Public Information Meeting The township has scheduled the Public Information Meeting about the new and old municipal buildings for December 19, 2022 (see township website for details). Earlier, Mayor Moore explained that the committee would consider all options, answer all questions “100%” and accept citizen input. The difference between what Mayor Moore said will Read More…
Author: Fran Brooks
Loosey-Goosey Rules of Order in Tabernacle
Robert’s Rules of Order Every year, Tabernacle’s committee officially adopts Robert’s Rules of Order. That’s the tool used by almost all boards to bring order to meetings and allow the group to take care of business in an efficient and predictable manner. But, in practice, the committee uses Loosey-Goosey Rules of Order. Loosey-Goosey rules let Read More…
No In-person Meetings for Tabernacle
Audio plus video meetings After TTJ’s criticism (October 23, 2022 POST) of the committee’s audio-only meetings, committee members voted to turn their video on. Committee members Nancy McGinnis and Robert Sunbury favored the idea but voted against it saying that the committee should return to live in-person meetings. But Mayor Sammy Moore, Deputy Mayor Kim Read More…
After a Year, Tabernacle Committee Wants Citizen Input?
Late announcement for public input Immediately after the flag salute at the October 24, meeting, Mayor Sammy Moore broke from the agenda to announce that it’s time to bring everybody up to speed about the municipal building, and said that the committee will hold a town hall-style meeting. He said the committee will answer everybody’s Read More…
Where’s The Tabernacle Township Committee?
Where are they? The township committee hasn’t been seen since early 2020. At first, the committee’s invisibility could be explained by Covid. When Governor Murphy declared a public health emergency and a State of Emergency on March 9, 2020, everything was a scramble. Indoor gatherings were limited, schools were shut down. By March 16, 2020, Read More…
Tabernacle’s New Town Hall Site
After major technical problems, I’m glad to say that TTJ is back to offer commentary on Tabernacle Township government. The first “new” post concerns Tabernacle’s purchase of property for a new town hall. The township committee has been sniffing around a 19-acre parcel at 144 Carranza Road for its new town hall site for well Read More…
