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Votes at a glance: Ramsey council adopts road-resurfacing ordinance, ad-circulars rule and approves entertainment contract; introduces rental-registration rule
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Summary
At its March 26 meeting the Ramsey mayor and council approved two final-read ordinances, passed consent resolutions (including Independence Day entertainment and a fair-housing settlement), and introduced an ordinance requiring liability insurance and annual registration for rental-unit owners.
The Borough of Ramsey mayor and council recorded several formal votes at their March 26, 2025 meeting, adopting two final-read ordinances, approving consent resolutions and advancing a municipal registration ordinance to first reading.
Ordinances adopted
- Ordinance O5-2025 (final reading): Authorizes 2025 capital improvements for road resurfacing and the acquisition of a vehicle for the Office of Emergency Management; appropriates $275,000 for those purposes. The council adopted the ordinance by roll call at the meeting.
- Ordinance O6-2025 (final reading): Amends chapter 3 of the borough code to establish section 3-33 concerning distribution of unsolicited advertising circulars and newspapers. The ordinance requires unsolicited material to include contact information so residents can request future deliveries be stopped and establishes penalties for violations; it was adopted by roll call at the meeting.
Introduced ordinance
- Ordinance O7-2025 (first reading): Introduced by borough administration and passed first reading. The proposed ordinance would codify state law requiring liability insurance for owners of multifamily rental units and require annual registration of the certificate of insurance with the borough; it references the state law (S1368) and sets an administrative fee and penalties for noncompliance. The council passed the ordinance on first reading and scheduled a final public hearing on April (date specified in the public notice).
Consent resolutions and other formal actions
- The council approved consent resolutions (Resolutions 069–073), including: awarding an entertainment contract for the Independence Day celebration (Cliff Garner Productions / Cliffhanger) for the July 3 event (rain date July 6); appointing Mary Ann Lupo as administrative assistant to the Design Review Board (following the deputy clerk’s resignation); and a resolution authorizing settlement work on the borough’s fourth-round affordable-housing obligations with Fair Share Housing Center and an amended prospective need number. The administration said the settlement adjusts Ramsey’s fourth-round prospective need to 450 for settlement purposes and will allow the borough to continue preparing ordinances and documents toward compliance before the July 1, 2027 filing window.
Votes and roll calls reported at the meeting recorded affirmative votes from the attending council members on each item listed above; no “no” votes were recorded in the roll calls for these final-read ordinances and consent resolutions during the meeting.
