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Southampton committee approves consent agenda, accepts audit and moves forward on grants
Summary
On July 16 the Southampton Township Committee approved a multi-item consent agenda (Resolutions 2024-88–2024-95), accepted the 2023 audit, appointed a safety coordinator to the municipal joint insurance fund, and authorized a corrective action plan. One committee member abstained on parts of the consent agenda and an appointment resolution.
The Southampton Township Committee approved a multi-item consent agenda and several audit-related resolutions at its July 16 meeting.
Deputy Mayor Ronald Heston moved to approve the consent agenda (Resolutions 2024-88 through 2024-95); Committeewoman Elizabeth Rossell seconded. The consent agenda included items to insert special items of revenue into the municipal budget pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-87 (Clean Communities FY2024 and the 2021 Recycling Tonnage Grants), authorization to submit a New Jersey Department of Transportation grant application and execute a grant contract for the NJDOT Ridge Road Resurfacing Improvements, tax-collector adjustments recommended by the tax assessor, insertion of the National Opioids Settlement Fund into the budget, a compensation agreement for payment of accumulated sick and vacation time upon retirement, and a maintenance bond release for the Pinelands Preservation Alliance.
At the roll call Mayor Michael Mikulski, Deputy Mayor Heston, Committeewoman Rossell and Committeeman James Young voted in favor; Committeeman William Raftery abstained on the consent agenda vote. Later, Resolution 2024-86 accepting the 2023 annual audit was approved (motion by Deputy Mayor Heston, second by Committeeman Young) on a unanimous roll call. Resolution 2024-87 appointing a safety coordinator to the Municipal Joint Insurance Fund was approved with an abstention by Committeeman Raftery. Resolution 2024-96 approving a corrective action plan for audit recommendations was adopted unanimously.
The minutes record the committee’s authorization to apply for the NJDOT Ridge Road resurfacing grant; details of the grant request (amount, scope) are not reproduced in the minutes.
