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Votes at a glance: Bernardsville council adopts sewer-fee and radio bond ordinances, introduces ambulance bond and property-registration ordinance
Summary
At its March 24 meeting, Bernardsville’s council adopted several ordinances on final reading (including sewer fees and funding new radios for first responders), introduced a bond ordinance to acquire an ambulance and introduced code changes for property pending foreclosure; multiple resolutions were also adopted.
Bernardsville — During its March 24, 2025 meeting the Borough Council acted on multiple ordinances and resolutions, adopting several on final reading and scheduling public hearings for others.
What the council adopted
- Ordinance 2025-2015 (final reading): Amendments to sewer connection fees and sewer lease rates (chapter 6-16) were brought to final public hearing and the mayor moved for final adoption.
- Ordinance 2025-2016 (final reading): An ordinance to exceed municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a CAP bank was opened for public comment, closed with no speakers, and moved for final adoption.
- Bond Ordinance 2025-2017 (final reading): A bond ordinance to appropriate $300,000 for new radios for the borough fire company (authorizing $285,000 in bonds) was presented, described as required by the county to upgrade first-responder radios, and moved for final adoption.
What was introduced or scheduled
- Ordinance 2025-208 (introduction): Amend section 11-4 regarding registration and maintenance of property pending foreclosure to conform with a court decision; public hearing set for April 28, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
- Bond Ordinance 2025-209 (introduction): A bond ordinance to appropriate $350,000 for a new ambulance and authorize bonds/notes of $312,300 was introduced and scheduled for public hearing on April 28, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.; council members said long delivery lead times require ordering now for next-year delivery.
Resolutions
- Resolutions 2550–2571 were taken together; council moved for their adoption. The mayor noted a change to a local feeding program schedule (moving to Wednesdays, 3–5 p.m., at the fieldhouse) after the prior sponsor withdrew.
Procedure and votes
Several measures were adopted by roll call at the meeting; the transcript records unanimous “yes” votes in the roll calls for the final-reading items but does not include a full, named roll-call tally for every adopted ordinance. If precise vote tallies are required for recordation, the borough clerk’s minutes and the official meeting video or posted minutes should be consulted.
Next steps: Introduced ordinances 2025-208 and 2025-209 will have public hearings on April 28, 2025. Adopted ordinances will be reflected in the borough’s published ordinances and minutes.
