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Merchantville council approves shared-services tax collector agreements, appointments and authorizations to seek bids
Summary
On consent the council approved a series of resolutions including a shared-services agreement to contract a certified tax collector, appointment of a tax assessor and police patrolman, authorization to advertise bids for solid waste and a cell tower lease, and budget insertions for small grant awards.
On May 12 the Merchantville Borough Council approved a consent agenda that included shared‑services arrangements, multiple appointments and authorizations to solicit bids.
Shared‑services and tax-collection: Council approved R25-59 to enter a shared services agreement with Haddon Township to permit Ryan Giles (a Certified Tax Collector) to serve Merchantville from June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026 for $25,000 (80% allocated to salary; 20% retained by Haddon to offset employment costs). Council also approved R25-68 amending a prior shared-services arrangement to permit Kristy Emmett (Certified Municipal Tax Collector, Borough of Barrington) to serve Merchantville part time from Jan. 1–May 31, 2025 for $12,904.
Appointments: The council appointed Patrick Dymond as Tax Assessor effective July 1, 2025 (R25-60); Brad Knouse to the Shade Tree Commission effective May 12, 2025 (R25-61); and Jovan Mercado as a patrolman in the Merchantville Police Department effective May 6, 2025, subject to required training and certification (R25-64). The council also appointed Raymond Woods to the Merchantville‑Pennsauken Water Commission for an unexpired term through June 30, 2026 (R25-65).
Procurement authorizations: The council adopted R25-62 authorizing the borough clerk to prepare specifications and advertise bids for solid waste and recycling collection, and R25-63 authorizing advertising and solicitation of bids for a cell tower lease at Borough Hall.
Other finance items: Council approved R25-66 to request state approval to insert $5,844.81 in special items of revenue into the 2025 budget (composed of a $1,500 Camden County Joint Insurance 2024 Safety Incentive Award and a $4,344.81 FY2022 Recycling Tonnage Grant) and R25-67 to transfer a $100 tax sale premium from the Trust Other fund to the Current Fund following lien redemption. Council also accepted the Department of Accounts and Auditing report and authorized the Treasurer to pay bills (R25-69), with the transcript listing a grand total of $513,916.30 for the bill list and manual checks/wires.
Where motions are recorded, they were made on the motion of Council member Anthony Perno and second of Council member Ray Woods and recorded as approved; the transcript does not include individual vote tallies.
