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Stockton council approves energy cooperative, budget transfers and mapping agreement; payments authorized
Summary
Stockton Borough Council on Feb. 10 joined a Hunterdon County cooperative for municipal electricity purchasing, approved 2024 budget transfers, authorized RCAP to map wastewater and stormwater at no cost, and approved municipal payments totaling $365,869.46. All motions passed unanimously.
Stockton Borough Council on Feb. 10 approved a series of resolutions aimed at reducing municipal costs and completing utility mapping work.
Council voted to join the Hunterdon County Cooperative Pricing System to aggregate municipal electric purchasing and seek lower basic generation service charges for the borough. Mayor Aaron Lipsen said the program is for the borough’s electrical usage and “this meeting is called pursuant to the provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act,” noting the mayor is authorized to execute any necessary cooperative pricing documents. Council approved Resolution 2025-30 on a 6-0 roll call.
Council also approved Resolution 2025-31 to make budget transfers under N.J.S.A. 40A:4-59, moving $5,000 from the 2024 Public Works appropriation to 2024 Legal to cover bills presented this year. The Chief Financial Officer was authorized to make the listed transfers.
On infrastructure work, the council authorized a Community Services Agreement with Rural Community Assistance Partnership, Inc. (RCAP) for GPS data collection and GIS mapping of the borough’s wastewater and stormwater systems. The RCAP work is funded through federal grants and will be provided at no cost to the borough; Attorney Lisa Maddox explained that RCAP is the grant recipient and the borough would not be financially responsible if the vendor did not complete the services. Council approved the RCAP authorization unanimously.
Separately, Council approved Resolution 2025-32 authorizing payment of municipal obligations in the amount of $365,869.46, as recommended by the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
All listed resolutions were approved by roll call votes with six ayes and no nays recorded on the minutes. The meeting agenda indicated the energy cooperative resolution invokes N.J.S.A. 40A:11-11(5); the budget-transfer resolution cites N.J.S.A. 40A:4-59; and the RCAP agreement cited N.J.S.A. 40A:11-6.1 as the basis for awarding a no-cost services agreement without bidding.
The council also authorized entry into an executive session to discuss attorney-client privileged regulatory and statutory compliance matters. Mayor Lipsen announced the next regular meeting is March 17 via Zoom; the Feb. 10 meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
