Agenda: November 27, 2023

Township Council Regular Meeting 

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  November 27, 2023 council meeting

November 27, 2023 Agenda Backup

1. CALL TO ORDER 

2. STATEMENT: Adequate Notice of this Regular Meeting was provided to the public and the ress 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. SWEARING IN OF COUNCIL MEMBER JESSICA DeBENEDETTO 

6. DISCUSSION ITEM

     Ordinance #23-24: An Ordinance to Amend Chapter No. 148 Animal Control; Dog Licensing of the Revised Ordinances of the Township of Vernon by Amending Article III Animal Control: Dog Licensing, Section 148-26 Regulation of Dogs   

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

8. REVIEW OF BILLS LIST 

9. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

    October 23, 2023 – Executive Session

    October 23, 2023 – Regular Meeting 

9. CONSENT AGENDA 

     Resolution #23-248: Resolution of the Township of Vernon Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement for Municipal Services Between the Township of Vernon and Valley View Homeowner’s Association

    Resolution #23-249: Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Shared Services Agreement Between the Township of Vernon and the County of Sussex for the Installation and Maintenance of a Pedestrian Warning Beacon System

     Resolution #23-250: Resolution Amending the Payment Terms of Resolution #23-235, Awarding CC# 6-2023 to Municipay in a Fair and Open Award for Online Payment Processing Vendor 

     Resolution #23-251: Resolution in Support of Assembly Bill No. 5548 Prohibiting the State From Imposing a Mileage-Based User Fee

     Resolution #23-252: Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Shared Services Agreement Between the Township of Vernon and the Borough of Hamburg for Animal Control Services

     Resolution #23-253: Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Shared Services Agreement Between the Township of Vernon and the Township of Montague for Animal Control Services

     Resolution #23-254: Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Shared Services Agreement Between the Township of Vernon and the Borough of Franklin for Animal Control Services

     Resolution #23-255: Transfer Resolution – Balance Transfers       

     Resolution #23-256: Authorizing an Agreement with the County of Sussex, Department of Human Services, Division of Social Services, for Transportation Services for Senior Citizens and People with Disabilities Who Reside in Vernon Township for the Year 2024 in the Amount of $50,000.00 Per Year    

11. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE 

    Ordinance #23-21: An Ordinance of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, Adding Chapter 13, “Cannabis Establishment Licensing and Regulation,” to the Township Code, Establishing Local Annual Cannabis Licenses for all Cannabis Establishments to Operate in the Township, Pursuant to the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act

    Ordinance #23-23: Bond Ordinance Providing for the Improvement of the Water Supply and Distribution System In and By the Township of Vernon, In the County of Sussex, New Jersey, Appropriating $2,000,000 Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $1,448,445 Bonds or Notes of the Township for Financing Such Appropriation 

    Ordinance #23-24: An Ordinance to Amend Chapter No. 148 Animal Control; Dog Licensing of the Revised Ordinances of the Township of Vernon by Amending Article III Animal Control; Dog Licensing, Section 148-26 Regulation of Dogs

12. PUBLIC HEARING/2^ND READING OF ORDINANCE 

    Ordinance #23-20: An Ordinance Amending the Vernon Township Administrative Code Chapter 250, Article II Fees and Escrows Enumerated in Section 250-15 Relating to Animal Control 

    Ordinance #23-22: An Ordinance Amending, Revising, and Supplementing Chapter 330 Entitled “Land Development” to Clarify Regulations Relative to Permitted Locations for Legal Cannabis Uses Within the Township of Vernon

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

14. MAYOR COMMENTS 

15. COUNCIL COMMENTS 

16. COUNCIL PRESIDENT COMMENTS 

17. ADJOURNMENT