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Ventnor commission adopts ordinances and consent resolutions in routine March 27 vote
Summary
By unanimous recorded roll call (Commissioner Langra and Mayor Creel; one commissioner absent), the Ventnor commissioners introduced a redevelopment plan, adopted ordinances on claims for payment and dumpster/portable storage rules, and approved consent resolutions including personnel actions and contracts; several items were adopted by consent with little public debate.
The Ventnor City Board of Commissioners on March 27 took a series of routine legislative and consent actions, recording affirmative roll‑call votes from Commissioner Lisa Langra and Mayor Creel on motions to introduce and adopt ordinances and to approve consent resolutions. Commissioner Mento was absent.
The meeting record shows the Commission introduced Ordinance 005 to adopt the Ventnor Professional Campus Redevelopment Plan and adopted by public hearing Ordinance 003 (claims for payment threshold adjustments) and Ordinance 004 (amendments for dumpsters and portable storage/utility units). Commissioners also introduced and discussed fee‑related ordinances adjusting land‑use fees, merchant licensing fees and fishing‑pier fees; staff said the increases align rates with surrounding communities and cover administrative costs.
By consent the Commission approved Resolutions 116–125 (as amended on the bench), which include HVAC service agreements for municipal facilities; authorization for the city engineer to solicit construction‑management inspection proposals for lead service line replacement; a change order for Bandshell construction that addresses sidewalk and apron work; provisional and permanent personnel appointments (including a promotion to accountant for a long‑serving clerk identified as "Sar," an appointment for Danielle Monera to office manager, Queen Harvey to assistant controller, and a full‑time Public Works hire, Charles 'Chuck' Snowden); and a contract not to exceed $47,700 for construction management services on a well rehabilitation project.
The Commission also approved bills and payroll for the period; the transcript records roll call approval but the exact dollar amount in the audio transcript was not clearly legible. All vote motions recorded in the transcript were carried by recorded 'yes' votes from Commissioner Langra and Mayor Creel, with Commissioner Mento noted as absent.
The adopted ordinances and the resolutions are procedural approvals; where an ordinance was introduced the Planning Board will perform the next review step if required.
