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Lebanon committee introduces two ordinances, accepts county grants and approves a slate of contracts
Summary
At its Oct. 2 meeting the Lebanon Township Committee introduced two ordinances for public hearing on Oct. 16, accepted a $37,000 Hunterdon County infrastructure grant for tree work, authorized multiple procurement actions and approved tax-sale redemptions and professional services by unanimous roll call votes.
The Lebanon Township Committee on Oct. 2 introduced two ordinances for public hearing Oct. 16, accepted county grants totaling $37,700 for tree removals and police-event reimbursement, and approved several procurement and financial actions including contract awards and tax-sale redemptions.
The first ordinance introduced, Ordinance 12-20-24, would remove a local drinking-water-certificate requirement from the certificate of continued occupancy after the Board of Health and committee members said the state Private Well Testing Act already requires homeowner testing and the additional certificate duplicates work and raises costs for sellers. The chair introduced the measure and committee members voted to introduce it for a public hearing.
The second introduction, Ordinance 13-20-24, clarifies Chapter 325 (fees, cash deposit, public utility corporations) so that when a road opening is secured with a surety or utility bond the ordinance will require an escrow (set by the township engineer) to cover engineering and inspection costs. Committee member Mark flagged drafting ambiguities that the amendment aims to fix.
On resolutions, the committee adopted Resolution 153-2024 to accept a Hunterdon County municipal infrastructure grant of $37,000 for removal of dead ash trees on township-owned property and replacement plantings where required by the grant terms; Chair said the funds apply only to township property. The committee also adopted Resolution 154-2024 to insert a $700 Somerset County reimbursement in the budget to cover police patrols at special events.
Procurement actions approved included a contract award (Resolution 155-2024) to Frank Bridal & Sons Inc. for a Buffalo Turbine cyclone blower paid from Clean Communities grant funds, authorization to solicit bids for a 2023-or-newer Chevy Tahoe for the police department (Resolution 156-2024), and an award (Resolution 157-2024) under Hunterdon County cooperative pricing to Morton Salt Inc. at $65.81 per ton for road salt purchases. The committee discussed on-hand salt stores and nonbinding quantity estimates.
Financial items included two tax-sale redemptions: Resolution 159-2024 authorizes $18,073.18 payable to US Bank CUST for ProCap for a Musconetcong River Road property, and Resolution 160-2024 authorizes $53,329.10 for a Trimmer Road property; members requested confirmation whether interest amounts were included. The committee also approved a professional-services agreement not to exceed $17,500 with Holman, Frenia & Allison PC for financial consulting (Resolution 162-2024).
Votes were taken by roll call on each motion; the record shows the motions were seconded and carried by the committee in each case. The clerk’s request for two nights at the New Jersey League of Municipalities for continuing-education credits was approved. The meeting adjourned after the committee authorized an executive session to discuss collective bargaining, contract negotiations and personnel, then reconvened to adopt the professional-services agreement.
The committee scheduled public hearings and further ordinance introductions for Oct. 16; several items discussed (fee changes, the fire-truck financing plan, and a board-consolidation ordinance) were set for additional review or future votes.
