Annual Reorganization Meeting Sunday, January 01, 2023 12:00 PM One Kings Highway, Middletown, NJ 07748

EXECUTIVE SESSION 11:30 A.M. - MEETING STATEMENT:

The notice requirements provided for in the Open Public Meetings Act have been satisfied. Notice of this meeting was properly given by transmission to The Star Ledger, The Independent, and Two River Times and by posting at the Middletown Township Municipal Building and filing with the Township Clerk all on December 21, 2022.

• 1.Executive Session Resolution

MEETING OPENS AT 12:00 P.M. - MEETING STATEMENT:

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The notice requirements provided for in the Open Public Meetings Act have been satisfied. Notice of this meeting was properly given by transmission to The Star Ledger, The Independent, and Two River Times and by posting at the Middletown Township Municipal Building and filing with the Township Clerk all on December 21, 2022.

ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE

• 1.On November 8, 2022, Rick W. Hibell was duly elected as a member of the Township Committee of Middletown Township for a term of three (3) years expiring December 31, 2025.

• 2.On November 8, 2022, Kevin M Settembrino was duly elected as a member of the Township Committee of Middletown Township for a term of three (3) years expiring December 31, 2025.

ROLL CALL

Committeeman Clarke | Committeeman Hibell

 Committeewoman Kratz | Committeeman Perry

Committeeman Settembrino

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION

Moment of silence to honor the troops serving worldwide defending our Constitutions, Freedoms, and Way of Life.

• 3.Leading the Pledge of Allegiance the 2022 Middletown Veteran of the Year Award Recipient - Dennis Beauregard, Chairman 

• 4.Invocation Given by Reverend Jeffrey J. Kegley Saint Mary, Mother of God Church

APPOINTMENT OF TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY

• 5.23-01 Resolution Appointment of Township Attorney

ELECTION OF MAYOR AND OATH OF OFFICE

ELECTION OF DEPUTY MAYOR AND OATH OF OFFICE

ROLL CALL

PRESENTATION OF MAYOR'S ADDRESS

PRESENTATION OF DEPUTY MAYOR'S ADDRESS

OATH OF OFFICE FOR MIDDLETOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS

• 6.23-02 Resolution Appointment Of Fire Department Officers

OATH OF OFFICE FOR MIDDLETOWN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES 

• 7.23-03 Resolution Appointing Middletown Emergency Medical Services Department Officers

Five Minute Recess

CONSENT AGENDA

• 8.INTRODUCTION  2023-3363 Ordinance Amending § 240-15 Of The Code Of The Township Of Middletown Governing Rates For Additional Solid Waste And Recycling Carts

• 9.INTRODUCTION 2023-3364 Ordinance Adopting The 100 Schultz Drive Redevelopment Plan Within The Exit 109 Redevelopment Plan Area Consisting Of Block 1086, Lot 30

• 10.INTRODUCTION 2023-3365 Ordinance Amending § 7-32 Of The Code Of The Township Of Middletown Governing The Township Attorney’s Position

• 11.23-04 Resolution Re-Appointing Judges Of The Middletown Municipal Court

• 12.23-05 Resolution Appointing First Municipal Prosecutor

• 13.23-06 Resolution Appointing Second Municipal Prosecutor

• 14.23-07 Resolution Appointing Municipal Public Defender

• 15.23-08 Resolution Authorizing Appointment of Volunteers to Various Boards

• 16.23-09 Resolution Authorizing Appointment of Architect of Record

• 17.23-10 Resolution Appointment of Township Auditor

• 18.23-11 Resolution Appointment of Bond Counsel

• 19.23-12 Resolution Appointment of Broker of Record

• 20.23-13 Resolution Appointment of Township Special Conflicts Counsel

• 21.23-14 Resolution Appointment of Township Consulting Engineers

• 22.23-15 Resolution Appointment of General Special Counsel

• 23.23-16 Resolution Appointment of Special Labor Counsel

• 24.23-17 Resolution Appointment of Qualified Redevelopment Planner

• 25.23-18 Resolution Appointment of Complex Commercial Tax Appeal Appraiser/Consultant

• 26.23-19 Resolution Appointment of Tax Appeal Counsel

• 27.23-20 Resolution Appointment of Tax Foreclosure Counsel

• 28.23-21 Resolution Appointment of Workers Compensation Counsel

• 29.23-22 Resolution Appointment of Government Affairs Consultant

• 30.23-23 Resolution Awarding Contract For Third Party Administration of Workers Compensation, Automobile, and General Liability Claims

• 31.23-24 Resolution Appointment of Employee Assistance Provider

• 32.23-25 Resolution Appointment of Risk Management Consultant

• 33.23-26 Resolution Appointment of Grant Writing Consultant

• 34.23-27 Resolution Appointment of State Tax Court Appraiser

• 35.23-28 Resolution Authorizing Appointment of Police Chaplains

• 36.23-29 Resolution Authorizing Appointment of Police Physicians and Veterinary Services

• 37.23-30 Resolution Authorizing Appointment of Special Law Enforcement Officers -Class I,II,III and Special Crossing Guards

• 38.23-31 Resolution Authorizing Award Of Contract For Fiber Optic Network Advanced Applications and Services For Various Township Facilities Through the Union County Cooperative Contract

• 39.23-32 Resolution 2023 Annual Meeting Notice

• 40.23-33 Resolution Establishment of Newspapers

• 41.23-34 Resolution Appointment of Official Searcher

• 42.23-35 Resolution Appointment of Tax Searcher

• 43.23-36 Resolution Establishing Roberts Rules of Order

• 44.23-37 Resolution Establishing Standing Rules Of The Township Committee

• 45.23-38 Resolution Authorizing a Temporary Budget for 2023 

• 46.23-39 Resolution Appointment of Official Depositories

• 47.23-40 Resolution Authorizing Pre-Payment of Certain Bills for 2023 

• 48. 23-41 Resolution Authorizing Mayor to Execute  Cancellations of Municipal Tax Sale Certificates 

• 49.23-42 Resolution Of The Township Committee Of The Township Of Middletown Authorizing An Accelerated Tax Sale

• 50. 23-43 Resolution Authorizing Electronic Municipal Lien Tax Sales

• 51.23-44 Resolution Authorizing Setting Grace Period and Interest Rates for Taxes For Calendar Year 2023

• 52. 23-45 Resolution Authorizing Tax Collection To Process Certain Small Tax Refunds And Cancellations

• 53. 23-46 Resolution Authorizing Fee For Issuance Of Municipal Tax Sale Notices

• 54.23-47 Resolution Designating Qualified Purchasing Agent Michael Rizzo As The Township of Middletown’s Public Agency Compliance Officer

OATH OF OFFICE FOR VOLUNTEER APPOINTMENTS

TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE COMMENTS

PUBLIC COMMENTS

ADJOURNMENT