| MINUTES
OF THE HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON MARCH 21,
2000.
The meeting
was called to order by Mayor Ross at 7:00 P.M. with the opening
statement that the meeting had been duly advertised and met
all the requirements of the Sunshine Law. Also present were:
Councilman Kievit, , Councilman Lasinski, Councilman Worflar,
Councilwoman Hamilton, Manager John Eskilson and Clerk Louanne
Cular.
SALUTE
THE FLAG:
CONSENT
AGENDA: ALL MATTERS LISTED BELOW ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE
IN NATURE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL BE
NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THE ITEMS. IF ANY DISCUSSION IS
DESIRED, THAT PARTICULAR ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
AGENDA AND WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
Monthly Reports:
1. Police
Department Report - January 2000
2. Statewide Insurance - Minutes 2/2/2000
3. Municipal Court Report - February 2000
4. Hardyston Economic Development - Minutes 1/3/2000
5. Construction Department Report - February 2000
Minutes:
1. Regular Minutes of 3/7/00
2. Workshop Minutes of 3/14/00
3. Executive Session Minutes of 3/14/00
Licenses:
None
A motion
was made by Lasinski to approve the consent agenda, seconded
by Kievit. All in favor. Motion carried.
ORDINANCES
1st READING: ORDINANCE 2000-7
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 4, POLICE
REGUATIONS, SECTION 4-3.5, FALSE ALARMS,
AND SECTION 4-3.6, VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES,
OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE
TOWNSHIP OF HARDYSTON.
BE IT
ORDAINED by the Township Council of the Township of Hardyston
that Chapter 4, Police Regulations, Section 4-3.5, False Alarms,
and Section 4-3.6, Violations and Penalties, of the Revised
General Ordinances of the Township of Hardyston be amended
in its entirety as follows:
4-3.5
False Alarms
a. False
alarms shall be considered a violation of the provisions of
this section. In case of false alarm, any person having knowledge
thereof shall immediately notify the police department. The
police department shall cause an investigation to be made
of all false alarms and shall keep a record of such false
alarms on file. the police department shall issue written
warnings for the first four false alarms on any registered
system occurring within the same calendar year. Subsequent
false alarms shall be subject to the penalties provider for
below.
4-3.6
Violations and Penalties. Any person who shall violate any
of the terms or provisions of this section or who shall commit
or do any act or thing prohibited by this section shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished in accordance with Chapter
4, section 4-6 provided that minimum fines shall be established
as follows:
MINUTES OF THE HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON
MARCH 21, 2000.
a. Failure
to register: $50.00
b. False Alarms
1. For the fifth and all subsequent false alarms in the same
calendar year: $100.00
ORDINANCES: None
2ND READING:
NEW
BUSINESS:
A.
1999 Budget Transfer Resolution
WHEREAS,
VARIOUS 1999 bills have been presented for payment this year
which were not covered by order number and/or recorded at
the time of transfers in the 1999 budget in the last two months
of 1999 and
WHEREAS,
NJS 40A:4-59 provides that all unexpended balances carried
forward after the close of year are available until lapsed
at the close of the succeeding year to meet specific claims,
commitments or contracts incurred during the preceding fiscal
year; and allows transfers to be made from unexpended balances
which are expected to be insufficient during the first three
months of the succeeding year;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Township of Hardyston
that the following transfers in the amount of $1000.00 be
made between the 1999 Budget Appropriation Reserves as follows:
FROM
Police Communications - OE $ 1,000.00
TO
Police-Other Exp $1,000.00
A motion
was made by Kievit to approve the resolution as presented,
seconded by Worflar. All in favor. Motion carried.
B.
RESOLUTION URGING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO RELEASE
OIL FROM THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE
WHEREAS,
the Township of Hardyston is dependent upon petroleum based
products to provide basic services such as police/fire protection
and road repair/maintenance to its residents; and
WHEREAS,
the cost of diesel fuel and gasoline to the Township has more
than doubled in the past twelve months; and
WHEREAS,
as a result of this increase the Township of Hardyston has
been forced to drastically increase the amount of funds budgeted
for the purchase of diesel fuel and gasoline; and
WHEREAS,
the increase in the cost of fuel to the Township has had a
direct impact on the amount of property taxes to be raised
in support of the municipal budget; and
WHEREAS,
the exorbitant increase in fuel prices has, and will continue
to have, a devastating effect on families and individuals
on fixed or limited incomes; and
WHEREAS,
in 1975, as an emergency response to the Arab oil embargo
of 1973, the Congress of the United States created the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve in order to protect the nation from future
disruptions in oil supply; and
WHEREAS,
on October 24, 1992 the President of the United States signed
into law the Energy Policy Act of 1992 which allowed for the
draw down of the Strategic Petroleum Reserves in emergency
situations involving a severe price increase likely to cause
a major adverse impact on the nation's economy; and
WHEREAS,
the Hardyston Township Council believes the current dramatic
increase in fuel prices and its impact on all sectors of the
economy including business, government and families qualifies
as an emergency situation under the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township of
Hardyston that it hereby urges the President of the United
States to immediately release oil supplies from the nation's
Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an effort to stabilize and
reduce the cost of petroleum products in the United States;
and
BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Township Council urges the President
and the Congress to enact policies which promote alternative
sources of energy to reduce the nation's dependence on petroleum;
and
BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be forwarded
to the President of the United States, the Honorable Robert
Toricelli - United States Senate, the Honorable Frank Lautenberg
- United States Senate, the Honorable Marge Roukema - United
States Congress 5th District, the Honorable Christine Todd
Whitman - Governor of the State of New Jersey, the New Jersey
League of Municipalities, all Sussex County Municipalities.
A motion
was made by Hamilton to approve the resolution as presented,
seconded by Kievit. All in favor. Motion carried.
C. 2000 SALARY AND WAGES FOR TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
BE IT
RESOLVED by the Hardyston Township Council that the annual
salaries and wages effective January 1, 2000 shall be paid
as follows:
Township
Council $ 3,000.00
Township Manager $61,227.00
Municipal Clerk/Registrar/Search Officer $47,371.00
Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer $34,807.00
Tax Collector/Search Officer $41,545.00
Zoning Off/Code Enf. $19,328.00
Tax Assessor $32,448.00
Land Use and Grants Administrator $41,600.00
Recreation Program Director $20,290.00
Fire Official $ 3,492.00
Fire Prevention Inspector $20/smoke alarm inspection
Director of Public Works $27,211.00
Municipal Court Administrator $29430.00
Municipal Court Administrator - Night Court $ 75.00 (per session)
Municipal Court Magistrate $24,449.00
Deputy Court Clerk $ 60.00 (per session)
Board of Health Secretary $ 4,397.00
Emergency Management coordinator $ 5,597.00
Summer Recreation Director $ 2,445.00
Ass't. Summer Recreation Director $ 1,864.00
Summer
Recreation Nurse $ 1,200.00
Summer Recreation Art Director $ 800.00
Hourly
Senior Clerk/Radio Dispatcher $ 15.21
Clerk/Radio Dispatcher $ 14.10
Radio Dispatcher $ 14.10
Road Supervisor $ 20.84
Assistant Road Supervisor $ 18.43
Laborer/Driver $ 18.43
Laborer $ 12.48
Seasonal Laborer/Driver $ 12.00
Secretary/Clerical $ 11.00
Secretary/Clerical Temporary $ 8.00
Secretary/Adminstration $ 12.72
Assistant to Recreation Program Director $ 8.74
A motion
was made by Hamilton to approve the resolution as presented,
seconded by Lasinski. All in favor. Motion carried.
D. RESOLUTION ADOPTING A POLICE MANUAL FOR THE HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP
POLICE DEPARTMENT: BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Council
of the Township of Hardyston that it hereby adopts the Hardyston
Police Department Police Manual dated March 21, 2000.
A motion
was made by Hamilton to approve the resolution as presented,
seconded by Kievit. All in favor. Motion carried.
E.
Correspondence List :
1. NJ
State League of Municipalities
2. NJ State League of Municipalities
3. NJ State League of Municipalities
4. NJ State League of Municipalities
5. Resolution - Town of Newton
6. Resolution - Borough of Andover
7. Resolution - Borough of Andover
8. Resolution - Township of Monroe
9. Resolution - Township of Hampton
10. Resolution - Township of Hampton
11. County of Sussex
12. Resolution - Borough of Franklin
13. Resolution - Borough of Sussex
14. Resolution - Borough of Hamburg
15. Resolution - Borough of Hamburg
16. County of Sussex
17. State of NJ - DCA
18. NJ Environmental Commissions
19. The Tributary
20. The Sharing Network
21. Memo - John Eskilson
22. RPA Blueprint
23. Glynwood Center
24. NJCC
25. NJ Historic Preservation Office
26. Memo - John Eskilson
27. NJ Pipeline
28. NJ Comparative Risk Project
29. The Wireless Project Group
30. Commercial Vehicle Consultants, Inc.
31. City of Jersey City
32. Lehman & Getz
33. Million Mom March
34. Resolution - Township of Fredon
A motion was made by Lasinski to approve the correspondence
list as presented without items 2,6,21,26,31 and 9, seconded
by Kievit. All in favor. Motion carried.
MANAGERS REPORT: Manager John Eskilson gave a verbal
and written report on the following items:
April
18th Council Meeting - will be moved to a different location
Police Department
Big Spring Road Improvement Project
BILLS
TO BE PAID: A motion was made by Kievit to pay the bills
as presented, with the addition of Aramark Uniform for $317.00,
seconded by Worflar. All in favor with Ross abstaining. Motion
carried. The bill list may be found at the end of these minutes.
PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION: A motion was made and seconded to open
the meeting to the public. All in favor. Motion carried. The
public commented on the Circus at the Littell Community Center,
Silver Grove Road Bridge, Rock Lodge Road Bridge and Ordinance
on False Alarms.
A motion
was made and seconded to close the meeting to the public.
All in favor. Motion carried.
ADJOURN:
A motion was made by Lasinski to adjourn, seconded by Worflar.
All in favor. Motion carried.
ATTEST______________________
Louanne Cular RMC/CMC
Municipal Clerk
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