Agenda: February 9, 2026 Agenda

TOWNSHIP COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

FEBRUARY 9, 2026 

The public can watch the Special Emergency Meeting meeting livestream via a Zoom Webinar or come to the meeting in person at the municipal building. The meeting ID is 838 9399 8670 . You may also call in by dialing 1-929-205-6099.

February 9, 2026 Agenda Backup Part 1

February 9, 2026 Agenda Backup Part 2

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. STATEMENT: Adequate Notice of this Regular Meeting was provided to the public and the press on January 22, 2026 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. MAYOR COMMENTS 

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

7. REVIEW OF BILLS LIST 

8. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 

January 15, 2026 – Executive Session

January 15, 2026 – Reorganization Meeting

January 21, 2026 – Special Emergency Meeting

January 29, 2026 – Regular Meeting 

9. CONSENT AGENDA

Resolution #26-81: Authorizing Change Order #1 of Contract for Proposed Improvements to Various Streets-2025 Within Vernon Township with Tilcon New York, LLC

Resolution #26-82: Resolution Authorizing New Jersey Department of Community Affairs 2026 Local Recreation Improvement Grant Program

Resolution #26-83: Emergency Temporary Appropriations 

Resolution #26-84: North Jersey Municipal Employee Benefits Fund Resolution to Renew

Resolution #26-85: Authorization to Endorse a Treatment Works Approval Application to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for Construction of an On-Site Septic Field Located at Woodland Trails Campground, Block 345 Lots 3 & 4

Resolution #26-86: Authorizing Change Order #1 of Contract for Proposed Improvements to Canistear Road within Vernon Township with Tilcon New York, LLC 

Resolution #26-87: Refund Overpayment (Block 257 Lot 33-Corelogic)

Resolution #26-88: Amending Resolution 26-02 

Resolution #26-89: Resolution of the Township of Vernon, in the County of Sussex, New Jersey, Authorizing the Township to Enter into a Permanent Sewer Easement and a Permanent Drainage Easement and to vacate Existing Easements for the Property Identified as Block 402, Lots 2 & 3 in the Township and Commonly Known as 19-21 Omega Drive

Resolution #26-90: A Resolution Approving Participation with the State of New Jersey Federal Grant Program Administered by the New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety, Office of the Attorney General

Resolution #26-91: Authorizing Signatures on Township Checks Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:5-16 

Resolution #26-92: Resolution of the Township of Vernon Appointing an Alternate Municipal Prosecutor

Resolution #26-93: Resolution Accepting the Completion of Road Improvements Project to Canistear Road within Vernon Township 

Resolution #26-94: Resolution Accepting the Completion of Road Improvements Project to Various Street-2025 within Vernon Township

Resolution #26-95: Resolution Adopting and Establishing a Police Department Rules and Regulations Policy10. RESOLUTIONS

 

Resolution #26-96: Resolution of the Township of Vernon, In the County of Sussex, New Jersey Authorizing the Township to the Execution of a Developer’s Agreement with Red Hand LLC for the Property Identified on the Township Tax Maps as Block 402, Lots 2 & 3 and Commonly Known as 19-21 Omega Drive

Resolution #26-97: Resolution of the Mayor and Governing Body of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey Adopting the “Rehabilitation Plan” for Vernon Township 

Resolution #26-98: Resolution of the Mayor and Council of the Township of Vernon, in the County of Sussex, State of New Jersey Adopting Fourth Round of Affordable Housing Spending Plan

11. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES 

Ordinance #26-05: Ordinance to Repeal and Replace Existing Chapter 133, “Affordable Housing” of the Municipal Code of the Township of Vernon 

Ordinance #26-06: Ordinance to Repeal and Replace the Existing Article XIV, “Affordable Housing” of the Municipal Code of the Township of Vernon 

12. PUBLIC HEARING/ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES 

Ordinance #26-01: Calendar Year 2026 Model Ordinance to Exceed the Municipal Budget Appropriation Limits and to Establish a Cap Bank (N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14) 

Ordinance #26-02: Ordinance of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, Releasing, Extinguishing and Vacating the Rights of the Public in a Portion of Block 436, Lot 22, Burgher Road.       

Ordinance #26-03: Ordinance Extending Lease Agreement Between the Vernon Township      Board of Education and the Township of Vernon, and Sub-Lease Agreement Between the Township of Vernon and the Dog Owners Gathering Society of Vernon Township Inc., For       Certain Unimproved Real Estate Identified on the Official Tax Maps of the Township of Vernon as Block 308 Lot 2 (Old Block 133, Lot 2.05)

Ordinance #26-04: An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 250, Entitled “Fees and Escrows” of the Code of the Township of Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey

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

14. COUNCIL COMMENTS 

15. COUNCIL PRESIDENT COMMENTS 

16. ADJOURNMENT