SALEM COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS
DECEMBER 6, 2000 MEETING AGENDA

Adequate notice pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act has been given of this meeting.

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By forwarding notice thereof to Todays Sunbeam and Elmer Times Co.

By posting notice thereof on the bulletin board in the Salem County Court House; and

By filing notice thereof in the Office of the Salem County Clerk and the Clerk of the Board all having been done at least 48 hours in advance.

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ROLL CALL

MINUTES: Dispense with the reading of the minutes of the last regular meeting as well as the special meeting held on Wednesday, November 8, 2000. Minutes be received, approved and recorded in the Minute Book.

SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS

Proclamation Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of South Jersey Hospital-Elmer

CORRESPONDENCE

GENERAL

Raymond J. Zane, Senator, District 3 letter acknowledging receipt of our resolutions supporting S-1698/A2861, which would appropriate $10M for State and County Mosquito Control and S-553 opposing the revision of fees and salaries of County Clerk, Registers of deeds and mortgages, Sheriffs and Surrogates

Herbert Simmens, Director, Department of Community Affairs, Office of State Planning copy of the New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan: Draft Final Plan and related documents

Herbert Simmens, Director, Department of Community Affairs, Office of State Planning letter announcing a series of 21 public hearings one in each county for the purpose of giving citizens of NJ an opportunity to say what they want the future of NJ to look like to shape the states blueprint for smart growth

Cape May County 3 resolutions: 1) resolution supporting adoption of Assembly Bill A1225 regarding establishment of a program to provide low-interest loans and grants to veterans organizations for capital repairs; 2) resolution supporting adoption of State Assembly Resolution AR 128 regarding allocation of health care funds by United States Department of Veterans Affairs; 3) resolution declaring December 2, 2000 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Morris County resolution urging all flags flown over buildings be flown at half-staff in honor of all those Americans who served our nation at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941

Jeffrey A. Warsh, Executive Director, NJ Transit November Monthly Report

New Jersey County Jail Wardens Association, Inc. resolution supporting Assembly Bill No. 2891, which would require the New Jersey Department of Corrections to reimburse county correctional facilities for housing state prisoners at a per diem that includes ordinary and reasonable costs, but excludes costs of extraordinary medical, dental surgical, psychiatric and hospital services

James A. Crawford, Executive Director, South Jersey Transportation Authority copy of the November 21st Commission meeting agenda

Patricia M. Sheats, Administrative Assistant, PSEG copy of the PSEG Nuclear Outlook and the PSEG Nuclear Blastfax for December 1, 2000

Col. Peter J OHagan, Director, Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Highway Traffic Safety letter advising that the application for funding of the Salem County Vehicular Homicide and Serious Injury Unit grant has been approved in the amount of $71,140

South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization - copy of the On the Go newsletter

Ranch Hope, Inc. copy of The Rh Factor News from Ranch Hope

Gilda T. Gill, Salem County Clerk certified copy of the Salem County election results

Karen A. Jones letter of resignation as a member of the Transportation Advisory Council for the Office on Aging effective December 8, 2000

DEPARTMENT REPORTS

For the Month of October

Adjusters Office

Fire Marshal and Deputies

Health Department

For the Month of November

Economic Development

COMMITTEE/COMMISSION MINUTES

Community College Board of Trustees October 19th Minutes

Improvement Authority August 7th November 1st Minutes

Library Commission November 18th Minutes

Office for the Disabled Advisory Board November 14th Agenda & Minutes

School-To-Careers Initiative September 28th Minutes

Youth Services Commission & Juvenile Crime Enforcement Coalition October 18th Minutes

WAIVER OF THE RULES

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE Sparks, Kugler, Simmermon

Resolution Changing Custodian of Funds of Established Petty Cash Funds for Various Departments

Finance Resolution Cancellation of Check

Ordinance Providing for Capital Improvements of the County of Salem, State of New Jersey, Appropriating the Aggregate Amount of $100,000.00 Consisting of an Amount Currently Appropriated in the County of Salem Adopted Budget which will be Reserved in the County of Salem General Capital Fund (Revised)

Resolution Declaring December 7, 2000 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (Waiver Required)

Resolution Setting Date for Annual Stated Meeting for the year 2001 (Waiver Required)

Finance Resolution Cancellation of Check (Waiver Required)

Finance Resolution Cancellation of Check (Waiver Required)

Resolution Authorizing Award of An Extraordinary Unspecifiable Services Contract to AUS Pathways for Providing Electricity Consultant Services for the Unites and Sub-Units of the South Jersey Power Cooperative System Identifier Number E88-02-SJPC (Waiver Required)

BUILDINGS & GROUNDS COMMITTEE Facemyer, Ware, Sullivan

COUNTY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Bestwick, Sullivan, Sparks

HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE Sullivan, Facemyer, Simmermon

Resolution Authorizing Freeholder Director and Clerk of the Board of Chosen Freeholders for the County of Salem to Sign the 2001 County Environmental Health Act Grant Application

Resolution Appointing an Assistant Medical Examiner (Waiver Required)

Resolution Awarding a Contract for Furnishing Two (2) New 2001 Raised Roof Vans or Minibuses with Rear Lift Minimum of 10,700 # GVWR for the County of Salem (Waiver Required)

Resolution Appointing a Consultant Pharmacy Services Provider for the Salem County Nursing Home (Waiver Required)

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Ware, Simmermon, Kugler

PLANNING & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Kugler, Ware, Sparks

Resolution Appointing Members to the Watershed Management Area 17 Task Force

Resolution Awarding a Contract for Furnishing a Fire Training Control Building for the County of Salem

Resolution Awarding a Contract for Furnishing One (1) New 2001 Chevrolet Suburban LS K2500 (or equivalent) for the County of Salem

Resolution for the Appointment of a Member to the Salem County Utilities Authority

ROAD & BRIDGE COMMITTEE Simmermon, Bestwick, Facemyer

Resolution Approving Change Order No. 1 Resurfacing of a Portion of the Salem Community College Parking Lot for the County of Salem

Resolution Approving Change Order No. 2 Reconstruction of Centerton-Porchtown Road, County Road #613, Phase I

Resolution Approving Change Order No. 1 Removal of Damaged Guide Rail and Installation of Guide Rail at Various Locations in the County of Salem

Resolution Approving Change Order No. 1 2000 Road Resurfacing Paving Project for the County of Salem

Resolution Awarding a Contract for Routine and Emergency Electrical Repairs as Specified for the County of Salem

Resolution Awarding Contracts for Providing Supplementary Snow and Ice Removal Services for the County of Salem

Resolution Allocating $40,000 for a Shared Services Agreement Between Salem and Cumberland Counties

Resolution Approving Design Engineer "Gateway Business Park" for the County of Salem (Waiver Required)

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

PUBLIC COMMENT

CLOSED SESSION

Resolution Authorizing the Exclusion of the Public from a Meeting of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Salem

MOTION TO ADJOURN

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