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Voorhees Township Committee approves first readings of two ordinances and adopts slate of resolutions
Summary
At its June 24 meeting the Voorhees Township Committee approved first readings of two ordinances (buffer/landscape standards and an easement vacation) and adopted a package of resolutions that include maintenance-guarantee releases, liquor-license renewals, a union memorandum ratification and several hires and reappointments.
The Voorhees Township Committee on June 24 held first readings on two ordinances and approved a slate of resolutions covering guarantees, liquor-license renewals and personnel actions.
A motion for the first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 1546 of the Voorhees Township Code — the buffer and landscape design standards — was made, seconded and carried with no discussion recorded. The committee also held a first reading of an ordinance to vacate an easement and right-of-way at 5 Chip Andam Drive (tax map block/lot referenced); that first reading likewise passed on a motion and second.
The committee then opened and quickly closed public comment on resolutions. The body read and approved a group of resolutions numbered 17524 through 18324. The resolutions listed in the meeting transcript include: 17524 memorializing an executive session from the June 10, 2024 meeting; 17624 accepting a performance guarantee for Eureka Stone Quarry, Inc. (block 115.04, lot 8.03); 17724 releasing a maintenance guarantee for Panda Express (block 15018, lot 7.15); 17824 releasing a maintenance guarantee for Voorhees Pediatrics (block 19903, lot 32); 17924 authorizing renewal of 2024–2025 liquor licenses; 18-24 ratifying a memorandum of agreement between the township and the International Association of Firefighters Local 3249 regarding hours of work and overtime; 18124 reappointing special officers in the Voorhees Police Department; 18224 authorizing the hiring of John P. Sweeney as a police officer; and 18324 authorizing the hiring of Mark Hopkins as a part-time fire protection subcode official in the construction department. The meeting transcript records a motion, a second and that the motion “carried,” but it does not include a roll-call vote tally or names for movers and seconders.
The committee also stated there was no need for an executive session that evening and approved minutes (May 13 and June 10, 2024), executive session minutes of June 10, the registrar report for May 2024 and bills for June 24 by motion and carried vote; the transcript contains no detailed roll-call tallies for those approvals.
The ordinances advanced as first readings will return for further consideration at a subsequent meeting; the resolutions adopted in the meeting take effect as specified in township procedures and as noted in the individual resolution texts.
What happens next: ordinances approved for first reading typically require a second reading and final vote at a future meeting; interested residents can consult the township clerk’s office for the full resolution texts and any timelines for effective dates.
