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Lodi council adopts five bond ordinances totaling $2.1 million, approves police retirement payout
Summary
At its March 17 meeting the Borough of Lodi council adopted five bond ordinances that together appropriate $2.1 million for facility, sewer, road, vehicle and equipment projects, and approved a contractual retirement payout for police officer Mark Corrado effective March 31, 2026.
The Borough of Lodi council on March 17 adopted five bond ordinances that together appropriate $2.1 million for municipal projects and approved a retirement payout for a police officer.
The council adopted Ordinance 20 26-01, authorizing $500,000 for various municipal facility improvements; Ordinance 20 26-02, authorizing $300,000 for sanitary sewer improvements; Ordinance 20 26-03, authorizing $500,000 for 2026 road reconstruction and curb and sidewalk replacement; Ordinance 20 26-04, authorizing $500,000 for new automotive vehicles and original apparatus and equipment for borough departments; and Ordinance 20 26-05, authorizing $300,000 for additional or replacement equipment and machinery. The five ordinances were opened for public hearing (no members of the public spoke), the hearings were closed, and each ordinance was adopted by roll-call vote.
In non-consent business, the council approved Resolution 26-48, authorizing a contractual retirement payout for police officer Mark Corrado, effective March 31, 2026. Council members recorded affirmative votes when the resolution was called. The council also approved Resolution 26-62 to pay borough bills for March 2026 "as recommended by the finance officer."
The meeting procedure followed the advertised agenda; the clerk read the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act notice and announced the meeting was being audio and video recorded. After routine council reports and a brief public-comment period, the council voted to enter closed session under NJSA 10:4-12 "to discuss litigation and contract negotiation," reconvened about seven minutes later, and promptly adjourned at 7:18 p.m.
The ordinances and resolutions were presented as operational items to fund capital and equipment needs; no detailed project schedules or vendor awards were discussed on the record at the meeting. Specific appropriation amounts listed in each ordinance are as stated above. The record does not specify additional implementation timelines or contractors; those details were not provided during the public hearing and are not included in the minutes.
