Mayor & Council

Borough of River Edge Mayor and Council Agenda March 27, 2025 Regular Meeting River Edge Library 7:00 P.M. 685 Elm Avenue __________________________________________________________________________ 1. Call to Order – 2. Silent Prayer – Flag Salute 3. Statement of Compliance with Open Public Meeting Act: This meeting complies with the Open Public Meeting Act by notification on January 6, 2025 of this location, date and time to the Town News and the Record and by posting of same on the municipal bulletin board and Borough Web Site and filing a notice of the same with the Municipal Clerk. 4. Roll Call – 5. Approval of Minutes - a. Approval of the minutes of the Mayor and Council Regular Meeting and Closed Session on March 13, 2025. 6. Public Comments on any item on this agenda – (Public Comments will be limited to two (2) minutes per speaker) 7. First Reading – Ordinances Motion that the following ordinances be introduced and passed on first reading and setting April 10, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard as the date and time and the River Edge Library as the Place and Zoom as the virtual platform for the hearing on said ordinance. Ordinance 25-08 - AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 206 OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE BOROUGH OF RIVER EDGE, ENTITLED FEES. ORDINANCE #25-09 – CALENDAR YEAR 2025 ORDINANCE TO EXCEED THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND TO ESTABLISH A CAP BANK (N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14) ORDINANCE #25-10 – BOND ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE IMPROVEMENT OF BOGERT ROAD (SECTION 9) IN, BY AND FOR THE BOROUGH OF RIVER EDGE, IN THE COUNTY OF BERGEN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF $670,000 TO PAY THE COST THEREOF, TO APPROPRIATE A STATE GRANT, 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 #25-11 – BOND ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE MAKING OF VARIOUS PUBLIC  IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ACQUISITION OF NEW ADDITIONAL OR REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY, NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT, NEW COMMUNICATION AND SIGNAL SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT AND NEW AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES AND A NEW FIRE TRUCK (PARTIAL FUNDING), INCLUDING ORIGINAL APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT, IN, BY AND FOR THE BOROUGH OF RIVER EDGE, IN THE COUNTY OF BERGEN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF $3,579,128 TO PAY THE COST THEREOF, TO APPROPRIATE A COUNTY GRANT, 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 #25-12 – ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF RIVER EDGE, IN THE COUNTY OF BERGEN, NEW JERSEY AUTHORIZING A SPECIAL EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN APPROVED TAX MAP. By: 2nd: RC: 8. 2025 Municipal Budget a. #25-102 Introduce 2025 Municipal Budget 9. Second Reading & Hearing on Ordinances – The following ordinance published herewith was first read by title only on March 13, 2025 and posted on a bulletin board outside of the Clerk’s office. ORDINANCE 25-07 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 384-7 AND 384-9 OF ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 384 OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE BOROUGH OF RIVER EDGE, ENTITLED “TREES”” Open/Public By: 2nd: VV: Close/Public By: 2nd: VV: Adoption By: 2nd: RC: 10. RESOLUTIONS - By Consent a. #25-103 Authorize Purchase of Vehicles for the River Edge Police Department b. #25-104 Approve the Appointment of a Junior Firefighter c. #25-105 Amend the By-Laws of the River Edge Mayor and Council d. #25-106 Establish the River Edge Farmers Market & Create the Farmers Market Committee e. #25-107 Approve Refunds- Recreation Department f. #25-108 Approve Refunds- Recreation Department g. #25-109 Authorize Tax Collector to Refund 2025 1st Quarter Tax Overpayment h. #25-110 Resolution for Municipalities to Confirm Endorsements of Community Development Projects i. #25-111 Award Contract – Cleaning Services for the Borough of River Edge j. #25-112 Authorize Increase in Deferred School Taxes for Local School and Regional High School Taxes  By: 2nd: RC: 11. #25-113 Payment of Bills By: 2nd: RC: 12. New Business – a. Request Permission for BCCLS Mixer To Serve Alcohol 13. Old Business – 14. Public Comments -(Public Comments will be limited to two (2) minutes per speaker) 15. Council Comments 16. Adjournment