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No. 07-100
Date of Adoption March 13, 2007
TONNAGE GRANT APPLICATION RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act, P.L. 1987,
c102, has established a recycling fund from which tonnage grant may be made to
municipalities in order to encourage local source separation and recycling
programs; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent and the spirit of the Mandatory Source Separation and
Recycling Act to use the tOill1age grants to develop new municipal recycling
programs and to continue and expand existing programs; and
WHEREAS, the New jersey Department of Environmental Protection has
promulgated recycling regulations to implement the Mandatory Source Separation
and Recycling Act; and
WHEREAS, the recycling regulations impose on municipalities certain
requirements as a condition for applying for tonnage grants, including but not
limited to, making and keeping accurate, verifiable records of materials collected
and claimed by the municipality; and
WHEREAS, a resolution authorizing this municipality to apply for such tonnage
grants for the calendar year 2007 will memorialize the commitment of this
municipality to recycling ad to indicate the assent of the Mayor and Council of the
Borough of Carteret to the efforts undertaken by the municipality and the
requirements contained in the Recycling Act and recycling regulations; and
WHEREAS, such resolution should designate the individual authorized to ensure
the application is properly completed and timely filed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the
Borough of Carteret that the Borough of Carteret hereby endorses the submission
of the recycling tonnage grant application to the New Jersey Department of
EnvirolID1ental Protection and designates Recycling Coordinator Sally Mesler to
ensure that the application is properly filed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the monies received from recycling
tonnage grant be deposited in a dedicated recycling trust fund to be used solely for
the purposes ofrecycling.
Adopted this 13 th day of March, 2007
and certified as a tme copy of the original
on March 14t\ 2007.
KATHLEEN M. BARNEY, RMC/CMC
Municipal Clerk
COUNCILMAN YES
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DIAZ X
KRUM X
RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE
NO NY A.B. COUNCILMAN
YES NO NV' A.B.
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x - Indicate Vote AS - Absent NV - Not Voting XOR - Indicates Vote to Overrule Veto
Adopted at a meeting of the Municipal Council