Township of Riverside

The agenda for this meeting included the consideration of resolutions, specifically Resolution 2026 - #1 concerning an Intermunicipal Sludge Management Agreement. The New Business section highlighted several public reports regarding sewer issues, including backups on Grant Street, sewage observed in an alley and driveway at 431 Bridgeboro Street, and a sewer backup at 221 S. Pavilion Avenue. Reports were scheduled for the Plant, Appeals, Revenue & Finance, Streets, and Inspection divisions. The meeting also included motions to approve the Executive Director's Report, Engineer's Report, and Monthly Financial Report, as well as an approval of bills.

The budget includes revenues from local sources such as licenses, fees, permits, municipal court fines, interest, and vacant property fees. State aid is anticipated through Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief Aid and Energy Receipts Tax. Dedicated Uniform Construction Code fees are offset with appropriations. Special items of general revenue include shared service agreements and public/private revenues offset with appropriations, such as grants for alcohol education, body-worn cameras, body armor replacement, municipal drug alliance, Click It or Ticket, transportation projects, recycling, transit village signage, clean communities, and local recreation improvement. Other special items include uniform fire safety fees, property maintenance inspection fees, rental registration, school resource officer funding, cable TV franchise fees, debt reserves, sewerage authority agreements, and payment in lieu of taxes for urban renewal.

The 2024 Master Plan Historic Preservation Element for Riverside Township focuses on protecting and conserving buildings, structures, objects, sites, landscapes, districts, or other resources of historic significance. It emphasizes the importance of historic preservation as a public policy issue, highlighting the role of historic structures and archaeological properties in symbolizing local and national cultural heritage. The plan includes preservation principles, federal and state programs, significance criteria, integrity considerations, and purposes of historic preservation. It inventories historic resources, addresses change management, and outlines preservation action policies and programs related to education, encouragement, and regulation. The element also analyzes the impact of master plan components on historic sites and districts, providing recommendations for future preservation efforts.

The agenda includes ordinances on vehicles and traffic, and the police department. Resolutions cover estimated tax bills, tax overpayments, duplicate certificates, a temporary capital budget, a state gasoline contract, and an application for park improvements. Actions involve appointing emergency management coordinators, approving a carnival license, and a peddler's license. Reports from various departments (Public Safety, Public Works, Revenue, Finance, Recreation, Public Events & Economic Development) are also included, along with the Solicitor's, Clerk/Collector's, Engineer's, and Administrator's reports. Finally, approval of bills and a closed session are scheduled.

The agenda includes a first reading of the 2014 budget CAP increase ordinance, contract awards for the Monroe Street project and cleaning services, resolutions regarding arbitration CAP extension, health benefit waiting period revisions, amended fee schedule, police officer appointment, and an addendum to a shared services agreement. Action items involve solicitor's licenses, a part-time public works laborer appointment, mosquito control activities authorization, a contract amendment for a housing rehabilitation grant program, and the adoption of an updated emergency operation plan. Reports from various departments (Public Safety, Public Works, Revenue and Finance, Recreation, Public Events & Economic Development) are also scheduled, along with the approval of bills and a closed session.