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Audubon commissioners approve bills, appoint municipal court judge and extend tax grace period
Summary
At the July 18 meeting, Audubon commissioners unanimously approved payment of July bills, appointed Charles Shimberg as municipal court judge for a three‑year term, and extended the grace period for third‑quarter property taxes; they also authorized an application for a spotted lanternfly reimbursement program.
Audubon commissioners met July 18 and approved a set of routine measures, including the payment of July bills, the three‑year appointment of a municipal court judge and an extension to the third‑quarter property tax grace period.
Commissioner Lee called the meeting to order and read the meeting notice required by Title 10 of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated. The board then moved through the consent actions. Commissioner Lee moved to approve the July 5, 2023 meeting minutes; Commissioner Whitman seconded, and the motion carried.
By motion and unanimous roll call vote the board approved Resolution 2023‑111 authorizing payment of bills for July 2023; Resolution 2023‑112 appointing Charles Shimberg as municipal court judge for the Borough of Audubon for a term dated July 15, 2023 to July 14, 2026; and Resolution 2023‑113 providing an extension on the grace period for third‑quarter property taxes. The commissioners also approved Resolution 2023‑114 authorizing application for the New Jersey Department of Agriculture's 2023 Spotted Lanternfly Control Treatment Reimbursement Program.
The meetings' motions were made and seconded by Commissioners Lee and Whitman as recorded in the minutes; votes were recorded as unanimous or "all in favor." The record does not list individual roll‑call votes by member beyond the meeting text's notation of unanimous approval.
The meeting later approved Resolution 2023‑115 to enter closed session for litigation; no substantive details of that litigation were disclosed in open session. The meeting adjourned at 7:28 p.m.
What happens next: the minutes were marked approved for signature; any implementation steps for the judge appointment, tax‑grace change or grant application will follow routine administrative processing as noted in the meeting record.
