May 2009 Township Committee Meeting Minutes-Walpack Township, NJ

Walpack Township
9 Main Street
Walpack Center, NJ 07881
Fax: (908) 841-9513
Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

The meeting of the Walpack Township Committee was called to order at 8 p.m. by Mayor Fuller who stated this meeting was being held in compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act having been duly advertised.

Also in attendance: Virginia Fuller Deputy Clerk, Michelle LaStarza CFO, Maureen Theese Sussex County Board of Health

The minutes of the April 28, 2009 meeting were presented for approval. Deputy Mayor Maglio made a motion to approve the minutes seconded by Committeeman Heigis and unanimously carried.

The vouchers were presented for approval by Mayor Fuller. Deputy Mayor Maglio made a motion to approve the vouchers for payment seconded by Committeeman Heigis and unanimously carried.

14740	County Treasurer, Purpose Tax		$2327.06
14741	County Treasurer, Health Tax		68.89
14742	County Treasurer, Library Tax		196.14
14743	County Treasurer, Open Space Tax		180.89
14744	Embarq		25.27
14745	New Jersey Herald		125.25
14746	Kittatinny Regional High School		754.23
14747	New Jersey Herald		106.20
14748	void
14749	Sprint		14.97
14750	Embarq		11.57
14751	JCP&L		6.65
14752	Embarq		4.98
14753	Laddey Clark & Ryan		333.33
14754	Municipal Software Inc.		200.00
14755	Sandyston Walpack School		16152.12
14755	Sandyston Walpack School		369.83
14756	NJ Division of ABC		3.00
		Total	20880.38

Michelle LaStarza informed the committee the budget has not been approved by the State as of the end of business. Michelle LaStarza explained there was a difference in the budget of $56 due to the reduction in the Garden State Fund. There will be a special meeting in June to adopt the budget. A date has not been determined yet. There was no comment from the public.

Maureen Theese, Sussex County Board of Health came forward to inform the committee she has been reassigned to Walpack Township. Ms. Theese has visited the campground and left instructions for the owner to contact her as soon as possible. The owner has not responded. The campground needs to repair the fencing around the swimming pool and correct the pool drain. The pool must also be closed when the manager is not on the property. Ms. Theese will be inspecting the Walpack Inn and the Delaware View House in the near future. The committee thanked Ms. Theese for attending the meeting.

Ordinance 2009-03 Copy Fee Ordinance was read in full by Mayor Fuller. Mayor Fuller made a motion to approve the reading of the ordinance seconded by Committeeman Heigis and unanimously carried. A roll call vote followed: Ayes: Heigis, Maglio, Fuller Nays: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 0 The ordinance will be advertised and have a public hearing on June 30, 2009.

Michelle LaStarza informed the committee that the state is requesting payroll taxes be paid monthly. Currently Walpack employees are paid quarterly. After a brief discussion, Mayor Fuller made a motion to approve payroll on a monthly basis beginning in June. Committeeman Maglio seconded the motion and unanimously carried.

The resolution for the liquor license renewal will be heard at the special meeting along with the budget sometime in June.

The committee reviewed the correspondence. Committeeman Heigis will attend a meeting in June with Sandyston Township officials and county road representatives regarding a possible road closure. The main bridge in the Village of Layton is set to be repaired sometime in July.

There being no one in attendance and no further business to discuss, Deputy Mayor Maglio made a motion to close the meeting seconded by Committeeman Heigis. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.