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Union County introduces bicycle/scooter ordinance and adopts block of routine resolutions; county manager clarifies contract amounts

October 26, 2025 | Union County, New Jersey


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Union County introduces bicycle/scooter ordinance and adopts block of routine resolutions; county manager clarifies contract amounts
Union County commissioners introduced an ordinance updating county administrative code provisions related to bicycles, scooters, recreational vehicles and snowmobiles and adopted a block of resolutions during the regular meeting.

Clerk of the board read Ordinance No. 861-2025 into the record and Vice Chair Bodek moved that the ordinance be advanced for first reading and advertised; Commissioner Kowalski seconded the motion. The board set the public hearing and final reading for Dec. 18, 2025. The clerk recorded a roll-call affirmative vote of 9-0 on moving the ordinance for first reading and authorizing advertisement.

Later in the meeting the board considered a group vote to adopt Resolutions 2025-777 through 2025-852. That block passed by roll call; the clerk recorded nine affirmative votes on the block overall, with one resolution in the block (2025-789) carried with an abstention recorded. The clerk did not separately enumerate each resolution's individual vote in open discussion other than to record the overall block result.

During public comment a speaker alleged a $12 million payment related to Reso. 7 80 and questioned a roughly $170,000 increase to Wiener Law Firm's personnel counsel contract. County manager Ed Oatman responded later in the meeting, saying Reso. 7 80 is not a $12 million immediate payment but a not-to-exceed figure tied to the life of a contract; he said the specific change order was about $6,750. Oatman also said the Wiener Law Group increase reflects the firm taking on additional cases for the county.

The meeting record includes other administrative announcements by commissioners about recycling events, seasonal programs and hiring for the Union County Regional Communications Center. No additional motions to alter county procurement or contract awards were recorded during the meeting.

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