Beach Haven approves consent agenda, joins cooperative purchasing alliance and clears $350,358.02 in bills

The Beach Haven Borough Council voted to approve the evening’s consent agenda, which listed resolutions 59 through 68, and to approve a bills list of $350,358.02.

The consent agenda included: an amendment to a shared services agreement for construction code enforcement (Res. 59); an update to the emergency management council (Res. 60); authorization to advertise for ice cream vendor bids (Res. 61); participation in a regionalized SWAT/crisis negotiation team with Ocean County (Res. 62); a borough-wide yard sale permit (Res. 63); support for legislation requiring ownership disclosure when residential rental housing is purchased by LLCs (Res. 64); joining the New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance so the borough can purchase playground equipment under state contract without separate bidding (Res. 65); a sidebar agreement with Teamsters Local 97 to assign a stipend for qualified plumbing duties (Res. 66); an award to Core & Main for water and sewer department parts (Res. 67); and approval of up to $6,108.38 for police radios and equipment (Res. 68).

Clerk reported that joining the cooperative purchasing alliance will allow the borough to issue purchase orders immediately and that lead time for playground equipment is estimated at six to eight weeks; the clerk said bathrooms and fence work may not be covered by the coop and likely will require separate quotes. The minutes, consent agenda and bills were approved by voice vote with all present members voting in the affirmative. No individual consent item was removed for separate discussion during the meeting.

What happens next: staff will issue purchase orders under the co-op contract and begin procurement steps; playground equipment ordering was expected to begin the following business day.