Sayreville council adopts multiple ordinances, approves appointments and grants in February meeting

Sayreville’s mayor and borough council adopted multiple ordinances on second and final reading, introduced two first-reading ordinances and approved a batch of routine appointments, promotions and resolutions at a February 2025 regular meeting.

The council approved, on second and final reading, ordinances updating the borough farmers market licensing fee (Ordinance No. 1-25), amendments to the waterfront redevelopment plan (Ordinance No. 2-25), and salary schedules for borough officials and employees (Ordinance Nos. 3-25 and 40-25). The council also adopted Ordinance No. 5-25, accepting an amendment to an easement affecting Block 307.01 Lots 1.02 and 1.03. Each ordinance was adopted after the public hearing was opened and closed with no members of the public commenting.

Why it matters: These enactments finalize fee, zoning-redevelopment and salary changes already circulating through Sayreville’s legislative process and clear the way for administrative implementation.

Other actions taken - Introduced for first reading and set a public hearing for Feb. 24: Ordinance No. 6-25, authorizing Title 39 motor vehicle enforcement on private roadways in the Rockville residential development; and Ordinance No. 7-25, updating community garden fees. Both were approved for introduction by roll call. - Appointments: The council approved multiple board appointments including Lisa Payne (Library Board of Trustees), Frank Terzino (local historian appointment), Nicolette McElroy (environment board, regular member) and Annabelle Rodriguez (environment board, alternate). Appointments were approved by roll call vote. - Grants and routine authorizations: The council authorized acceptance of the FY2026 Municipal Alliance Grant from Middlesex County in the amount of $18,183, approved members of the Sayreville fire department to attend regional events, and approved several personnel promotions and hires (promotions in public works effective Feb. 16; school traffic guards Joseph McMahon and Bonnie Sudnick effective Feb. 16; a Qualified Purchasing Agent designation effective March 1). - Engineering and contract closeout: The borough engineer reported completion of the 2022 Road Project Phase 2 (Little Bridal, Surrey Lane, Gordon Avenue and Oak Street) and recommended closing out the contract and approving a net reduction change order.

Votes at a glance (selected) - Ordinance No. 1-25 (farmers market license fee): adopted on second and final reading (roll call recorded as unanimous approval of council members present). - Ordinance No. 2-25 (waterfront redevelopment plan amendments): adopted on second and final reading (roll call recorded as unanimous approval of council members present). - Ordinance No. 3-25 and Ordinance No. 40-25 (salary schedules): each adopted on second and final reading (roll calls recorded as unanimous approvals). - Ordinance No. 5-25 (easement amendment for Block 307.01 Lots 1.02 & 1.03): adopted on second and final reading (roll call recorded as unanimous approval).

A number of consent-agenda resolutions were approved in a single roll call vote; Councilwoman Novak registered abstentions or no votes on a small number of named resolutions (she specifically noted opposition or abstention on Resolution Nos. 2025-42 and 2025-45 during the roll call). The council’s roll-call records in the meeting transcript show those notations at the time of the consent agenda vote.

What’s next: Introduced ordinances No. 6-25 and No. 7-25 are scheduled for public hearings and final action on Feb. 24. The borough administration and departments will implement adopted salary and fee changes and proceed with the road project contract closeout and the FY2026 Municipal Alliance grant acceptance.

Ending note: The meeting included routine public comment praising the borough’s snow-clearing and public-works response during recent storms; no substantive public opposition was recorded against the adopted ordinances during the public-hearing portions.