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TOWNSHIP
MINUTES
September
2, 2009
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TOWNSHIP MEETING
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
The regular scheduled meeting of the Mayor and
Committee of the Township of Oxford
was held on September 2, 2009 in the Township
Municipal Building, 11 Green Street,
Oxford, New Jersey.
Mayor Lazorisak announced that the meeting had been
properly advertised in compliance
with the OPMA of 1975 and called the meeting to
order at 6:03 PM.
In attendance were Alex Lazorisak, Bonnie Riley,
William Bray, and Sheila L. Oberly.
Everyone stood for the flag salute.
Pam Farago, Executive Director of The Warren County
Domestic Abuse & Sexual
Assault Crisis Center gave a presentation on the
statistics of abuse in Warren County in
the past twenty years. She stated that Warren County
has sheltered 2,000 women and
children, responded to over 80,000 hotline calls,
and provided counseling to over 20,000
survivors. She asked that everyone sign up for
“Green Dot” training on November 14 or
21, 2009 at Warren Hospital, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
to learn how to prevent power
based personal violence.
Mayor Lazorisak thanked Ms. Farago and stated that
at the Township’s next meeting, the
Committee will pass a proclamation in support of
“Green Dot.”
RESOLUTION- 2009-74
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE
TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD, COUNTY OF WARREN AND
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, APPOINTING OXFORD TOWNSHIP
MUNICIPAL JUDGE
BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Committee of the
Township of Oxford,
County of Warren and State of New Jersey, as
follows:
J. Edward Palmer is hereby appointed as Municipal
Judge of the Township of
Oxford for the year February 1, 2009 to December 31,
2011.
This appointment is awarded without competitive
bidding, as professional
services under the provisions of the Local Public
Contracts Law, as provided in N.J.S.A.
40A: 11-5, because said offices require services
performed by persons qualified to
practice recognized professions licensed in the
State of New Jersey.
On motion by Mr. Lazorisak, seconded by Mrs. Riley
and passed unanimously on roll call
vote to adopt Resolution 2009-74.
On motion by Mr. Lazorisak, seconded by Mrs. Riley
and passed unanimously on roll call
vote to approve Oxford Central School’s request to
conduct Kids Vote at the Oxford
Township Municipal Building on April 20, 2010.
Mrs. Riley said she has someone that wants to use
the Oxford Furnace Lake on
September 26, 2009 for Wildlife Heritage Festival,
which is three sessions at 9:30 PM,
noon and 2:30 PM of kayaking, etc. Mrs. Riley will
call the person and get more
information and report back to the Committee at the
next meeting.
Mrs. Riley said that a letter has been received from
Brockerhoff Environmental Services,
LLC, retained by Wall Street Academy, to conduct a
Preliminary Assessment (PA) of the
property, 35 Wall Street in order for the childcare
facility to be relicensed within the State
of New Jersey. As part of the relicensing process,
they need certification by the
Township of Oxford as to whether the childcare
facility is in a building that ever housed
an activity that falls under any of the four Uniform
Construction Code group codes as
listed below:
Nail Salon/Dry Cleaner (Group B) Storage (Group S)
High Hazard (Group H) Factory /Industrial Use (Group
F)
Mrs. Riley will give all the paperwork to Michael
Finelli for his review.
The Committee discussed contracting farmland out to
bid and if Oxford would be able to
acquire green acres money. Also they discussed
selling some Township land and deed
restricting it. Mrs. Riley will call Bob Resker, of
Warren County Department of and
Preservation and report back at the next meeting.
Mayor Lazorisak said that the Committee has received
two applications for crossing
guards. Mr. Lazorisak suggested that Mr. Bray meet
with Lt. Lilly and come back to the
Committee with their recommendations.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Peggy Hissim, Oxford Township Emergency Squad stated
that the Boat Regotta and
Flea Market will be held next year on June19, 2010.
Mr. Lazorisak said that nothing new has been decided
in regard to the Oxford Police
Department merger. The Committee is waiting for a
proposal from Belvidere before any
decisions are made.
Mr. Lazorisak said that William Colantano did an
auditor on the police department, in
order to get the true cost of running the police
department. At this time, it costs the
Township in excess of $630,000.00 a year.
Mr. Bray stated that the expense to run and maintain
a police department in 2008 is
higher than Oxford’s expense would be under a share
service agreement for the entire
term of the agreement. The cost of the shared
service agreement with Washington
Township from today to the year 2015 would not
exceed the police cost of 2008.
Diane Hooper commented that what she is hearing from
the public is that the public is
willing to pay extra for a local police department.
Loraine May stated that other Townships have put a
question on the ballot to have the
taxpayers vote on either having their own police
department, share, merge, expand or
disband.
Mr. Lazorisak said that the Committee has discussed
this, but at this time there are two
possible mergers that the Committee is reviewing.
End of Public Comment at 7:25 PM.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
WHEREAS, Section 8 of the Open Public Meeting Act,
Chapter 231, P.L. 1975, permits
the exclusion of the public from a meeting in
certain circumstances, and
WHEREAS, this public body is of the opinion that
such circumstances presently exist.
1. The public shall be excluded from the discussion
of any action upon the
hereinafter-specific subject matter.
2. The general nature of the subject matter to be
discussed is: one
contractual- (DPW contract).
It is anticipated at this time that the above stated
subject matter will be made public at the
conclusion of the litigation. The motion carried
with the following roll call vote
On motion by Mr. Lazorisak, seconded by Mr. Bray and
passed unanimously on roll call
vote to enter Executive Session at 7:30 PM.
On motion by Mr. Lazorisak, seconded by Mr. Bray and
passed unanimously on roll call
vote to enter into Open Session at 8:15 PM.
On motion by Mr. Lazorisak, seconded by Mr. Bray and
passed unanimously on roll call
vote, authorizing Mrs. Riley to continue contractual
negotiations with the Department of
Public Works on the items as discussed in Executive
Session.
On motion by Mr. Lazorisak, seconded by Mr. Bray,
authorizing Mr., Bray to hire two
crossing guards that have submitted applications
after review and discussions with Lt.
Lilly.
Mr. Lazorisak suggested that the Township have a
public auction to auction the old
garbage truck, bucket truck and any other items that
the Township does not use. Mrs.
Riley said that Lou Accetturo heard that Warren
County was going to have an auction.
She will check with the County and report back to
the Committee at the next meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT
A question was asked if Mr. Bray received an answer
in regard to how the surplus was
used in the previous year budget. Mr. Bray answered
yes and explained the use of
surplus in last year’s budget.
On motion by Mr. Bray, seconded by Mrs. Riley and
passed unanimously on roll call vote
to approve to pay all bills on the September 2, 2009
Bill List.
On motion by Mr. Lazorisak, seconded by Mr. Bray and
passed unanimously on roll call
vote to adjourn the meeting at 8:25 PM.
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