Millville commissioners approve 34 resolutions, table one and fail one for lack of second at Jan. 7 meeting

Millville City commissioners spent the Jan. 7 reorganization meeting considering a large package of resolutions that included professional‑services awards, equipment purchases and administrative designations.

The commission approved 34 resolutions and purchase orders covering municipal attorney and auditor appointments, engineering and legal services, and equipment purchases. One resolution (appointing Brock D. Russell, Esq., as municipal attorney) was tabled for further discussion, and one item (a $20,000 social media and advertising contract with Billhorn Media Group/Art C. Salters Inc.) did not receive a second and therefore did not advance.

Key items approved included: - A temporary 2025 municipal budget (resolution item 2). - Purchase order to repair Fire Engine 30 with FF1 Apparatus LLC, not to exceed $38,158.58 (item 12). The fire‑engine repair drew public comment earlier in the meeting from Tim Cardi, who questioned refurbishing a 26‑year‑old truck, and from commissioners who said refurbishing could be significantly less expensive than buying new apparatus. - Purchase of a 6,000‑pound forklift for parks and grounds, not to exceed $33,500 (item 13). - Appointment of Bowman & Company, LLP as municipal auditor for up to $112,000 (item 21). - Appointment of Phoenix Advisors LLC as financial advisor for up to $5,000 (item 23). - Awards of multiple professional‑services contracts covering bond counsel, labor counsel, municipal prosecutor, public defender services, engineering firms for projects and floodplain/landscape services, and environmental counsel. - Purchase order for a Mohawk front‑end alignment machine with lift for fleet management, not to exceed $74,800.59 (item 45).

A full list of resolutions and votes appears below, drawn from roll‑call tallies recorded in the meeting minutes. Roll calls were generally unanimous among the five commissioners present unless otherwise…