Township committee approves consent calendar and routine resolutions, including $7.33 million bill payment

The Lacey Township Committee on Feb. 13 voted through a series of routine resolutions and administrative matters, including authorizations for consultants, personnel leaves, a county agreement for a traffic signal, a construction change order and the payment of township bills totaling $7,326,953.49.

Why it matters: The package of approved resolutions covers municipal administration (consultants and part‑time staff), infrastructure maintenance (bulkhead change order), intergovernmental operations (Schedule C traffic‑signal agreement with Ocean County) and routine fiscal actions. Approving the payment of $7,326,953.49 was the meeting’s largest single financial action on the consent calendar.

Key votes and outcomes (selected): - Ordinance first reading: Ordinance 2025‑03, establishing new Chapter 2‑41 (Municipal Buildings Restricted Areas) to safeguard records and employees; roll call recorded affirmative votes and the ordinance advanced as a first reading. - Resolution 2025‑85: Appointed Affordable Housing Administrators as the township’s affordable housing consultant for the Preserve at Barnegat Bay and other designated projects — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025‑86: Authorized employment of Christine Manulio as part‑time assistant municipal treasurer to fill a vacancy — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025‑87: Authorized a leave of absence for Richard Larson Lisonbee, Department of Public Works — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025‑88: Authorized a leave of absence for Deborah Simpson, police department — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025‑89: Authorized an amendment with Ocean County for the Schedule C agreement to have the county take over service and maintenance for the traffic signal at Lake Bernadette Drive and Haight Street — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025‑90: Approved a change order to the Lakeside Drive bulkhead replacement contract for specified electrical upgrades — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025‑91: Authorized reduction of a performance guarantee for Lacey Pines LLC (Dream Homes in The Pines) conditioned on posting a new guarantee following engineer inspection — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025‑92: Authorized the tax collector to refund a tax overpayment — approved by roll call. - Resolution (deposit refunds): Authorized refunding deposits for municipal facility use — approved by roll call. - Resolution 2025‑94: Authorized payment of township bills in the amount of $7,326,953.49 — approved by roll call.

Other administrative votes approved by the committee included permission for the Woman’s Club of Lacey to place pinwheels on township property for Child Abuse Prevention Month (April 1–30), a 60‑day extension for a residential storage pod at 2241 Llewellyn Parkway, a special‑use permit for the Elks Lodge “Fire and Ice” event March 1–2 (including sign placement two weeks before), and approvals of multiple minutes and reports presented at the meeting.

Procedure and vote: Each resolution was moved and seconded and passed by roll call, with members recorded as voting in the affirmative (Mister McDonald; Mister Kenneth; Missus Giuliano; Mister LeRae; Mayor Curitolo). The transcript records unanimous “yes” responses for these routine items.

What was not specified: For some items the meeting record did not include detailed cost breakdowns (for example, exact dollar amounts for the Lakeside Drive change order beyond the meeting readout) or the names of motion movers and seconders beyond generic “move/second” announcements; the meeting readout did list the $7,326,953.49 bills payment total.

Next steps: Several items are administrative and implemented by township departments or vendors (finance, public works, municipal clerk) following standard procedures; ordinance 2025‑03 will return for additional steps in the ordinance adoption process.