Tabernacle has admitted in Superior Court that it violated the Open Public Records Act (OPRA). It also admitted that it’s been violating the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA). These aren’t surprising admissions for those who have been watching. In the consent order to settle this complaint, which I filed in May 2018, Tabernacle agreed to Read More…
Category: Tabernacle Township
Tabernacle Admits To OPRA And OPMA Violations; June 2019 Meeting Videos
There are 565 municipalities in New Jersey. Last week, through a Superior Court consent order, a Tabernacle Township employee received a civil penalty for “knowingly and willfully” withholding public documents, since the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) became law in 2001. Separately, in the same consent order, the Tabernacle Township Clerk was ordered to retract Read More…
Tabernacle Township Introduces New Official Seal
April 1, Tabernacle, NJ At a recent meeting, the Tabernacle Township committee decided to revise the township’s official seal. Mayor Barton said: I’ve privately run the numbers and determined that we’re much more than corn and asparagus. Committeemen Lee and Moore, anticipating recognition of Tabernacle’s long and proud history of cranberry and blueberry production, were Read More…
Tabernacle Rescue Squad, Has Anything Changed?
At the October 22, 2018 committee meeting, the room was packed with TRS supporters who came for Item 6: the second reading of Ordinance 2018-7, “An Ordinance …Repealing Chapter II, Article 2-7A of the Revised General Ordinances of Tabernacle Township.” That’s the ordinance that designates the Tabernacle Rescue Squad (TRS) as the “…official emergency medical Read More…
More Unplanned And Secretive Decision Making By Tabernacle Township Committee
At the September 27 meeting (there’s only one meeting per month these days), the committee voted to pay all bills including a $1,980 bill described as “Tabernacle Board of Education Appraisal Fee Community Center.” The motion to pay all bills, including this one, was seconded by Committeewoman Kim Brown. All committee members, including Ms. Brown, Read More…
Tabernacle Committee Rescinds Resolution That Gave Improper Break To Land Owner
At its February 26, 2018 township meeting, the committee unanimously adopted an unusual resolution, 2018-40, that appeared on the agenda from nowhere. The subject of the resolution was the “placement” of a trailer on one particular property. This issue was never mentioned at a prior meeting. It was barely discussed at the February 26 meeting. Read More…
Tabernacle Hires Public Safety Director, Amends 2018 Budget. Attorney-Client Privilege?
At the June 4, 2018 Special Meeting, the committee passed a resolution appointing a public safety director; declined to appoint a permanent chief financial officer and amended the proposed budget to reduce the municipal contribution to the Tabernacle Rescue Squad. PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR Public Safety subcommittee members, Joseph Yates and Deputy Mayor Stephen Lee, reported Read More…
No Action Yet On Tabernacle’s 2018 Budget
At the May 21, 2018 township meeting, the committee didn’t adopt a budget because its vote to adopt an amendment to the budget failed to pass by a 2 to 1 vote. Passage required a majority of the full committee (three members). But only three members attended the meeting – Deputy Mayor Lee, Committeewoman Brown Read More…
The 2018 Tabernacle Township Budget
The 2018 budget was introduced at the March 26 township meeting. The budget hearing will be held at the April 23 meeting. Township taxes are approximately 15% of the total tax bill. The largest share of real estate taxes is spent on education. Regional and local school takes are approximately 70% of the total tax Read More…
March 12, 2018, Township Meeting Video. 2018 Budget
The Tabernacle Township 2018 budget hearing will be held at the April 23 meeting. TTJ will report on the proposed budget prior to the public hearing. Go VILLANOVA!! The next township meeting will be held tomorrow, March 26, at 7:30 PM at town hall.