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Waldwick council adopts capital and water-bond ordinances, approves consent items and labor agreement
Summary
The council adopted Ordinances 2025-03 ($2.27 million capital bond), 2025-04 ($1.12 million water-utility bond) and 2025-05 (budget cap/cap bank) on second reading; multiple consent resolutions and appointments passed, and the clerk recorded a recusal on the public-works bargaining vote.
The Borough of Waldwick adopted three capital-related ordinances and approved a slate of consent items during its meeting.
Ordinances adopted: Clerk Connley read three ordinances on second reading and the council voted to adopt each by roll-call vote. Ordinance 2025-03 authorizes up to $2,270,000 for various public improvements and equipment purchases; Ordinance 2025-04 appropriates $1,120,000 for water-utility projects; and Ordinance 2025-05 establishes a cap bank under the borough’s budget-cap provisions. Council members described the capital ordinance as funding large projects such as road paving and the water ordinance as dedicated to water infrastructure.
Consent items and appointments: The council approved a package of consent resolutions including approval of minutes, several event permits (townwide cleanup, clothing drive, block party, pool events), appointment of junior fire members (Giovani Gardina and Benjamin Leonard), waiver of permit fees for a school parking-lot project, library-board appointments and other routine items. The clerk called the roll and most items passed together.
Labor agreement and recusal: A revised contract amount and collective-bargaining agreement for the public-works employees (resolution 2025-121/122 sequence in the record) was on the consent list; Mrs. Weber announced she would recuse herself from the vote on the bargaining-unit agreement and the recusal was recorded during the roll call.
Why it matters: The ordinances set funding authority for upcoming capital and water projects. Consent approvals finalize routine appointments and permits. The recusal on the bargaining-item vote was noted on the record.
Actions at a glance: - Ordinance 2025-03 (bond, $2,270,000) — adopted on second reading by roll-call vote (all recorded yes). - Ordinance 2025-04 (water bond, $1,120,000) — adopted on second reading by roll-call vote (all recorded yes). - Ordinance 2025-05 (cap bank) — adopted on second reading by roll-call vote (all recorded yes). - Consent resolutions (2025119–2025129) — approved by consent, covering minutes, appointments, events, fee waivers and other items; recusal recorded for one labor-agreement item.
Next steps: Implementation of capital and water projects will proceed through the municipal procurement and capital-planning process; staff will follow up on appointments and permit logistics as scheduled in the consent resolutions.
Provenance: Topic introduction (SEG 614–626): reading of Ordinance 2025-03; topic finish (SEG 752–753): final roll calls and confirmations.
