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Passaic County board approves consent agenda and advances two bond ordinances
Summary
At its Feb. 10 meeting the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners moved and approved the consent agenda, introduced a $22 million capital bond ordinance and advanced a roughly $4.5 million courthouse annex restoration ordinance, each by roll-call vote.
Passaic County commissioners moved and approved a consent agenda and voted to introduce two bond ordinances during their Feb. 10, 2026 meeting.
The board voted unanimously to approve the consent agenda after a motion to move items L1 and L2 together. Following that, Director/clerks read Bond Ordinance 2026-01, described as an authorization to make various public improvements and to appropriate $22,000,000 to pay associated costs, funded in part from the county capital improvement fund and by issuing bonds. The motion to move Bond Ordinance 2026-01 was made, seconded and approved by roll call.
The board then moved Bond Ordinance 2026-02 to authorize exterior restoration work on the Passaic County Courthouse Annex. The appropriation was transcribed during the meeting as "4,000,000, 500,000" in the oral reading; county staff also said a New Jersey Historic Trust grant would fund a significant portion of the project (a grant figure was read in the meeting but the transcript is unclear). The board moved and approved the ordinance by roll call; Director staff said the historic courthouse project currently under construction is expected to be completed during the summer if schedules hold.
Motions were also approved to move the personnel agenda and to pay the bills; the meeting concluded after a commissioner raised an unrelated Paterson City Council agenda item concerning a proposed restriction on left turns from Ward Street onto Hamilton Avenue and requested the county engineer be consulted about access to county properties.
Outcomes at a glance: • Consent agenda: moved and approved by roll call (unanimous among commissioners present). • Bond Ordinance 2026-01: introduced/advanced (appropriation stated as $22,000,000); motion moved and approved by roll call. • Bond Ordinance 2026-02: introduced/advanced (appropriation transcribed approximately $4.5 million; includes a Historic Trust grant contribution — amount as read in the meeting was unclear); motion moved and approved by roll call.
The board voted to adjourn after the evening's business and photos; refreshments were offered for attendees afterward.
