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COUNCIL DISCUSSION- RESOLUTIONS ONLY NONE AT THIS TIME.

PUBLIC COMMENT OPENED, RESOLUTIONS ONLY

NO ONE CAME FORWARD.

MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT, RESOLUTIONS ONLY BY: CHISHOLM MOTION SECONDED BY: FLEMMING YES: BORRELLI, CHISHOLM, FLEMMING, KERN ABSENT: SAUICKIE

RESOLUTION 248R-21 TITLE: CERTIFICATION OF CY 2020 ANNUAL AUDIT MOTION TO APPROVE BY: FLEMMING MOTION SECONDED BY: BORRELLI YES: BORRELLI, CHISHOLM, FLEMMING, KERN ABSENT: SAUICKIE

Council President Kern- Thanked the Mayor and Administration for a great job.

WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:5-4 requires the governing body of every local unit to have made an annual audit of its books, accounts and financial transactions; and

WHEREAS, the Annual Report of Audit for the year 2020 has been filed by a Registered Municipal Accountant with the Municipal Clerk pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A: 5-6 and a copy has been received by each member of the governing body; and

WHEREAS, R.S. 52:27BB authorizes the Local Finance Board of the State of New Jersey to prescribe reports pertaining to the local fiscal affairs; and

WHEREAS, the Local Finance Board has promulgated N.J.A.C. 5:30-6.5, a regulation requiring that the governing body of each municipality shall, by resolution, certify to the Local Finance Board of the State of New Jersey that all members of the governing body have reviewed, at a minimum, the section of the annual audit entitled "Comments and Recommendations"; and

WHEREAS, the members of the Township Council have personally reviewed, at a minimum, the Annual Report of Audit, and specifically the sections of the Annual Audit entitled “Comments and Recommendations”, as evidenced by the group affidavit form of the governing body attached hereto; and

WHEREAS, such resolution of certification shall be adopted by the governing body no later than forty-five days (45) after receipt of the annual audit, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:30-6.5; and

WHEREAS, all members of the governing body have received and familiarized themselves with, at least, the minimum requirements of the Local Finance Board of the State of New Jersey, as stated aforesaid and have subscribed to the affidavit, as provided by the Local Finance Board; and

WHEREAS, failure to comply with the regulations of the Local Finance Board of the State of New Jersey may subject the members of the governing body to the penalty provisions of R.S. 52:27BB-52 to wit:

R.S. 52:27BB-52 – “A local officer or member of a local governing body who, after a date fixed for compliance, fails or refuses to obey an order of the director (Director of Local Government Services), under the provision of this article, shall be guilty of misdemeanor and, upon conviction, may be fined not more than one thousand ($1,000.00) or imprisoned for not more than one year,