Highland Park introduces ordinance to amend contracting and pay-to-play rules

The Highland Park Borough Council introduced Ordinance 25-2105 during its March 18, 2025 meeting, amending Part 2 (general legislation), Chapter 150 (contracting reform), Article 1 (redevelopment agreements) and Article 2 (public contracts/pay-to-play reform) of the borough code. The council authorized publication and set a public hearing for April 1, 2025.

The municipal clerk presented the ordinance title, and a council member moved to adopt the ordinance on first reading by title; a second was recorded and the matter passed on roll call. The introduction moves the ordinance to the public hearing phase, where members of the public and council will have an opportunity to comment before any final reading or adoption.

The ordinance as introduced is intended to update local contracting and redevelopment agreement language in the borough code; the meeting record provides the ordinance number and the hearing date but does not include the full text changes. The council directed publication as required by law and scheduled the public hearing for April 1, 2025.

The roll-call record for first-reading introduction shows affirmative votes from multiple council members present at the meeting; the clerk will post the ordinance text and hearing notice to the borough website as required.