Preview of May 3rd Town Council Meeting Agenda by Council President Jeanne Kingsley
    
   Want to know what is being discussed by the Town Council at its next meeting?
     
   The next Township Council meeting will be held on
   Tuesday May 3rd at 7:00PM in the Berkeley Room at the Municipal Complex , 29 Park Ave
    .  Members of Council , Mayor Devanney , and Administration staff will be participating in person for this meeting .  For this and all future meetings , members of the public who are not able to attend the meeting in person will be able to comment by email to
   aminkoff@bhtwp . com
    or by writing letter to Township Clerk , 29 Park Ave , Berkeley Heights NJ 07922 .  Comments must be received by the Township Clerk by 4:00 PM on the date of the meeting .  The meeting ID for attending the meeting via Zoom is
   http://zoom . us/s/3575747364
   ; please note that residents will be able to watch the meeting via Zoom but to ask questions , must attend in person or send questions in writing ahead of time following the above - mentioned procedures .
   The first items on the agenda is a
   proclamation recognizing Charlie’s First Hair Cut , with Chaz and Natalia Hazlitt; 
   this father - daughter resident co - authored a book together during the COVID pandemic .
    
   This will be followed by a
    proclamation recognizing Robin Greenwald ,  
   our township Construction Official , who is retiring after almost 20 years of service to our community
    .
   There will be a conference
   session to discuss Bias Incident Reporting Protocol
    with Berkeley Heights Police Chief Jason Massimino and members of the Truth , Community Healing & Inclusion Committee .
   This will be followed by a presentation of the
    2022 Municipal Budget by Township Administrator 
   Liza Viana and outgoing CFO Eugenia Poulos . They will present a summary of the Municipal Budget that was introduced on April 5
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   and will be voted on and adopted during the municipal budget adoption section of the meeting .  
    
   Click here to view the budget presentation
   Click here to view the other budget documents
   The Council will
   hold a public hearing and final adoption of the following ordinances , as well:
   For
   Calendar Year 2022 to Exceed the Municipal Budget Appropriation Limits and to Establish a Cap Bank
    ( N . J . S . A . 40A:4 - 45 . 14 ) .  
   A Bond Ordinance providing for various capital improvements in and by the Township of Berkeley Heights , appropriating $1 , 830 , 000 and authorizing the issuance of $1 , 349 , 000 bonds or notes of the Township to finance such capital improvements . This bond ordinance funds the capital projects planned for FY 2022 .  
   A Bond Ordinance providing for various capital improvements in and by the Township of Berkeley Heights , appropriating $1 , 262 , 690 and authorizing the issuance of $1 , 136 , 421 bonds or notes of the Township to finance such capital improvements . This bond ordinance includes repairs for infrastructure damaged by Tropical Storm Ida .  
   The Council will hold a
   public hearing and final adoption on the 2022 Municipal Budget
    , as discussed in the conference session and introduced on April 5
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   The council will vote on the following resolutions:
   Approve
    Bill List dated May 3 , 2022 in the amount of $576 , 872 . 48
    for vouchers that have been properly approved for processing and payment .
   Appoint Joe Popolo to serve as Acting Construction Official
    .
   Appoint
   Liza Viana as Acting Treasurer/Chief Financial Official
    .  
   Award a
   contract to Neglia Engineering Assoc . for surveying and engineering services for Kline Place and Fickler Place
    , in an amount not to exceed $36 , 850 .
   Award
   a contract to H . J Cannon Group , Inc . for investigation and analysis of the on - going and current building issues related to the construction of the new municipal building
    , in an amount not to exceed $43 , 360 .
   Award
   a contract to Neglia Engineering Assoc . for surveying , engineering and construction management services for miscellaneous drainage improvements
    – various streets , in an amount not to exceed $35 , 360 .
   Authorize the
   application of the 2022 First Responder grant from the Gary Sinise Foundation , in the amount of $35 , 153 . 50 , for radios for the Berkeley Heights Volunteer Rescue Squad .
    
   Click here to view the complete Council agenda .
    
    
    
    
    
   

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