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Votes at a glance: ordinances, appointments and resolutions approved Dec. 22, 2025
Summary
The council approved multiple second-reading ordinances, employment agreements, appointments and a consent agenda in a single motion; appointments for provisional inspectors and crossing guards were also approved by roll call.
At its Dec. 22 meeting the Rutherford Mayor and Council approved a slate of routine and personnel items during a largely procedural session.
Key approvals (by motion and roll call): - Ordinances passed on second reading: amendment to police extra-duty fees; repeal of a handicapped parking space on Winslow Place (188 Mountain Way); amendments to land-use procedures including affordable-housing requirements; salary ordinances affecting PBA Local 300 and the department-head unit. - Resolutions: employment agreements for the borough chief financial officer and the borough clerk were approved (Resolutions 266 and 267 were moved and carried by roll call). Resolution 270 reappointing the borough tax collector was approved. - Appointments: provisional appointment of Robert Eubanks (plumbing subcode inspector, effective 01/01/2026), Thomas Stafford (labor 1 provisional, effective 01/05/2026), Thomas Grama (permanent fire protection subcode official, effective 12/23/2025), Casper Godzik (reemployment special law enforcement officer, effective 01/01/2026), and the attached list of crossing guards were all approved by council consent motions and roll calls.
Most of the items were enacted by consent or single motions with routine roll-call votes and without public comment. The council then moved into closed session for a legal update on affordable-housing challenges; no action was expected following closed session.
