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West Milford council approves block of routine contracts and budget transfers
Summary
At its Dec. 17 meeting the council adopted a block of resolutions to authorize fuel purchases, equipment parts, professional services amendments, recycling services, stormwater services and budget transfers totaling routine municipal expenditures.
The West Milford Township Council moved a package of procurement and budget resolutions at its Dec. 17 regular meeting, voting unanimously to carry a block of actions that included fuel purchases, equipment parts, legal services increases and other routine municipal contracts.
The council approved Resolution 2025-455 authorizing purchase of #2 ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel through State Contract 19-FOOD-01099 from Rachles/Michele’s Oil Company not to exceed $40,000 for Jan. 1–Mar. 31, 2026, with funds certified by the Chief Financial Officer. Resolution 2025-456 authorizes automotive gasoline purchases under State Contract 19-FLEET-00973 through Oct. 31, 2026 in an amount not to exceed $200,000 (funds split across two account lines as noted in the resolution).
Other authorizations included a $4,365.47 increase to previously authorized Trackless mower head rotor assemblies from U.S. Municipal Supply LLC (Resolution 2025-457), and Resolution 2025-458 increased the limit on the professional services contract with attorney Fred Semrau by $15,000 (bringing the authorized total to $155,000).
The council also amended the Jefferson Recycling LLC agreement to raise the not-to-exceed annual amount for providing and servicing containers at the Recycling Center to $12,000 (Resolution 2025-459) and consented to continued stormwater management services with New Restoration and Recovery Services LLC d/b/a Aqualis under previously approved contract amounts (Resolution 2025-464).
Finance-related resolutions adopted as part of the block included adoption of the 2026 meeting schedule (Resolution 2025-460), insertion of a $3,000 DHS Municipal Alliance Stigma Free Grant into the 2025 budget (Resolution 2025-467), cancellation of small or expired grant balances (Resolutions 2025-468 and 2025-469), and transfers among 2025 appropriation accounts totaling $55,000 (Resolution 2025-470).
The motion to move Resolutions 2025-455 through 2025-470 as a block was made by Councilman Matthew Conlon and seconded by Councilman Kevin Goodsir; the record shows unanimous ayes from Councilmembers Ada Erik, Michael Chazukow, Marilyn Lichtenberg, Kevin Goodsir, Matthew Conlon and David Marsden.
Separately, the council approved Resolution 2025-479 authorizing payment of bills and the Treasurer's supplemental disbursement list. The Actual Bills List totaled $2,102,379.14 with Total Expenditures including payroll and school board payments producing an aggregate figure of $8,497,728.12.
