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Mountainside council approves licenses, refunds, personnel changes and $866,099.07 in bills
Summary
At its June session the Mountainside council approved a package of routine measures including liquor-license renewals, tax and utility refunds, surplus property sales, personnel appointments and bills and claims totaling $866,099.07.
Mountainside’s borough council voted to approve a slate of routine municipal measures during its June meeting, including license renewals, refunds, surplus-property sales, appointments and payment of bills totaling $866,099.07.
Among the measures, resolution 75-2026 renewed multiple plenary retail, distribution and club alcoholic beverage licenses for the upcoming licensing year; resolution 76-2026 authorized tax refunds totaling $10,083.17 for three properties; and resolution 83-2026 approved refunding Clark Concession Operations LLC $800 (security deposit plus cleaning fee) related to the pool concession agreement. The council also approved sale of surplus borough property and canceled $94,429.19 in unexpended capital balances (resolution 85-2026).
Personnel and appointments included a compensation adjustment for Recreation Director Frank Mazzella (a $10,000 increase effective June 1) and the appointment of Thomas Keegan as a part‑time senior-van driver at $22.07 an hour. The council approved temporary pool and summer staff appointments, subject to background checks, and authorized a $1,760.39 payout related to retirement of a DPW laborer.
The council also approved a camera purchase and installation contract awarded to a vendor under a Bergen County co-op bid for $61,250 and moved to insert special revenue items in the budget (Watts Foundation smoke alarms $2,225; Watts Foundation sensory event $2,000; Clean Communities grant $18,212.53). Finally, the governing body approved bills and claims for June 2026 and instructed officials to sign payment warrants totaling $866,099.07.
Most motions were moved, seconded and carried on roll call with one council member recorded absent for some votes. The council said funds will be paid if and when available and that some items remain subject to administrative conditions and background checks.
