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Perth Amboy council approves multiple bond ordinances, grants and contracts on consent
Summary
At the Nov. 24, 2025 Perth Amboy council meeting the body read and approved several bond ordinances and budget insertions (including capital improvement bonds and grants) and authorized multiple professional services and contracts on the consent agenda.
The Perth Amboy City Council on Nov. 24 read and approved a series of ordinances and resolutions on the consent agenda covering municipal bonds, grants and professional‑service contracts.
Items read by the clerk included a bond ordinance for parking utility improvements (approximated appropriation $150,000), a grant/bond ordinance for capital improvements (approximately $4.9 million in bonds), a marina utility improvement ($300,000), and a water/wastewater utility bond (approximately $11.2 million). The clerk also read a historic ordinance citation (Ordinance No. 380‑85) concerning restrictive handicapped parking provisions.
Several budget insertions and grant authorizations were read for the record, including a Green Infrastructure grant (listed in the agenda at about $438,512), a Port Security grant (about $125,984), and other insertions into the 2025 calendar year budget pursuant to N.J.S.A. provisions cited by the clerk. The council also authorized professional service agreements for financial advisors, engineers and legal services for 2026, and read contract extensions and change orders for ongoing construction work.
Bids and contract recommendations were noted in the meeting: PM Construction (recommended) and other bidders for a sewer system replacement project (bids shown in the record included $980,500 and $1,492,386). Other contract actions announced included an interlocal services agreement beginning Jan. 1, 2026 and authorizations for time‑limited emergency work not to exceed stated amounts.
Motions to adopt or move the listed items were made and carried by voice vote during the meeting; the clerk recorded in‑favor responses from council members present. No contested roll calls or recorded tallies were provided on the transcript for the consent items.
Votes at a glance
- Bond ordinance (parking utility) — appropriating $150,000; motion carried (consent). (provenance: sections where ordinances were read and moved) - Grant/bond ordinance (capital improvements) — bonds ~ $4,900,000; motion carried (consent). - Marina utility improvement — appropriating $300,000; motion carried (consent). - Water/wastewater bond ordinance — appropriation referenced ~ $11,200,000; motion carried (consent). - Multiple grant insertions (Green Infrastructure, Port Security, anniversary grants) — authorized for insertion into the 2025 budget; motion carried (consent). - Professional service agreements and contract extensions (financial advisors, engineers, legal services; BMW Construction contract extension; PM Construction recommendation for sewer work) — authorized or extended as read.
The council did not deliberate on these items in detail during the meeting; they were processed as part of the consent agenda and recorded as approved.
