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Board to hold special meeting after receiving PEC letter on possible referendum
Summary
Staff told the board it received the project's PEC letter and forwarded it to bond counsel and financial advisers; the board discussed scheduling a special meeting (options July 22 or July 29) to accept the letter and approve ballot language for a November referendum.
Boonton Township Board members discussed next steps on a potential facilities referendum after staff said the district received the PEC (project eligibility) letter from the Department of Education and forwarded it to bond counsel and financial advisers.
“We received the letter,” the staff member said, explaining the document had arrived by email shortly before the meeting and that staff had forwarded the letter to legal and financial advisers to begin the tax-impact and ballot-language work.
Why it matters: acceptance of a PEC letter is a procedural step that enables the district to set ballot language and move forward with a referendum; the board must pass a formal resolution to place a question on the ballot and must respect statutory timing requirements for election submissions.
What happened at the meeting: the facilities committee and the architect will review the PEC letter and prepare materials for the board. Board members discussed holding a special meeting to approve the resolution and ballot language; suggested dates included Wednesday the 22nd or Wednesday the 29th of July so the district can meet applicable advertiser and filing deadlines (one board member noted 75-day timing constraints tied to election procedures).
Communications and procurement: staff noted that an RFP had produced two communications proposals for referendum outreach; the facilities committee will evaluate the proposals and bring a recommendation to the board. The board discussed whether to authorize staff to give the bond counsel direction once a single-question option is selected.
Next steps: the board expects a special meeting in late July to accept the PEC letter and consider a resolution authorizing ballot language and any contract or communications work related to a potential November referendum.
