Township of Springfield, County of Union, State of New Jersey
Agenda and Minutes available at http://www.springfield-nj.us

AGENDA
January 10, 2023

NOTE: This may not be the order of business. There may be additions or deletions.
Regular Session - 7p.m. (2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the month at 7p.m.)
1. Call to Order
a. Notice: This meeting is being held in accordance with the Public Laws of 1975, Chapter
231 and adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by a Notice sent to The Star
Ledger, The Local Source and posted in the Main Lobby of the Municipal Building and on the
Township website.
b. Pledge of Allegiance led by Union County Vice Commander David Penna, American Legion
Post #228
c. Moment of Silence
d. Roll Call
2. Proclamations & Announcements
a. The Township extends condolences to our Tax Assessor,Ed Galante, and his family on the
passing of Ed’s Mother, Joan Galante, 88 years, on December 29, 2022. The Township also
extends condolences to Chair of the Environmental Commission Aly Miller and her family on
the passing of Aly’s Mother, Janice Weber, 77 years, on January 4, 2023.
b. Proclamation for Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Remembrance- Presented to Rabbi
Adrienne Rubin, Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael
Observance will be held on Monday, January 16, 2023, 10:30 a.m. at Temple Beth Ahm
Yisrael, 60 Temple Drive. Registration is as follows:
In-person: https//tinyurl.com/SICA-Letter-from-Birmingham-IP
On-line: https//tinyurl.com/SICA-Letter-from-Birmingham-OL
c. Swearing-in of First Aid Squad Officers and Members
3. Public Comment (Agenda Items Only)
4. Reports
a. Administrator’s Report – John Bussiculo
5. Minutes & Reports

6. New Business
a. Ordinances
i. Second Reading

ii. First Reading
1. Ordinance 2023-01- This ordinance amends provisions in Chapter 2 of the Township Code
regarding the organization of the Township’s Police Department.
a.Adoption
i. Motion: Committeeman Weber
ii. Second: Deputy Mayor Keiser
iii. Publication: The Local Source, September 19, 2023, with final hearing on
February 14, 2023
b. Discussion
Roll Call Vote
b. Resolutions
i.Resolution 2023-45 - This resolution authorizes towing licenses for two (2) towing operators
for January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024.

1.Adoption

a.Motion: Deputy Mayor Keiser
b.Second: Committeeman Weber
Roll Call Vote
ii.Resolution 2023 -46 -This resolution authorizes the hiring of one seasonal laborer for the
Township’s Department of Public Works.
1. Adoption
a. Motion: Committeeman Huber
b.Second: Committeewoman DuBois
Roll Call Vote
iii.Resolution 2023-47 – This resolution approves salary increases for Department Heads,
Supervisors and certain Non-union Employees for 2023.
1.Adoption
a. Motion: Deputy Mayor Keiser
b. Second: Committeeman Huber
Roll Call Vote
iv.Resolution 2023-48 – This resolution authorizes increasing the working hours for
Jeanette Montijo from under 20 hours per week to a maximum of 25 hours per week.

1 Adoption:

a. Motion; Committeeman Huber
b. Second: Committeewoman DuBois
Roll Call Vote
c. Discussion & Action Items
i. Appointment of Abbott Gorin to the Rent Leveling Board to fill a term expiring on
December 31, 2024.
1.Adoption

a. Motion: Deputy Mayor Keiser
b. Second: Committeeman Weber
All in Favor
7. Finance
a. Treasurer
i. Payroll & Invoices for the period December 28 2022,through January 10, 2023, in the amount of
$4,764,940.52.
1. Adoption

a. Motion: Deputy Mayor Keiser
b. Second: Committeeman Huber.
Roll Call Vote

8. Correspondence
a. Notice from Wilentz Law Firm re Board of Education Special School District Election to be
held on Tuesday, March 14, 2023
b.NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection – Virtual Hearing on FY2023 Annual Fee Report, February 2,
10 a.m.. (Link provided on department’s website morning of hearing.)

9. Public Comment on any Governmental Issue

10. Adjournment

 

TOWNSHIP OF SPRINGFIELD
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING
Tuesday, January 10, 2023, AT 7 P.M.
Please take notice that the Township Committee of the Township of
Springfield will hold its Regular Meeting on Tuesday, January 10,
2023 at 7 P.M., in person at Town Hall (100 Mountain Avenue,
Springfield, New Jersey 07081). 
 
The meeting will be broadcast live on local cable access Comcast
Channel 35 and Verizon/FIOS Channel 46. The meeting can also be
viewed via Springfield Township’s:
YouTube
page:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1O0fwzfi1N2iwCWJZU37
Vw/videos ;
 
Members of the public who are unable to attend the meeting in person
may participate by submitting comments in writing, either via email
to:  [email protected] , or via letter to: Township
Administrator, 100 Mountain Avenue, Springfield, NJ 07081.  All
written comments must be received by the Township Administrator by
1 P.M. on January 10, 2023, and must include the commenter’s full
name and address in order to be read aloud during the public
comment portion of the meeting.  The reading of written comments
will be subject to the same restrictions as verbal comments made
during the meeting.  In addition, members of the public may provide
verbal comments during the public comment portions of the meeting
via telephone, by calling 973-232-4442 during the public comment
portions of the meeting. Further information on meetings is available
on the Township’s website.