Votes at a glance: Elmwood Park council approves multiple ordinances, appointments and consent items on March 20
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Summary
At the March 20 meeting the Elmwood Park Mayor and Council approved a series of ordinances on first and second reading, bond and streetscape measures, traffic changes and a consent agenda of administrative items; several items were adopted without extended debate.
The Elmwood Park Mayor and Council approved a slate of ordinances, resolutions and personnel actions on March 20, 2025. Many of these items were adopted on either first or final reading and were recorded by roll call; the borough clerk published the required notices for hearings.
Summary of adopted measures and outcomes (selected items recorded in the meeting minutes):
- Ordinance 25-06 (introduced) / Resolution R-100-25: Ordinance to exceed municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a cap bank — introduced on first reading; final hearing set for April 17, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. (motion carried on roll call).
- Resolution R-101-25: Introduction of the 2025 municipal budget (statement of revenues and appropriations) — introduced for public inspection and a hearing set for April 17, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.; council initially split 3-3 and Mayor Colette cast the tie-breaking vote in favor.
- Resolution R-102-25: Governing body certification of compliance with EEOC enforcement guidance on consideration of arrest and conviction records under Title VII — adopted (motion carried).
- Ordinance 25-01 (reintroduced): Establish the borough water department, fix rates and set rules for distribution and penalties — passed its first reading and final hearing set for April 17, 2025.
- Ordinance 25-07 (introduced): Bond/appropriation of $285,000 for installation of synthetic turf athletic fields at Borough Park — introduced on first reading; council recorded the motion as carried.
- Ordinance 25-08 (introduced): Amend code to add stop signs at intersections along East 50 Fifth Street (five stop signs at intersections with Thirteenth through Eighteenth Avenues) — introduced on first reading and recorded as carried.
- Ordinance (salary/wages) 25-03 (second reading) — passed on final reading.
- Ordinance 25-04 (second reading): Amend borough code to allow Title 39 enforcement at 41 Slater Drive and adjacent access easement — passed on final reading.
- Bond ordinance (second reading): Bond ordinance to authorize streetscape improvements to Molar Boulevard Phase 2 (an appropriation of $1,010,000) — passed on final reading; officials said it completes the section from Linden Avenue to Broadway and noted an additional grant will cover a later section toward Route 46.
- Consent agenda (R-109-25 through R-122-25): Payroll approval; bills list; special temporary budget amendment appropriations; tax exemption for a disabled veteran; redemption of a third-party tax lien; interlocal agreement for special law enforcement officers with the Board of Education; release of a performance bond; updates to deferred compensation plan; appointments (IT consultant, DPW full-time laborers, police personnel changes); vacation/holiday buybacks; and other administrative matters — all recorded as carried by roll call.
Procedural notes: The municipal clerk was authorized to advertise notices and schedules as required by law for final hearings and public inspection. Where a formal roll call was recorded, the minutes list each council member's vote. Items with public comment (for example the streetscape lighting question) also recorded comment from residents at the meeting.
For more detail: The clerk's office posted formal notices for final hearings and the agendas contain the full text of ordinances and resolutions; the council scheduled the public hearing on the 2025 budget and on listed ordinances for April 17, 2025 at 7 p.m.