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Lebanon Committee approves contracts, shared services, surplus sales and operational items
Summary
The committee approved a shared services agreement with the school district, awarded a website-hosting contract, rescinded and re-awarded a road striping contract, authorized surplus sales and tax-related payments, approved the bill list, and moved several operational items including DPW hiring and a Fire Department trailer replacement process.
Lebanon Township’s Committee took a series of operational votes April 8 covering interlocal services, vendor contracts, asset disposition and routine municipal business.
Shared services and vendor contracts - Resolution No. 52-2026 approved a Shared Services Agreement with the Lebanon Township School District for mowing, snow plowing, salting, pothole repair, equipment hauling and loaning for 2026 at an annual charge of $23,560; the Mayor and Clerk were authorized to sign the agreement when the district adopts a matching resolution. - Resolution No. 63-2026 awarded a website-hosting and implementation contract to CivicPlus to provide an ADA-accessible municipal website platform (initial cost $5,115.25; recurring cost $5,487.00). The clerk described the need to change providers to achieve ADA compliance.
Contracts and procurement adjustments - The committee rescinded a prior award to Dan Swayze & Son (Res. No. 191-2025) after the Morris County Cooperative Pricing Council (MCCPC) re-awarded Master Contract #36 for traffic striping; the committee then awarded traffic striping for Teetertown Road to Denville Line Painting under MCCPC Master Contract #36 for $2,814.36, funded by a 2025 NJDOT Local Aid grant. - Resolution No. 64-2026 authorized sale of surplus township property (1977 Huber Maintainer M-850; 1983 Pace Trailer D9D683019) via the GovDeals online auction platform with 'as is' sale terms.
Financial and administrative items - Resolution No. 61-2026 authorized redemption of Tax Sale Certificate #25-0004 (358 Winding Brook Lane) with payment of $13,780.64 to the lienholder. Resolution No. 62-2026 authorized a tax-overpayment refund of $1,213.07 to Verizon NJ (Block 555, Lot 3). - The committee approved the bill list (Resolution No. 70-2026) covering 80 purchase orders totaling $2,100,582.91.
Operations and personnel - The committee authorized advertising for two DPW summer help openings. Clerk Budd briefed the committee on GIS mapping and the Stormwater Management Plan (SWMP) estimate; Attorney Roselli advised a professional-services agreement will be required to award the mapping work to UTRS and that an authorizing resolution will be on the May 13 agenda. - Fire Department Chief Warren Gabriel requested to trade the department’s enclosed trailer for an open trailer, with the department covering any difference; Attorney Roselli advised the township should purchase the new trailer and adopt a resolution declaring the current trailer surplus. The Clerk and Attorney will draft the necessary resolution.
The committee also authorized its insurance carrier’s substitute defense counsel (Res. No. 65-2026) in pending litigation involving the NAR Group, Inc. The committee entered and exited executive session to discuss collective bargaining and property acquisition matters and adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
