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Votes at a glance: Millville Commission approves ordinances, contract awards and appointments
Summary
At its April 1, 2025 meeting the Millville City Commission approved multiple ordinances, contract awards, and appointments, including a community coin-drop permit, a utility easement, a five-year tax abatement application, and several contract awards and budgeted purchases. One resolution was tabled.
The Millville City Commission on April 1, 2025 adopted a set of ordinances and resolutions covering permits, contract awards, equipment purchases, appointments and tax/utility record adjustments. Key items approved included a coin-drop permit for the Millville Police Athletic League, a utility easement with Atlantic City Electric Company, a five-year tax abatement for Livonia RE Management Corp., multiple routine resolutions (recycling grant submission, tax-sale cancellations, adjustments to records) and purchase orders for field fencing, fire hose and meter-equipment expansion. Resolution 10 was tabled.
Why it matters: The votes finalize vendor contracts, authorize city staff to proceed on several capital and administrative items and confirm appointments that affect city operations and economic development incentives.
Votes at a glance (item — outcome — vote highlights): - Ordinance (second reading) approving a coin drop for the Millville Police Athletic League on June 15–16, 2025 — Approved (roll call: Hewitt Yes; Vice Mayor Watson Yes; Commissioner Kasaboom Yes; Commissioner Sui Yes; Mayor Romanek Yes).
- Ordinance (second reading) amending Millville Code Chapter 52, Article 4 (prohibiting use of videotaping/audio equipment in certain city offices/limited public forums) — Approved 3–2 (Commissioner Hewitt No; Vice Mayor Watson Yes; Commissioner Kasaboom Yes; Commissioner Sui No; Mayor Romanek Yes). See separate article for debate.
- Ordinance approving a utility easement agreement with Atlantic City Electric Company (Block 49, Lot 4) — Approved (unanimous roll call recorded).
- Ordinance approving application and agreement submitted by Livonia RE Management Corp. for a five-year tax exemption/abatement under Millville Municipal Code Chapter 65 (Livonia meat slicing facility, 650 Bridal Boulevard) — Approved (unanimous roll call recorded).
- Resolution 1 — authorize submission of the Recycling Tonnage Grant application to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and deposit funds into a dedicated recycling trust fund — Approved (unanimous roll call recorded).
- Resolution 2 — canceling tax sales — Approved (unanimous roll call recorded).
- Resolution 3 — award non-fair-and-open purchase order to Martinez Contractors LLC to repair fence at Millville Soccer Field, amount not to exceed $19,636.47 (certified funds signed by CFO Susan Quinones) — Approved (unanimous roll call recorded).
- Resolution 4 — first amendment to non-fair-and-open contract/purchase order with Core & Main LP for additional equipment for phase 1 invoices, additional $608,000 (new not-to-exceed total $1,738,070; certification by CFO Susan Quinones) — Approved (unanimous roll call recorded).
- Resolution 5 — purchase order for fire hose and equipment from MES Service Company LLC in amount not to exceed $19,505 (certified funds) — Approved (unanimous roll call recorded).
- Resolution 6 — appointment of Lawrence Fawcett as deputy emergency management coordinator to fill an unexpired term through 07/31/2025 — Approved (unanimous roll call recorded).
- Resolution 7 — authorize resident of Block 236, Lot 134 (13208 Canal Street) to construct a 1,000-gallon concrete septic closer to the right-of-way than NJAC 7:9A-4.3 specifies (variance) — Approved (unanimous roll call recorded); engineering staff assisted the applicant.
- Resolution 8 — adjustments to tax and utility records — Approved (unanimous roll call recorded).
- Resolution 9 — authorize special assessment of municipal liens for certain properties for costs incurred by the city (board and secure plus administrative fees), per Chapter 11, Article 6 of the municipal code — Approved (unanimous roll call recorded).
- Resolution 10 — tabled (no action taken at this meeting).
Administrative petitions/letters recorded: the commission received and filed a resignation letter from William Smith resigning from the Zoning Board of Adjustment (motion carried by roll call); Mayor Romanek’s reappointment of John Romanek and Veronica Chaney to the Shade Tree Commission (term expiring 12/31/2029) was received and filed (Mayor Romanek recorded an abstention on that item); Mayor Romanek’s appointment of Commissioner Carol Costman to the Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) board was received and filed (votes recorded as shown in the minutes).
Process notes: Certification of funds for contract and purchase order actions was provided by CFO Susan Quinones where recorded in the minutes. For full vote details, consult the official minutes posted by the municipal clerk.
