Egg Harbor Township Committee members voted Tuesday to adopt changes to police hiring rules, revise roadway permitting and approve Capital Improvement Fund spending to restore roadways affected by the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project.

The measures adopted were Ordinance 21, which updates Chapter 6 (Administration of Government) to establish the position of special law enforcement officers and align hiring requirements with state law; Ordinance 22, appropriating funds from the Capital Improvement Fund for final paving and restoration of West Jersey Avenue and other roadways impacted by the Atlantic Shores project using an in-lieu contribution from Kremer Jingoli LLC; and Ordinance 23, which revises Chapter 195 (Streets and Sidewalks) to rename the road-opening permit to a roadway-occupancy permit and update definitions, restoration standards and application procedures.

Mr. Freeman, speaking for township staff during the public hearing, summarized Ordinance 21 as intended “to establish the position of a special law enforcement officers within the police department, and update the hiring requirements to reflect current state law, including the eligibility criteria for the county correction officers under the PTC waiver program.” The committee took no public comment on Ordinance 21 and moved to close the public portion before voting to adopt the ordinance by roll call (all present voting yes).

On Ordinance 22, Mr. Freeman said the appropriation would fund “final paving and restoration of West Jersey Avenue and various other roadways related to the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project” and noted the funding source as “an in lieu contribution of funds from the Kremer Jingoli LLC.” No members of the public spoke on Ordinance 22; the committee closed public comment and approved the ordinance by unanimous roll-call vote.

Ordinance 23 was presented as a code modernization measure. According to Mr. Freeman, the ordinance “renames road opening permit to roadway occupancy permit, updates definitions, streamlines application procedures, revises our restoration standards, and authorizes in lieu contributions for final paving.” The committee closed the public portion with no speakers and adopted Ordinance 23 by roll call.

Ordinance 24, to designate one handicap parking space at 103 Palammo Avenue (amending Chapter 213-34, Vehicles and Traffic), was introduced; a public hearing on Ordinance 24 was scheduled for Sept. 3, 2025, at 5 p.m. The committee took the procedural vote to introduce the ordinance and set the public hearing date.

The committee also moved and approved a series of consent-calendar resolutions and handled routine bills and payroll approvals during the meeting. Where the ordinances were adopted outright, roll-call votes were recorded as unanimous affirmative by the members present.

The ordinances change rules within existing township code chapters and rely on in-lieu developer contributions for some restoration work; they do not, on their face, change the township’s zoning map or authorize land takings. Ordinance 22 ties the road restoration funding specifically to work related to the Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind Project and to a named private contributor, Kremer Jingoli LLC.

The committee did not debate the substantive legal authority for the ordinances at length during the public hearings; Mr. Freeman presented the text and purpose, the public portion was closed with no speakers for these items, and the committee adopted Ordinances 21–23. Ordinance 24 was introduced for future public hearing.