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Tonight's Town Council Agenda

The Westfield Town Council will meet at 8 p.m. in Council Chambers of the Municipal Building.

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Tonight's meeting of the will include an ordinance to amend the code of the Town of Westfield, specifically Chapter 11 "Fire Protection." 

Councilman Keith Loughlin, vice chair of the public safety committee, explained that this ordinance would amend an existing ordinance and will allow the to raise the fee to $75 for firefighters to take the initial exam.

Loughlin said the State of New Jersey recently raised this fee and by getting this ordinance amended, the Town of Westfield will be prepared if or when the SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response) grants the town applied for are approved. The Town will be advised as to whether or not the grants have been awarded in September. The councilman said if the grants are not approved the Town will assess its ability to hire new firefighters at that time.

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Concerns over staffing levels were ignited after a three-alarm fire destroyed a home on  in mid-May. When the fire began, one of the WFD's units was responding to a call for mutual aid from Springfield, leaving only one unit with three members available to respond. 

The following is the proposed agenda for tonight's meeting of the Westfield Town Council:

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PROPOSED AGENDA

This agenda is prepared for the information of the public. It is the order of the meeting; however, if changes in order, deletions or additions are made, they will be noted at the time

  1. Roll Call

  2. Invocation

  3. Salute to the flag

  4. Presentations
  5. Appointments

  6. Advertised Hearings

    Pending Business 

    Ordinances as listed under Advertised hearings 

  7. Approval of Minutes from Town Council Meeting held May 22, 2012

    Approval of Minutes from Conference Session held May 22, 2012

Approval of Minutes from Town Council Meeting held June 5, 2012

Approval of Minutes from Conference Session held June 5, 2012

  • Open discussion by citizens

  • Bills and Claims in the amount of $2,031,481.94

  • Reports of Standing Committees 

    Finance Policy Committee

    1. Resolution authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to draw warrant for overpaid taxes in 2012
    2. Resolution authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to draw warrants for the balance of escrow monies
    3. Resolution authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to refund Recreation Department fees
    4. Resolution authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to draw warrants for 2012 CWA Library salaries
    5. Resolution confirming compliance with Local Finance Board rules regarding recommendations of annual audit
    6. Resolution to approve the Corrective Action Plan
    7. Resolution setting schedule for payments of the Local School Taxes
    8. Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to execute an agreement with the County of Union to modify the Interlocal Services Agreement
    9. Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to execute an agreement to modify Interlocal Services Agreement for the purpose of inserting a description of activities

    Public Safety, Transportation and Parking Committee

    1. GENERAL ORDINANCE NO. 1989
      AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF WESTFIELD CHAPTER 11, “FIRE PROTECTION”

    • Code Review & Town Property Committee

    1. Resolution to approve Sidewalk Café License
    2. Resolution to approve Peddlers License
    3. Resolution to approve annual renewal of Alcoholic Beverage Licenses
    4. Resolution to approve demolition of a single-family dwelling located at 1014 Prospect Street
    5. Resolution to approve demolition of a detached garage located at 428 West Broad Street
    6. Resolution to approve a place-to-place transfer of Retail Consumption Liquor License

    Public Works Committee

    1. Resolution to award contract for professional engineering services

    2. Resolution to award contract for removal of storm related brush debris located at the Conservation Center

    3. Resolution to reject bids and authorize Town Engineer to re-bid for the 2012 Various Road Improvements



  • Reports of Department Heads

    • Adjournment

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