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Egg Harbor City Council: key votes and outcomes from June 11 meeting
Summary
Council approved a slate of routine and project resolutions including appointment of a tax assessor, authorization for Rutgers to restore a parking area and build a rain garden, HDSRF investigative funding for the Moss Mill landfill, award of a $2.27M stormwater contract (contingent on I-Bank), and the removal of a Lincoln Park pavilion.
At its June 11 meeting the Egg Harbor City Council approved multiple resolutions and an ordinance. The following summarizes each formal action and the recorded roll-call outcomes.
- Appointment of tax assessor: Council passed Resolution 13 appointing Michael Stocklos as tax assessor. Vote: unanimous among members present (yes: Dovi, Galloway, Heist, Hessie, Keener, Ortiz, Timbers).
- NJSA Chapter 48 adoption (retiree health insurance): Council adopted provisions of Chapter 48 under NJSA 52:114-17.38 allowing a public employer to agree to pay certain retirees’ health insurance; roll call passed unanimously among members present.
- Stormwater contract award (Resolution 15): Council approved awarding the base bid to Asphalt Paving Systems for $2,271,700 contingent upon I-Bank concurrence and loan closing. Vote: unanimous among members present.
- Rutgers parking restoration (Resolution 17): Council authorized Rutgers University to restore a parking area at Dilworth’s Park and install a rain garden to cure an unpermitted parking area; the resolution passed on roll call.
- HDSRF funding for Moss Mill Road investigation (Resolution 18): Council accepted $120,143.35 in HDSRF funds to pay for a site investigation/remedial investigation; vote passed on roll call.
- Pavilion removal motion (parks): Council voted to remove the pavilion in Lincoln Park after a motion by a council member; roll-call votes were recorded in the affirmative and the council will proceed with removal planning.
- Other administrative and routine approvals: The council renewed a cooperative purchasing contract with Fleet Management, renewed parking lot lease for World Class Flowers, renewed various liquor licenses (effective July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027), approved bill lists, and adopted Ordinance 11-2026 amending Chapter 102 (bingo and games of chance). All were approved by recorded roll-call votes among members present.
These votes were recorded by roll call; most were unanimous among the seven members present. Absent or not voting members were noted in the meeting record where applicable. Where amounts or project scopes were discussed (for example the stormwater contract and HDSRF grant), staff provided the technical and funding context in public remarks.
