African-American athletes Tommie Smith, center, and John Carlos, right, raise their fists in a Black Power salute during the 1968 Olympic Games held in Mexico City.

PLEASANTVILLE _ A bronze-medal winning Olympian as agreed to deliver the keynote address during this year’s Pleasantville High School graduation ceremonies.

John Wesley Carlos, who captured the bronze medal in the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, will address the 2013 graduating class on Thursday, June 18.

ABSECON _ City leaders are considering a proposal that would enable Absecon residents to enroll in an energy partnership and save money on their monthly electric bills.

Commercial Utility Consultants representatives presented a 40-minute PowerPoint demonstration outlining their proposal during the May 16 City Council meeting.

Council approves bond ordinance

City Council approved a $514,000 bond ordinance during its May 16 meeting to pay for eight capital fund projects, including this year’s road program.

The projects are: improvements to the Municipal Building’s HVAC system ($10,000), new police radios ($20,000), replacement police department furniture ($10,000), leaf vacuums ($64,000), generator to be used at the public works building ($5,000), reconditioning of a fire truck ($50,000), matching funds on a FEMA project to create two recreation areas ($130,000) and the 2013 road improvement program ($225,000).

The road improvement program includes work to be completed on Lisbon Avenue.

City tables pay-to-play ordinance

Absecon City Council tabled the second reading of an ordinance that would have restricted anyone who has contributed more than $300 to an election campaign to be eliminated from seeking fair and open contract.

Council tabled the ordinance for an interpretation of language contained in the ordinance.

City to dedicate breast cancer awareness bench

Absecon leaders will dedicate and unveil a pink breast cancer awareness bench at 6 p.m., May 29 behind the city Municipa lBuilding, 500 Mill Road, Absecon.

ABSECON _ City officials say they are in the preliminary stages to make changes to a major intersection.

City officials said changes are needed at the intersection of Highland Boulevard, Ambassador Drive, Mill Road and New Jersey Avenue to improve safety, traffic flow and storm water drainage.

Submitted/Absecon Police Officers Daniel Krause and Laura Winkel stand alongside Absecon Police Chief David K. Risley. Krasue and Winkel received the department’s Exceptional Duty Awards during the May 16 City Council meeting. They saved the lives of two people who were trapped in underwater following an April 5 automobile accident.

ABSECON _ Two city police officers, who risked their lives to save the lives of two others, were each honored by the mayor, chief of police, and City Council on Thursday, May 16.

Officers Daniel Krause and Laura Winkel where issued Exceptional Duty Awards during the regular City Council meeting. The awards praised their actions following an April 5 traffic accident in which two people were trapped in a submerged vehicle.