Agenda: February 15, 2024

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 a Zoom Webinar or come to the meeting in person at the municipal building. The meeting ID is 861 5309 2920. 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 February 15, 2024 council meeting

February 15, 2024 Agenda Backup

   1. CALL TO ORDER 

   2. STATEMENT: Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided to the public and the Press on January 17, 2024 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 #24-43 – Resolution to Enter into Executive Session - Redevelopment Agreement, Township Attorney Contract

____________________________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 17, 2024 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. RESOLUTION    

     Resolution #24-55: Authorizing the Award of Contract for Professional Services – Township Attorney 

 6. PROCLAMATION

     Black History Month

 7. PRESENTATION

     Jersey Central Power & Light - EnergizeNJ

 8. MAYOR COMMENTS 

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

10. REVIEW OF BILLS LIST 

11. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

      January 15, 2024 – Reorganization Meeting

      January 22, 2024 – Regular Meeting 

12. CONSENT AGENDA

    Resolution #24-56: Resolution of the Township Council of the Township of Vernon Amending Resolution #22-77 in Support of an Adult-Use Cannabis Retailer License for Castle of Green

    Resolution #24-57: Resolution Authorizing Fireworks to be Displayed on February 5, 2024 within the Township of Vernon for Special Olympics

    Resolution #24-58: Authorizing the Township of Vernon to Enter into an Agreement with Statewide Insurance Fund

    Resolution #24-59: Resolution of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, Granting Authority for Approval of Certain Purchases in Excess of the Bid Threshold Thorough New Jersey State Contracts and/or Purchasing Cooperatives for 2024

    Resolution #24-60: Authorizing Contract with Microsystems-NJ, LLC, for the Year 2024 in the Amount Not to Exceed $15,000.00

    Resolution #24-61: Resolution of the Township of Vernon Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement for Municipal Services Between the Township of Vernon and Stone Hill Property Owner’s Association, Inc. 

    Resolution #24-62: Resolution of the Township of Vernon Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement for Municipal Services Between the Township of Vernon and Lake Pochung Homeowner’s Association

    Resolution #24-63: Resolution Authorizing a Grant Application to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for the FY 2024 Local Recreation Improvement Grant Program

    Resolution #24-64: Resolution of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, Authorizing the Execution of a Memorandum of Understanding Between the Vernon Township Police Department and Atlantic Health System, Newton Medical Center, to Establish Joint Participation in the Arrive Together Program to Enhance the Support Response to Certain Behavioral Health Crisis Calls

13. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE 

      Ordinance #24-02: Ordinance of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, Amending Chapter 13, “Cannabis Establishment Licensing and Regulation” of the Code of the Township of Vernon to Remove the Requirement for the Vernon Township Police to Perform Background Checks and/or Investigations

      Ordinance #24-03: Ordinance of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, Amending Chapter 52 Section 9-D of the Township Code Entitled “Duties of  Fire Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner    

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

15. COUNCIL COMMENTS 

16. COUNCIL PRESIDENT COMMENTS 

17. ADJOURNMENT