Fanwood council approves consent agenda, introduces ordinance to amend chicken license fees

The Fanwood Borough Council on Oct. 20 adopted its consent agenda and introduced an ordinance to amend local license fees for keeping chickens.

Clerk read resolutions 202510183–202510189 into the record; they included authorizing payment of claims for October, entering a memorandum of understanding with New Jersey Transit to accept funds for renovations at the North Side Train Station, several tax-exempt lot designations with corresponding refunds for the 2025 second quarter, authorizing the award of a public‑works equipment contract funded through the capital program, and authorizing a seasonal leaf‑collection agreement. Council members voted "yes" on the roll call and the chair declared the motion carried.

Council then introduced Ordinance No. 02025-13R, described in the meeting as an amendment to chapter 118 of the borough code regarding chicken-license fees. The ordinance was adopted on first reading and the clerk set the second reading and public hearing for Nov. 3, 2025, at Borough Hall, 75 North Martine Avenue.

Council members noted the ordinance update reflected comments from the health department. No details about the exact fee changes were read into the minutes at the introduction; the public hearing on Nov. 3 will be the opportunity for residents to comment before final adoption.

No contested votes were recorded on the consent agenda or the ordinance-introduction motion; the clerk called each council member’s vote during the consent-agenda roll call.

Pending items listed on the consent calendar that may be of interest to residents include the MOU with New Jersey Transit for station renovations and the public‑works capital purchase that the council authorized to proceed under a capital resolution.