NORTH HANOVER TOWNSHIP

TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES

March 16, 2020, 2:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER                         Mayor DeBaecke called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

FLAG SALUTE:             Led by Mayor DeBaecke, followed by a moment of silence in recognition of the passing of Cindy Dye, former Municipal Clerk

ROLL CALL:                         Mayor DeBaecke

                                                Deputy Mayor Doyle

                                                Committeeman Kocubinski

                                                Committeeman O’Donnell

Absent:                                     Committeeman DeLorenzo

Also Present:    Township Clerk Mary Picariello , OEM Mellor, Chief Wells, Sergeant Duff and Chief Gancarz

SUNSHINE STATEMENT:         “The provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act have been met. Notice of this meeting has been transmitted by email to the Courier Post, Burlington County Times and The Trenton Times as well as given to those having requested same and posted on the Township bulletin board located in the foyer of the municipal building”.

EXECUTIVE SESSION RESOLUTION

2020-57           Authorizing a Closed Session Meeting to discuss the following matter(s) pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 and N.J.S.A. 10:4-12;  Local Emergency due to COVID 19, Contract Matters,  Personnel Matters and Litigation matters

RESOLUTION 2020-57

TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HANOVER

COUNTY OF BURLINGTON

AUTHORIZING A CLOSED SESSION MEETING

WHEREAS, the Open Public Meetings Act, P.L. 1975, Chapter 231 and P.L. 2001, C. 404, permits the exclusion of the public from a meeting in certain circumstances; and

            WHEREAS, the Township Committee of North Hanover Township wishes to go into a closed Executive Session and is of the opinion that such circumstances presently exist which should not be discussed in public, and

            WHEREAS. the Open Public Meetings Act pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 and N.J.S.A.  10:4-12 permits the Township Committee to discuss certain matter(s) in private, and in this case for the purpose of the Township Committee to discuss contract negotiations, litigation and personnel matters in this regard.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by Township Committee of North Hanover Township that it will go into an Executive Session for the purpose of the Township Committee to discuss Local Emergency due to COVID 19, Contract Matters, Litigation and Personnel matters.

            BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the results of such discussion may be revealed at such time as the matter(s) are resolved and/or a contract(s) is signed and/or the negotiations are formally settled. Interested parties may contact the Township Clerk anytime during normal business hours for periodic updates as to the availability in this regard.

BACK TO PUBLIC SESSION

PUBLIC COMMENT: Members of the public wishing to address the Township Committee must state their name and address for the record. 

Mayor DeBaecke opened the meeting to the public. There were no public comments this evening.

MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT

Proposed By:  Deputy Mayor Doyle

Seconded By:  Committeeman O’Donnell

MOTION TO ADJOURN                                                     3:30 pm

Proposed By: Deputy Mayor Doyle

Seconded By: Committeeman O’Donnell

Respectively submitted,

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Mary Picariello, RMC/CMR/CTC

Township Clerk