TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD
WORKSHOP MEETING
OCTOBER 17, 2006
On October 17, 2006, the regular
scheduled workshop meeting was held in the Oxford
Township Municipal Building, 11 Green Street,
Oxford, New Jersey.
In attendance were Angelo
Accetturo, Alex Lazsorisak, Bonnie Riley, Peter
Kowalick
and Sheila L. Oberly.
The Mayor announced that the
meeting had been properly advertised in accordance
with
the OPMA of 1975 and called the meeting to order at
7:37 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 acquisition of
property 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. Accetturo,
seconded by Mr. Lazorisak and passed unanimously on
roll call vote, the Committee entered into Executive
Session at 7:45 PM.
AT 8:00 PM, the Committee entered
into open session after discussing a potential
purchase of property. No official action was taken.
Eileen Kowalick stated that today,
a letter was received from the State of New Jersey
about State Long Term Health Care. She explained
that the State is sponsoring long-term health care,
which is voluntary, open to all state and municipal
employees and retirees. At this time no rates have
been given. There would be no cost to the
municipality; all costs would be paid entirely by
the employee or retiree. The State is requiring a
resolution from municipalities that are interested
in offering this plan to all employees and retirees.
RESOLUTION
2006-60
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Township
Committee, of the Township of Oxford,
County of Warren, hereby acknowledges the
requirement of preliminary costs as the
result of Redevelopment Projects. The purpose of
these preliminary costs are for
engineering costs associated with the projects and
that the amount to be charged is for
purposes for which bonds may be issued under Chapter
2 of Title 40A,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
that the amount appropriated for
preliminary costs shall be:
Redevelopment Plan $ 30,000.00
FURTHERMORE, the Chief Financial
Officer is authorized to set up a reserve
for preliminary expenses out of the Capital
Improvement Fund of the General Capital
Fund.
On motion by Mr. Lazorisak,
seconded by Mrs. Riley, Resolution 2006-60 was
adopted.
Mr. Accetturo voted No.
RESOLUTION
2006-66
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Township
Committee, of the Township of Oxford,
County of Warren, hereby acknowledges the
requirement of preliminary costs as the
result of Redevelopment Projects. The purpose of
these preliminary costs are for
engineering costs associated with the projects and
that the amount to be charged is for
purposes for which bonds may be issued under Chapter
2 of Title 40A,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,
that the amount appropriated for
preliminary costs shall be:
Redevelopment Project $ 35,000.00
FURTHERMORE, the Chief Financial
Officer is authorized to set up a reserve
for preliminary expenses out of the Capital
Improvement Fund of the General Capital
Fund.
On motion by Mr. Lazorisak,
seconded by Mrs. Riley, Resolution 2006-66 was
adopted.
Mr. Accetturo voted No.
RESOLUTION
2006-70
WHEREAS, it has been determined that the property
owner of Block 33.03, Lot 16 is a
permanently disabled vet and therefore is tax
exempt, date of determination, January 9,
2001 and
WHEREAS, the property owner
purchased his property in Oxford on May 19, 2006.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by
the Township Committee that the
Collector of Taxes be authorized to refund prorated
taxes in the amount of $337.84 and
cancel the balance of 2006 taxes in the amount of
$3,436.52.
On motion by Mr. Lazorisak,
seconded by Mr. Accetturo and passed unanimously on
roll
call vote, Resolution 2006-70 was adopted.
RESOLUTON
2006-71
Tonnage Grant Application (2005)
WHEREAS, the Mandatory Source
Separation and Recycling Act, P.L. 1987, c. 102, has
established a recycling fund from which tonnage
grant may be made to municipalities in order to
encourage local source separation and recycling
programs; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent and the
spirit of the Mandatory Source Separation and
Recycling Act to use the tonnage grant to develop
new municipal recycling programs and to continue and
to expand existing programs; and
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection and Energy is
promulgating recycling regulations to implement the
Mandatory Source Separation and
Recycling Act; and
WHEREAS, the Recycling regulations
imposes on municipalities certain requirements
as a condition for applying for tonnage grants,
including but not limited to, making and keeping
accurate, verifiable records of materials collected
and claimed by the
municipality; and
WHEREAS, a resolution authorizing
this municipality to apply for such tonnage grants
will memorialize the commitment to this municipality
to recycling and to indicate the
assent of the Committee of the Township of Oxford to
the efforts undertaken by the
municipality and the requirements contained in the
Recycling Act and recycling
regulations; and
WHEREAS, such a resolution should
designate the individual authorized to ensure the
application is properly completed and timely filed.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by
the Township Committee of the
Township of Oxford hereby endorses the submission of
the recycling tonnage grant
application to the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protections and Energy and
designates Phil Rosenberg, Recycling Coordinator, to
ensure that the application is
properly filed; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the
monies received from the recycling tonnage
grant is deposited in a dedicated recycling trust
fund to be used solely for the purpose of recycling
and promoting recycling in the township.
On motion by Mr. Accetturo,
seconded by Mrs. Riley and passed unanimously on
roll
call vote, Resolution 2006-71 was adopted.
On October 21, 2006, Phil
Rosenberg, Recycling Coordinator will have a clean
up around town for the Clean Communities Grant. All
interested parties are to meet at the Oxford School
at 10:00 AM. All volunteers participating will be
served lunch at Oxford Pizza Pub when clean up is
completed.
On motion by Mr. Accetturo,
seconded by Mr. Lazorisak and passed unanimously on
roll call vote, to purchase a new Dell computer for
the Municipal Clerk for $1,000.00 from Jean Paul
Reece of Access24.
The Committee reviewed the bills
and the following bills were held:
Comcast $ 98.98
Connell Foley LLP 1,435.00
Covanta Energy 956.59
Covanta Energy 931.84
Covanta Energy 958.42
Finelli Consulting 6,551.06
Finelli Consulting 7,053.07
Finelli Consulting 1,214.39
Laddey, Clark & Ryan 404.40
Laddey, Clark & Ryan 390.00
Laddey, Clark & Ryan 702.00
Schoor DePalma 4,801.00
Schoor DePalma 261.00
Schoor DePalma 828.75
Sirkis & Lavery 31.25
On motion by Mrs. Riley, seconded by Mr. Accetturo
and passed unanimously on roll
call vote, to pay the reminder of the bills listed
on the Bill List for October 2006.
The Committee reviewed the Consent
Dismissal and Stipulation of Settlement Agreement
from PRMUA and will discuss this matter further at
tomorrow’s Township Meeting with Michael Lavery. The
Committee authorized Mr. Kowalick to make out a
check to PRMUA in the amount of $80,000 in
settlement of the lawsuit with PRUMA.
On motion by Mr. Accetturo,
seconded by Mrs. Riley and passed unanimously on
roll
call vote to sell the police car to the Town of
Belvidere for $4,000.
Barbara Theis, Welfare Director
notified the Clerk that she was resigning from her
position as soon as possible. The Committee
instructed the Clerk to notify Mrs. Theis
asking for a letter stating the effective date of
her resignation. She is to return any
equipment or supplies that belongs to Oxford
Township within seven days of her last day of work.
On motion by Mr. Accetturo,
seconded by Mr. Lazorisak and passed unanimously on
roll call vote to accept Mrs. Theis resignation.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Sue Buck asked it the Committee
has reviewed or come to a decision on the letter she
wrote last month inquiring about the “Connolly
Farm.” The Committee will ask Mr.
Lavery at tomorrow’s Township meeting.
There being no more public
comment, the public comment period was closed.
On motion by Mr. Accetturo, seconded by Mrs. Riley
and passed unanimously on roll
call vote, the meeting was adjourned at 9:35 PM.
_____________________________
Sheila L. Oberly, RMC
TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING
OCTOBER 17, 2006
The regular scheduled meeting of
the Oxford Township Board of Health was held on
October 17, 2006 at 9:45 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 September 19, 2006 were
approved.
Mr. Lazorisak read the monthly
Warren County Board of Health minutes of October 15,
2006.
Mr. Lazorisak opened the meeting
to public comment.
There being no public comment, the
public comment period was closed.
On motion by Mrs. Riley, seconded
by Mr. Accetturo, the Board of Health meeting was
adjourned at 10:05 PM.
_____________________________
Sheila L. Oberly, RMC
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