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Votes at a glance: Wildwood Crest council adopts ordinances, introduces two bond ordinances and approves routine resolutions
Summary
The council unanimously approved a series of ordinances and routine resolutions on March 12, including final passage of Ordinance 14-48 (Cap Bank), introductions of bond ordinances 14-50 ($4.5M) and 14-51 ($4.0M), multiple contract awards and event permits; several items carry public hearing dates in April and March.
The Wildwood Crest Borough Council conducted roll-call votes on multiple ordinances and resolutions on March 12, adopting some measures and scheduling public hearings on others.
Key roll-call outcomes
- Ordinance 14-48 (Cap Bank for calendar year 2025, NJSA 48:4-45.14): Passed on second and final reading after a public hearing with no comments; roll call recorded unanimous approval among members present.
- Ordinance 14-49 (amend Chapter 37 garbage/receptacle placement): Passed on first reading and advertised; second and final reading and public hearing scheduled for March 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM.
- Bond Ordinance 14-50 (various borough improvements): Introduced (appropriating $4,500,000, authorizing $4,275,000 in bonds/notes); public hearing set for April 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM.
- Bond Ordinance 14-51 (sanitary sewage improvements): Introduced (appropriating $4,000,000 and authorizing $4,000,000 in bonds/notes); public hearing set for April 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM.
- Resolutions adopted (roll calls recorded affirmative votes): waiver of special-event fee for Wildwood Crest School District graduation at Centennial Park (06/12/2025); special-event permit and co-sponsorship for the Wildwood Crest Run (October 2025); lease award for a portion of the Nesbitt Center (borough lease 2025-001); cancellation of erroneous sewer rents ($124 for 7201 Ocean Ave; $248 for 110 W Wisteria Road); designation of locations for portable vending units; a street-opening permit for curb/apron work on East Syracuse Ave; award of a Lomax Consulting Group contract for dune-restoration construction oversight (not to exceed $9,800); acceptance and release of performance bond for Beach Street End public access improvements phase 3; amendment to Green Team composition and reappointment of James McGinty (term to 12/31/2026); landscaping contract (borough contract 2025-2); borough engineer work order for the 2025 road resurfacing program (not to exceed $20,000); a resolution opposing Atlantic City Electric’s 17.23% rate increase; a proprietary purchase for street sweeper repair (Grand Turk, not to exceed $32,701.56); award of specialized legal services to Christopher Orlando/Parker McKay (not to exceed $5,000); and authorization for the CFO to pay law-enforcement flat rates under the 2025 distracted driving crackdown grant.
Procedural notes
- Most votes were recorded as unanimous among members present during roll call. Where public hearings were scheduled, the council set dates and times consistent with statutory advertising requirements.
- Several procurement items and contract approvals include not-to-exceed dollar amounts documented in the record; the council recorded roll-call votes adopting the resolutions.
What to watch
- Ordinances 14-50 and 14-51 were introduced and have public hearings on April 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM; interested parties should review the advertised ordinances when posted and may address the council at the scheduled hearings.
- The dune project and the DEP March 18 deadline (discussed separately at the meeting) remain a high-profile matter that could carry budgetary and permitting implications relevant to some adopted actions.
