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Passaic County commissioners approve two bond ordinances on first reading to fund community college improvements
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Summary
The Passaic County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on first reading to advance two bond ordinances to finance capital improvements and equipment for Passaic County Community College; one ordinance lists an appropriation amount in the read text that is unclear in the transcript.
The Passaic County Board of County Commissioners voted on first reading to advance two bond ordinances intended to fund capital work and equipment purchases for Passaic County Community College.
At the meeting, county staff read Bond Ordinance 2026-03, described as authorizing various public improvements for the community college and authorizing bonds and bond anticipation notes to finance the project. The ordinance text as read in the transcript includes the phrase "the sum of 6,000,020, $25,140"; the board approved the ordinance on first reading by roll call (all recorded votes were "yes").
The board also read and approved on first reading Bond Ordinance 2026-04, described as "to authorize the making of various public improvements and the acquisition of new additional and replacement equipment and machinery, new additional furnishings, new information technology, and telecommunication equipment, and new automotive vehicles," and to appropriate $2,571,108 and authorize bonds and bond anticipation notes to finance that appropriation. The board moved and seconded the ordinance and approved it on first reading by roll call.
Both ordinances were presented as routine capital- and equipment-related measures for the county and for the Passaic County Community College; a commissioner explained these were "our normal capital improvements and equipment purchases funded primarily through chapter 12 bonds to the state for the Passaic County Community College." No public speakers addressed the ordinances during the meeting.
The board handled the measures as first readings; further procedural steps and any final adoption (second reading or formal adoption) were not recorded in this meeting's transcript.
Votes at a glance
- Bond Ordinance 2026-03 (first reading): motion moved and seconded; roll-call votes recorded as "yes" by the commissioners present. The transcript text for the appropriation amount is unclear and is reproduced in the meeting record as read.
- Bond Ordinance 2026-04 (first reading): motion moved and seconded; roll-call votes recorded as "yes" by the commissioners present. Appropriation listed as $2,571,108 in the read text.
Next steps
Both measures passed on first reading and will follow the county's normal ordinance procedure for subsequent readings and final adoption before the bonds may be issued.
