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Votes at a glance: Lebanon Township Committee actions, Sept. 18, 2024
Summary
The committee adopted Ordinance No. 11-2024 (psilocybin ban) and approved resolutions including a $56,000 county Open Space matching grant application for Memorial Park, a $1,540 budget insertion for police overtime, acceptance of two volunteer resignations, purchase of a $7,475 blower (resolution to follow), approval of vouchers totaling $9,410.03, and authorized executive session (Resolution 152).
At its Sept. 18 meeting, the Lebanon Township Committee recorded several formal actions by motion and roll call.
Ordinance adopted - Ordinance No. 11-2024 (amending Chapter 400, Article 2, §409) — Prohibits commercial production, manufacturing and service provisioning of psilocybin, psilocin and psilocybin spores. The planning board had issued a resolution of non‑inconsistency. Motion to adopt carried by roll call.
Resolutions and administrative votes - Resolution No. 150‑2024 — Authorized submission of a Municipal Park & Recreation matching grant application to the Hunterdon County Open Space Trust Fund to request $56,000 for the Memorial Park volleyball courts renovation; township commits to a 25% cash match. Adopted. - Resolution No. 151‑2024 — Authorized insertion of a $1,540 special revenue item in the municipal budget from a county grant to support police overtime; adopted. - Resignation acceptances — The committee accepted with regrets the resignations of Heidi McKee (historian committee) and Jane Kent (park committee); roll call recorded multiple affirmatives and one abstention. - DPW equipment purchase — Committee agreed to proceed with a resolution to purchase a Buffalo turbine blower (~$7,475) to be funded from a Clean Communities grant; resolution to be drafted and scheduled. - Vouchers/bill list — The bill list for the period ending Sept. 18, 2024, totaling $9,410.03 was approved by roll call. - Resolution No. 152‑2024 — Authorized executive session to discuss collective bargaining, attorney‑client privileged matters and personnel; adopted and the committee entered executive session.
What it means: Most items were routine municipal business — grant applications, small equipment purchases funded from grants, personnel committee housekeeping and voucher approval. The most consequential individual action is the adoption of the psilocybin ordinance; the committee also left a major capital item (fire pumper) under discussion for follow-up.
Provenance: Each action was moved and recorded in the meeting; roll calls and the mayor’s readouts are reflected in the minutes.
