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Absecon City Council adopts two ordinances, approves appointment and DOT grant applications
Summary
At its June 20 meeting the Absecon City Council adopted two ordinances — a military/veteran seasonal boat‑ramp permit discount and a city tree removal/replacement code — approved a patrol‑officer appointment and authorized two grant applications to the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
The Absecon City Council on June 20 adopted two ordinances and approved several consent items, including the appointment of a full‑time patrol officer and authorizations to apply for two New Jersey Department of Transportation grants.
The council approved Ordinance 14, 2024, which amends the municipal code to extend the discounted seasonal boat‑ramp permit currently available to veterans to active‑duty members, Reserve and National Guard service members. The council later approved Ordinance 15, 2024, creating Chapter 323 to regulate tree removal and replacement in the city code. Both ordinances were adopted following roll‑call votes recorded in the meeting minutes.
On the consent agenda the council approved item 107, appointing Gregory O'Connell as a full‑time patrol officer. It also moved and approved resolutions to submit two NJDOT grant applications: item 108 is a municipal‑aid application for reconstruction of Delaware Avenue (Route 9 to Hon Avenue); item 109 is an application through the Safe Streets to Transit program to construct raised pedestrian crosswalks at multiple locations to function as speed tables and improve pedestrian safety. Administrator and CFO Ed explained the grant purposes, saying the raised crosswalks “function as speed tables” to provide safer crossings and traffic calming.
The council adopted the consent agenda and approved the bill list as read into the record. Meeting minutes from prior sessions were approved with several abstentions recorded by members who were absent for those earlier meetings.
What happens next: The ordinances take effect according to the timelines in municipal code; the administrator will proceed with the grant applications and any procurement steps if the grants are awarded. The appointment of the patrol officer will be implemented through the police department’s hiring process.
