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BOROUGH OF RAMSEY MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Second Floor Council Chambers Wednesday, July 22, 2026 7:00pm This meeting is also being conducted telephonically Dial-In Number (425)436-6365 Access Code 213563# The meeting may also be viewed on Ramsey YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeBnVXBwSn_ILMuAGkSin9w I. ROLL CALL – FLAG SALUTE – OPEN PUBLIC MEETING LAW NOTICE II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – 06-24-26 III. COMMUNICATIONS - 1. Magdalena Giandomenico and Dean Pinto, 8 Larch Avenue, Ramsey e-mail dated June 23, 2026, regarding a request for consideration of a bamboo ordinance, Part 1 2. Magdalena Giandomenico and Dean Pinto, 8 Larch Avenue, Ramsey e-mail dated June 23, 2026, regarding a request for consideration of a bamboo ordinance, Part 2 3. Magdalena Giandomenico and Dean Pinto, 8 Larch Avenue, Ramsey e-mail dated June 24, 2026, regarding the introduced bamboo ordinance 4. Dean Zindaki, Ramsey Patrolman, Ramsey Police Department letter dated June 25, 2026, resigning from the Ramsey Police Department, effective July 9, 2026 5. J.P. Tristani, Nottingham Road, Ramsey e-mail received Tuesday, July 7, 2026, regarding recent car burglaries in the area 6. Melissa Oratio, Senior Administrative Assistant, Northwest Bergen Utilities Authority e-mail dated July 13 2026, attaching the cancellation notice for the July 15, 2026 meeting 7. Melissa Oratio, Senior Administrative Assistant, Northwest Bergen Utilities Authority e-mail dated July 16, 2026, attaching the meeting notice for August 5, 2026 IV. PUBLIC COMMENT Anyone wishing to address the governing body please give your name (spelling the last name) and address. Please speak in an audible tone and address your comments to the Chair. There will be a five-minute time limit per speaker, unless reduced because of the volume of business on the agenda. Please note, public comment is your time. Out of respect and fairness to all, there will be no interruptions or questions answered during your time. No time shall be ceded to anyone else and no time shall be saved for later use. Any responses may be given during the governing body’s comments later in the meeting, or as directed by the Chair. The Borough Clerk is the official time keeper. V. ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARING FOR FINAL CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES ORDINANCE 14-2026 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY, COUNTY OF BERGEN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND MORE PARTICULARLY CHAPTER 3 THEREOF ENTITLED POLICE REGULATIONS SO AS TO ESTABLISH SECTION 3-33 CONTROL OF INVASIVE PLANTS ORDINANCE 15-2026 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10 OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY, BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY AND MORE SPECIFICALLY SECTION 10-23 COMPENSATION VI. APPOINTMENTS Jason Chiocco, Ramsey Rescue Squad, Probationary member William Troy, Ramsey Rescue Squad, Probationary member VII. CONSENT RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED that the following resolutions herewith listed having been considered by the governing body of the Borough of Ramsey be and are hereby passed and approved: 143-2026 Resolution: payment of vouchers 144-2026 Resolution: ratifying the actions of the governing body for payroll number fourteen 145-2026 Resolution: ratifying the actions of the governing body for payroll number fifteen 146-2026 Resolution: authorizing the Borough of Ramsey, as the lead of the Northwest Bergen Co-op Agency to enter into the Community Based Deer Management Grant Program for a deer density study in the amount of $28,990.72 147-2026 Resolution: accepting the resignation of Police Officer Dean Zindaki, effective July 10 2026, with regret 148-2026 Resolution: ratifying the collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters UPSEU for the term of 2026-2029 149-2026 Resolution: awarding contract to Boswell Engineers to provide professional services for Abbey Court Guide Rail improvements in the amount of $11,500, as set forth in the proposal 150-2026 Resolution: confirming the appointment of Jason Chiocco to the Ramsey Rescue Squad as Probationary member 151-2026 Resolution: confirming the appointment of William Troy to the Ramsey Rescue Squad as Probationary member 152-2026 Resolution: authoring a BYOB event at the Ramsey Library on Saturday, October 24, 2026 153-2026 Resolution: authorizing an award of a contract for overhead doors and installation services to ClearSpan Fabric Structures International Inc. under a Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Agreement (Contract #071223-CSS and #110822-CSS) in the amount of $240,383.00 VII. CONSENT RESOLUTION (cont’d) BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following applications and/or recommendations hereby be approved: A. SPECIAL PERMITS: B. BLOCK PARTY REQUESTS: Grandview Terrace is requesting permission to hold a block party on Saturday, July 18, 2026, 12:30pm-8:00pm VIII. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS IX. COMMITTEE AND LIAISON REPORTS A. FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION – Councilman Michael Gutwetter 1. Various Comments B. PUBLIC SAFETY – Councilman Peter Kilman 1. Various Comments C. BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING – Councilman Chris Grissoni 1. Various Comments D. UTILITIES, BUILDINGS & GROUNDS – Councilwoman Judy Cusick 1. Various Comments E. PUBLIC & GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS – Councilwoman Sara Poppe 1. Various Comments F. HEALTH, EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES – Councilman Glen Popolo 1. Various Comments G. MAYOR DEIRDRE DILLON H. BOROUGH ADMINISTRATOR – Bruce Vozeh I. BOROUGH ATTORNEY – Peter A. Scandariato, Esq. J. BOROUGH CLERK – Meredith Bendian X. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES ORDINANCE 16-2026 - BOND ORDINANCE BOND ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE UNDERTAKING OF THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT/RESCUE SQUAD/OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATION COMPLEX PROJECT IN, BY AND FOR THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY, IN THE COUNTY OF BERGEN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF $15,050,000 TO PAY THE COST THEREOF, TO MAKE A DOWN PAYMENT, TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS TO FINANCE SUCH APPROPRIATION AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS ORDINANCE 17-2026 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY, COUNTY OF BERGEN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY SO AS TO ESTABLISH A LOCAL SUPPLEMENTAL VIOLATIONS BUREAU SCHEDULE OF DESIGNATED OFFENSES AND PAYABLE AMOUNTS AS WELL AS CHAPTER 7 TRAFFIC PENALTIES AND CHAPTER 8 MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS AND ON-STREET PARKING PENALTIES XI. UNFINISHED BUSINESS XII. NEW BUSINESS XIII. ADJOURNMENT  1 June 23, 2026 Dear Honorable Mayor and Council Members, We are writing to respectfully request that the Mayor and Council consider adopting an ordinance regulating or prohibiting the planting of invasive running bamboo within Ramsey. Our family is currently dealing with a significant bamboo encroachment problem caused by a neighboring property owner who planted running bamboo only a few feet from our shared property line. The bamboo has spread onto our property and continues to send up new shoots despite repeated efforts to remove them. Running bamboo spreads through an extensive underground rhizome system that is highly invasive and extremely difficult to eradicate. Removing visible shoots does not eliminate the plant because the root system remains active underground and continues to spread. Complete removal often requires excavation and specialized remediation, resulting in substantial expense for affected property owners. We are concerned that the continued spread of this bamboo may eventually damage our foundation, landscaping, fencing, and other improvements on our property. In addition, two other nearby homeowners are experiencing similar encroachment issues from the same bamboo planting. This illustrates how a single uncontrolled planting can negatively impact multiple neighboring properties and create ongoing disputes between residents. Many municipalities throughout New Jersey have adopted ordinances addressing running bamboo due to the property damage, maintenance costs, and neighborhood conflicts it can cause. These ordinances often prohibit new plantings, require proper containment measures, and place responsibility for containment, removal, and any associated costs on the property owner who planted the bamboo when it spreads beyond their property line. Such provisions help ensure that neighboring property owners are not unfairly burdened with the expense and effort required to address a problem they did not create. We respectfully ask the Mayor and Council to review this issue and consider introducing an ordinance that would regulate or prohibit invasive running bamboo, require proper containment of existing bamboo plantings, and hold the property owner who planted the bamboo responsible for removing it and restoring affected neighboring properties when encroachment occurs. We would be grateful for the opportunity to discuss this matter further if the Council decides to review this issue. We would also welcome the opportunity for Council members or municipal officials to visit our property, as well as the properties of the two other affected neighbors, to observe firsthand the extent of the problem. We will be providing photographs documenting the bamboo encroachment, either with this email or in a separate submission. Thank you for your time, attention, and consideration of this important quality-of-life and property-rights issue affecting Ramsey residents. We appreciate your service to our community and hope you will consider taking action to protect homeowners from the costly and ongoing impacts of invasive running bamboo. Sincerely, Magdalena Giandomenico & Dean Pinto 8 Larch Avenue  2 June 23, 2026 Hello, As a follow up, as you can see from the photographs, the bamboo has already spread extensively onto our property. There is now a strip of more than three feet along our property line that we are unable to use or maintain normally because of the constant emergence of bamboo shoots and underground rhizomes. We never wanted this bamboo on our property, yet we are forced to spend time and effort digging out roots and shoots on an ongoing basis. Many of these rhizomes extend several inches below the surface and can run for many feet underground, making removal extremely difficult. Despite our continued efforts, new shoots regularly appear. We are also increasingly concerned about the potential impact on our home's foundation and other improvements if the bamboo continues to spread unchecked. I apoligize for the delay from my first email and I appreciate the Mayor’s response. We have our late night with Mayor and Council so I was called into meetings. Once again, thank you all for listening. Thank you, Magdalena Giandomenico and Dean Pinto 8 Larch Ave  3 June 24, 2026 To the Mayor and Members of the Governing Body: We are writing regarding the proposed invasive plant ordinance. While we support efforts to address the spread of invasive plants such as bamboo, we are concerned that the ordinance, as drafted, does not adequately protect private property owners whose neighboring properties are affected. Section 3-33.5 places responsibility on the invasive plant owner to prevent encroachment onto adjoining and neighboring properties. However, Section 3-33.6, entitled "Removal," provides a specific enforcement and cost-recovery process only when invasive plants invade Borough-owned property. Under the proposed ordinance, if invasive plants spread onto Borough property, the Borough may issue notice, require removal, perform the work if necessary, and assess costs against the invasive plant owner. No similar enforcement mechanism appears to exist when invasive plants spread onto a neighboring private property. As a result, the ordinance creates an obligation for the invasive plant owner but does not clearly establish a remedy for adjacent property owners who suffer encroachment. The ordinance should be amended to provide equivalent protections for neighboring property owners, including a clear process for notice, enforcement, required removal, and recovery of costs where invasive plants have spread from one private property onto another. Without such provisions, the ordinance appears to give greater protection to Borough- owned land than to the private property owners who may be directly impacted by invasive plant encroachment. We respectfully request that the governing body consider revising the ordinance to address this gap before adoption. Thank you for your consideration. Maggie Gianomenico and Dean Pinto  5 Mayor Dillion, et al Borough Clerk Ramsey, NJ 7 July 2026 Sometime during the late night of 5 July or very early a.m. on 6th July 2026, my car parked in my driveway was broken into. Estimate of items taken ~ $720. Main expensive items were: - Rearview mirrow mounted Falcon Zero 3.5-inch LCD dashcam w/fore/aft cameras, 32gb SD card; $200 - Garmin nuvi 7-inch portable dashboard mounted GPS; $300 - Engine Fault Code Reader; $70. Smaller items: Dashboard Friction Mount for Garmin GPS, Tire pressure digital gauge, Cigarette Lighter Splitters (2), dog bed, Total ~$150 Note: - Car doors locked - Driveway motion sensors lights "ON" at night anyone entering driveway and remain on with movement. - Cameras and home security signs posted - MBR overlooks driveway. I telephoned (@1326) the RPD for an officer (Post 1 or Detective) to investigate at my residence but after going through a number of menu selections ("Detective 1, Detective 2, Detective 3,") plus other options and unable to speak to an officer, I gave up and decided to appear at RPD HQ. Entering the building foyer, no one was at the clear window and no means of making a contact. Someone began speaking from the adjoining two-way glass section requesting to know my problem, no idea who I was speaking with or a robot activated voice. A non- uniformed female appeared at the clear window, asked what I needed, informed me that a "road cop" will be notified to appear and take my report. Maybe 10 minutes, one appeared (Badge #187), we entered building, interview room @1400, (noted there appeared to be officers in various rooms), report taken, officer then requested to exam my vehicle (parked in Borough Hall lot) -- done. (CAD 26-13962) With 6-automobile break-ins along Nottingham Road, (between East Crescent Ave and Rt17S), the residencies appear to be a target rich environment for criminal activity. There is always a danger if a resident observing a vehicle break-in confronts the individual(s), or worse, the danger a resident will face in a home invasion. Ramsey is reported to be an extremely safe suburb with crime rates over 75% lower than the national average. Regardless, the following Ramsey crime stats is of no interest if [you] are a victim: Ramsey Crime Statistics at a Glance Annual incidents are calculated below per 100,000 residents: Violent Crime Breakdown • Assault: 0 • Murder: 0 • Rape: 6.7 • Robbery: 13.3 [1] Property Crime Breakdown • Burglary: 46.6 • Theft: 912.8 • Motor Vehicle Theft: 53.3 [1] Picky, Picky; the outdoor stairs at the RPD wall/sidewalk are slippery with incumbent weather, there should be a handrail on one side or a warning sign stating such danger. Pace et Salute... JP Tristani 253 Nottingham Road  #6 MEETING CANCELLATION NOTICE The regularly scheduled Work Session and Regular Meeting of the Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority to be held on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 7 pm in the offices of the Authority located at 30 Wyckoff Avenue, Waldwick, New Jersey has been CANCELED. Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority  #7 NORTHWEST BERGEN COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY PLEASE TAKE NOTICE the Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority does hereby notify the public that the Work Session and the Regular Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. was cancelled. The Work Session and the Regular Meeting will be held Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. in the Authority’s offices located at 30 Wyckoff Avenue, Waldwick, New Jersey. The agenda will include but not be limited to commissioner reports, the payment of regular bills, resolutions, and any other items that may come before the board. Formal action will be taken. The agendas will be placed on the Authority website, nbcua.com, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority  COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY RESOLUTION NO. _______ Resolution by: _______________________ Seconded by: ____ ___________________ FINAL ORD. NO. 14-2026 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY, COUNTY OF BERGEN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND MORE PARTICULARLY CHAPTER 3 THEREOF ENTITLED POLICE REGULATIONS SO AS TO ESTABLISH SECTION 3-33 CONTROL OF INVASIVE PLANTS having been brought up for public hearing and all persons interested having been given an opportunity to be heard, pass final reading by title, and that said Ordinance be adopted as an Ordinance of the Borough of Ramsey; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Borough Clerk be, and she hereby is, directed to cause a copy of the title of said Ordinance to be published in an official newspaper of the Borough in the manner provided by law; together with a notice of the date of introduction and adoption of said ordinance. A A B B I CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION PASSED AND APPROVED AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL S S T E MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL A N YES NO I T ________________________________________________________ N MEREDITH BENDIAN, MUNICIPAL CLERK DILLON, D. MAYOR JULY 22, 2026 CUSICK, J. ________________________________________ PASSED AND APPROVED GRISSONI, C. GUTWETTER, M. ________________________________________________________ CLERK KILMAN, P. POPOLO, G. ________________________________________________________ MAYOR POPPE, S.  BOROUGH OF RAMSEY ORDINANCE NO. 14-2026 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY, COUNTY OF BERGEN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND MORE PARTICULARLY CHAPTER 3 THEREOF ENTITLED POLICE REGULATIONS SO AS TO ESTABLISH SECTION 3-33 CONTROL OF INVASIVE PLANTS BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the Borough of Ramsey, Bergen County, New Jersey that the Code of the Borough and more particularly Chapter 3 thereof entitled Police Regulations be and hereby is amended and supplemented so as to establish Section 3-33 CONTROL OF INVASIVE PLANTS. SECTION 1. 3-33 Control of Invasive Plants 3-33.1 Purpose. The purpose of this legislation is to preserve and protect private and public property from the damaging spread of invasive plants species, protect indigenous plant materials from the spread of invasive plant species, and maintain the general welfare of the residents of the Borough of Ramsey. 3-33.2 Definitions. “Invasive plants” mean all nature and non-nature vines and vegetation that grow out of and are competitive, persistent and pernicious. These plants may damage trees, vegetation or structures. Examples include but are not limited to bamboo (spreading or running type), ragweed, multi flora rose and kudzu-vine. “Invasive plant owner” means any property owner or resident who has planted and/or grows invasive plants or who maintains invasive plants on the property, or who permits invasive plants to grow or remain on the property even if the invasive plants have spread from an adjoining property. Any property owner or resident at which invasive plants are found on the property will be considered an invasive owner, except any property owner or resident who: • Did not plant or grow or cause invasive plants to be planted or grown on his property; and • Has provided satisfactory proof to the Borough that, within a reasonable period of time after discovering the encroachment of invasive plants onto the property from an adjoining or neighboring property, he advised the owner of such property of his objection to the encroachment of the invasive plants; and • Has initiated steps for the removal of the invasive plants from the property, including remedies of law. “Borough” means the Borough of Ramsey, County of Bergen, State of New Jersey. 3-33.3 Applicability. For purposes of this section, invasive plants found growing upon a property shall constitute presumptive evidence that the invasive plants were planted and/or grown by and/or with the consent of the invasive plant owner. 3-33.4 Prohibition. Upon the effective date of this provision the planting or growing of invasive plants shall be prohibited within the Borough. Any person who thereafter plants or grows, or causes to be planted or grown, invasive plants within the Borough shall be deemed to be in violation of this section and shall be subject to such penalties as are set forth hereunder. 3-33.5 Regulation. Any invasive plants that have been planted or otherwise permitted to grow on any property within the Borough prior to the effective date of this section may remain on such property subject to compliance with the subsection. a. Invasive plants shall not be planted, maintained or otherwise be permitted to exist within 40 feet of the edge of the pavement or traveled portion of any public roadway in the Borough; and b. Any invasive plant owner whose property contains invasive plants shall remove and abate the growth of the invasive plants within 40 feet of the edge of the pavement or traveled portion of a public road in the Borough; and c. Each invasive plant owner shall be responsible to ensure that the invasive plants planted or growing on the property prior to the effective date of this section do not encroach or grow upon any adjoining or neighboring property or properties, including all public property and Borough right-of-ways; and d. Each invasive plant owner shall be required to take such measures as are reasonable expected to prevent such invasive plats or growing onto adjoining or neighboring properties. Such measures shall include, but not be limited to, installation of sheathing comprised of metal or other material impenetrable by invasive plants at a sufficient depth within the property line or lines where the running invasive plants are planted or are growing to prevent the growth or encroachment upon adjoining or neighboring property by the invasive plants. 3-33.6 Removal. a. In the event the invasive plants growing on an invasive plant owner’s property invades or grows on an adjoining or neighboring property that is owned or eld on behalf of the Borough, the Borough shall notify the invasive plant owner in writing that the invasive plants have invaded the Borough property and that the invasive plant owner is responsible for the removal of said plants from the Borough property. This notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested and by regular mail to the latest address of the invasive plant owner on file with the Borough and a copy of the notice shall also be posted at the invasive plant owner’s property. b. In the event that the invasive plant owner does not remove or contract for the removal of the invasive plants from the Borough property, or does not make an arrangement with the Borough for removal of such invasive plants within thirty (30) days from the date of the Borough first provided notice pursuant to the above, the Borough, at its discretion, may remove or arrange for the removal of such invasive plants from the Borough property. The invasive plant owner shall be liable and responsible to the Borough for all costs incurred in removing the invasive plants from the Borough property. Such costs may be assessed against the property of the invasive plant owner. 3-33.7 Replanting prohibited. Any invasive plant either or caused to be planted or existing on a property prior to the effective date of this section may not be replanted or replaced in kind once such said invasive plant is or has become, for any reason, dead, destroyed, uprooted or otherwise removed. 3-33.8 Inspections. All places and premises in the Borough shall be subject to inspection by the Borough Property Maintenance Officer. Such inspection shall be made if the Property Maintenance Officer has reason to believe that any section of this chapter is being violated. 3-33.9 Violations and penalties. a. Whenever an invasive plant as defined by this chapter is found on any plot of land, lot or any other premises or place, a violation shall be given to the owner, in writing, as set forth above, to remove or abate the same within such time as shall be specified therein. b. The cost of abatement shall be born by the invasive plant owner. c. If the invasive plant owner fails to comply with such notice within the time specified therein, the enforcing official may remove or otherwise control the invasive plant species and the Borough may thereafter recover the cost of such removal from the invasive plant owner and place a lien on the property to recover the cost of invasive plant removal. d. In addition to the changes set forth above, any invasive plant owner violating any of the provisions of this section shall for each offense upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the Borough, pay a fine not to exceed $1,000 and costs of court or be sentenced to the county jail for a term of not more than thirty (30) days. Each and every day in which the invasive plant owner shall be in violation of this ordinance shall constituted a specific offense. SECTION 2. Repealer. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinance inconsistent or in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed as to said inconsistencies and conflicts. SECTION 3. Severability. If the provisions of any section, part of any section, or clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, said decision shall not affect the remaining provisions of this Ordinance. The Governing Body of the Borough of Ramsey declares that it would have passed the Ordinance and each section and subsection thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more of the subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases may be declared unconstitutional or invalid. SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage and publication as required by law. Introduced: June 24, 2026 Passed: Meredith Bendian, Borough Clerk Deirdre Dillon, Mayor  COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY RESOLUTION NO. _______ Resolution by: _______________________ Seconded by: ____ ___________________ FINAL ORD. NO. 15-2026 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10 OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY, BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY AND MORE SPECIFICALLY SECTION 10-23 COMPENSATION having been brought up for public hearing and all persons interested having been given an opportunity to be heard, pass final reading by title, and that said Ordinance be adopted as an Ordinance of the Borough of Ramsey; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Borough Clerk be, and she hereby is, directed to cause a copy of the title of said Ordinance to be published in an official newspaper of the Borough in the manner provided by law; together with a notice of the date of introduction and adoption of said ordinance. A A B B I CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION S S PASSED AND APPROVED AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL T E A N YES NO I T ________________________________________________________ N MEREDITH BENDIAN, MUNICIPAL CLERK DILLON, D. MAYOR JULY 22, 2026 CUSICK, J. ________________________________________ PASSED AND APPROVED GRISSONI, C. GUTWETTER, M. ________________________________________________________ CLERK KILMAN, P. POPOLO, G. ________________________________________________________ MAYOR POPPE, S.  BOROUGH OF RAMSEY ORDINANCE NO. 15-2026 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10 OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY, BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY AND MORE SPECIFICALLY SECTION 10-23 COMPENSATION BE IT ORDAINED, by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ramsey, Bergen County, New Jersey that Chapter 10 of the Code of the Borough of Ramsey and more specifically Section 10-23 thereof entitled Compensation be and hereby is amended and supplemented as follows: SECTION 1. 10-23.5 Compensation of Borough Administrator The Borough Administrator shall receive a salary to be fixed by resolution of the Council which salary shall be within the range of $160,000 to $205,000. SECTION 2. 10-23.6 Compensation Ranges The compensation ranges of all titles contained in Section 10-23.6 shall be as follows: Minimum of Range Maximum of Range Borough Clerk $80,000 $140,000 Deputy Borough Clerk $55,000 $85,000 Legal Secretary/Admin Asst $45,000 $60,000 Payroll/Benefits Coordinator $55,000 $82,000 Finance Officer/Treasurer $95,000 $155,000 Judge $18,000 $27,000 Prosecutor $13,000 $20,000 Public Defender $ 3,000 $10,000 OEM Director $12,000 $18,000 OEM Deputy $ 5,000 $ 8,000 Secretary to Shade Tree $ 3,000 $ 7,000 Secretary to Recreation As provided in §10-23.7 Secretary to Environmental As provided in §10.23.7 Stenographer As provided in §10.23.7 Secretary/part-time As provided in §10.23.7 Secretary Borough Council As provided in §10.23-7 Superintendent Public Works $100,000 $155,000 Laborers and Casual Public Applicable NJ Minimum $ 30.00 per hour Works Wage Marshals and Special Duty Applicable NJ Minimum $ 30.00 per hour Wage Recreation Director $ 15,000 $ 25,000 Police Chief $205,000 $240,000 Police Captain $195,000 $225,000 SECTION 2. 10-23.6 Compensation Ranges (cont’d) a. Repealed. b. Repealed. SECTION 3. 10-23.8 Retroactive Provision The Borough Council, upon adoption of this Ordinance shall fix the compensation of the officers and employees of the Borough of Ramsey which shall be retroactive to January 1, 2023. SECTION 4. Repealer. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinance inconsistent or in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed as to said inconsistencies and conflicts. SECTION 5. Severability. If the provisions of any section, part of any section, or clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, said decision shall not affect the remaining provisions of this Ordinance. The Governing Body of the Borough of Ramsey declares that it would have passed the Ordinance and each section and subsection thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more of the subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases may be declared unconstitutional or invalid SECTION 6. Effective Date This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage and publication as required by law. Introduced: June 24, 2026 Passed: Meredith Bendian, Clerk Deirdre Dillon, Mayor  COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY RESOLUTION NO. 146-2026 Resolution by: ______________________ Seconded by: ___________ ____________ WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Fish & Wildlife Division has made grant funding available via the Community Based Deer Management Grant Program; and WHEREAS, the Borough of Ramsey as the Lead Agency for the Northwest Bergen Cooperative Pricing System which encompasses 13 towns, had applied for and received approval from the State of New Jersey for grant funding for a Deer Density Study for the 13 towns in a collective amount of $28,990.72; and WHEREAS, it is acknowledged that said grant program requires no matching funds be provided by the Borough and the collective towns of the Northwest Bergen Cooperative Pricing System taking part in the Deer Density Study. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE NORTHWEST BERGEN COOPERATIVE PRICING SYSTEM THAT: 1. Hereby authorize and approve the project for the Deer Density Study on behalf of the Northwest Bergen Cooperative Pricing System; and 2. Hereby acknowledge that the Borough and the Northwest Bergen Cooperative Pricing System will be entering into an agreement with the State of New Jersey and will be accepting the receipt of grant funds in the amount of $28,990.72 for the Deer Density Study; and 3. Hereby agree to comply with all applicable Federal, State, and municipal laws, rules and regulations in its performance pursuant to the agreement; and 4. Authorize Borough Administrator, Bruce Vozeh, to execute said agreement on behalf of the Governing Body of the Borough of Ramsey as well as the authority to independently execute any amendments to said agreement. A A B B I CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION PASSED AND APPROVED AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL S S T E MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL A N YES NO I T N ________________________________________________________ MEREDITH BENDIAN, MUNICIPAL CLERK DILLON, D. MAYOR CUSICK, J. ________________________________________ PASSED AND APPROVED GRISSONI, C. GUTWETTER, M. ________________________________________________________ CLERK KILMAN, P. POPOLO, G. ________________________________________________________ MAYOR POPPE, S.  COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY RESOLUTION NO. 147-2026 Resolution by: ______________________ Seconded by: ___________ ____________ BE IT RESOLVED that the resignation Police Officer Dean Zindaki, as of July 9, 2026, be and hereby is accepted, with regret. A A B B I CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION PASSED AND APPROVED AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL S S T E MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL A N YES NO I T N ________________________________________________________ MEREDITH BENDIAN, MUNICIPAL CLERK DILLON, D. MAYOR JULY 22, 2026 CUSICK, J. ________________________________________ PASSED AND APPROVED GRISSONI, C. GUTWETTER, M. ________________________________________________________ CLERK KILMAN, P. POPOLO, G. ________________________________________________________ MAYOR POPPE, S.  COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY RESOLUTION NO. 148-2026 Resolution by: ______________________ Seconded by: ___________ ____________ WHEREAS, the Borough’s Collectively Negotiated Agreement with its White- Collar employees has expired; and WHEREAS, the Borough Administrator and Counsel have negotiated with the United Public Service Employees Union relative to the White-Collar employees’ contract; and WHEREAS, after numerous negotiations sessions, the Borough Administrator has recommended full settlement of the 2026-2029 Collectively Negotiated Agreement between the White-Collar employees as set forth in the agreement attached hereto and made a part hereof. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ramsey, Bergen County, New Jersey that the Mayor and Borough Clerk be and hereby are authorized to enter into a Collectively Negotiated Agreement with United Public Service Employees Union in a form approved by the Borough Attorney and in accord with the agreement attached hereto and made a part hereof. A A B B I CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION S S PASSED AND APPROVED AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL T E A N YES NO I T ________________________________________________________ N MEREDITH BENDIAN, MUNICIPAL CLERK DILLON, D. MAYOR JULY 22, 2026 CUSICK, J. ________________________________________ PASSED AND APPROVED GRISSONI, C. GUTWETTER, M. ________________________________________________________ CLERK KILMAN, P. POPOLO, G. ________________________________________________________ MAYOR POPPE, S.  COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY RESOLUTION NO. 149- 2026 Resolution by: ______________________ Seconded by: ___________ ____________ PAGE 1 OF 2 WHEREAS, the Borough of Ramsey is a municipal corporation of the State of New Jersey with its principal offices located at 33 North Central Avenue, Ramsey, Bergen County, New Jersey; and WHEREAS, there exists a need for professional engineering services to provide design and construction for Abbey Court Guide Rail improvements without competitive bid procedure contract pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 19:44A 20.4 or 20.5 as appropriate; and WHEREAS, the Borough solicited proposals for said professional services; and WHEREAS, said authority has recommended award of said contract to Boswell Engineering, 330 Phillips Avenue, South Hackensack, New Jersey 07601; and WHEREAS, funds are available for said project; and WHEREAS, Boswell Engineering has completed and submitted a business entity disclosure certification which certifies that Boswell Engineering has not made any reportable contribution to a political or candidate committee in the Borough of Ramsey in the previous one (1) year and that the contract will prohibit Boswell Engineering from making any reportable contribution through the term of this contract; and WHEREAS, the Local Public Contract Law N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et. seq. requires that the resolution authorizing the award for “Professional Services” without competitive bids must be publicly advertised. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ramsey, Bergen County, New Jersey, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:9-1 et. seq. as follows: 1. Boswell Engineering, 330 Phillips Avenue, South Hackensack, New Jersey, a professional engineering firm of the State of New Jersey, is hereby retained by the Borough of Ramsey to provide professional services for Abbey Court Guide Rail improvements in the amount of $11,500 as set forth in the proposal of Boswell Engineering attached hereto; and 2. This contract is awarded without competitive bid process as a “Professional Service” under the provisions of the Local Contract Law because the services performed are by a person authorized to practice a recognized professional as an engineer of the State of New Jersey and such services are not subject to competitive bidding.  COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY RESOLUTION NO. 149- 2026 Resolution by: ______________________ Seconded by: ___________ ____________ PAGE 2 OF 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Borough Clerk be and she hereby is authorized to publish a copy of this resolution in the official newspaper of the Borough of Ramsey by law; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and Borough Clerk be and they hereby are authorized to execute a formal contract for said services in a form approved by the Borough Attorney. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the business entity disclosure certification and determination of value shall be placed on file with this resolution. A A B B I CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION PASSED AND APPROVED AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL S S T E MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL A N YES NO I T N ________________________________________________________ MEREDITH BENDIAN, MUNICIPAL CLERK DILLON, D. MAYOR JULY 22, 2026 CUSICK, J. ________________________________________ PASSED AND APPROVED GRISSONI, C. GUTWETTER, M. ________________________________________________________ CLERK KILMAN, P. POPOLO, G. ________________________________________________________ MAYOR POPPE, S.  COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY RESOLUTION NO. 150-2026 Resolution by: _______________ Seconded by: ____ _____________ BE IT RESOLVED that Jason Chiocco is appointed to the Ramsey Rescue Squad as Probationary member and is hereby confirmed. A A I CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION B B S S PASSED AND APPROVED AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL T E MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL A N YES NO I T N ________________________________________________________ MEREDITH BENDIAN, MUNICIPAL CLERK DILLON, D. MAYOR JULY 22, 2026 CUSICK, J. ________________________________________ PASSED AND APPROVED GRISSONI, C. GUTWETTER, M. ________________________________________________________ CLERK KILMAN, P. POPOLO, G. ________________________________________________________ MAYOR POPPE, S.  COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY RESOLUTION NO. 151-2026 Resolution by: _______________ Seconded by: ____ _____________ BE IT RESOLVED that William Troy is appointed to the Ramsey Rescue Squad as Probationary member and is hereby confirmed. A A I CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION B B S S PASSED AND APPROVED AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL T E MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL A N YES NO I T N ________________________________________________________ MEREDITH BENDIAN, MUNICIPAL CLERK DILLON, D. MAYOR JULY 22, 2026 CUSICK, J. ________________________________________ PASSED AND APPROVED GRISSONI, C. GUTWETTER, M. ________________________________________________________ CLERK KILMAN, P. POPOLO, G. ________________________________________________________ MAYOR POPPE, S.  COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY RESOLUTION NO. 152-2026 Resolution by: ______________________ Seconded by: ___________ ____________ WHEREAS, the Ramsey Free Public Library has planned a fundraiser event for Saturday, October 24, 2026; and WHEREAS, said event is intended as BYOB Adult Halloween Party; and WHEREAS, the Code of the Borough of Ramsey in Section 3-1.2 provides that the Borough Council may by resolution permit the consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages in any public place in connection with a special event. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Governing Body of the Borough of Ramsey, County of Bergen, New Jersey that permission for the aforementioned BYOB Halloween Party on October 24, 2026 be and hereby is granted. A A B B I CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION S S PASSED AND APPROVED AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL T E A N YES NO I T ________________________________________________________ N MEREDITH BENDIAN, MUNICIPAL CLERK DILLON, D. MAYOR JULY 22, 2026 CUSICK, J. ________________________________________ PASSED AND APPROVED GRISSONI, C. GUTWETTER, M. ________________________________________________________ CLERK KILMAN, P. POPOLO, G. ________________________________________________________ MAYOR POPPE, S.  COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY RESOLUTION NO. 153-2026 Resolution by: ______________________ Seconded by: ___________ ____________ WHEREAS, the Borough of Ramsey, Bergen County, New Jersey is desirous of purchasing sectional overhead doors for as well as turnkey installation services for these overhead doors along with installation services for the prefabricated steel building behind the existing DPW building at Erie Plaza; and WHEREAS, the Borough’s recommending authority has recommended a contract for these overhead doors and installation services be awarded to ClearSpan Fabric Structures International Inc. under a Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Agreement (Contract #071223- CSS and #110822-CSS) in the amount of $240,383.00; and WHEREAS, said project is available by contract without advertisement for bids; and WHEREAS, funds are available for said project; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ramsey, Bergen County, New Jersey that a contract for the purchase of overhead doors including installation and additionally installation services for the pre-fabricated metal garage building for vehicle and equipment storage behind the existing DPW building at Erie Plaza be and hereby is awarded to ClearSpan Fabric Structures International Inc. in the amount of $240,383.00; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this contract is awarded without competitive bidding pursuant to a Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Agreement (Contract #071223-CSS and #110822-CSS); and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and Borough Clerk be and they hereby are authorized to enter into a contract for this project in a form approved by the Borough Attorney. A A B B I CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION PASSED AND APPROVED AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL S S T E MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL A N YES NO I T N ________________________________________________________ MEREDITH BENDIAN, MUNICIPAL CLERK DILLON, D. MAYOR JULY 22, 2026 CUSICK, J. ________________________________________ PASSED AND APPROVED GRISSONI, C. GUTWETTER, M. ________________________________________________________ CLERK KILMAN, P. POPOLO, G. ________________________________________________________ MAYOR POPPE, S.  COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY RESOLUTION NO. ________ Resolution by: ___________________________ Seconded by: ______ _______________________ INTRO ORDINANCE 16-2026 BE IT RESOLVED that an Ordinance entitled: BOND ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE UNDERTAKING OF THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT/RESCUE SQUAD/OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATION COMPLEX PROJECT IN, BY AND FOR THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY, IN THE COUNTY OF BERGEN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF $15,050,000 TO PAY THE COST THEREOF, TO MAKE A DOWN PAYMENT, TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS TO FINANCE SUCH APPROPRIATION AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS Pass the first reading by title, and that said Ordinance be further considered for final passage and adoption at a regular meeting of the Mayor and Council to be held on the 26th day of August, 2026, 7:00p.m. prevailing time or as soon after as the matter can be reached, at the Municipal Building in said Borough, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Borough Clerk be, and she hereby is, instructed to publish in an official newspaper of the Borough in the manner provided by law a copy of said Ordinance, together with Notice of Introduction thereof and notice when the same will be considered for final passage and adoption. A A I CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION B B S S PASSED AND APPROVED AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL T E MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL A N YES NO I T N ________________________________________________________ MEREDITH BENDIAN, MUNICIPAL CLERK DILLON, D. MAYOR JULY 22, 2026 CUSICK, J. ________________________________________ PASSED AND APPROVED GRISSONI, C. GUTWETTER, M. ________________________________________________________ CLERK KILMAN, P. POPOLO, G. ________________________________________________________ MAYOR POPPE, S.  BOROUGH OF RAMSEY ORDINANCE NO. 16-2026 BOND ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE UNDERTAKING OF THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT/RESCUE SQUAD/OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATION COMPLEX PROJECT IN, BY AND FOR THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY, IN THE COUNTY OF BERGEN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF $15,050,000 TO PAY THE COST THEREOF, TO MAKE A DOWN PAYMENT, TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS TO FINANCE SUCH APPROPRIATION AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES IN ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS. --------------------------------------------------- BE IT ORDAINED by the Borough Council of the Borough of Ramsey, in the County of Bergen, State of New Jersey, as follows: Section 1. The Borough of Ramsey, in the County of Bergen, State of New Jersey (the "Borough") is hereby authorized to undertake the construction phase of the Fire Department/Rescue Squad/Office of Emergency Management Station Complex Project to be located on South Island Avenue in, by and for the Borough. Said improvement shall include all work, materials and appurtenances necessary and suitable therefor. It is hereby determined and stated that said public building to be constructed will be of "Class B" or equivalent construction as defined in Section 22 of the Local Bond Law (Chapter 2 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes Annotated, as amended; the "Local Bond Law").  Section 2. The sum of $15,050,000 is hereby appropriated to the payment of the cost of making the improvement described in Section 1 hereof (hereinafter referred to as "purpose"). Said appropriation shall be met from the proceeds of the sale of the bonds authorized and the down payment appropriated by this ordinance. Said improvement shall be made as a general improvement and no part of the cost thereof shall be assessed against property specially benefited. Section 3. It is hereby determined and stated that (1) said purpose is not a current expense of said Borough, and (2) it is necessary to finance said purpose by the issuance of obligations of said Borough pursuant to the Local Bond Law, and (3) the total estimated cost of said purpose is $15,050,000, and (4) $720,000 of said sum is to be provided by the down payment hereinafter appropriated to finance said purpose, and (5) the estimated maximum amount of bonds or notes necessary to be issued for said purpose is $14,330,000, and (6) the cost of such purpose, as hereinbefore stated, includes the aggregate amount of $200,000 which is estimated to be necessary to finance the cost of such purpose, including architect's fees, accounting, engineering and inspection costs, legal expenses and other expenses, including interest on such obligations to the extent permitted by Section 20 of the Local Bond Law. -2-  Section 4. It is hereby determined and stated that moneys exceeding $720,000, appropriated for down payments on capital improvements or for the capital improvement fund in budgets heretofore adopted for said Borough, are now available to finance said purpose. The sum of $720,000 is hereby appropriated from such moneys to the payment of the cost of said purpose. Section 5. To finance said purpose, bonds of said Borough of an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $14,330,000 are hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to the Local Bond Law. Said bonds shall bear interest at a rate per annum as may be hereafter determined within the limitations prescribed by law. All matters with respect to said bonds not determined by this ordinance shall be determined by resolutions to be hereafter adopted. Section 6. To finance said purpose, bond anticipation notes of said Borough of an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $14,330,000 are hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to the Local Bond Law in anticipation of the issuance of said bonds. In the event that bonds are issued pursuant to this ordinance, the aggregate amount of notes hereby authorized to be issued shall be reduced by an amount equal to the principal amount of the bonds so issued. If the aggregate amount of outstanding bonds and notes issued pursuant to this -3- ordinance shall at any time exceed the sum first mentioned in this section, the moneys raised by the issuance of said bonds shall, to not less than the amount of such excess, be applied to the payment of such notes then outstanding. Section 7. Each bond anticipation note issued pursuant to this ordinance shall be dated on or about the date of its issuance and shall be payable not more than one year from its date, shall bear interest at a rate per annum as may be hereafter determined within the limitations prescribed by law and may be renewed from time to time pursuant to and within limitations prescribed by the Local Bond Law. Each of said bond anticipation notes shall be signed by the Mayor and by a financial officer and shall be under the seal of said Borough and attested by the Borough Clerk or Deputy Borough Clerk. Said officers are hereby authorized to execute said notes in such form as they may adopt in conformity with law. The power to determine any matters with respect to said notes not determined by this ordinance and also the power to sell said notes, is hereby delegated to the Chief Financial Officer who is hereby authorized to sell said notes either at one time or from time to time in the manner provided by law. Section 8. It is hereby determined and declared that the period of usefulness of said purpose, according to its -4- reasonable life, is a period of thirty years computed from the date of said bonds. Section 9. It is hereby determined and stated that the Supplemental Debt Statement required by the Local Bond Law has been duly made and filed in the office of the Borough Clerk of said Borough, and that such statement so filed shows that the gross debt of said Borough, as defined in Section 43 of the Local Bond Law, is increased by this ordinance by $14,330,000 and that the issuance of the bonds and notes authorized by this ordinance will be within all debt limitations prescribed by said Local Bond Law. Section 10. Any funds received from private parties, the County of Bergen, the State of New Jersey or any of their agencies or any funds received from the United States of America or any of its agencies in aid of such purpose, shall be applied to the payment of the cost of such purpose, or, if bond anticipation notes have been issued, to the payment of the bond anticipation notes, and the amount of bonds authorized for such purpose shall be reduced accordingly. Section 11. The capital budget is hereby amended to conform with the provisions of this ordinance to the extent of any inconsistency therewith and the resolutions promulgated by the Local Finance Board showing full detail of the amended capital budget and capital program as approved by the Director, -5- Division of Local Government Services, is on file with the Borough Clerk and is available for public inspection. Section 12. The Borough intends to issue the bonds or notes to finance the cost of the improvement described in Section 1 of this bond ordinance. If the Borough incurs such costs prior to the issuance of the bonds or notes, the Borough expects to reimburse itself for such expenditures with the proceeds of such bonds or notes in the maximum principal amount of bonds or notes authorized by this bond ordinance. Section 13. The full faith and credit of the Borough are hereby pledged to the punctual payment of the principal of and the interest on the obligations authorized by this ordinance. Said obligations shall be direct, unlimited and general obligations of the Borough, and the Borough shall levy ad valorem taxes upon all the taxable real property within the Borough for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds and notes, without limitation as to rate or amount. Section 14. This ordinance shall take effect twenty days after the first publication thereof after final passage. Intro: July 22, 202 Adopted: _____________________________ ________________________ Deirdre Dillon, Mayor Meredith Bendian, Clerk -6-  COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY RESOLUTION NO. ________ Resolution by: ___________________________ Seconded by: ______ _______________________ INTRO ORDINANCE 17-2026 BE IT RESOLVED that an Ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY, COUNTY OF BERGEN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY SO AS TO ESTABLISH A LOCAL SUPPLEMENTAL VIOLATIONS BUREAU SCHEDULE OF DESIGNATED OFFENSES AND PAYABLE AMOUNTS AS WELL AS CHAPTER 7 TRAFFIC PENALTIES AND CHAPTER 8 MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS AND ON-STREET PARKING PENALTIES Pass the first reading by title, and that said Ordinance be further considered for final passage and adoption at a regular meeting of the Mayor and Council to be held on the 26th day of August, 2026, 7:00p.m. prevailing time or as soon after as the matter can be reached, at the Municipal Building in said Borough, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Borough Clerk be, and she hereby is, instructed to publish in an official newspaper of the Borough in the manner provided by law a copy of said Ordinance, together with Notice of Introduction thereof and notice when the same will be considered for final passage and adoption. A A B B I CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION S S PASSED AND APPROVED AT THE REGULAR COUNCIL T E MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL A N YES NO I T N ________________________________________________________ MEREDITH BENDIAN, MUNICIPAL CLERK DILLON, D. MAYOR JULY 22, 2026 CUSICK, J. ________________________________________ PASSED AND APPROVED GRISSONI, C. GUTWETTER, M. ________________________________________________________ CLERK KILMAN, P. POPOLO, G. ________________________________________________________ MAYOR POPPE, S.  BOROUGH OF RAMSEY ORDINANCE NO. 17-2026 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF RAMSEY, COUNTY OF BERGEN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY SO AS TO ESTABLISH A LOCAL SUPPLEMENTAL VIOLATIONS BUREAU SCHEDULE OF DESIGNATED OFFENSES AND PAYABLE AMOUNTS AS WELL AS CHAPTER 7 TRAFFIC PENALTIES AND CHAPTER 8 MUNICIPAL PARKING LOTS AND ON-STREET PARKING PENALTIES BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of the Borough of Ramsey, Bergen County, New Jersey that Chapters 1, 7 and 8 of the Code of the Borough be and hereby are amended and supplemented as follows: SECTION 1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 1-5.8 Traffic Section Designated Offenses. ORD. NO. SHORT DESCRIPTION PAYABLE AMOUNT 7-7.2 Posted Emergency-No Parking 75.00 7-7.3a No parking during snow emergency 75.00 7-7.4 Parking Prohibited at all times-certain streets 75.00 7-11 Stopping and standing prohibited certain hours on certain streets 75.00 7-12.1 Time limit parking on certain streets 75.00 7-14 Parking prohibited certain hour on certain streets 75.00 7-16.1 Time limit parking on certain streets 75.00 7-17.1 Trucks over designated weight excluded from certain streets 75.00 7-17.2 Crystal Spring Bridge-no trucks over designated weight 75.00 7-22.1a No left turn at designated locations-all vehicles 75.00 7-22.1b No left turn at designated locations-trucks 75.00 7-22.2 No right turn at designated locations 75.00 7-22.3 No U-Turn at designated locations 75.00 7-27 No parking-designated bus stops 75.00 7-40.4 Board of Education property-unauthorized parking 75.00 7-41.1b1 Interstate Shopping Center-stall parking only 75.00 7-41.1b2 Interstate Shopping Center-no stopping or standing areas 75.00 7-41.1c Interstate Shopping Center-authorized vehicles only 75.00 7-41.1h Interstate Shopping Center-no parking designated loading zone 75.00 7-41.2a Ramsey Square-stall parking only 75.00 7-44.1 Borough bikeway-no motor vehicles or motorized bicycles 75.00 8-3.1a Municipal Lot A parking without current resident sticker 75.00 8-3.1b Municipal Lot B parking without paying parking meter fee 75.00 8-3.1c Municipal Lot C parking without current resident sticker 75.00 8-3.1d1 Municipal Lot D parking without current resident sticker 75.00 8-3.1d2 Municipal Lot D parking for Borough Hall business only 75.00 8-3.1d3 Municipal Lot D-shopper parking two-hour limit 75.00 8-3.1e Municipal Lot E-parking for Borough Hall business only 75.00 8-3.1f Municipal Lot F-parking for emergency personnel 75.00 8-3.1g Municipal Lot G-parking for Borough Garage business only 75.00 8-3.1h Municipal Lot H-parking for Police Business only 75.00 8-3.1i1 Parking for employee’s business district only 75.00 8-3.2 On street parking Permit required 75.00 8-3.3a Municipal Lots-no parking between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. 75.00 8-3.3b Municipal Lots-stall parking only 75.00 14-2.2 Parking in or obstructing designated fire zone 130.00 14-2.3 Parking, standing or obstructing fire zone-posted notice 130.00 14-2.5 No driving over fire hoses 130.00 14.3.11 Blocking fire hydrants and fire department connections 130.00 SECTION 2. 1-5.9 Non-Traffic Section Designated Offenses. ORD. NO. SHORT DESCRIPTION PAYABLE AMOUNT 5-1.1 Failure to license dog $ 50.00 5-6.3 Failure to license cat 50.00 5-5.5 Habitually barking dog 50.00 SECTION 3. Defense by Affidavit in Certain Cases. For any reason not listed on this Schedule or on a Local Schedule, a court appearance is required, unless the court authorizes a defense by affidavit in accordance with the provisions of R. 7:12-3. For offenses involving traffic accidents resulting in personal injury, a court appearance is also required. SECTION 4. Chapter 7. Traffic 7-4 PENALTIES. Unless another penalty is expressly provided by New Jersey Statute, every person convicted of a violation of a provision of this chapter or any supplement thereto shall be liable to a penalty of not more than a minimum fine of $75.00 to $150.00. SECTION 5. Chapter 8. Municipal Parking Lots and On-Street Parking Areas 8-9 PENALTIES. For a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, an offender shall be liable to a penalty of a minimum fine of $75.00 to $150.00 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both. In addition to the aforementioned penalty, if any vehicle is parked in any municipal parking lot or on-street parking areas in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, the Police Department may cause such vehicle to be removed to such place as is designated by the Borough Director of Public Safety. The owner or operator of any vehicle so removed shall pay the reasonable cost and expense of such removal and storage which may result therefrom, and any person desiring to reclaim such vehicle may do so by paying the expense of such removal and storage. SECTION 6. Repealer. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinance inconsistent or in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed as to said inconsistencies and conflicts. SECTION 7. Severability. If the provisions of any section, part of any section, or clause or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, said decision shall not affect the remaining provisions of this Ordinance. The Governing Body of the Borough of Ramsey declares that it would have passed the Ordinance and each section and subsection thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more of the subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases may be declared unconstitutional or invalid. SECTION 8. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage and publication as required by law. Introduced: July 22, 2026 Passed: Meredith Bendian, Borough Clerk Deirdre Dillon, Mayor