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Monroe Township to replace engine for trash truck

Council introduced ordinance regarding police officer pay at off-duty events

Members of the Monroe Township Council adopted a resolution to seek a proposal to replace a damaged engine block in one of the township’s trash trucks.

Business Administrator Kevin Heydel addressed the council in the work session on Oct. 8.

“One of our trash trucks’ engines died on us,” Heydel said. “[There] must have been a crack in the engine block, the oil was contaminated.”

Heydel estimated the cost to replace and install a new engine will be $27,000.

The RFP states the township is looking for a replacement engine for a 2013 International 7400 SBA 6×4 cab and chassis. Sealed proposals are to be sent to the municipal building, 125 Virginia Ave., no later than 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 30.

Once the RFP comes back, council will award a contract to replace the engine.

“We really don’t have any other choice,” Councilman Marvin Dilks added. “You have to fix it. It’s a 2013, the truck is worth fixing.”

In other news:

  • Council held the first reading of an ordinance that will alter police officers’ hourly rates at private or quasi-public events. The hourly rate at events involving churches, schools and nonprofit entities will rise from $50 to $55 per hour. All requests other than churches and schools will rise from $50 dollars to $70 per hour. Per the updated ordinance, all requests are a minimum of three hours. If the job is not canceled at least one hour prior to the start time, a three-hour minimum will be paid to the officers assigned to work the assignment.
  • Councilman Cody Miller and Director of Public Safety Jim Smart addressed the fire departments and EMS that responded to fires on Oct. 6.

“I would really like to thank the Williamstown Fire Company and Cecil Fire Company for responding to the fire on Winslow Road,” Miller said. “The situation could have been a lot worse with all of the abutting properties. Thank you to our fire departments, which are both still 100 percent volunteer.”

“EMS as well as the two fire departments came together on two fires,” Smart added. “There was another house fire at the same time. The two fire departments worked together and EMS rain their tails off that day.”

  • Council adopted resolutions including authorizing the Sustainable Jersey Grant application, appointing Det. Jules Maiorano as municipal humane law enforcement officer, appointing Christine J. Scola as the alternate fund commissioner for the Gloucester, Salem, Cumberland Counties Municipal Joint Insurance Fund, and appointing Kevin Heydel as the JIF safety coordinator for the Gloucester, Salem, Cumberland Counties Municipal Joint Insurance Fund.
  • The next council meeting will take place on Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. at the municipal building. A work session will take place at 7 p.m. at the same location. Both meetings are open to the public.
ANTHONY J MAZZIOTTI III
ANTHONY J MAZZIOTTI III
Anthony is a graduate of Rowan University and a proud freelance contributor for 08108 magazine. He has past bylines in The Sun Newspapers and the Burlington County Times.
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