Council approves consent agenda: municipal housing liaison named, full-time police officer hired, road program awarded

The Absecon City Council approved a multi-item consent agenda that included personnel appointments, contract awards and administrative housekeeping.

Key items approved on the consent agenda included the appointment of Jessica Snider as the municipal housing liaison for the city's affordable housing program, authorization of change orders for Pitney Park tennis-court resurfacing, acceptance of change order number three for the 2023 road program, authorization to award the contract for the 2024 road program, and the appointment of Matthew Mun as a full-time police officer.

Administrator and CFO Jessica Snider told the council the 2024 budget is on track and that the city expects approximately $175,000 in annual health-insurance savings in 2025 after switching from the State Health Benefits plan to the Health Insurance Fund. "We will likely be saving approximately $175,000 in health insurance cost for 2025 by simply having changed our plan," she said.

The consent agenda was moved and approved by roll call without separate public discussion. The approved items will be published in the normal meeting records; individual contracts and appointment paperwork can be requested from the municipal clerk's office.

Why it matters: the appointment of a municipal housing liaison signals ongoing administrative attention to affordable-housing matters; the road-program award and change orders schedule construction and maintenance work; the police hire fills a departmental opening and candidates are being prepared for the January academy.