The Township Committee in Freehold Township has authorized a shared services agreement with Spring Lake through which Freehold Township will provide information technology services to the eastern Monmouth County municipality.
In other business during a recent meeting, committee members rejected bids for a Gravel Hill Road water storage tank project. The rejected bids were in the amount of $4.39 million and $4.13 million.
According to a resolution, the bids were rejected on the advice of Superintendent of Utilities Robert Koches and Mott MacDonald, the township’s professional engineer, because they exceeded budget estimates.
Finally, committee members authorized a $10,149 increase in a $153,854 contract that was awarded to Sodon’s Electric Inc. for the replacement of the generator at the Freehold Township police station. The increase brings the total contract to $164,003.
According to a resolution, the change order was authorized because the automatic transfer switch had to be replaced because of its deteriorating condition.
The Englishtown Borough Council has authorized the purchase of two patrol vehicles for the Englishtown Police Department in the total amount of $38,000.
On Jan. 27, council members passed resolutions authorizing the purchase of a 2020 Dodge Charger and a 2021 Dodge Charger, which will serve as patrol vehicles for the police department. Both vehicles were purchased from Ford Motor Credit, Dearborn, Mich., in the amount of $19,000 each, according to the resolutions.
In other business, council members authorized the purchase of police ammunition for the police department. The purchase was made from Eagle Point Gun Shop, Thorofare, in the amount of $5,750.
Manalapan Township Committee members have promoted municipal deputy clerk Shari Rose to the position of municipal clerk, effective Feb. 1. Rose has worked for Manalapan for 15 years and had served as the deputy clerk since 2012.
Rose was promoted to her new position following the retirement of municipal clerk Regina Preteroti, who retired on Feb. 1 after 45 years of service with Manalapan.
Municipal officials said Preteroti, who is a lifelong resident of Manalapan, began working for the township after graduating from high school in 1975. Preteroti was named Manalapan’s municipal clerk in 2011.
