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M -AGENDA SESSION
President Steinmann called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm and read the Open
Public Meetings Statement:
The notice requirements provided for in the “Open Public Meetings Act” have
been satisfied. Notice of this meeting was properly given in a notice which was
transmitted to the Times of Trenton and the Trentonian, filed with the Clerk of the
Township of Ewing and posted in the Ewing Township Municipal Complex, all on
the 8th day of January, 2008.
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION:
He also noted ongoing issues regarding rental properties and promised to provide
Council with monthly reports. There was much discussion about the recruitment
efforts by the Township to fill vacancies; Council asked that the Department be
more innovative and affirmative in attracting Ewing residents to work in local law
enforcement; President Steinmann asked for a review of previous plans for the
recruitment of new police officers.
Administrator Thompson indicated his concern that the Township would not be
able to fill all the vacancies created by police retirements; he asked that the
residency requirement be relaxed prior to June 30, 2008. He was also concerned
that the State might force the Township to reduce the size of the force.
Councilwoman Wollert responded that she did not believe that force reductions
would be made that impacted on public safety; Councilman Summiel stated that he
has been requesting that Administration provide a formal plan for recruitment and
succession and that needed to be done in order to make an informed decision.
Council then asked to be provided with copies of the State audit and review of the
Police Department and Administration agreed to do so.
3. A Resolution authorizing the award of a bid for the provision of four Ford
Escape Hybrid vehicles to Charles S. Winner, d/b/a Winner Ford. President
Steinmann commented that all vehicles will be utilized in the construction
department. After much discussion between Administration and Council,
President Steinmann pulled the resolution.
CONSENT AGENDA:
Councilwoman Wollert asked that check #39321 be pulled from the bills list. She
doesn’t feel that this should come out of taxpayers’ money. President Steinmann
pulled it from the bills list.
1. Authorization for the Chief Financial Officer to pay Township bills in the
amount of $818,819.47.
The consent agenda was approved for action, with the exception of check #39321 on
the bills list.
NEW BUSINESS
Mr. Charles Green (979 Bear Tavern Road) asked the Township Administrator if
they had contacted McGuire Air Force Base about recruiting Veterans to work in
the Police Department. Administrator David Thompson responded that he would
have to check with the Chief of Police.
Kate Tuttle (8 Locke Court) stated that we don’t have to go to McGuire Air Force
when we have Army Aviation on Scotch Road that we should be actively talking to.
She stated that a lot of people there live in this town. With reference to the new
vehicles for the construction office, she stated that the construction department had
a surplus of $600,000. CFO Barrett responded by saying that those numbers are
erroneous and without merit.
Mark Fetterer (Concord Avenue) asked about hiring of police officers. Ewing
should only look in the Ewing Community because there are a lot of Ewing residents
who are unemployed and would love to have a job.
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Bert H. Steinmann, Council President Stephen W. Elliott, Municipal Clerk