The regular scheduled meeting of the Mayor and Township Committee was held on July 19, 2006 in the Oxford Township Municipal Building, 11 Green Street, Oxford, New
Jersey.

In attendance were Alex Lazorisak, Bonnie Riley, Mike Lavery, Mike Finelli, and Sheila
L. Oberly. Mayor Angelo Accetturo was absent.

Mr. Lazorisak called the meeting to order at 7:40 PM and announced that the meeting had been properly advertised in accordance with the Open Public Meeting Act of 1975.

Everyone stood and recited the flag salute.

Mr. Lazorisak stated that the Tax, Sewer, and Treasurer’s report for June 2006 are on the table in the rear of the room for anyone to take for review.

On motion by Mrs. Riley, seconded by Mr. Lazorisak, the minutes for May 30th, June
20th, 21st, and 26th, were approved.

Appoint Sheila L. Oberly, to a three-year term as Registered Municipal Clerk retro to
April 24, 2006 was discussed and Mr. Lavery will review the state statue and report to the Committee at the August 16, 2006 meeting.

ORDINANCE
2006-09

ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD, COUNTY OF WARREN,
STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO CREATE A NEW CHAPTER 43 ENTITLED TAX
EXEMPTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT TO AND CONSTRUCTION OF
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES IN THE OXFORD
TOWNSHIP REDEVELOPMENT AREA

Section 1.
§43-1. Exemptions authorized.
The Township hereby authorizes the utilization of tax exemption in
accordance with Article VIII, Section I, paragraph 6, of the New Jersey
Constitution and establishes the eligibility of residential and multiple dwellings,
commercial and industrial structures for five-year tax exemptions to the maximum
degree permitted by N.J.S.A. 40A:21-1 et seq. throughout the Redevelopment
Area.
§ 43-2. Definitions.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:

ASSESSOR -- The officer of the Township charged with the duty of assessing real
property for the purpose of general taxation.

COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE -- A structure or part
thereof used for the manufacturing, processing or assembling of material or
manufactured products or for research, office, industrial, commercial, retail,
recreational, hotel or motel facilities or warehousing purposes or for any
combination thereof, which the Township Committee determines will tend to
maintain or provide gainful employment within the Township, assist in the
economic development of the Township, maintain or increase the tax base of the
Township and maintain or diversify and expand commerce within the Township.
However, it shall not include any structure or part thereof used or to be used by any
business relocated from another qualifying municipality unless the total square
footage of the floor area of the structure or part thereof used or to be used by the
business at the new site, together with the total square footage of the land used or
to be used by the business at the new site, exceeds the total square footage of that
utilized by the business at its current site of operations by at least 10%; and the
property that the business is relocating to has been the subject of a remedial action
plan costing in excess of $250,000 performed pursuant to an administrative consent
order entered into pursuant to authority vested in the Commissioner of
Environmental Protection under N.J.S.A. 13:1D-1 et seq., the Water Pollution
Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10A-1 et seq., the Solid Waste Management Act,
N.J.S.A., 13:1E-1 et seq., and the Spill Compensation and Control Act, N.J.S.A.
58:10-23.11 et seq.

COMPLETION or COMPLETED -- Substantially ready for the intended use for
which a building or structure is constructed, improved or converted, which shall
ordinarily mean the date upon which a certificate of occupancy, whether temporary
or final, is issued.

CONDOMINIUM -- A property created or recorded as a condominium pursuant
to the Condominium Act, N.J.S.A. 46:8B-1 et seq.

CONSTRUCTION -- The provision of a new dwelling, multiple dwelling or
commercial or industrial structure or the enlargement of the volume of an existing
multiple dwelling or commercial or industrial structure by more than 30%, but
shall not mean the conversion of an existing building or structure to another use.

CONVERSION or CONVERSION ALTERATION -- The alteration or
renovation of a nonresidential building or structure, or hotel, motel, motor hotel or
guest house in such manner as to convert the building or structure from its previous
use to use as a dwelling or multiple dwelling.

COOPERATIVE -- A housing corporation or association wherein the holder of a
share or membership interest thereof is entitled to possess and occupy for dwelling
purposes a house, apartment or other unit of housing owned by the corporation or
association or to purchase a unit of housing owned by the corporation or
association.
COST -- When used with respect to exemptions for dwellings or multiple
dwellings, only the cost or fair market value of direct labor and materials used in
improving a multiple dwelling or of converting another building or structure to a
multiple dwelling or of constructing a dwelling, or of converting another building
or structure to a dwelling, including any architectural, engineering and contractor’s
fees associated therewith, as the owner of the property, following completion of the
project, shall cause to be certified to the Township Committee by an independent
and qualified architect licensed in the State of New Jersey or a certified
construction cost audit by an independent certified accountant licensed in the State
of New Jersey.

DWELLING or DWELLING USE -- A building or part of a building used, to be
used or held for use as a home or residence, including accessory buildings located
on the same premises, together with the land upon which such building or
buildings are erected and which may be necessary for the fair enjoyment thereof,
but shall not mean any building or part of a building defined as a multiple dwelling
pursuant to the Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law, N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq. A
dwelling shall include, as they are separately conveyed to individual owners,
individual residences within a cooperative, if purchased separately by the
occupants thereof, and individual residences within a horizontal property regime or
a condominium, but shall not include general common elements or common
elements of such horizontal property regime or condominium as defined pursuant
to the Horizontal Property Act, N.J.S.A. 46:8A-1 et seq., or the Condominium Act,
N.J.S.A. 46:8B-1 et seq., or of a cooperative, if the residential units are owned
separately.

EXEMPTION -- That portion of the Assessor’s full and true value of any
improvement, conversion alteration or construction not regarded as increasing the
taxable value of a property pursuant to the law.

HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME -- A property submitted to a horizontal
property regime pursuant to the Horizontal Property Act, N.J.S.A. 46:8A-1 et seq.

IMPROVEMENT -- A modernization, rehabilitation, renovation, alteration or
repair which produces a physical change in an existing building or structure that
improves the safety, sanitation, decency or attractiveness of the building or
structure as a place for human habitation or work, and which does not change its
permitted use. In the case of a multiple dwelling, it includes only improvements
which affect common areas or elements, or three or more dwelling units within the
multiple dwelling. In the case of a multiple dwelling or commercial or industrial
structure, it shall not include ordinary painting, repairs and replacements of
maintenance items or an enlargement of the volume of an existing structure by
more than 30%. In no case shall it include the repair of fire or other damage to a
property for which payment of a claim was received by any person from an
insurance company at any time during the three-year period immediately preceding
the filing of an application pursuant to this Act.

MULTIPLE DWELLING or MULTIPLE DWELLING USE -- A building or
structure meeting the definition of “multiple dwelling” set forth in the Hotel and
Multiple Dwelling Law, N.J.S.A. 55:13A-1 et seq., and means for the purpose of
improvement or construction the general common elements and common elements
of a condominium, a cooperative or a horizontal property regime.

MUNICIPAL CHARGES -- Property taxes, assessments, water or sewer charges
and any other charge for which a lien may be created, together with interest and
penalties thereon, including all advertising fees and costs of sale.
§ 43-3. Improvements to dwellings.
A. Improvements to dwellings more than twenty (20) years old are eligible
for tax exemption for a period of five (5) years. This exemption is subject to the
approval of the Tax Assessor.

B. Upon approval, the Township, in determining value, shall regard the first
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in the Assessor’s full and true value of
improvements for each dwelling unit primarily and directly affected by the
improvements as not increasing the value of the property, notwithstanding that the
value of the property to which the Improvements are made is increased thereby.

C. During the exemption period, the assessment on the property shall not be
less than the assessment thereon existing immediately prior to the improvements,
unless there is damage to the dwelling through action of the elements sufficient to
warrant a reduction.
§ 43-4. New construction of dwellings and conversions to dwelling use.
A. Construction of new dwellings or the conversion of other buildings and
structures, including unutilized public buildings, to dwelling use are eligible for tax
exemption for a period of five (5) years. This exemption is subject to the approval
of the Assessor or by resolution of the Township Committee.

B. Tax exemptions for projects whose estimated conventional taxes on the
improvement would be less than $100,000 per annum are subject to approval of the
Tax Assessor.

C. Tax exemptions for projects whose estimated conventional taxes on the
improvement would be more than $100,000 per annum, may only be approved by
resolution of the Township Committee provided that the application has first been
referred to the Mayor’s Tax Exemption Committee for its recommendation.

D. Upon approval, the Township, in determining value, shall regard thirty
(30%) of the Assessor’s full and true value of the dwelling constructed or
conversion alterations made as not increasing the value of the property for a period
of five (5) years. This exemption is to be granted notwithstanding that the value of
the property upon which the construction or conversion occurs is increased
thereby.

§ 43-5. Improvements to multiple dwellings and conversions to multiple
dwellings.
A. Improvements to multiple dwellings or conversions of other buildings
and structures, including unutilized public buildings, to multiple dwelling use are
eligible for tax exemption for a period of five (5) years. This exemption is subject
to the approval of the Assessor or by Resolution of the Township Committee.

B. Tax exemptions for projects whose estimated conventional taxes on the
improvement would be less than $100,000 per annum are subject to the approval of
the Assessor. Upon approval, the Township, in determining value, shall regard
30% of the Assessor’s full and true value of the improvements or conversion
alterations as not increasing the value of the property for a period of five (5) years.

C. Tax exemptions for projects whose estimated conventional taxes on the
improvement would be more than $100,000 per annum, may only be approved by
resolution of the Township Committee provided that the application has first been
referred to the Mayor’s Tax Exemption Committee for its recommendation. Upon
approval, the Township in determining value, shall regard up to the Assessor’s full
and true value of the improvements or conversion alteration as not increasing the
value of the property for a period of five (5) years.

D. This exemption is to be granted notwithstanding that the value of the
property to which the improvements or conversion alterations are made is
increased thereby. During the exemption period, the assessment on the property
shall not be less than the assessment existing thereon immediately prior to the
improvement or conversion alteration, unless there is damage to the multiple
dwelling through action of the elements sufficient to warrant a reduction.

§ 43-6. Improvements to commercial and industrial structures.
A. Improvements to commercial and industrial structures are eligible for
tax exemption for a period of five (5) years. This exemption is subject to the
approval of the assessor or by resolution of the Township Committee.
B. Tax exemptions for projects, whose estimated conventional taxes on the
improvement would be less than $100,000 per annum, are subject to the approval
of the Assessor. Upon approval, the Township, in determining value, shall regard
30% of the Assessor’s full and true value of the improvements as not increasing the
value of the property for a period of five (5) years.

C. Tax exemptions for projects whose estimated conventional taxes on the
improvement would be more than $100,000 per annum, may only be approved by
resolution of the Township Committee provided that the application has first been
referred to the Mayor’s Tax Exemption Committee for its recommendation. Upon
approval, the Township in determining value, shall regard up to the Assessor’s full
and true value of the improvements as not increasing the value of the property for a
period of five (5) years.

D. This exemption is to be granted notwithstanding that the value of the
property to which the improvement is made is increased thereby. During the
exemption period, the assessment on the property shall not be less than the
assessment thereon existing immediately prior to the improvements, unless there is
damage to the structure through action of the elements sufficient to warrant a
reduction.
§ 43-7. New construction of commercial or industrial structures or multiple
dwellings by tax agreement.
A. New construction of commercial and industrial structures and multiple
dwellings are eligible for tax exemption for a period of five (5) years. This
exemption may only be approved by Ordinance of the Township Committee.

B. Applicants for tax exemption shall provide the Director of the
Department of Housing, Economic Development and Commerce and the Township
Committee with an application setting forth the following information:

(1) A general description of a project for which exemption is
sought.

(2) A legal description of all real estate necessary for the project.

(3) Plans, drawings and other documents as may be required by the
Township Committee to demonstrate the structure and design of the project.

(4) A description of the number, classes and type of employees to
be employed at the project site within two years of completion of the project.

(5) A statement of the reasons for seeking tax exemption on the
project and a description of the benefits to be realized by the applicant if a tax
agreement is granted.

(6) A good faith estimate of the cost of completing such project,
together with the expected method or plan of financing the improvements.

(7) A construction time schedule and projected time schedule.

(8) A statement showing the real, property taxes currently being
assessed at the project site; estimated tax payments that would be made annually
by the applicant on the project during the period of the agreement; and estimated
tax payments that would be made by the applicant on the project during the first
full year following the termination or expiration of the tax agreement.

(9) If the project is a commercial or industrial structure, a
description of any lease agreement between the applicant and proposed users of the
project and a history and description of the users’ businesses.
(10) If the project is a multiple dwelling, a description of the
number and type of dwellings units to be provided, a description of the common
elements or general common elements and a statement of the proposed initial
rentals or sales prices of the dwellings units according to type and of any rental
lease or resale restrictions to apply to the dwellings units respecting low- or
moderate-income housing.

(11) A disclosure statement of the interests of all parties, including
subsidiary companies, in the property project.

(12) The owner’s certification that the improvement as proposed
meets the requirements of the redevelopment plan or Chapter 345, Zoning.

(13) The owner shall sign the application and certify as to the truth
and accuracy of the contents thereof.

(14) Such other pertinent information as the Director of the
Department of Housing, Economic Development and Commerce and Township
Committee may require on a case-by-case basis.

C. The owner shall enter into a written agreement with the Township to pay
a tax on the improvements in an amount equal to a percentage of taxes otherwise
due according to the following schedule:

(1) In the first full tax year after completion, no payment in lieu of
taxes otherwise due.

(2) In the second tax year, an amount not less than twenty percent
(20%) of taxes otherwise due.
(3) In the third tax year, an amount not less than forty percent (40%)
of taxes otherwise due.
(4) In the fourth tax year, an amount not less than sixty percent
(60%) of taxes otherwise due.

(5) In the fifth tax year, an amount not less than eighty percent
(80%) of taxes otherwise due.

The agreement shall provide that the tax shall be billed and collected in the
same manner as any conventional taxes, and any arrearages shall accrue that rate of
interest charged for delinquent real estate taxes.

D. The Tax Collector shall be responsible for the administration and
enforcement of the tax agreement. In the event that a property owner subject to a
tax agreement ceases to operate or disposes of the property or fails to meet the
conditions for qualifying for the exemption, the local property taxes due for all the
prior years subject to exemption and for the current year shall be payable as if no
exemption had been granted. The Tax Collector shall notify the property owner
and the Township Committee within fifteen (15) days of the date of
disqualification of the amount of taxes due. In the event that the subject property
has been transferred to a new owner and it is determined that the new owner will
continue to use the property pursuant to the qualifying conditions, no additional tax
shall be due, the exemption shall continue and the agreement shall remain in effect.

E. The Township Clerk shall forward a copy of all tax exemption
agreements to the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the
Department of Community Affairs within thirty (30) days of the date of execution.
§ 43-8. General requirements.
A. Every applicant for tax exemption, including a tax exemption subject to
a tax agreement which requires the separate application described in § 304-12B
above, shall file that form of application prescribed by the Director of the New
Jersey Division of Taxation in the Department of Treasury with the Assessor. As a
condition to approval, the application must be filed within thirty (30) days,
including Saturdays and Sundays, following the completion of the improvement,
conversion or construction. Every application for exemption, including those
projects which must also receive the approval of the Township Committee, so filed
shall be approved and allowed by the Assessor to the degree that the application is
consistent with the provisions of this article; that is, the improvement, conversion
alteration or construction for which the application is made must qualify pursuant
to the provisions of the law and this article. The applicant shall submit data in
support of the application, as the Assessor or Township shall require.

B. The granting of an exemption and, if appropriate, tax agreement, shall be
recorded and made a permanent part of the official tax records of the taxing
district, which record shall contain a notice of the termination date thereof.

C. As to applications, which require approval by the Township Committee,
the Assessor shall forward the application to the Director of Housing, Economic
Development and Commerce and the Township Committee for action.

D. No application shall be filed unless it is accompanied by the fees as
provided in Chapter 160, Fees and Charges, to be paid as compensation for legal
and related administrative review by the Township.

E. No exemptions shall be granted for any property for which property
taxes or any other municipal charges, including interest, are delinquent or remain
unpaid or for which penalties for nonpayment are due.

F. All taxes and other municipal charges must be paid timely and in full
during the term of the exemption. The failure to timely pay any tax or other
municipal charge, including land tax, shall permit the Tax Collector to terminate
the tax exemption and subject the property to fall taxation.

G. Any tax appeal filed for the exempt property during the term of the
exemption shall immediately void the tax exemption.
§ 43-9. Additional improvements eligible for tax exemptions.
An additional improvement, conversion or construction completed to a
property already granted an exemption during the period in which the exemption is
in effect shall be eligible for an additional exemption, just as if such property had
not received a previous exemption. The additional improvement, conversion or
construction shall be considered as separate for purposes of calculating the
exemption, except that the assessed value of any previous improvement,
conversion or construction shall be added to the assessed valuation as it was prior
to that improvement, conversion or construction for the purpose of determining the
assessed value of the property from which any additional exemption is to be
subtracted.
§ 43-10. Notice to be mailed.
The Tax Collector shall include an appropriate notice in the mailing of the
annual property tax bills to property owners advising them of the availability of tax
exemptions under this ordinance.
§ 43-11. Report of real property taxes.
A. The Assessor, on behalf of the Township Committee, shall report, on or
before October 1 of each year, to the Director of the Division of Local Government
Services in the Department of Community Affairs and to the Director of the
Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury the total amount of real
property taxes exempted within the Township in the current tax year for each of the
following:

(1) Improvements of dwellings.

(2) Construction of dwellings.

(3) Improvements and conversions of multiple dwellings.

(4) Improvements of commercial or industrial structures.

(5) Construction of multiple dwellings under tax agreements.

(6) Construction of commercial or industrial structures under tax
agreements.

B. In the case of Subsection A(5) and (6) above, the report shall state
instead the total amount of payments made in lieu of taxes according to each
formula utilized by the municipality, and the difference between that total amount
and the total amount of real property taxes which would have been paid on the
project had the tax agreement not been in effect, for the current tax year.
§ 43-12. Expiration (sunset provision).
No application for tax exemption shall be filed for an exemption to take
initial effect for tax year 2007 or any tax year thereafter, unless this ordinance is
readopted by the Township Committee in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:21-4.

Section 2.
Severability. The various parts, sections and clauses of this Ordinance are hereby
declared to be severable. If any part, sentence, paragraph, section or clause is adjudged
unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this
Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.

Section 3.
Repealer. Any ordinances or parts thereof in conflict with the provisions of this
Ordinance are hereby repealed as to their inconsistencies only.

Section 4.
Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect upon final passage and publication as
provided by law.

ORDINANCE 2006-09 Five year Tax Abatement was reintroduced on motion by Mrs.,
Riley and seconded by Mr. Lazorisak.

ORDINANCE 2006-11 Bond Ordinance Appropriating $120,000. for Kent Street
Improvements was read by title and opened to the public for comments. There being no
comments, Mr. Lazorisak closed the public hearing. On motion by Mrs. Riley, seconded
by Mr. Lazorisak Ordinance 2006-11 was adopted.

ORDINANCE 2006-12 Appropriating $200,000. from Capital Improvement Fund-
(Reserve for Recreation) was read by title only and opened to the public for comments.
There being no public comments, the public hearing was closed. On motion by Mrs.
Riley, seconded by Mr. Lazorisak, Ordinance 2006-12 was adopted.

ORDINANCE 2006-15
ACCESSORY BUILDINGS

No accessory building permitted by this Ordinance shall be placed in any required yard
except as specified hereinafter in this section.

1. The aggregate ground area covered by accessory buildings shall not exceed 25
percent of the required rear yard area within any residential zone or 576
square feet for the R-10 Zone and any cluster development or 600 square feet
in all other residential zones which ever is less. Within any business and
industrial zone, the aggregate area covered by any accessory buildings shall
not exceed 50 percent of the required rear yard area or 800 square feet which
ever is less.

2. An accessory building attached to the principal building shall comply in all
respects with the requirements of this Ordinance applicable to the principal
building.

3. No accessory building within any zone shall exceed 15 feet in height

4. No accessory building erected in a required yard on any lot within any zone
shall be used for residential purposes.

5. Within the limitations hereinbefore recited, any accessory building within any
residential zone shall be located behind the rear line of the principal structure.

6. On through lots, no accessory building shall be erected in the rear yard shall
be nearer the street line than the minimum distance specified for front yard
setback on that part of the street which said yard abuts.

7. Open, private swimming pools designed and intended for the sole use of
resident site occupants shall be considered accessory structures for the
purpose of permits and shall be controlled by the New Jersey Uniform
Construction Code.

8. Garden sheds shall be governed by this Ordinance except that they may be
erected closer to the rear and side property lines as indicated in the below
modified schedule. In no instance, however, shall the location of the garden
shed be closer to the existing dwelling, which is located on an adjacent lot,
then the prescribed minimum side yard depth for accessory building of the
zone in which the garden shed within the modified setbacks, must provide the
location of dwellings on the adjacent lot on their filed plan

Garden sheds shall not exceed the following standards governing size:

Height: 10 Feet

Length 12 Feet

Width: 12 Feet

Total Square Footage: 120 Square Feet

ORDINANCE 2006-15 Accessory Structure was introduced on first reading on motion
by Mr. Lazorisak, and seconded by Mrs. Riley.

ORDINANCE 2006-16

AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $4,200.00 FROM THE
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND OF THE TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD
COUNTY OF WARREN, NEW JERSEY

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
OXFORD, COUNTY OF WARREN, NEW JERSEY, AS FOLLOWS:

1. The sum of $4,200.00 is hereby appropriated from the Capital Improvement
Fund for the purchase of Computer Equipment.

2. The following additional matters are hereby determined, declared, recited
and
stated:

(a) The said purpose described in 1 of this ordinance is not a current
expense and is a property or improvement, which the Township may
lawfully acquire or make as a general improvement.

(b) The period of usefulness of said purpose, within the limitations of said
Local Bond Law, according to the reasonable life thereof, is ten (10)
years.

(c) A supplemental debt statement is not required by said Law.

3. The Capital Budget of the Township is hereby amended to conform with the
provisions of this ordinance to the extent of any inconsistency herewith and
the resolutions promulgated by the Local Finance Board showing all detail of
the amended capital budget and capital program as approved by the Director,
Division of Local Government Services, are on file with the Township Clerk
and are available for public inspection.

4. The ordinance shall take effect 20 days after the first publication thereof after
final adoption, as provided by law.

ORDINANCE 2006-16 Appropriating $4,200. from Capital for Computer
Equipment Purchase was introduced on first reading on motion by Mrs. Riley and
seconded by Mr. Lazorisak.

Draft Redevelopment Plan submitted by Schoor Depalma will be reviewed by the
Committee and professionals and tabled until next month.

Mr. Finelli explained that only one bid was received at the Oxford Municipal Building on
July 13, 2006 at 9:30 AM for the bid opening of the Kent Street Project. The one bid was
submitted by Warren Materials of Stewartsville for $114,391.80. Mr. Finelli’s
recommendation is to reject the bid and rebid the project because of questions about some
of the unit costs. He stated that he was hoping to save $15,000 to $20,000, which would
bring the cost closer to the grant.

On motion by Mr. Lazorisak and seconded by Mrs. Riley to reject the bid and rebid the
project for bid opening August 15, 2006 at 11:00 AM at the Oxford Township Municipal
Building.

Mr. Finelli said that the recreation fields are out to bid, with bid opening August 3, 2006
at 9:30 AM at the Oxford Municipal Building. A special meeting will be held on August
3, 2006 at 5:00 PM at the Oxford Municipal Building to award the bid.

On motion by Mrs. Riley and seconded by Mr. Lazorisak to have the Deputy Mayor sign
the COAH “Escrow Agreement for Housing Trust Fund.”

On motion by Mrs. Riley and seconded by Mr. Lazorisak, to approve the one day Liquor
License for the Oxford Township Volunteer Fire Company to be used at the Oxford
Summer Festival on August 12, 2006.

PUBLIC COMMENT:

There were questions about the Oxtech property and if the owner was cleaning up the
site. Mr. Lavery stated that the owner has a court date scheduled to answer these
questions and to put a time frame on demolishing the building and hauling the debris
away.
Bill Riethmuller asked who is in charge of the streetlights and who pays for the service
because the streetlight by the lake is always on. He also asked that one-day of the week
during the goose-hunting season to have the lake closed for one whole day. Mr.
Lazorisak asked Mr. Riethmuller to come to our August meeting when the Committee
will review the resolution for goose hunting and discuss the dates.

Harvey Hissim stated that behind his house in the alley, where a new home was built
residents are using it for a dump for brush and grass clippings. Mr. Lazorisak and Lou
Accetturo will go to the property tomorrow and check to see if the alley can be blocked
off. An Ordinance would have to be done to vacate it and the property owners would
have to agree to put up escrow money to pay Engineer’s fees and publication costs.

Jennifer Wiseburn updated the Committee on the Oxford Summer Festival on August 12,
2006 from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM. She stated that the banners and t-shirts are on order
and the festival has been advertised in the newspapers. She has talked to Lou Accetturo
about the parking and they are meeting every week to finalize the festival.

Diane Hooper asked about an application-HRAD that was not completed. Mike Finelli
stated that yes, it is completed and it has been submitted. She asked if the meeting
minutes were on the website and yes, the minutes are now up to date on Oxford’s
website.

The Public Comment period was closed.

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
pending litigation matter and potential contractual matter with
the minutes made available at such time the Township
Committee determines there is no danger to the Township by
disclosing those minutes.
3. 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 and seconded by Mrs. Riley to enter into
Executive Session at 8:35 PM.

Mr. Lavery stated that at 9:29 the Township Committee emerged from
Executive Session. The Committee discussed a litigation matter - Oxford
Township vs. McDonald; contractual matters - a proposal to purchase the
cell phone towers; letter from Green Acres in reference to the Hissim
property, and the settlement of the PRMUA lawsuit. No official action was
taken.

Mr. Lazorisak would like to have a meeting with Peter Kowalick, CFO and
Dave Roberts of Schoor DePalma to go over how much money is still due
Oxford on the $65,000 grant. Mr. Kowalick will make the arrangements.

On motion by Mr. Lazorisak and seconded by Mrs. Riley to adjourn the
meeting at 9:40 PM.

____________________________
Sheila L. Oberly, RMC
Township Clerk