MINUTES
OF THE HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON JANUARY
16, 2001
The
meeting was called to order by Mayor Lasinski at 7:00 P.M.
with the opening statement that the meeting had been duly
advertised and met all the requirements of the Sunshine
Law. Also present were: Councilman Ross, Councilman Armstrong,
Councilwoman Hamilton, Manager John Eskilson and Clerk Louanne
Cular.
SALUTE
THE FLAG:
CONSENT
AGENDA: ALL MATTERS LISTED BELOW ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE
IN NATURE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. THERE WILL
BE NO SEPARATE DISCUSSION OF THE ITEMS. IF ANY DISCUSSION
IS DESIRED, THAT PARTICULAR ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE
CONSENT AGENDA AND WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
Monthly
Reports:
1. Police
Department - November 2000
2. Municipal Clerk - November 2000
3. Municipal Clerk - December 2000
4. Board of Health Minutes - 11/9/00
5. HTMUA Minutes - 11/8/00
6. Zoning Board Minutes - 12/7/00
Minutes:
1. Regular Minutes of 12/5/00
2. Workshop Minutes of 12/12/00
3. Regular Minutes of 12/28/00
Licenses:
None
A motion
was made by Ross to approve the consent agenda, seconded
by Hamilton. All in favor with Lasinski abstaining on the
minutes of 12/28/00 and Armstrong abstaining on all the
minutes. Motion carried.
ORDINANCES
.
1st READING: ORDINANCE - 2001-01
AN ORDINANCE
TO AMEND THE ESTABLISHED MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM SALARIES FOR
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HARDYSTON TO PROVIDE
THE METHOD FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANNUAL SALARY INCREMENTS IN
THE DISCRETION OF THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL
BE IT
ORDAINED by the Township Council of the Township of Hardyston
as follows:
Section
1. The minimum and maximum salary range for officers or
employees of the Township of Hardyston who are employed
on an annual salary basis shall be and is hereby fixed as
follows:
POSITION
MINIMUM MAXIMUM
Township
Council 3,000.00 4,500.00
Township Manager 20,000.00 70,000.00
Deputy Manager 8,000.00 15,000.00
Township Clerk/Registrar/Search Off. 25,000.00 55,000.00
Deputy Clerk/Deputy Registrar $0 35,000.00
Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer 25,000.00 40,000.00
Tax Collector/Search Off. 15,000.00 44,000.00
Tax Assessor 14,000.00 50,000.00
Land Use and Grants Administrator 5,000.00 50,000.00
Construction Code Official 45,000.00 75,000.00
Director of Public Works 20,000.00 45,000.00
Administrative Assistant - Public Works 2,000.00 4,000.00
Police Chief 40,000.00 95,000.00
Municipal Court Administrator 22,000.00 35,000.00
Municipal Court Administrator
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JANUARY 16, 2001
(Night
Court - per session) 75.00 100.00
Deputy Court Clerk - per session 50.00 100.00
Municipal Court Magistrate 13,000.00 30,000.00
Zoning Officer 5,000.00 25,000.00
Recycling Coordinator $1.00 3,000.00
Fire Official 2,000.00 4,500.00
Fire Prevention Inspector $20 per smoke alarm inspection
$25 per smoke alarm inspection
Board of Health Secretary 2,000.00 5,000.00
Emergency Management Coordinator 2,000.00 6,500.00
Summer Recreation Director 1,500.00 3,000.00
Summer Recreation Assistant Director 1,000.00 2,500.00
Recreation Program Director 10,000.00 40,000.00
Summer Recreation Art Director 500.00 1,500.00
Summer Recreation Nurse 1,000.00 1,500.00
Section
2. The minimum and maximum rates of compensation for each
employee or class of employees who are employed on an hourly
basis shall be and are hereby fixed as follows:
POSITION
MINIMUM HOURLY MAXIMUM HOURLY
Senior
Clerk/Radio Dispatcher 8.00 17.00
Clerk/Radio Dispatcher 8.00 15.00
Radio Dispatcher 10.00 17.00
Plumbing Subcode Official 15.00 28.00
Electric Subcode Offiical 15.00 35.00
Building Inspector 15.00 28.00
Road Supervisor 11.00 24.00
Assistant Road Supervisor 15.00 21.00
Laborer/Driver 15.00 21.00
Seasonal Laborer/Driver 10.00 20.00
Laborer 8.00 14.00
Secretary/Administrative 10.00 15.00
Secretary/Clerical 8.00 14.00
Seasonal/Temporary/Clerical 5.25 11.00
Assistant to Recreation Director 8.00 12.00
Summer Recreation Sr. Counselors 6.00 10.00
Summer Recreation Jr. Counselors 5.25 8.00
Section
3. Any officer or employee of the Township of Hardyston
who is at any time receiving less than the maximum compensation
or salary as hereinabove provided may, as hereinafter provided,
be given an additional annual increment of salary until
the maximum salary has been reached.
Section
4. No officer or employee shall be entitled to receive an
additional increment of salary until the same has been approved
by resolution of the Township Council, and no officer or
employee shall receive more than one (1) additional increment
of salary in any one calendar year.
Section
5. Nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to
make mandatory the payment of annual salary increments to
any officer or employee of the Township of Hardyston. Salary
or wage increases shall be contingent upon the availability
of funds and shall be granted on a merit basis.
Section
6. The Township Council reserves the right to pay a salary
to any new employee during his or her probationary period
of ninety (90) days which may be less than the minimum rate
of salary or compensation as hereinabove provided. However,
upon the satisfactory completion of such probationary period
said employee shall be paid not less than the minimum salary
provided for the particular office or employment.
Section
7. The Township Council further reserves the right to pay
a salary to any new employee at any figure between the minimum
and maximum salary provided for such office or position
and not necessarily the minimum salary.
Section 8. The adoption of this Ordinance shall not operate
to either increase or decrease the present pay of any officer
or employee of the Township of Hardyston, and the salaries
or compensations provided by existing ordinances shall remain
in full force and effect until such time as the Township
Council may grant and approve such additional increments
of salary as may be deemed advisable pursuant to the terms
of this Ordinance. A resolution of the Township Council
establishing specific salaries or wages may be made retroactive
to January 1st of the year in which the resolution is adopted.
Section
9. Salaries shall be paid in the same manner and the same
time as heretofore provided by ordinance.
Section
10. All ordinances or parts of ordinances which may be inconsistent
with the terms of this ordinance are to the extent of such
inconsistency hereby repealed.
A motion
was made by Hamilton to approve Ordinance 201-01 on first
reading, seconded by Armstrong. All in favor. Motion carried..
ORDINANCES:
None
2ND READING:
NEW
BUSINESS:
A.
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL S-1833 AND COMPANION
ASSEMBLY BILL:
Whereas,
within the State of New Jersey, the County of Sussex, and
the Township of Hardyston, there are police officers whose
pension classification is known as Chapter 247 of PL 1993,
PERS/PFRS, and
Whereas,
Police officers classified as 247 PERS/PFRS are, under current
law and rule, restricted from realizing the regular benefit
of either PERS or PFRS retirement systems afforded to other
police officers in New Jersey, and
Whereas,
Chapter 247 PERS/PFRS officers may only receive a partial
retirement benefit from each system based on a formula applied
to the two separate pension systems resulting in a rate
greatly less then the other police officers through the
State of New Jersey, and
Whereas,
Senate Bill S-1833 seeks to remove this disparity for those
officers affected, by having the State Division of Pensions
transfer the Chapter 247 PERS/PFRS officers to receive full
credit in PFRS, with the State of New Jersey liable for
and paying directly to PFRS the full cost of the accrued
liability, with no cost to the Municipalities or to the
officers
Now
Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the Township Council of
the Township of Hardyston urges the Senate to adopt S-1833
;and
Be It
Further Resolved, that the Township Council urges the New
Jersey State Assembly to expeditiously introduce and enact
companion legislation; and
Be It
Further Resolved, that copies of this Resolution be forwarded
to the Honorable Robert E. Littell, the Honorable E. Scott
Garrett, the Honorable Guy Gregg, the Honorable Donald Di
Frencesco, Senate President, the Honorable Jack Collins,
Speaker of the Assembly and the New Jersey League of Municipalities.
A motion
was made by Hamilton to approve the resolution as presented,
seconded by Ross. All in favor. Motion carried.
B.
Resolution authorizing the Municipal Tax Assessor and Municipal
Attorney to defend tax appeals:
BE IT
RESOLVED by the governing body of the Township of Hardyston
that the Municipal Assessor and Municipal Attorney be and
they are hereby authorized to defend before the Sussex County
Board of Taxation and Tax Court of the State of New Jersey
all contested appeals and to initiate municipal appeals
to correct the Township of Hardyston tax list including
but not limited to rollback complaints, added and omitted
assessment complaints and such other appeals as are necessary
to correct the assessments for the Township of Hardyston;
and
BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Municipal Assessor and Municipal
Attorney be and are hereby designated as the agents of the
Township of Hardyston for the purpose of signing settlements
of the foregoing matters by stipulation.
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BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that governing body authorization shall
be required for stipulation resulting in the reduction of
annual taxes by $5,000 or more or for stipulations resulting
in a 50% or greater reduction in assessed value.
A motion
was made by Ross to approve the resolution as presented,
seconded by Hamilton. All in favor. Motion carried.
C.
Resolution designating depositories for 2001:
WHEREAS,
Title 4OA:5-14 requires that the governing bodies shall
designate official depositories for its moneys and:
WHEREAS,
the Township Council of the Township of Hardyston wishes
to designate the following banks for said purposes:
NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Council that the
following depositories be designated as official depositories
for the Township of Hardyston:
Bank
of New York
Sussex County State Bank
Newton Trust Bank
First Union Bank
National Bank of Sussex County
NJ Cash Management fund
A motion
was made by Ross to approve the resolution as presented,
seconded by Hamilton. All in favor. Motion carried.
D.
Resolution combining several bond ordinances and authorizing
the issuance of not to exceed $770,890 general improvement
bond anticipation notes.
A motion
was made by Ross to approve the resolution as presented,
seconded by Hamilton. All in favor. Motion carried.
E.
Resolution authorizing the Township Manager to execute the
following contracts/ leases/ interlocal agreements/agreements:
BE IT
RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township of Hardyston
that the Township Manager is hereby authorized to execute
the following contracts/leases/agreements:
1. Bond
Counsel Services - Frohling, Hudak & Pellegrino for
2001.
2. Engineering Services - Guerin Engineering for 2001
3. Sussex County Cooperative Pricing Council Member 2001
- see next resolution
A motion
was made by Hamilton to approve the resolution as presented,
seconded by Ross. All in favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING THE TOWNSHIP MANAGER TO PURCHASE MATERIALS THROUGH
THE SUSSEX COUNTY PRICING COUNCIL
WHEREAS,
the New Jersey Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A.40A:1110)
enables two or more of governing bodies, by agreement, to
jointly purchase materials and services; and
WHEREAS,
on March 1, 1994 the Hardyston Township Council renewed
its membership in the Sussex County Cooperative Pricing
Council, a cooperative effort of local Sussex County governments
established under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 4OA:11-10,
for a period of five years; and
WHEREAS,
the County of Sussex, as lead Agency for the Sussex County
Cooperative Pricing Council has advertised for salt, grits,
fuel and lab services and;
WHEREAS,
as a result of those bids, the attached bid awards were
made by the County of Sussex on behalf of the Sussex County
Cooperative Pricing Council.
NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Council of the
Township of Hardyston that the Township Manager is hereby
authorized to purchase materials from the list attached,
awarded by the County of Sussex on behalf of the Sussex
County Cooperative Pricing Council per attached list:
A motion
was made by Hamilton to approve the resolution as presented,
seconded by Ross. All in favor. Motion carried.
F.
Resolutuion adopting the Department of Public Works Salary
Guide - BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township
of Hardyston that the Public Works Department Salary Guide
attached hereto is hereby approved. (A copy is attached
at the end of these minutes)
A motion
was made by Hamilton to approve the resolution as presented,
seconded by Ross. All in favor. Motion carried.
G.
Resolution - Professionals for 2001:
WHEREAS,
there exists the need for an Attorney, Prosecutor, Auditor,
Bond Counsel, Public Defender, and Risk Management Consultant
to perform professional services for the Township of Hardyston;
and
WHEREAS,
funds are available for this purpose and;
WHEREAS, the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1
et seq.) requires that the resolution authorizing these
"Professional Services" without competitive bids
must be publicly advertised;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED this 1st day of February by
the Township Council of the Township of Hardyston as follows:
1. The
Township of Hardyston is authorized to engage Kevin Kelly
as Municipal Attorney.
2. The
Township of Hardyston is authorized to engage Anthony Den
Uyl as Municipal Prosecutor.
3. The
Township of Hardyston is authorized to engage Charles Ferraioli
as Municipal Auditor.
4. The
Township of Hardyston is authorized to engage Frohling,
Hudak & McCarthy as Municipal Bond Council.
5. The
Township of Hardyston is authorized to engage James Sloan
as Municipal Public Defender.
6. The
Township of Hardyston is authorized to engage The Woodland
Group as Municipal Risk Management Consultants.
7. These
appointments are awarded without competitive bidding as
a "Professional Service" under the provisions
of the Local Public Contracts Law because these services
are rendered by members of recognized professions.
8. A
copy of this Resolution shall be published in the New Jersey
Herald by the Township Clerk as required by law within ten
(10) days of its passage.
A motion was made by Ross to approve the resolution as presented,
seconded by Armstrong. All in favor. Motion carried.
H.
Correspondence List :
1. County
of Sussex
2. County of Sussex
3. County of Sussex
4. County of Sussex
5. Office of the Governor
6. County of Sussex
7. State of New Jersey - DEP
8. State of New Jersey - DEP
9. State of New Jersey - Dept. of Agriculture
10. NJ State League of Municipalities
11. NJ State League of Municipalities
12. NJ State League of Municipalities
13. NJ State League of Municipalities
14. NJ State League of Municipalities
15. NJ State League of Municipalities
16. NJ General Assembly
17. NJ General Assembly
18. Resolution - Borough of Ogdensburg
19. Resolution - Township of Buena Vista
20. Resolution - Township of Buena Vista
21. Township of Vernon
22. Borough of Ringwood
23. Resolution - Borough of Andover
24. Resolution - Borough of Elmer
25. Resolution - Township of Sparta
26. NJ Concrete and aggregate Association
27. NJ State Library
28. NJ State Assoc. of Chiefs of Police
29. NJN Public Television
30. GPU
31. Woodland Group
32. NJN Newsline
33. Harbor Consultants
34. Omnipoint
35. Borough of Bogota
36. NJ State League of Municipalities
37. William McDonough
38. NeewJersey Hows
39. A Bridge Corp.
40. Winter storm survival guide
41. COAH
42. Employment & the Economy
43. Walkill Valley High School
44. NJ Commission on Science
45. NUI
46. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
47. Local Government Services
48. NJ Women's Political Caucus
49. NJ Housing & Mortgage Agency
50. Chilton Hospital
51. State of New Jersey - DEP
52. General Code Publishers
53. NJ Development Authority for Small Business
54. SCARC
55. Township of West Milford
A motion
was made by Hamilton to approve the correspondence list
as presented with the exception of 7, 12, 21, 33, 47, and
55 seconded by Ross. All in favor. Motion carried.
MANAGERS REPORT: Manager John Eskilson gave a verbal
and written report on the following items:
Gypsy
Moth Survey
2001 Municipal Budget
BILLS
TO BE PAID: A motion was made by Ross to pay the bills
as presented, seconded by Hamilton. All in favor. Motion
carried. The bill list may be found at the end of these
minutes.
PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION: A motion was made and seconded to open
the meeting to the public. All in favor. Motion carried.
The public commented on the following: Gypsy moth, salary
guide, mapping committee, and municipal sharing.
A motion
was made and seconded to close the meeting to the public.
All in favor. Motion carried.
ADJOURN:
A motion was made by Ross to adjourn, seconded by Hamilton.
All in favor. Motion carried.
ATTEST______________________
Louanne Cular RMC/CMC
Municipal Clerk
