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Tenafly council introduces five ordinances for first reading and approves a block of resolutions
Summary
On Dec. 3 the council introduced five ordinances for first reading—including a $500,000 bond for a West Railroad sanitary sewer replacement—and unanimously approved Resolutions R24‑525 through R24‑536; a closed‑session resolution (R24‑537) was adopted to discuss property and personnel matters.
The Tenafly mayor and council held a series of procedural actions on Dec. 3, introducing multiple ordinances for first reading and adopting a consent block of resolutions.
Introduced ordinances (first reading, hearing dates set for Dec. 17) included: - Ordinance 24‑36: Bond ordinance to authorize replacement of a sanitary sewer line on West Railroad Avenue and appropriate $500,000. - Ordinance 24‑37: Salary ordinance fixing compensation for Department of Public Works supervisory employees for calendar years 2025–2027. - Ordinance 24‑38: Amendment to police officer salary ordinance for multiple calendar years. - Ordinance 24‑39: Amendment to administrative employee salary ordinance for calendar years 2024–2026. - Ordinance 24‑41: Amendment to salaries for certain management, administrative and part‑time employees for 2024–2027.
Each ordinance was moved, seconded and introduced by roll call with council members recorded as voting 'Yes' during the introduction vote.
On the consent agenda, the council moved to approve Resolutions R24‑525 through R24‑536; the roll call recorded unanimous 'Yes' votes. The transcript indicates these resolutions concern draft collective bargaining agreements and related administrative items; borough counsel explained the standard order of approval—approve the agreement by resolution first, then adopt ordinance language at a subsequent meeting—and noted some agreements will be retroactive where applicable.
Finally, the council adopted Resolution R24‑537 to enter an executive (closed) session under NJSA 10:4‑12 to discuss borough property, leases and parking updates and personnel policy. Council moved, seconded and voted to go into closed session at the end of the public meeting.
All introduced ordinances and the consent resolutions will return to the council at the scheduled Dec. 17 meeting for public hearing and final action where applicable.
