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Byram Council adopts patrol‑rifle ordinance, approves consent items and holds executive sessions
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance No.016‑2025 to buy patrol rifles (not to exceed $15,000), enacted consent items including a Community Forestry Plan and a shared‑service agreement with Hardyston, approved the bill list and held two executive sessions on attorney‑client and personnel matters.
On Dec. 2, 2025, the Byram Township Council approved several administrative and policy actions and held two executive sessions on attorney‑client and personnel matters.
The council passed Ordinance No.016‑2025 on final reading, authorizing a capital expenditure not to exceed $15,000 for the acquisition of patrol rifles for the Police Department. The ordinance was presented on second reading and the council ordered publication of the notice of final passage.
The consent agenda was enacted by a single motion. The packet listed three consent items: a contract authorization for Navitend to provide Proventiv managed services (not to exceed $54,479.12); adoption of a Community Forestry Plan for 2025–2030; and a shared‑service agreement with Hardyston Township for fire prevention services covering Jan. 1, 2026 through Dec. 31, 2029. The council also approved the bill list and several sets of minutes from November 2025. Motions were moved by Councilwoman Franco and seconded by Councilman Proctor; the motions carried among the members present.
Township Manager Joseph Sabatini reported that several police officers and the chief received a Valor Award for an incident on Jan. 13, 2025; Byram received $144,652 in state aid for Sleepy Hollow street repairs; gas line installation on Lackawanna Drive was postponed until Spring 2026; and an NJDEP 4A permit for Phase A of a stormwater watershed improvement plan has been completed, with a follow‑up grant to be pursued.
The council conducted two executive sessions — one prior to the regular agenda and a second session later in the evening — citing attorney‑client privileged communications, a health benefits consultant interview with USI Insurance Services (Brian Golick) and personnel matters. The meeting returned to open session at 7:34 p.m. and again at 9:10 p.m., when the meeting was adjourned.
The council noted that the item numbered 196 in the packet was pulled from the consent agenda and will be considered at the Dec. 16 meeting.
