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Kenilworth council approves consent agenda; finance committee advances capital budget work and CDBG funding expected
Summary
Council approved consent resolutions and heard committee updates: finance committee is finalizing the capital budget, CFO reported community development block grant award amounts pending, and Public Works recommended appointing a runner-up DPW candidate with pesticide certification.
Kenilworth Borough Council approved its consent agenda and received updates from the finance and public works committees, including a recommendation to appoint a runner-up candidate to the Department of Public Works and news that Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding is expected.
The consent agenda, covering resolutions 25-143 through 25-147, was approved by a single motion and recorded roll call after a motion made by Councilmember (identified in the record as “council miss Grease”) and seconded by Councilman Finestrella. The consent approval enacted multiple administrative items in a single vote; the clerk recorded all items as approved.
During committee reports, Councilman Morrow, chair of the finance committee, said the committee met with the CFO and department heads to work through capital-budget requests and expects to finalize recommendations to departments in the coming week. The CFO reported that the borough had been told the community development block grant funding stream is back and that a final award amount should be released shortly.
Public Works reported an unanticipated vacancy in the department. The Public Works Committee recommended the council consider a resolution to appoint the runner-up candidate from a recent interview pool; the committee noted that the runner-up holds New Jersey state certification for pesticide application and could start as soon as the council approves the resolution. The clerk confirmed a resolution had been prepared for council consideration.
Council directed staff to follow up on capital budget prioritization and to publish any personnel resolutions and grant award information when finalized.
