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Mountainside council approves fireworks contract, pool fee increase, grant application and routine resolutions
Summary
Council approved a package of routine and budgetary items including a $24,000 fireworks contract, a 6% increase in residential pool fees, a $100,000 LRIG grant application for the sports complex, multiple personnel appointments and bill payments totaling $400,411.99.
The Mountainside Borough Council approved a slate of resolutions and first-reading ordinances covering contracts, fees, appointments and grant applications during its regular meeting.
The council awarded the July 4 fireworks contract to Garden State Fireworks of Millington for $24,000 (Resolution 25-2025). The chair clarified the borough will receive contributions toward the event from the Mountainside PAO ($2,500), the Mountainside softball and baseball league ($1,750) and the Mountainside Rescue Squad ($3,500). "Just for clarification, the Mountainside PAO is gonna contribute $2,500 towards that," the chair said.
The council also approved a resolution to increase residential Mountainside pool membership fees by 6 percent for the 2025 season; nonresidential fees will rise by a commensurate dollar amount (Resolution 29-2025). Steve presented the change as a recommendation from the recreation committee.
Valerie presented and the council adopted a resolution expressing support to apply for an approximate $100,000 Local Recreation Improvement Grant (LRIG) from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs to revitalize the borough sports complex (Resolution 30-2025).
Other adopted measures included budget transfers totaling $23,200 (Resolution 23-2025), appointment of Zachary Goldring as gym supervisor at $16 per hour effective 01/01/2025 (Resolution 28-2025), authorization to appoint the borough administrator as fund commissioner for the joint insurance fund (Resolution 27-2025), and several routine refund and personnel actions (Resolution 26-2025). The council approved bills and claims totaling $400,411.99.
On personnel, the council amended and approved a motion to appoint volunteer firefighter Juan Hernandez Garcia. Several ordinances were introduced on first reading and will return for subsequent hearings; topics included stormwater code updates to conform with NJDEP recommendations (Ordinance 1337-2025), parking permits and fee adjustments including a $10 daily parking fee and a $50 application fee (Ordinance 1338-2025), and tree-removal payment rules including a $100 payment per removed tree when replacement is not possible (Ordinance 1339-2025).
All formal resolutions before the council at the meeting were adopted on roll call with votes recorded as affirmative by the members present. The meeting concluded with council comments praising the boroughDepartment of Public Works for snow-storm response and adjournment.
A complete record of motions, vote tallies and the ordinances on first reading will appear in the borough minutes and will be available through borough clerk records once finalized.
