TOWNSHIP MEETING
OCTOBER 21, 2009


The regular scheduled meeting of the Mayor and Committee of the Township of Oxford was held on October 21, 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, (arrived 6:35 PM) Bill
Gleba, Michael Lavery and Sheila L. Oberly.

Everyone stood and recited the flag salute.

On motion by Mrs. Riley and seconded by Mr. Lazorisak to adopt the meeting minutes
for September 2, 2009 and September 16, 2009.

On motion by Mr. Lazorisak and seconded by Mrs. Riley to table Ordinance 2009-06 to
the November 4, 2009 meeting.




RESOLUTION 2009-82

REFUNDING TAX SALE CERTIFICATE #502
THAT WAS REDEEMED


WHEREAS, the property owned by Glenn Morris & Jennifer Ramos, at 6
Renner’s Road, otherwise known as Block 1.01, Lot 6, owed 2008 sewer service charges
and was sold at a Tax Sale held on April 6, 2009 by the Oxford Township Tax Collector;
and

WHEREAS, 33 Somerset St, LLC of 7 Riveredge Dr., Fairfield, NJ 07004-1013
was the successful bidder of the above stated property; and the amount of the Tax Sale consisted of unpaid sewer service charges, interests and other costs, and totaled $748.60 and is represented by Tax Sale Certificate #502; and

WHEREAS, Wells Fargo Mortgage Company paid $1,198.14 on October 7, 2009
to the Oxford Township Tax Collector to satisfy the outstanding Tax Sale Certificate;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Township
Committee of the Township of Oxford on this 21st day of October, 2009 that the Chief
Financial Officer be authorized to draw a check payable to Plymouth Park Tax Service in the amount of $1,198.14 for the redemption of Tax Sale Certificate #502; with such
check being forwarded to the Tax Collector for further processing.



RESOLUTION 2009-83

REFUNDING TAX SALE CERTIFICATE #527
THAT WAS REDEEMED


WHEREAS, the property owned by Joseph DiFiglia III and Barbara Dutch, at 74
Cambridge East, otherwise known as Block 31, Lot 21, C0074, owed 2008 sewer service charges and was sold at a Tax Sale held on April 6, 2009 by the Oxford Township Tax Collector; and

WHEREAS, Plymouth Park Tax Services, LLC of PO Box 2288, Morristown,
NJ 07962-2288 was the successful bidder of the above stated property; and the amount of the Tax Sale consisted of unpaid sewer service charges, interests and other costs, and totaled $764.76 and is represented by Tax Sale Certificate #527; and

WHEREAS, Wells Fargo Mortgage Company paid $1,201.46 on October 7, 2009
to the Oxford Township Tax Collector to satisfy the outstanding Tax Sale Certificate;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Township
Committee of the Township of Oxford on this 21st day of October, 2009 that the Chief
Financial Officer be authorized to draw a check payable to Plymouth Park Tax Service in the amount of $1,1201.46 for the redemption of Tax Sale Certificate #527; with such check being forwarded to the Tax Collector for further processing, and:

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a premium paid at tax sale in the amount
of $1200.00 be also refunded to Plymouth Park Tax Services, LLC with such check being forwarded to the Tax Collector for further processing.



RESOLUTION 2009-84

REFUNDING TAX SALE CERTIFICATE #524
THAT WAS REDEEMED


WHEREAS, the property owned by Thomas P & Debra Fox, at 342 Rote 31,
otherwise known as Block 31, Lot 6, owed 2008 sewer service charges and was sold at a Tax Sale held on April 6, 2009 by the Oxford Township Tax Collector; and

WHEREAS, Plymouth Park Tax Services, LLC of PO Box 2288, Morristown,
NJ 07962-2288 was the successful bidder of the above stated property; and the amount of the Tax Sale consisted of unpaid sewer service charges, interests and other costs, and totaled $754.34 and is represented by Tax Sale Certificate #524; and

WHEREAS, GMAC Mortgage Company paid $1,190.82 on October 7, 2009 to
the Oxford Township Tax Collector to satisfy the outstanding Tax Sale Certificate;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Township
Committee of the Township of Oxford on this 21st day of October, 2009 that the Chief
Financial Officer be authorized to draw a check payable to Plymouth Park Tax Service in the amount of $1,190.82 for the redemption of Tax Sale Certificate #524; with such
check being forwarded to the Tax Collector for further processing, and:

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a premium paid at tax sale in the amount
of $300.00 be also refunded to Plymouth Park Tax Services, LLC with such check being forwarded to the Tax Collector for further processing.



RESOLUTION 2009-85

REFUNDING TAX SALE CERTIFICATE #515
THAT WAS REDEEMED


WHEREAS, the property owned by Linda R Morey, at 16 Delta Place, otherwise
known as Block 25, Lot 39, owed 2006, 2007 and 2008 sewer service charges and was
sold at a Tax Sale held on April 6, 2009 by the Oxford Township Tax Collector; and

WHEREAS, Plymouth Park Tax Services, LLC of PO Box 2288, Morristown,
NJ 07962-2288 was the successful bidder of the above stated property; and the amount of the Tax Sale consisted of unpaid sewer service charges, interests and other costs, and totaled $1,925.00 and is represented by Tax Sale Certificate #515; and

WHEREAS, Wells Fargo Mortgage Company paid $2,198.07 on October 7, 2009
to the Oxford Township Tax Collector to satisfy the outstanding Tax Sale Certificate;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Township
Committee of the Township of Oxford on this 21st day of October, 2009 that the Chief
Financial Officer be authorized to draw a check payable to Plymouth Park Tax Service in the amount of $2,198.07 for the redemption of Tax Sale Certificate #515; with such
check being forwarded to the Tax Collector for further processing, and:

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a premium paid at tax sale in the amount
of $900.00 be also refunded to Plymouth Park Tax Services, LLC with such check being forwarded to the Tax Collector for further processing.



RESOLUTION 2009-86

REFUNDING TAX SALE CERTIFICATE #499
THAT WAS REDEEMED


WHEREAS, the property owned by Jeannine Barbour, at 3 Sykes Gap, otherwise
known as Block 33.05, Lot 21, owed 2006 and 2007 sewer service charges and was sold
at a Tax Sale held on July 21st 2008 by the Oxford Township Tax Collector; and

WHEREAS, Stuart Lasher of PO Box 83, Milltown, NJ 08850-0083 was the
successful bidder of the above stated property; and the amount of the Tax Sale consisted of unpaid sewer service charges, interests and other costs, and totaled $1598.48 and is represented by Tax Sale Certificate #499; and

WHEREAS, Wells Fargo Mortgage Company paid $2,427.58 on October 7, 2009
and an additional $638.98 on October 14, 2009 to the Oxford Township Tax Collector to satisfy the outstanding Tax Sale Certificate;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Township
Committee of the Township of Oxford on this 21st day of October, 2009 that the Chief
Financial Officer be authorized to draw a check payable to Stuart Lasher in the amount of $3,066.56 for the redemption of Tax Sale Certificate #499; with such check being
forwarded to the Tax Collector for further processing.


On motion by Mrs. Riley and seconded by Mr. Lazorisak to adopt Resolution 2009-82,
Resolution 2009-83, Resolution 2009-84, Resolution 2009-85, and Resolution 2009-86.


ENGINEER’S REPORT:

Bill Gleba from Finelli Consulting updated the Committee on the status of a number of
ongoing items. He stated that the water main extension design on Upper Denmark Road is still being performed by New Jersey American Water Company and Mr. Finelli will have an update at the November 4, 2009 meeting.

The Oxford Lake Dam inspection for next year will cost $10,000 to $20,000, depending on the submission of the inspection report to NCRS in Clinton. He suggested for the
2010 budget, to appropriate $20,000 for that inspection to occur. This amount would be for a full inspection that occurs every five years, not for the interim inspection that must be performed on a yearly basis.

Oxford Textile Industry project. Mr. Finelli sent an e-mail correspondence to the
Committee dated October 19, 2009 and in that is Mr. Finelli transmitting wetlands
mapping to the Highland Council. This would allow the Highland Council to designate
that portion of the OTI property to be in the existing Community Zone, which would help move forward Oxford Textile’s redevelopment plan allowing that portion to become part of the sewer service area for the redevelopment plan.

Wastewater Management Plan (WMP). Finelli’s office is currently working on this plan.
It is set up that there will be an interim WMP submission made in December 2009 to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Mr. Finelli is in the process of putting
that letter together: it would be a two phase approach, the interim plan will be submitted in December and the NJDEP would like to see the full wastewater management plan
submitted late in 2010. At the December 16th meeting, Mr. Finelli will have the mapping ready to show the Committee of what exactly will be submitted to Trenton. If there are
any adjustments and/or changes that need to be made, it will be done at that meeting.

Highlands Module Work. At the present, Finelli’s office is working on Module 3 and
Module 5. There is a requirement for a joint meeting to occur between the Land Use
Board and the Oxford Township Committee to review Module 5, which is your draft
master plan as it relates to the Highlands Conformance Plan process. Modules 1 and 2
had been submitted to the Highlands Council and with submission of these two plans; it allows the Township to move onto Module 3, which is the Housing Element to the plan.
A complete update will be submitted to the Committee at the November 4, 2009 meeting on the status of these ongoing items.

ATTORNEY’S REPORT:

Mr. Lavery stated that he sent regular and certified mail to Mr. Kellner, Mr. Friedel and
Mr. Delaney, (Mr. Kellner’s last known attorney) notifying that the Township Committee would be looking at awarding a Phase II Environmental study of 50 Wall Street at tonight’s meeting. He received no response, but received the unsigned certified mail back but regular mail was not returned to his office. In New Jersey if a notice is sent regular and certified mail, the certified mail is returned unsigned but the regular mail is not returned it is deemed that they received the letter.

Mr. Lavery stated that he reviewed the Phase II contract from Robert Venitelli. He stated that there is some paperwork needed, such as The Business Registration Certificate and other basic paperwork that is required under the Public Contract Law.

Mr. Lazorisak stated that he went through the Personnel Policy and Procedures Manual, highlighting changes and areas that he thinks should be changed and will sent his
comments to Mr. Lavery. Mrs. Riley will do the same.

Mrs. Riley said she received two quotes on a new copy machine from Stewart Business
and Sharp. Both representatives quoted a machine that fax, scan and copy in color.
Currently Oxford Township has a contract with Stewart Business at a cost of $1,553 a
year for maintenance and copy usage. Sharp quoted a fee of $3,210 per year and
Stewart quoted $2,509 per year. Sharp stated that they have the state contract. The
Committee will review the quotes and purchase the new machine in January and add the
lease price to the 2010 budget.

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- (police contract), pending tickets regarding the officer under
suspension, and a letter received from the prosecutor’s office regarding the
same officer.

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 into Executive Session at 6:43 PM.

The Committee entered into open session at 7:40 PM. No Official Action was taken.

On motion by Mr. Lazorisak, seconded by Mr. Bray and passed unanimously on roll call vote to authorize the police director to take action as discussed in Executive Session.

Sharon Cooper of Brown and Brown stated that she met with Mr. Bray in July and
discussed getting quotes on health insurance benefits because State Health Care Benefits are going up 20%. At that time, Mr. Bray agreed to put it on hold and to meet again in September to see if Oxford would still have their police department. Mrs. Cooper stated that to move forward on receiving quotes, she would need Oxford’s experience loss runs from NJ State Health Care, which would cost $2,000.00. She said no insurance company would quote without the loss history. She also said that NJ State Health Care benefits
have kept their costs down the last few years while other insurance carriers have increased their rates. The Committee agreed to wait until 2010 to review the options again.

The Committee thanked Sharon Cooper for her time and attending the meeting.

Mr. Bray discussed the police server and stated that it is running short on memory and a concern that it could crash at anytime. This is an eleven thousand item and it was not budgeted in 2009. Mr. Bray will call Access 24 and ask Jean Paul Reece if the server can be fixed for a minimum cost.

On motion by Mrs. Riley, seconded Mr. Bray and passed unanimously on roll call vote to pay all the bills listed on the Bill List dated October 21, 2009.

Mrs. Riley said that there is money in the sewer budget for a jet camera that can be used on our sewer lines. She is getting quotes and will bring back prices and share with the
Committee at a township meeting.

Mrs. Riley has spoken to the management group for Oxford Heritage Manor and they are suppose to pay in Lieu of Taxes-fifteen percent of the gross rent received. Mrs. Riley will follow up on this and report back at a later meeting with the figure that they owe Oxford Township.

Mrs. Riley read a resolution from the Highlands Council asking support for Green Acres
Water Supply Floodplain Protection. The Committee agreed, that they did not support
the NJ Highland’s Coalition Resolution endorsing the “Green Acres” Water Supply and
Floodplain Protection and Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2009. This
question is going out to the voters on November 3, 2009.

Mr. Bray said that the NJDEP want to drill a hole approximately four inches wide
through the bedrock in the roadway on Upper Denmark Road. Mrs. Riley said she or the Department of Public Works has not been notified.

Mr. Bray explained that it would cost over $700.00 a year to homeowners plus their up
front costs to connect to New Jersey American Water. There are seven homeowners and if one homeowner cannot afford it, it could price the homeowners out of their homes. Mr. Bray is still researching the water main hook-up.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

Mrs. Docker asked if Mr. Lavery had received any paperwork from her attorney, Stuart
Ours about her property. Mr. Lavery stated that Mr. Ours sent him a copy of a lot line
adjustment, which he must file with the Land Use Board. Mr. Lavery found all the
paperwork in order and sent it over to Mr. Finelli’s office to make sure all the descriptions are correct. Mr. Lazorisak stated that the Docker’s did a great job on the sidewalk in front of their home.

Asia Calabrese asked if there was anything new with the police contract and if it has been signed. Mr. Lazorisak stated that according to Howard Vex, Labor Attorney the
Township is waiting for the final agreement from PBA and the Oxford Police. When this
contract is received, the Committee will sign it.

Ms. Calabrese asked if the Township has looked into hiring a part-time police officer to help with the overload. Mr. Lazorisak said the police director is researching the options.

Public comment closed.

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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Sheila L. Oberly, RMC