TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD
WORKSHOP MEETING
SEPTEMBER 19, 2006
On September 19, 2006 the
regularly scheduled workshop meeting was held in the
Oxford Township Municipal Building, 11 Green Street,
Oxford, New Jersey.
In attendance were Mayor Angelo
Accetturo, Alex Lazorisak, Bonnie Riley, Peter
Kowalick and Sheila L. Oberly.
Mayor Accetturo who announced that
the meeting had been properly advertised in
accordance with the OPMA of 1975 called the meeting
to order at 7:30 PM.
Betty Wysocki, Animal Control
Officer requested that the dog licenses for 2007 be
put
on a computer program. Mr. Lazorisak suggested
asking Jean Paul Reece if he could put a program on
the computer and what the cost would be and report
back to the Committee next month.
Jennifer Wiseburn and Maureen
Kelly of the Oxford Summer Festival submitted a
report of the festival showing a profit after bills
were paid. Mr. Lazorisak reported that he heard all
positive feedback from people that attended. Ms.
Wiseburn stated that
meetings have already been scheduled to plan for
next year’s event.
Sue Buck asked if anything has
been done with the TDR program. Mr. Lazorisak stated
that the Township has a planning area in TDR and
until the Township receives guidelines and how to
formulate figures, Oxford is at a standstill.
Ms. Buck also stated that she sent
a letter to the Committee requesting that the
Connelly
Farm be cleaned up and get it back into some
semblance of a marketable property: back on the tax
rolls. The Committee will review the letter and a
copy will be given to Mr. Lavery for his evaluation.
The Committee received a letter
from the Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders
endorsing Sam Race of White Township for appointment
to the Highlands Water
Protection & Planning Council. The Committee
unanimously agreed to endorse Sam
Race to be appointed to the Highlands Council and on
motion by Mr. Lazorisak,
seconded by Mrs. Riley and passed unanimously on
roll call vote, the Mayor will send a letter to
Governor Corzine asking for Mr. Race to become a
member of the Council.
Pete Kowalick, Dave Roberts, and
Mr. Lazorisak had a meeting to discuss the amount
due Schoor Depalma to review and change the
Redevelopment Plan that is not covered
under the grant.
RESOLUTION 2006-60 and RESOLUTION
2006-66 was tabled.
WORKSHIOP MEETING
SEPTEMBER 19, 2006
Mr. Lazorisak stated that the
Committee needs a breakdown from Schoor Depalma of
the
amounts that Oxford Township has spent on Coachlite,
the redevelopment downtown
project and Oxtech property and also what items are
covered and not covered by the
grant. The Committee agreed that no checks would be
released to Schoor Depalma until this issue gets
resolved.
RESOLUTION
2006-65
WHEREAS, N.J.S. 40A:4-87 provides
that the Director of the Division of Local
Government Services may approve the insertion of any
special item of revenue in the
budget of any county or municipality when such item
shall have been made available by law and the amount
thereof was not determined at the time of adoption
of the budget, and
WHEREAS, said Director may also
approve the insertion of an item of
appropriation for an equal amount, and
WHEREAS, the Township has been
awarded $3,000.00 from the State of New
Jersey for a Highway Traffic Safety Grant (You Drink
and Drive, You Lose 2006
Statewide Crackdown) and wishes to amend its 2006
Budget to include a portion of this amount as
revenue
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
that the Mayor and Committee of
the Township of Oxford hereby requests the Director
of the Division of Local
Government Services to approve the insertion of an
item of revenue in the budget of the
year 2006 in the sum of $3,000.00 which is now
available as a revenue from:
Miscellaneous Revenues
Section F: Special Items of General Revenue
Anticipated with Prior Written
Consent of the Director of Local Government
Services- Public and
Private Revenues Offset with Appropriations:
Highway Traffic Safety Grant $ 3,000.00
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a like
sum of $3,000.00 be and the same is
hereby appropriated under the caption of:
General Appropriations:
(a) Operations Excluded from CAPS – Public and
Private Programs
Offset by Revenues:
Highway Traffic Safety Grant $ 3,000.00
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the
Township Clerk forward two copies of
this resolution to the Director of Local Government
Services.
WORKSHOP MEETING
SEPTEMBER 19, 2006
On motion by Mr. Lazorisak,
seconded by Mr. Accetturo and passed unanimously on
roll call vote, Resolution 2006-65 Special Item of
Revenue $3,000-DUI Grant was
approved.
OXFORD TOWNSHIP
RESOLUTION 2006-67
WHEREAS, an interested party has
paid to the Tax Collector the amount necessary
to redeem the lien on Block 34 Lot 40 and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the
Tax Collector to refund to the lien holder the
Redemption amount,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by
the Mayor and Committee of the
Township of Oxford that the redemption amount of
$407.31, known as Tax Sale
Certificate #462, be refunded to the lien holder,
Arthur Frustaci.
On motion by Mr. Accetturo,
seconded by Mrs. Riley and passed unanimously on
roll
call vote, Resolution 2006-67 Redeem Lien, Block 34,
Lot 40-$407.31 was approved.
RESOLUTION
2006-68
WHEREAS, the Township of Oxford
has adopted ordinances to fund certain
capital projects and resolutions to fund Preliminary
Cost reserves, and
WHEREAS, these projects are deemed
either complete or not necessary, and
WHEREAS, the Township of Oxford
would like to return these funds to their
point of origin, namely the Capital Improvement
Fund,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that
the following fully funded
Improvement Authorizations and Reserves for
Preliminary Costs are hereby cancelled
and the unexpended funds returned to the Capital
Improvement Fund:
Improvement Authorization:
#301257E Henry Street Drainage $ 15,114.60
Reserve for Preliminary Costs:
#301259A Ice Skating Rink 3,797.00
#301259B Furnace Brook Dam 2,346.50
WORKSHOP MEETING
SEPTEMBER 19, 2006
On motion by Mr. Accetturo,
seconded by Mr. Accetturo and passed unanimously on
roll call vote, Resolution 2006-68 Funds Returned to
Capital Improvement Fund was
approved.
OXFORD TOWNSHIP
RESOLUTION 2006-69
WHEREAS, an interested party has
paid to the Tax Collector the amount necessary
to redeem the lien on Block 13 Lot 6 and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the
Tax Collector to refund to the lien holder the
redemption amount,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by
the Mayor and Committee of the
Township of Oxford that the redemption amount of
$349.56, known as Tax Sale
Certificate #456, be refunded to the lien holder,
Arthur Frustaci.
On motion by Mr. Accetturo,
seconded by Mrs. Riley and passed unanimously on
roll
call vote, Resolution 2006-69 Redeem Lien, Block 13,
Lot 6-$349.66 was approved.
The Committee discussed the
Comcast contract and the franchise agreement that
was
signed by both parties. I will review the Comcast
file and give the franchise agreement
and any documentation referring to free Internet
service offered to us from Comcast to Mr. Lavery for
his review.
The date for Treat or Treat was
unanimously agreed to be October 31, 2006, from 5:00
PM to 7:00 PM.
The Committee discussed the Kent
Street and Recreational field projects and the
changes
to be made and the cost associated with the
reconstruction.
Mr. Lazorisak discussed the new
regulations that the state is imposing on all court
systems. The requirement is that an officer must be
in the courtroom at all times. Judge Steinhardt has
requested all day session courts, and no more night
courts. The Clerk will write a letter to the Judge
stating that the Committee has no quandary with this
request.
The Committee authorized Pete
Kowalick to set up a separate savings and checking
account for receipt of COAH fees in Skylands Bank.
The Committee reviewed the bills
and vouchers for the month of September.
WORKSHOP MEETING
SEPTEMBER 19, 2006
The following bills were withheld
for payment.
Covanta Energy $ 931.84
Covanta Energy 958.42
Finelli Consulting 95.00
Finelli Consulting 3,629.56
Finelli Consulting 430.00
Finelli Consulting 218.65
Finelli Consulting 1,345.04
Finelli Consulting 2,367.50
Finelli Consulting 7,053.07
Finelli Consulting 616.50
Finelli Consulting 7,881.25
Finelli Consulting 166.25
Finelli Consulting 4,656.75
Laddey, Clark and Ryan 702.00
Laddey Clark, and Ryan 404.40
Schoor DePalma 667.20
Schoor DePalma 1,108.00
Schoor DePalma 1,075.25
Schoor DePalma 9,763.00
Schoor DePalma 261.00
Schoor DePalma 12,297.50
Schoor DePalma 828.75
Schoor DePalma 5,888.75
On motion by Mr. Lazorisak,
seconded by Mr. Accetturo and passed unanimously on
roll
call votes to pay the remainder of the bills listed
on the bill list for September 2006.
At 10:15 PM the meeting was
adjourned on motion by Mr. Accetturo, seconded by
Mr.
Lazorisak and passed unanimously on roll call vote.
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Sheila L. Oberly, RMC
TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
SEPTEMBER 19, 2006
The regular scheduled meeting of
the Oxford Township Board of Health was held on
September 19, 2006 at 10:25 PM in the Oxford
Township Municipal Building, 11 Green
Street, Oxford, New Jersey.
In attendance were Angelo
Accetturo, Alex Lazorisak, Bonnie Riley and Sheila
L.
Oberly.
Mr. Accetturo announced that the
meeting had been properly advertised in accordance
with the OPMA of 1975.
On motion by Mr. Accetturo,
seconded by Mrs. Riley and passed unanimously on
roll
call vote the minutes for August 15, 2006 were
approved.
Mr. Lazorisak read the monthly
Warren County Board of Health minutes of September
18, 2006.
Mr. Lazorisak opened the meeting
to public comments.
Mr. Accetturo stated that West
Nile virus from mosquitoes has been found at the
Warren
County Landfill.
There being no other public
comment, Mr. Lazorisak closed the meeting to public
comment.
On motion by Mrs. Riley, seconded
by Mr. Lazorisak, the meeting was adjourned at
10:45 PM.
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Sheila L. Oberly, RMC |