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Passaic County adopts $4 million ordinance to upgrade HVAC at Preakness Healthcare Center
Summary
The Passaic County Board of County Commissioners unanimously adopted Capital Ordinance 2024‑08 to appropriate $4,000,000 from the county general capital fund balance for HVAC improvements at the Preakness Healthcare Center after a public hearing with no speakers.
Passaic County commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 24 to adopt Capital Ordinance 2024‑08, authorizing heating, ventilation and air‑conditioning improvements at the Preakness Healthcare Center and appropriating $4,000,000 from the county’s general capital fund balance.
The ordinance title was read aloud at the public hearing, and no members of the public came forward to speak. After the hearing was closed, the board moved to adopt the measure. Commissioners Cruz, Duffy, Gallo, James, Deputy Director Lazaro and Director Bartlett recorded “yes” votes.
County officials did not provide an effective date during the meeting; the ordinance was adopted at the Sept. 24 session and the transcript does not specify when work will begin or any contracting timetable. The $4 million appropriation will be taken from the county general capital fund balance, according to the ordinance title read into the record.
The hearing and vote followed normal procedure for capital ordinances: the county opened a public hearing, allowed comment, closed the hearing when no one appeared at the podium, and then adopted the ordinance by roll call. No public testimony or formal amendments were recorded at the meeting.
Next steps for the county are not specified in the record; the ordinance text and procurement or contracting steps were not discussed on the floor during the meeting. The board resumed its regular order of business immediately after the adoption vote.
