MINUTES
OXFORD TOWNSHIP
LAND USE BOARD MEETING
JANUARY 12, 2009

Secretary Margaret Housman called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

ADEQUATE NOTICE was given as follows: Notice was sent to the Star
Gazette and Express Times. Notice was posted on the Municipal bulletin
Board in the Township Administration building in the Oxford Township,
New Jersey, and notice was filed with the Township Clerk.

Oath of Office:
The first order of business was reorganization.
The following new and reappointed members were appointed:
Members: Mayor Accetturo, Mr. Calabrese, Mr. Bray, Mr. Lazorisak,
Dr. Yeager Alt #2, Mr. Nyland.
Mr. Williams and Ms. May will be reappointed at the next scheduled meeting.

Roll Call:
Members Present: Mayor Accetturo, Mr. Lazorisak, Mr. Niece,
Dr. Yeager, Ms. Smorzaniuk, Mr. Ischinger, Mr. Calabrese, Mr. Bray, Mr. Nyland
Members Absent: Mr. Williams, Ms. May
Also Present: Engineer M. Finelli

Election of Chairperson:
A motion was made by Mr. Lazorisak to nominate Mr. Niece as Chairman, seconded by
Mr Ischinger. There being no other nominations, roll call was taken and was
unanimous.

Election of Vice-Chairperson:
A motion was made by Ms. Smorzaniuk to nominate Mr. Lazorisak as Vice Chairman,
seconded by Mayor Accetturo. There being no other nominations, roll call was taken and was unanimous.

Appointments:
Attorney: A motion to appoint Michael Garofalo of Laddey, Clark and Ryan was made by Mr. Ischinger, seconded by Mayor Accetturo, all ayes motion carried.
Engineer: A motion to appoint Michael Finelli of Finelli Consulting Engineers was made by Ms. Smorzaniuk, seconded by Mr. Nyland, all ayes motion carried.

Secretary: A motion to appoint Secretary Margaret Housman was made by Mr. Niece,
seconded by Ms. Smorzaniuk, all ayes motion carried.

A motion to approve the 2009 Schedule of Meeting dates was made by Mr. Lazorisak, seconded by Mr. Ischinger, all ayes motion carried.

A motion to Designate the Star Gazette as the official newspaper with the Express Times as a back up was made by Mr. Niece, seconded by Ms. Smorzaniuk, all ayes motion carried.

Communications: A list was provided to all Land Use Board Members.
Chairman D. Niece thanked Dr. Yeager for all her many years of service
and the board granted her request to be moved to an alternate position.

Minutes: Minutes of the November 10, 2008 meeting.
A motion to approve the minutes of the November 10, 2008 meeting was made by
Mr. Calabrese, seconded by Ms. Smorzaniuk, Vote: Calabrese, Smorzaniuk, Ischinger,
Niece, Yeager, Nyland – Ayes, 0 – Nay, Accetturo, Lazorisak – Abstain, motion carried.

Zoning Officer’s report: December zoning report.
The zoning officer submitted his report for November 2008.
Zero permits were issued, no permits were denied, multiple calls and questions.
The zoning officer submitted his report for December 2008.
Zero permits were issued, no permits were denied, multiple calls and questions.

PUBLIC COMMENT: No public comment was offered.

MAYOR’S REPORT: Mayor Accetturo briefly addressed the following items:
- The Township is working on a shared service agreement with Mansfield Township.
- Status of the Kellner property.
- Mr. Bray discussed at length redevelopment designation.


VOUCHERS: A motion to approve the vouchers submitted for payment was made by
Mr. Ischinger, seconded by Mayor Accetturo, all ayes motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT: 7:30 p.m.
With no further business before the board and no public comment offered the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted,
Margaret Housman, Secretary