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Bellmawr council approves ordinances and resolutions, including bond ordinance for electronic message board
Summary
During the Nov. 29 meeting the Bellmawr Borough Council opened hearings for several ordinances — on fire department code, salaries, fees, vehicle and traffic and waterfront property conveyance — and approved them by roll call; the council also approved a bond ordinance to fund an electronic message board and adopted routine budget and bill-list resolutions.
At its Nov. 29, 2023 meeting, the Bellmawr Borough Council opened public hearings on multiple ordinances, received no public comment on those items, and approved each by roll call. The items approved included ordinances updating the borough fire department code, a 2024 salary ordinance, amendments to certain municipal fees, vehicle and traffic code changes, a bond ordinance for an electronic message board, and an ordinance related to acceptance and conveyance of waterfront property under the Bellmawr waterfront redevelopment agreement. The council also adopted a slate of routine resolutions including budget appropriation transfers and a December bill list for $54,893.
Ordinances and actions recorded in the meeting transcript (each opened for public hearing with "no response" and then adopted):
- Ordinance 10112-24: Amendments to chapter 36 (Fire Department). Approved by roll call.
- Ordinance 10113-24: 2024 salary ordinance amendments. Approved by roll call.
- Ordinance 10144: Amendments and supplements to certain municipal fees. Approved by roll call.
- Ordinance 10524: Amendments to chapter 440 (Vehicle and Traffic). Approved by roll call.
- Ordinance 10624: Bond ordinance authorizing acquisition and installation of an electronic message board for the borough. The meeting record reads appropriation language that is unclear in places; the transcript as read at the meeting includes the figures "$2,50" and an aggregate principal amount "up to $2,947." Those figures are recorded here as read at the meeting; the council approved the ordinance by roll call. Further documentation from the borough clerk or ordinance text should be consulted to confirm exact appropriation and bond amounts.
- Ordinance 11724: Authorization for the borough to accept fee title to and convey waterfront property pursuant to the Bellmawr waterfront redevelopment agreement. Approved by roll call.
Resolutions adopted by roll call included budget appropriation transfers for 2024 and a resolution approving the December bill list for $54,893.
Public participation on these ordinances was minimal: each ordinance's public hearing was opened and closed with no public comments recorded. The bond ordinance was read aloud during the hearing before the council voted. The meeting record does not include detailed roll-call vote counts by name for every item; each item was recorded as approved by roll call.
