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Pompton Lakes council approves appointments, multiple ordinances and routine permits on Jan. 27
Summary
At its Jan. 27 meeting the council approved a slate of consent resolutions, introduced workplace and tree ordinances, adopted three youth-organization leases and approved a tower lease and salary ordinance; the meeting also included several personnel appointments and event permits.
The Pompton Lakes Borough Council on Jan. 27 approved a package of consent resolutions, moved several ordinances forward and took routine approvals for appointments and public events.
Key actions recorded in the public portion of the meeting included:
- Appointment: James Pamenco Pacoco was appointed as an alternate borough prosecutor for a one-year term ending Dec. 31, 2025; the motion was approved by voice vote.
- Ordinances introduced for first reading: Ordinance 25-06 (amending Chapter 2 workplace conduct to extend conduct and discipline policies to volunteers and responding agencies), Ordinance 25-07 (amending tree removal/protection to exempt invasive species at the borough forester's discretion), and Ordinance 25-08 (authority to exceed the municipal appropriation cap for 2025 as allowed by state statute up to 3.5 percent).
- Ordinances adopted (final): Ordinances 25-01, 25-02 and 25-03 (lease amendments for Pompton Lakes Riverdale Little League, Pompton Lakes Riverdale Soccer Association and Pompton Lakes Youth Organization) were adopted after a brief public hearing. Ordinance 25-04 (tower lease agreement) and Ordinance 25-05 (salary adjustments for certain municipal positions) were also adopted in final form at the meeting.
- Personnel approvals: Appointment of Anna DeGrote as a part-time crossing guard and appointment of Michael Fasoleto to the Board of Health (term to Dec. 31, 2027) were approved. The council deferred one planning-board appointment until full council attendance.
- Event and license approvals: The council approved the Riverdale Little League annual parade (April 5, 2025), a Lakeside School tennis-court closure for a robotics competition (May 20, 2025, rain date May 22), a carnival license for the Pompton Lakes Elks (Aug. 21'24, 2025) and a Walk for Hope organized by the Pompton Lakes Prevention Coalition (May 18, 2025).
- Resolutions: The meeting record shows a block of consent resolutions (25-65 through 25-83) were approved in a single voice vote on the consent agenda.
Most motions were approved by voice vote or roll call with the meeting record reporting 'Aye' from the dais; no roll-call tallies showing dissenting votes are recorded in the public transcript for these items. The council indicated it would return to some personnel appointments for fuller votes when the full council is present.
The council's attorney and administrator were present for the meeting; no litigation or contract awards were finalized in public session during the meeting.
