquor License (JD Vernon Lodge and Inn LLC) Requiring Special Ruling in the Township of Vernon for the 2021-2022 Licensing Term
Resolution #23-183: Renewal of Inactive Liquor License (JD Vernon Lodge and Inn LLC) Requiring Special Ruling in the Township of Vernon for the 2022-2023 Licensing Term
Resolution #23-184: Approval to Submit a Grant Application and Execute a Grant Contract with the New Jersey Department of Transportation for the Glenwood Mountain Road– Section II Improvement Project.
Resolution #23-185: Resolution of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, Authorizing the Award of Department of Public Works Proprietary Software Iamgis Group LLC Through the Competitive Contracting Process
9. PUBLIC HEARING/2ND READING OF ORDINANCES
Ordinance #23-16: 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 $4,316,500 Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $822,000 Bonds or Notes of the Township for Financing Such Appropriation
10. PUBLIC COMMENT (Limited to 5 Minutes On Any Topic)
11. MAYOR COMMENTS
12. COUNCIL COMMENTS
13. COUNCIL PRESIDENT COMMENTS
14. ADJOURNMENT