Agenda: February 10, 2025

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 February 10, 2025 meeting

February 10, 2025 Backup

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. DISCUSSION ITEM
School Solar Installation

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
January 15, 2025 – Reorganization Meeting
January 27, 2025 – Executive Session
January 27, 2025 – Regular Meeting

10. CONSENT AGENDA

Resolution #25-61: Emergency Temporary Appropriations

Resolution #25-62: Authorizing Contracts with Certain Approved State Contract Vendors Under T-2809

Resolution #25-63: Authorizing Contracts with Certain Approved Educational Services Commission of New Jersey Cooperative Contract Vendors

Resolution #25-64: Amended Resolution of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, Authoring the Procuring of Financial Advisory and Management Services LOSAP Program Competitive Contract

Resolution #25-65: Refund for Totally Disabled Veteran - Block 206 Lot 14 (Redacted)

Resolution #25-66: Block 206 Lot 14 (Redacted) Cancelling Taxes for Total Disabled Veteran

Resolution #25-67: Approving a Solicitor Permit – Renewal by Anderson

Resolution #25-68: Approving a Solicitor Permit – Renewal by Anderson

Resolution #25-69: Approving a Solicitor Permit – Renewal by Anderson

Resolution #25-70: Resolution to Support Publishing Legal Notices on Official Government Websites

Resolution #25-71: Resolution in Support of Referendum for 10 Years Extension of Sussex County Farmland Preservation, Recreation and Open Space Trust Fund

11. INTRODUCTION 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 Ordinance #25-04: Ordinance Establishing the Salaries for Certain Officers and Employees of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey

12. ADOPTION/PUBLIC HEARING OF ORDINANCE

Ordinance #25-02: Capital Ordinance Providing for Various Improvements by the Township of Vernon, in the County of Sussex, New Jersey, Appropriating Therefore the Sum of
$55,000.00 and Providing that Such Sum So Appropriated Shall be Raised from General Capital Reserves and the Capital Improvement Fund of the Township

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

14. COUNCIL COMMENTS

15. COUNCIL PRESIDENT COMMENTS

16. ADJOURNMENT