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Brooklawn council adopts ordinances, approves consent agenda and schedules property auction details
Summary
Council adopted Ordinances No. 20 and No. 21 (signs and zoning), approved a consent agenda including contract awards and refunds, authorized bills and vouchers, and discussed an upcoming public auction with a starting bid cited near $90,000; it then moved to enter an executive session under NJSA 10:4‑12.
The Brooklawn Borough Council opened public hearings on two ordinances — Ordinance No. 20 of 2025 (amending the sign chapter) and Ordinance No. 21 of 2025 (amending zoning) — conducted a brief hearing with no public comment, and then moved to adopt both ordinances. Council members voted in favor; the transcript records affirmative roll‑call responses from the members present.
The council approved a consent agenda that included: Resolution 163 (award of contract and purchase of calcium hypochlorite tablets), Resolution 164 (a refund of fourth‑quarter tax overpayments totaling $1,388 for 215 Hon Road), Resolution 165 (cancellation of property tax balances less than $10), Resolution 166 (cancellation of miscellaneous general items), Resolution 167 (bingo and raffle license for Classified Dance Company booster club), and Resolution 168 (bingo and raffle license for Brooklawn American Legion Post 72). Votes on the consent agenda were recorded as "yes" by the members present.
Council also moved, seconded and approved payment of bills and vouchers listed for the borough.
During new business, the mayor discussed an upcoming public auction of borough properties; he referenced a starting bid of approximately $90,000, described a requirement that successful bidders provide a 10% deposit by the next business day to preserve the bid and a 30‑day closing period, and said the borough intends buyer occupancy (owner‑occupied requirement) with a five‑year moratorium on rentals for those parcels. The mayor and staff said proceeds would help offset an identified budget overage.
Finally, the council approved Resolution 169 of 2025 to move into an executive session pursuant to NJSA 10:4‑12 for matters requiring closed discussion; the meeting was adjourned to executive session at the end of the public portion.
