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Madison council adopts five ordinances, approves consent agenda and $5.07 million in vouchers
Summary
The council adopted five final-reading ordinances (museum repairs, Belmont affordable units, police radio batteries, code correction, and downtown signage), approved a consent agenda including a pole-attachment settlement with Altice, and authorized vouchers totaling $5,070,438.47.
The Borough of Madison council adopted a set of ordinances and approved consent resolutions and vouchers during its meeting.
Ordinances adopted on final passage included: - Ordinance 21-2025: $18,204 from the municipal open space/recreation/historic preservation trust fund for construction plans and cost estimates at the Museum of Early Trades and Crafts (adopted after no public comment). - Ordinance 22-2025: $233,755 from the affordable housing trust fund to support construction of four affordable rental units at 24 Belmont Avenue (adopted after no comment). - Ordinance 23-2025: $2,556 from the general capital improvement fund for batteries for Madison Police portable radios (adopted). - Ordinance 24-2025: a technical amendment to chapter 195 of the borough code to correct an error related to the partial repeal of ordinance 2-2023 (adopted). - Ordinance 25-2025: $410,000 from the General Capital Improvement Fund to fund a portion of the downtown signage program (adopted).
First-reading ordinances were introduced for additional capital items, including respirator masks (Ord. 26-2025), access control/security work for the Madison Volunteer Ambulance Corps (Ord. 27-2025), and an electric vehicle senior shuttle van (Ord. 28-2025); hearings on those items were scheduled for July 28.
The consent agenda (Resolutions 191—201) was approved by single motion with one abstention noted on Resolution 192. Borough counsel described a settlement and release agreement with CSC TRK LLC (an Altice subsidiary) authorizing retroactive pole-attachment fees (approximately $80,000 retroactive payment) and prospective annual payments of roughly $50,000 with a 3% annual escalator under a 10-year arrangement.
The council approved vouchers across municipal funds with a total of $5,070,438.47; the largest single ledger was the current fund at $4,388,534.73.
All ordinance adoptions and consent actions were taken by roll-call vote, with the clerk reading the required statements and the council voting to adopt the measures. The meeting adjourned with the next meeting scheduled for July 28.
