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Riverside passes ordinances, appoints officers and approves year‑end fiscal steps
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting the Riverside Township Committee adopted several ordinances (curfew, 2025 pay schedule, addition of one cannabis manufacturing license), confirmed two personnel appointments, authorized a NJDOT wayfinding change order and delegated year‑end financial authority to the CFO; most votes were unanimous.
Riverside Township — The Riverside Township Committee on Dec. 16 adopted several ordinances on second and final reading, completed two personnel appointments, approved routine resolutions and delegated administrative, budgetary and procurement actions ahead of year‑end.
Key actions
- Ordinances adopted on second reading: Ordinance 2024‑#22 amending the township curfew; Ordinance 2024‑#23 fixing compensation for certain township officials and employees for 2025; and Ordinance 2024‑#24 amending Chapter 255 to permit an additional cannabis manufacturing license. Each ordinance passed by unanimous roll call.
- Appointments: The committee adopted Resolution 2024‑#136 appointing Matthew Parrish as a full‑time police officer (motion by Mr. Giovanetti, seconded by Mr. Kirk; vote 5‑0); the clerk administered the Oath of Office. The appointment of Roxanna Richards as full‑time Code Enforcement Officer was approved separately after being pulled from the consent agenda (motion by Mr. Giovanetti, seconded by Mr. Marter). The vote recorded Ayes — Giovanetti, Kimble, Marter and Peditto; Mr. Kirk abstained.
- Consent agenda and routine resolutions: the consent agenda included multiple ministerial items such as cancellations of municipal tax sale certificates (Res. 2024‑#126, #127, #128), tax refunds (Res. 2024‑#129, #130), adoption of a claimant certification exemption (Res. 2024‑#131), removal of a handicapped parking space (Res. 2024‑#133) and support for an amendment to the Fair Housing Act (Res. 2024‑#134). The committee also authorized contracting and procurement actions including Change Order #2 for the FY2022 NJDOT Transit Village Wayfinding contract (Res. 2024‑#135) — a $3,850 increase to add duplicate artwork for Type A signs — and authorized applying for a NJ DCA drainage grant of approximately $250,000 at Polk and North Fairview Streets (Res. 2024‑#132).
- Year‑end fiscal steps: the committee delegated to the chief financial officer authority to make transfers and pay bills through the end of the year (Res. 2024‑#137) and adopted budget appropriation transfers totaling $132,870.01 during the final two months of the fiscal year (Res. 2024‑#138). The CFO certified availability of sufficient funds.
Votes and procedures: most motions passed by unanimous votes; where recorded, votes are noted in the minutes. Several items were moved and seconded by committee members in standard procedural form and approved by roll call.
What’s next: staff will execute the administrative tasks authorized by the resolutions — e.g., grant application, contract change order execution and year‑end transfers — and will present any required ratifications or reports at the next regular meeting.
