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Votes at a glance: Somers Point council approves budget, several resolutions and introduces bond and ordinance measures
Summary
At the meeting the council adopted the 2025 budget and approved a set of resolutions and ordinances. This roundup lists each formal vote or introduced ordinance and its outcome.
The Somers Point City Council recorded the following formal actions at its March meeting. Listed below are motions, outcomes and vote details where recorded.
Votes and outcomes
- Resolution 95 of 2025 (read budget by title only): Motion carried by voice vote; recorded as adopted during the meeting. (No roll-call recorded.)
- Resolution 96 of 2025 (self-examination of the 2025 budget): Motion carried by voice vote; recorded as adopted during the meeting. (No roll-call recorded.)
- Resolution 97 of 2025 (adoption of the 2025 municipal budget): Adopted by roll-call vote. Recorded votes: Council member DePantelis — yes; Council member Dill — yes; Council member Garrity — yes; Council member Johnston — yes; Council member McGuigan — yes; Council member Owen — yes; Council president Haberkorn — yes.
- Ordinance number 6 of 2025 (second amendment to long-term tax exemption and related fifth amendment to redevelopment agreement for Bayview Court Urban Renewal LLC): Adopted following public comment and roll-call. Recorded roll-call (all yes): Council member Bridal — yes; Council member Garrity — yes; Council member DePantelis — yes; Council member Johnston — yes; Council member Owens — yes; Council member McGuigan — yes; Council president Haberkorn — yes.
- Ordinance numbers 7, 8, 9 and 10 of 2025 (bond ordinances and amendments to parks/traffic chapters): Introduced on first reading; council voted to introduce each ordinance (voice votes recorded as 'Aye'); second readings and formal adoption will occur at future meetings as required.
- Resolution 98 of 2025 (city clerk to issue a class C retail 31 club license to SP Paddle Club): Approved by voice vote.
- Resolution 99 of 2025 (interlocal agreement with Atlantic County concerning pedestrian and traffic improvements): Approved by voice vote.
- Resolution 100 of 2025 (purchase of sports facility products via Sourcewell contract): Approved by voice vote.
- Consent agenda (three resolutions): Approved by voice vote.
- Approval of minutes (regular minutes of 03/13/2025 and executive session minutes): Approved by voice vote.
- Payment of bills: Council approved payment of bills and authorized disbursements by voice vote following the presentation of the bill list.
Where the transcript recorded named roll calls, the recorded votes above match the meeting record. Where the meeting used voice votes the minutes record adoption with no individual roll-call tallies.
