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Audubon commissioners adopt police extra‑duty ordinance and approve multiple administrative resolutions
Summary
At its March 7 caucus meeting the Audubon Board of Commissioners adopted Ordinance 2023‑01 on extra‑duty police employment and approved a set of routine resolutions including a Camden County CDBG application and a social affairs permit for Audubon Day; most measures passed unanimously.
The Borough of Audubon Board of Commissioners adopted Ordinance 2023‑01 on March 7, 2023, updating the municipal code’s provisions for extra‑duty police employment through the borough. Commissioner Whitman moved to adopt the ordinance; Commissioner Lee seconded, and the measure carried on a unanimous roll‑call vote.
The board approved several administrative resolutions in a single session with routine motions and unanimous support. Resolutions approved include 2023‑47 (turnover of municipal court uncashed checks), 2023‑48 (veteran deduction for Block 45, Lot 3.02), 2023‑49 (authorize borough engineer to apply for and the mayor to execute a Camden County Community Development Block Grant agreement for program year 2023) and 2023‑50 (appointment of Rudy Avizius to the 2023 Community Energy Task Force). Motions to approve these items were made and seconded by Commissioners Lee and Whitman in alternating order, with unanimous roll calls recorded where noted.
The board also approved Resolution 2023‑51 granting a social affairs permit for April 29 (Audubon Day) to the Audubon Fathers’ Association. Commissioner Lee moved the permit; Commissioner Whitman seconded. Mayor Jakubowski recorded an abstention on that vote.
After a closed session to discuss contracts, the meeting record shows Resolution 2023‑53, authorizing a contract with the YMCA to provide a summer camp program at the Francis J. Ward Recreation and Community Center for June 26 through August 25, 2023, was on the agenda immediately before adjournment. The transcript records the contract item and the meeting’s adjournment but does not include a detailed roll‑call tally for that particular resolution in the public minutes.
Why it matters: The ordinance changes how extra‑duty police work is managed through the borough code and the CDBG application could fund improvements to the Audubon Senior Center, both of which involve municipal policy or spending decisions. The social affairs permit and summer‑camp contract affect community events and summer programming.
What’s next: The board is scheduled to approve minutes and continue work on the 2023 budget at upcoming meetings; grant applications and contract documents referenced at the caucus will proceed through the borough’s administrative process.
