TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING
FEBRUARY 13, 2006
The regular meeting of the Township
Committee of the
In
accordance with Section 5 of the Open Public Meetings Act, it is hereby
announced and shall be entered into the minutes of this meeting that adequate
notice of this meeting has been provided:
(1)
Posted
on December 7, 2005 on the Bulletin Board of the Municipal
Office at 23-A North Main Street, Cranbury, New Jersey and
remains posted at that location.
(2)
Communicated
to the Cranbury Press, Home News Tribune and
(3)
Was
filed on December 7, 2005 with a Deputy Municipal Clerk at the Cranbury Municipal
Office, 23-A North Main Street, Cranbury, New Jersey and remains on file for
public inspection, and
(4)
Sent
to those individuals who have requested personal notice.
Committee
Minutes of January 21, 23 and 30, 2006
On motion by Mr. Wittman, seconded by Mr.
Stannard and unanimously carried, with Ms. Stave abstaining on the minutes of
January 23rd, the minutes of January 21, 23 and 30th were
adopted.
Reports and
Communications
--Mayor
Mayor Panconi acknowledged a letter from John Flynn, Administrator
for the State Green Acres Program explaining the Program and encouraging
municipalities to participate.
Mayor Panconi reported he, along with the Administrator,
Thomas C. Witt and Township Committeeman David J. Stout on January 30, 2006 met
with the County Health Department in reference to the Township’s issue with the
odors emanating from the ConAgra site.
Subsequent to the meeting, the County will be performing “spot
monitoring” of the site. In addition,
Mr. Witt sent a letter to ConAgra requesting a meeting with them within the
next few weeks. Mayor Panconi also
reported on Tuesday, January 31, 2006, he had attended the Board of Health
meeting to introduce two new members, Dr. John Coumbis and Angela Cook and the
new Board of Health Attorney, Ed Konin.
In addition on February 5, 2006 he had met with the Cranbury Fire
Company to discuss their activities for the month of January, 2006. Present at
the meeting were: Chief Sam DiStasio,
Charlie Smith and Robert Allen. Mayor
Panconi added he would be meeting on a monthly basis with the Fire Company this
year. Mayor Panconi stated one of the
issues with the Fire Company is the State Incident Report and the fact that the
Fire Company was behind in submitting their reports. The Fire Company was originally fourteen
months behind and currently only has three months to submit. Mayor Panconi indicated he and Mr. Wittman
would be setting up a meeting with the Fire Company shortly to discuss its
request for a new pumper/rescue truck.
Mayor Panconi also stated the Fire Company had eleven calls for the
previous month and next month they will give Mayor Panconi a breakdown on what
types of calls were answered for the month.
Mayor Panconi reported he had held Mayor’s hours the previous Saturday,
February 11, 2006 from 8:30 until 10:00 a.m.
Mr.
Reports and
Communications (Continued)
--Mayor (cont’d)
Thomas Ingegneri had come in to discuss the ongoing
construction at The Cranbury Inn.
--Members of
Committee
Mr.
Stannard reported the Planning Board had met and had received the Township
Committee’s inquiry regarding what was necessary for the Master Plan, i.e. was
there a necessity to do the entire Master Plan this year. The Planning Board indicated it was not
necessary and requested the Township Committee provide to the Planning Board a
list of those items it deemed priorities.
Mr. Stannard indicated he and Mr. Stout would make the recommendations
to the Township Committee and once approved by the Committee, give those
recommendations to the Planning Board for 2006.
Mr. Wittman
reported he and Mark Berkowsky, Cranbury Housing Associates, had met over the
past few weeks in reference to going over the preliminary site for the Hagerty
C.H.A. site and had scheduled a meeting with several residents on
--Subcommittees
Ms. Stave reported the subcommittee
overseeing the design for the “Village Green and base ball field on the Wright
South parcel had met earlier in the evening with the consultants to review the
final drawings for the grading and fencing of the field and the seeding and
structures. Ms. Stave indicated the plan
would be presented to the Township Committee soon. The purpose of the meeting was to finalize
the specifications so the project could be put out to bid and indicated once
the remediation work was successfully completed the work most likely would
begin in the Spring.
Agenda
Additions/Changes
Ms. Cunningham, Clerk, announced that Work
Session, Item a. would be considered first before the Ordinances.
Work
Session
a.
Report from Police Chief Jay Hansen on Police Department
Police Chief Jay Hansen reported and discussed with the
Township Committee, police overtime, bike patrol activity and the status of the
violations issued for speeding. In
particular, Chief Hansen reported, 136 summonses had been issued for the
previous month; 102 of the total had been issued in the Village area of the
Township, 39 on Route 130 and 5 East of Route 130. Chief Hansen indicated in the Village area,
76 of the summonses issued had been for speeding violations. The overtime figure for the month of January
was $9,536.92, which was well within the Budget. Chief Hanson reported the bike activity was
nil for the month of January due to a lack of personnel. Also discussed was the reporting of street
light outages in the Township by the Police Department. Mr. Witt, Administrator, indicated that both
he and the Police Department had been calling PSE&G to report the outages,
however, in the past few months the response time by PSE&G had been
poor. Mayor Panconi asked for a monthly
update on the response time. Ms. Stave
commended the Chief on enforcement of the “Cranbury Crawl”. Chief Hansen also reported there had been a
home invasion recently and the Police Department would be
Work
Session (Continued)
a.
Report from Police Chief Jay Hansen on Police Department (cont’d)
posting a bulletin to residents on the Township’s web site,
as well as having an article in Friday, February 17th’s Cranbury
Press.
Ordinances
First
An Ordinance entitled,”Cranbury
Township Ordinance # 02-06-05, CALENDAR
YEAR 2006
ORDINANCE
TO EXCEED THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND TO ESTABLISH A CAP BANK
(N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14)”, was introduced for first reading.
On motion by Mr. Stannard, seconded by Ms. Stave, the Ordinance was
passed on first reading by vote:
Ayes: (Panconi Abstain: (None
(Stannard Absent: (None
(Stave
(Stout
(Wittman
Nays: (None
Public
Hearing: February 27, 2006
CALENDAR
YEAR 2006
ORDINANCE
TO EXCEED THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS
AND
TO ESTABLISH A CAP BANK
(N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14)
WHEREAS, the Local Government Cap Law,
N.J.S. 40A: 4-45.1 et seq., provides that in the preparation of its annual
budget, a municipality shall limit any increase in said budget to 2.5% unless
authorized by ordinance to increase it to 3.5% over the previous year’s final
appropriations, subject to certain exceptions; and,
WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.15a provides
that a municipality may, when authorized by ordinance, appropriate the
difference between the amount of its actual final appropriation and the 3.5%
percentage rate as an exception to its final appropriations in either of the
next two succeeding years; and,
WHEREAS, the governing body of the Township
of Cranbury in the County of Middlesex finds it advisable and necessary to increase
its CY 2006 budget by up to 3.5% over the previous year’s final appropriations,
in the interest of promoting the health, safety and welfare of the citizens;
and,
WHEREAS, the governing body hereby
determines that a 1 % increase in the budget for said year, amounting to
$50,075.53 in excess of the increase in final appropriations otherwise
permitted by the Local Government Cap Law, is advisable and necessary; and,
WHEREAS, the governing body hereby
determines that any amount authorized hereinabove that is not appropriated as
part of the final budget shall be retained as an exception to final
appropriation in either of the next two succeeding years.
(Continued)
NOW
THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the governing body of the Township of Cranbury, in the County of
Middlesex, a majority of the full authorized membership of this governing body
affirmatively concurring, that, in the CY 2006 budget year, the final
appropriations of the Township of Cranbury shall, in accordance with this
ordinance and N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14, be increased by 1 %, amounting to
$50,075.53, and that the CY 2006 municipal budget for the Township of Cranbury
be approved and adopted in accordance with this ordinance; and,
BE
IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that any amount authorized hereinabove that is
not appropriated as part of the final budget shall be retained as an exception
to final appropriation in either of the next two succeeding years; and,
BE
IT FURTHER ORDAINED,
that a certified copy of this ordinance as introduced be filed with the
Director of the Division of Local Government Services within 5 days of
introduction; and,
BE
IT FURTHER ORDAINED,
that a certified copy of this ordinance upon adoption, with the recorded vote
included thereon, be filed with said Director within 5 days after such
adoption.
Approved:
Susan Jacobucci, Director
Ordinance
Second
A motion to enter an Ordinance entitled, Cranbury Township
Ordinance # 01-06-04, BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CRANBURY, IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, NEW
JERSEY, APPROPRIATING THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF $855,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING
THE ISSUANCE OF $812,250 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE TOWNSHIP TO FINANCE PART OF THE
COST THEREOF”, was presented for second reading and final adoption. The Ordinance was published in the Cranbury
Press, posted on the Township Bulletin Board and copies were available to the
public. The Mayor opened the public
hearing on the Ordinance. Mr. Witt gave a brief explanation of the Ordinance,
stating the first portion of the Ordinance was for the southern portion of
(Continued)
Mr. Wittman spoke, stating he and Ms. Stave had met with the
planners earlier in the evening in reference to the ball field and he had met
with the Recreation Commissioner pertaining to recreation in the Township and
he shared some concerns about the costs of projects, however, with respect to
spending the money, the Township would not be spending anything until
proper bids specs come in. Mr. Wittman also stated that if the bid comes
in at $350,000 for the ball field, he would have a difficult time supporting it
and the Township was looking at phasing it in over a period of time with
different parts of the project being paid as it goes on. Mr. Wittman added, the Township would be
looking at ways the Public Works employees could do some of the Village Green
work as well as roadways, etc. Ms. Stave added the construction of the
structures would be able to be delayed until 2007 due to the fact that the
grass needs to establish itself and once the costs of the structures are known,
the Township would be able to make an application to the County for the costs
of the structures. No one else present
wished to speak, so the hearing was declared closed. Mr. Stout added he shared
Mr. Ziegler’s concerns about the environmental impact of the roadway, however,
there is a pretty “rigorous” permitting process involved by D.E.P. Mr. Stout also stated this project was part
of an overall Master Plan and had existed on paper for a number of years. On motion by Ms. Stave, seconded by Mr.
Stannard, the Ordinance was adopted by a vote:
Ayes: (Panconi Abstain: (None
(Stannard Absent: (None
(Stave
(Stout
(Wittman
Nays: (None
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWNSHIP
COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CRANBURY, IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
(not less than two-thirds of all members thereof affirmatively concurring) AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The several improvements described in
Section 3 of this
including the aggregate sum of $42,750 as the several down
payments for the improvements or purposes required by the Local Bond Law. The
down payments have been made available by virtue of provision for down payment
or for capital improvement purposes in one or more previously adopted budgets.
Section 2. In order to finance the cost of the
several improvements or purposes not covered by application of the several down
payments, negotiable
Section 3. The several improvements hereby
authorized and the several purposes for which the
(Continued)
|
Purpose |
Appropriation and Estimated Cost |
Estimated Maximum Amount of Bonds
or Notes |
Period of Usefulness |
|
a)
Construction of Babe Ruth Field, including all work and materials
necessary therefor and incidental thereto. |
$200,000 |
$190,000 |
15 years |
|
b)
Construction of Liberty Way Road to Bridge, including all work and
materials necessary therefor and incidental thereto. |
$655,000 |
$622,250 |
10 years |
The excess of the appropriation made
for each of the improvements or purposes aforesaid over the estimated maximum
amount of
Section 4. All
may be determined by the chief financial officer. The chief financial officer shall determine
all matters in connection with notes issued pursuant to this ordinance, and the
chief financial officer's signature upon the notes shall be conclusive evidence
as to all such determinations. All notes
issued hereunder may be renewed from time to time subject to the provisions of
the Local Bond Law. The chief financial
officer is hereby authorized to sell part or all of the notes from time to time
at public or private sale and to deliver them to the purchasers thereof upon
receipt of payment of the purchase price plus accrued interest from their dates
to the date of delivery thereof. The
chief financial officer is directed to report in writing to the governing
Section 5. The capital budget of the
Section 6. The following additional matters are
hereby determined, declared, recited and stated:
(Continued)
(a) The purposes
described in Section 3 of this
(b) The
average period of usefulness, computed on the basis of the respective amounts
of obligations authorized for each purpose and the reasonable life thereof
within the limitations of the Local Bond Law, is 11.16 years.
(c) The Supplemental Debt Statement required
by the Local Bond Law has been duly prepared and filed in the office of the
Clerk, and a complete executed duplicate thereof has been filed in the office
of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department
of Community Affairs of the State of
(d)
An
aggregate amount not exceeding $95,000 for items of expense listed in and
permitted under N.J.S.A. 40A:2-20 is included in the estimated costs indicated
herein for the purposes or improvements.
Section 7. Any grant moneys received for the
purposes described in Section 3 hereof shall be applied either to direct
payment of the cost of the improvements or to payment of the obligations issued
pursuant to this ordinance. The amount
of obligations authorized but not issued hereunder shall be reduced to the
extent that such funds are so used.
Section 8. The chief financial officer of the
Township is hereby authorized to prepare and to update from time to time as
necessary a financial disclosure document to be distributed in connection with
the sale of obligations of the Township and to execute such disclosure document
on behalf of the Township. The chief
financial officer is further authorized to enter into the appropriate
undertaking to provide secondary market disclosure on behalf of the Township
pursuant to Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Rule”)
for the benefit of holders and beneficial owners of obligations of the Township
and to amend such
undertaking from time to time in connection with any change
in law, or interpretation thereof, provided such undertaking is and continues
to be, in the opinion of a nationally recognized
Section 9. The full faith and credit of the
Township are hereby pledged to the punctual payment of the principal of and the
interest on the obligations authorized by this
Section 10. This
Resolution
On motion
offered by Ms. Stave, seconded by Mr. Stout, the following resolution was
adopted by vote:
Ayes: (Panconi Abstain: (None
(Stannard Absent: (None
(Stave
(Stout
(Wittman
Nays: (None
2006 MUNICIPAL BUDGET
Of the
Revenue and
Appropriation Summaries
Anticipated
Summary
of Revenues 2006 2005_________
1. Surplus $2,317,000.00 $2,200,000.00
2. Total Miscellaneous Revenues $4,853,040.40 $4,788,708.10
3. Receipts from Delinquent Taxes $118,900.00 $85,000.00
4. a) Local Tax for Municipal Purposes $5,264,726.60 $4,501,367.02
b) Addition to
Tot Amt to be Raised by Taxes for Mun
Budget $5,264,726.60 $4,501,367.02
Total General Revenues $12,553,667.00 $11,575,075.12
Summary
of Appropriations 2006
Budget 2005 Budget __
1. Operating Expenses: S&W $2,624,801.00 $2,591,700.00
Other Expenses $4,391,116.86 $4,082,071.56
2. Deferred Charges & Other Appropriations $322,381.00 $233,003.56
3. Capital Improvements $0 $275,000.00
4. Debt Service (include for School Purposes) $4,965,368.14 $3,993,300.00
5. Reserve for Uncollected Taxes $250,000.00 $400,000.00
Total General Appropriations $12,553,667.00 $11,575,075.12
Total
Number of Employees 70 73
Balance
of Outstanding Debt
Interest $1,229,433.14
Principal $3,735,935.00
Outstanding
Balance $29,851,173.94
(12/31/05)
(Continued)
Notice is
hereby given that the budget and tax resolution was approved by the Township
Committee of the
A hearing
on the budget and tax resolution will be held in the Committee Meeting Room,
Town Hall, 23A North Main St, on March 13, 2006 at 7:00 o’clock PM at which
time and place objections to the Budget and Tax Resolution for the year 2006
may be presented by taxpayers or other interested persons.
Copies of
the budget are available in the office of the Township Clerk at the
Public Hearing
2006 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
Mayor
Panconi opened the Public Hearing for the 2006 Community Development Block
Grant at 7:40 p.m. Mr. Witt,
Administrator and a member of the Community Housing Development Committee, gave
a brief explanation of the Grant Program and indicated that for this year, the
Township would be receiving $29,700.00 which were going to be used to help fund
low-to-moderate income housing needs in the Township at the K. Hovnanian site
to meet the Township’s COAH Third Round requirements. Mr. Witt reported the money would
specifically be used to help fund the architectural and engineering costs
associated with the affordable units on
Resolutions
Consent Agenda
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF AN INTERLOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE BOROUGH OF
HIGHTSTOWN FOR THE CONTINUED PROVISION OF EMERGENCY 9-1-1 DISPATCHING SERVICES
WHEREAS, in prior years, the
Township of Cranbury and the Borough of Hightstown have executed an interlocal
government services agreement for the Borough’s provision of Emergency 9-1-1 Police
Dispatching Services on behalf of the Township; and
WHEREAS, the Borough has offered to
continue to provide these services to the Township during 2006, 2007 and 2008
as set forth in the attached agreement; and
WHEREAS, the total fee for 2006 will
be $105,850.00; and
(Continued)
WHEREAS, the Chief Financial Officer has certified that
there are sufficient funds for these services during 2006; and
WHEREAS, the performance of these
services after December 31, 2006 is subject to funds in succeeding budgets; and
WHEREAS, the Interlocal Services Act, N.J.S.A. 40:8A-1 et
seq. authorizes the approval of an interlocal government services agreement by
resolutions of both the Township and the Borough; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Township Committee of
the
1.
The
Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute the attached
agreement with the Borough of Hightstown for the provision of Emergency 9-1-1
Police dispatching Services for the period January 1, 2006 through December 31,
2008.
2.
A
copy of the agreement shall be available for public inspection in the Township
Clerk’s Office during regular business hours.
CERTIFICATION
I, Kathleen
R. Cunningham, Clerk of the
___________________________
Kathleen
R. Cunningham, Clerk
WHEREAS,
the
WHEREAS,
the Township Auditor has recommended and the Tax Collector has requested the
cancellation of said charges;
NOW,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Committee of the
Block
33 26 Cranbury Housing Associates $
941.10
I, Kathleen R.
Cunningham, Township Clerk of the
_________________________
Kathleen R. Cunningham, Clerk
NOTE: The Clerk discovered a typographical error in
the text of the following Resolution, which had been prepared by the Township
Attorney, in item # 1—the name of the contractor was incorrect. The Clerk, after consultation with the
Attorney, corrected the name of the contractor.
RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR THE
WHEREAS, pursuant to a duly
advertised notice to bidders, ten (10) bids were received for completion of
Contract No. 29, the Liberty Way Extension Project (“Project”) on January 19,
2006; and
WHEREAS, the apparent low bidder was
Joseph DeFino Trucking Company, Inc. t/a DeFino Contracting Co. (“DeFino”),
with a bid to complete the Project for $613,214.20; and
WHEREAS, by letter dated January 20,
2006, DeFino advised the Township that it had made an egregious error within
its bid calculations and therefore sought to withdraw its bid; and
WHEREAS, the Township Committee
finds that the facts justify permitting DeFino to withdraw its bid as
requested; and
WHEREAS, the second lowest bid was
submitted by Dumor Contracting, Inc. (“Dumor”) for $696,795.25; and
WHEREAS,
the Township Engineer, in consultation with the Township Attorney’s Office, has
recommended that the Committee award the contract to Dumor as the lowest
responsible and responsive bidder; and
WHEREAS, the Chief Financial Officer
has certified that there are sufficient funds available for this contract.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by
the Township Committee of the
1.
DeFino
Contracting Co. is hereby permitted to withdraw its bid to complete the Liberty
Way Extension Project based on errors made in its bid calculations.
2.
The
contract for Contract No. 29, the Liberty Way Extension Project, hereby is
awarded to Dumor Contracting, Inc. in the amount of $696,795.25, as the lowest
responsible and responsive bidder.
3.
The
Mayor and Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute an agreement with
Dumor Contracting, Inc. consistent herewith.
CERTIFICATION
I, Kathleen R. Cunningham, Clerk of the
___________________________
Kathleen R. Cunningham,
Clerk
Reports
from Township staff and professionals
Mr. Witt, Township Administrator, stated
he had a Budget Summary sheet which was available to the public.
Reports
from Township Boards and Commissions
Ms. Beth Vegthe, Chairperson of the Board
of Recreation Commissioners thanked Ms. Stave for keeping up with the ball
field and indicated she had met earlier with Ms. Stave and the consultants for
the ball field and all of the elements looked “great”. Ms. Vegthe encouraged the Township Committee
to reach a decision concerning the location of the irrigation and electrical
lines for the project so the project could move forward.
Work
Session
b.
Discussion of Township
Committee Members’ Goals and Objectives for 2006.
The
Township Committee members discussed his/her individual goals for 2006. Mr. Stannard stated he would like to see the
Barclay property sold in order to reduce some of the Township’s debt, pass an
appropriate new H.P.A.C. Ordinance, build the Babe Ruth base ball field,
commence plans to build COAH units, obtain a recreation inventory to determine
the Township’s needs and determine costs of and the Township’s obligations for
the Liberty Way Bridge. Mr. Stout stated
his goals were: working with the
subcommittee, the public and the tax assessor on the revaluation program, i.e.
track schedule and costs and sensitivity to how the project moves forward, to
work with the Environmental Commission to complete the environmental resources
inventory which had begun last year with a grant from ANJAC and to integrate
the inventory this year into the Master Plan, to finalize the management plan
developed at no costs by the Natural Resources Conservation Service for the
Cranbury Brook Preserve, to work with the Planning Board on Master Plan update
and Township Committee development of ordinance stream corridor protection with
advice from the Stony Brook Millstone-Watershed Association, “bulky houses”,
maintain a dialogue with homeowners regarding conservation of important parcels
in the Township and have a more effective interaction with the residents and to
encourage their participation. Mr.
Wittman stated his goals were: to complete
a resource inventory of all recreational equipment and land assets allocated
for recreational purposes, develop a guidance plan for the eventual use of a
“Barn Park” and a rehabilitation plan for the “Potato Barn” as well as the rest
of the structures located on the site, open a new liaison role with both
Princeton Borough and Township on matters related to any issues that may arise
from Cranbury Township students attending Princeton High School and to improve
customer service and initiate a customer survey once a year in order to
document any issues and give the Township Committee the ability to make any
necessary corrections for the following year. Ms. Stave stated her goals
were: to see the Wright South property
project completed; the Village Green as well as the base ball field, to
facilitate an update of the recreational master plan with a needs assessment,
consideration of an ordinance which would define the Township’s open space in
order to look at the Township’s open space and implement stewardship of that
open space, and to define in the Master Plan what would be used for recreation
and open space and to see the cell tower bid process completed. Mayor Panconi stated his goals were: careful management of the Township’s
operating expenses, successful revaluation, to keep the “Cranbury Crawl”
program active, having monthly discussions with the Police Chief concerning overtime
and bike patrol activity, the Babe Ruth base ball field completion, meeting
with the Fire Company on a monthly basis to review their operations and work
with the Board of Health on the ConAgra odor issue. Ms. Stave stated the Township Committee should
make more of an effort, when an important issue arises, to let the public
“weigh in” on those issues, leaving adequate time before the Township Committee
makes a decision on those issues.
Public Comment
The Mayor opened the meeting to public questions
and comments on those items not on the agenda.
Ms. Jennifer Kanawyer, Brainerd Drive, spoke concerning the public not
having a say in decisions made by the Township Committee and in particular
mentioned her concern with the base ball field project getting passed when the
Township had a lot of debt. Ms. Kanawyer
also spoke concerning the Budget Summary Sheet and indicated she did not feel
the Summary Sheet was adequate for the public concerning the Township’s
Budget. Ms. Cunningham, Clerk, stated
she would have an entire copy of the Budget in her Office available for the
public to come in and get a copy at no charge.
Mr. Stout stated the entire Budget process of the Township Committee had
been open to the public and the Township Committee strived to be very
“transparent” with its Budget process.
Mr. Stannard added if Ms. Kanawyer had any questions, she could feel
free to call any member of the Township Committee. Mr. Witt stated either he or the Chief
Financial Officer, Ms. Marabello, could also answer any questions Ms. Kanawyer
had. Mr. Dietrich Wahlers, 33 Hagerty
Lane, spoke concerning the Township’s expenditures and revenues and suggested a
financial master plan be created and Mr. Wahlers made reference to the December
1, 2005 Master Plan Re-examination Report.
In particular, language under “Economic Development” , page 17, concerning
land development in the Township. Mr.
Wahlers stated the Township would see in its future the land development
revenues go down while expenses would go
up and added in the long run it would be valuable for the Township to put a
plan in place together to offset the problem.
Mr. Thomas Ingegneri,
Mayor’s Notes
Mayor Panconi
reported he had noticed some of the orange security fencing around the barns on
the Updike parcel had fallen down.
Resolution
On motion offered by Ms. Stave, seconded
by Mr. Wittman, the following resolution was adopted by vote:
Ayes: (Panconi Abstain: (None
(Stannard Absent: (None
(Stave
(Stout
(Wittman
Nays: (None