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Somers Point council approves resolutions on procurement, contracts, grants and executive sessions; honors Mike Owen
Summary
Council approved Resolutions 247–255 (recognition of Mike Owen; procurement via state contract for GovPilot; contract awards for stormwater projects; NJDEP grant agreement; authorizations for executive sessions) and approved the consent agenda by voice vote. One member recused on a developer negotiation item.
At its December meeting the Somers Point City Council approved a series of routine and project‑specific resolutions (Nos. 247–255) and the consent agenda by voice vote.
Notable outcomes: - Resolution 247: Recognition and thanks to Council member Mike Owen for six years of service; approved by voice vote. - Resolution 248: Authorized purchase through state contract vendor York Telecom Corporation (aka GovPilot) for municipal computer reseller services; the resolution cites NJSA 48:2‑12A and NJAC 5:34‑729(c). Approved by voice vote. - Resolutions 249–252: Administrative items including canceling outstanding checks (249), an escrow agreement with 901 Mays Landing Road, LLC (250), and engineering contract awards for Ocean Avenue stormwater repairs (251) and Pacific Avenue pump station replacement (252); all approved by voice vote. - Resolution 253: Authorized an agreement with the NJDEP planning and design grant program; approved by voice vote. - Resolutions 254 and 255: Authorizations to enter executive session for advice of counsel and privileged communications (254: NJ State Health Benefit Program negotiations; 255: development negotiations regarding 90 Broadway). One council member recused himself from the 90 Broadway discussion because of a declared conflict; the council voted to enter executive session.
All votes reported in chamber were recorded by voice as 'Aye' with no formal roll‑call tallies printed in the meeting transcript. Where a council member declared a conflict, recusal was noted on the record.
