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This document represents the agenda and supporting materials for the Gloucester Township Council meeting held on March 23, 2026. The agenda includes several ordinances for second reading and public hearing, including one related to vehicle and traffic codes and two bond ordinances authorizing capital improvements and equipment acquisition for the Township and its Sewer Utility System, totaling over $12 million. Resolutions on the agenda authorize payment of bills, refunds from the Department of Finance, and the release of a cash performance bond. The bond ordinances were introduced on March 9, 2026 and adopted on March 23, 2026.

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--- Document: Council Meeting Agenda 03/23/26| Published:03/20/26 Document ---
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2026 @ 7:00 PM
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
INVOCATION: Pastor Gilda McNair
COMMENCEMENT STATEMENT: Mr. Mercado
ROLL CALL:
Mr. Mignone - Vice President
Mrs. Albright - Troxell
Mrs. Grace-Love
Mr. Nash
Mrs. Walters
Mr. Castro
Mr. Mercado - President
Mr. Hutchison, Solicitor
Mr. Cardis, Business Administrator
Mrs. Power Township Clerk, RMC
Chief Minosse, Police
Mr. Magill, Township Engineer
Ms. Weiss, Planner
PRESENTATION: WOMEN WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
PUBLIC COMMENT: Public participation shall be for agenda items only. Anyone addressing
Council may speak one time.
WAIVE THE READING AND ACCEPT THE MINUTES:
Workshop - February 9, 2026
Regular - February 9, 2026
February 25, 2026
ORDINANCE(S) SECOND READING – PUBLIC HEARING
0-26-07
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 81-34A OF THE CODE OF THE
TOWNSHIP OF GLOUCESTER ENTITLED, "VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC"
0-26-08
BOND ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COMPLETION OF VARIOUS
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ACQUISITION OF VARIOUS PIECES
OF CAPITAL EQUIPMENT IN AND FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF GLOUCESTER,
COUNTY OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY; APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF
$10,941,714, THEREFOR; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS OR BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES OF THE
TOWNSHIP OF GLOUCESTER, COUNTY OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, IN
THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF UP TO $10,420,680; MAKING
CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS AND COVENANTS; AND AUTHORIZING
CERTAIN RELATED ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING
ORDINANCE(S) FIRST READING – INTRODUCTION
0-26-09
BOND ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COMPLETION OF VARIOUS
IMPROVEMENTS AND ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE SEWER
UTILITY SYSTEM IN AND FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF GLOUCESTER,
COUNTY OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY; APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF
$1,820,930 THEREFOR; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDS OR BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES OF THE
TOWNSHIP OF GLOUCESTER, COUNTY OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, IN
THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF UP TO $1,820,930; MAKING
CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS AND COVENANTS; AND AUTHORIZING
CERTAIN RELATED ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING
CONSENT AGENDA:
R-26:03-107 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF BILLS
R-26:03-108 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REFUNDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE
R-26:03-109 RESOLUTION OF THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
GLOUCESTER AUTHORIZING THE RELEASE OF A CASH PERFORMANCE
BOND DR. MEM, LLC BLOCK 13102 LOTS 18, 19,19.01, 19.02 & 20
R-26:03-110 RESOLUTION OF THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
GLOUCESTER, CAMDEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, AUTHORIZING THE
SIGNING OF A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH CAMDEN COUNTY
COLLEGE FOR ONE-DAY LEASE OF HARMONY HALL FOR A
SCHOLARSHIP FUND RAISING EVENT ON APRIL 17, 2026
R-26:03-111 RESOLUTION OF THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
GLOUCESTER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A HOLD HARMLESS
AGREEMENT WITH APPROVALS 7 BREW COFFEE1390 BLACKWOOD-
CLEMENTON ROAD, BLOCK 13302, LOT 3
R-26:03-112 RESOLUTION OF THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
GLOUCESTER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A HOLD HARMLESS
AGREEMENT WITH APPROVALS CHERRYWOOD PLAZA
RETAIL/RESTAURANT BUILDING 1460-1490 BLACKWOOD-
CLEMENTON ROAD BLOCK 13203, LOTS 3 & 4
R-26:03-113 RESOLUTION OF THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF
GLOUCESTER, COUNTY OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY AUTHORIZING
THE TOWNSHIP OF GLOUCESTER TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE
PRICING AGREEMENT WITH THE INTERLOCAL PURCHASING SYSTEM
(TIPS)
GT E-GOV ACCESS:
PUBLIC COMMENT: Public participation, which shall be any item the public chooses to
address to the Township Council. Anyone addressing Council may speak one time.
POLLING OF DIRECTORS:
POLLING OF COUNCIL:
(If needed)
RESOLUTION TO EXCLUDE THE PUBLIC FROM DISCUSSION OF EXEMPTED
SUBJECT MATTER AT A REGULAR OR SPECIAL SESSION OF THE TOWNSHIP
COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF GLOUCESTER PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 ET
SEQ. OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT
Adjourn
0-26-07
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 81-34A OF THE CODE OF THE
TOWNSHIP OF GLOUCESTER ENTITLED, "VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC"
BE IT ORDAINED by the Township Council of the Township of Gloucester, County of
Camden, State of New Jersey, that Chapter 81-34A, "Handicapped Parking" of the Code of the
Township of Gloucester be and is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 1. That Section 81-34A, designated as "Handicapped Parking," be and is
hereby amended as follows:
A. The following location is hereby amended as "Handicapped Parking" location:
Street
Coventry Place
Location
1601 Coventry Place
SECTION 2. The Department of Public Works shall provide and install handicap
parking signage and pavement markings, with the Gloucester Township Police Department
having enforcement authority over handicap parking.
SECTION 3. All ordinances and provisions thereof inconsistent with the provisions of
this Ordinance shall be and are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, or part, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance shall
be declared invalid by judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction, such section, subsection,
part, clause, or phrase shall be deemed to be severable from the remainder of the ordinance.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately after final passage and
publication as required by law.
Introduced: March 9, 2026
Adopted: March 23, 2026
Mayor
David R. Mayer
ATTEST:
Township Clerk
Nancy Power, RMC
President of Council
Orlando Mercado
0-26-08
BOND ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COMPLETION OF VARIOUS CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS AND THE ACQUISITION OF VARIOUS PIECES OF CAPITAL
EQUIPMENT IN AND FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF GLOUCESTER, COUNTY OF
CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY; APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $10,435,314, THEREFOR;
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR BOND
ANTICIPATION NOTES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF GLOUCESTER, COUNTY OF
CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF UP TO
$9,938,394; MAKING CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS AND COVENANTS; AND
AUTHORIZING CERTAIN RELATED ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
FOREGOING
BE IT ORDAINED by the Township Council of the Township of Gloucester, County of
Camden, New Jersey (not less than two-thirds of all the members thereof affirmatively concurring),
pursuant to the provisions of the Local Bond Law, Chapter 169 of the Laws of 1960 of the State of
New Jersey, as amended and supplemented ("Local Bond Law"), as follows:
Section 1. The purposes described in Section 7 hereof are hereby authorized as general
improvements to be made or acquired by the Township of Gloucester, County of Camden, New
Jersey ("Township").
Section 2. It is hereby found, determined and declared as follows:
(a)
the estimated amount to be raised by the Township from all sources for the purposes stated
in Section 7 hereof is $10,435,314;
(b)
the estimated amount of bonds or bond anticipation notes to be issued for the purposes stated
in Section 7 hereof is $9,938,394; and
(c)
a down payment in the amount of $496,920 for the purposes stated in Section 7 hereof is
currently available in accordance with the requirements of Section 11 of the Local Bond Law,
N.J.S.A. 40A:2-11.
Section 3.
The sum of $9,938,394, to be raised by the issuance of bonds or bond
anticipation notes, together with the sum of $496,920, which amount represents the required down
payment, are hereby appropriated for the purposes stated in this bond ordinance ("Bond Ordinance").
Section 4.
The issuance of negotiable bonds of the Township in an amount not to exceed
$9,938,394 to finance the costs of the purposes described in Section 7 hereof is hereby authorized.
Said bonds shall be sold in accordance with the requirements of the Local Bond Law.
Section 5.
In order to temporarily finance the purposes described in Section 7 hereof,
the issuance of bond anticipation notes of the Township in an amount not to exceed $9,938,394 is
hereby authorized. Pursuant to the Local Bond Law, the Chief Financial Officer is hereby authorized
to sell part or all of the bond anticipation notes from time to time at public or private sale and to
deliver the same to the purchasers thereof upon receipt of payment of the purchase price plus accrued
interest from their date to delivery thereof. The Chief Financial Officer is hereby directed to report
in writing to the governing body at the meeting next succeeding the date when any sale or delivery
of the bond anticipation notes pursuant to this Bond Ordinance is made. Such report must include
the amount, the description, the interest rate and the maturity schedule of the bond anticipation notes
sold, the price obtained and the name of the purchaser.
Section 6. The amount of the proceeds of the obligations authorized by this Bond
Ordinance, which may be used for the payment of interest on such obligations, accounting,
engineering, legal fees and other items as provided in Section 20 of the Local Bond Law, N.J.S.A.
40A:2-20, shall not exceed the sum of $2,000,000.
Section 7.
The improvements hereby authorized and the purposes for which said
obligations are to be issued; the estimated costs of each said purpose; the amount of down payment
for each said purpose; the amount of available grants for each said purpose; the maximum amount
obligations to be issued for each said purpose and the period of usefulness of each said purpose
within the limitations of the Local Bond Law are as follows:
Estimated
Total Cost
Down
Payment
$316,500
$15,071
Amount of
Obligations
$301,429
Period of
Usefulness
10 years
A.
B.
Purpose/Improvement
Reconstruction and/or Repaving of Various
Sidewalks and Curbs in the Township, together with
the acquisition of all materials and equipment and
completion of all work necessary therefor or related
thereto.
2,842,086
Reconstruction and/or Repaving of Various Streets
in the Township, together with the acquisition of all
materials and equipment and completion of all work
necessary therefor or related thereto all as more
particularly set forth in the information on file with
the Township Administrator.
135,337
2,706,749
10 years
C.
Various Drainage Improvements throughout the
Township, together with the acquisition of all
materials and equipment and completion of all work
necessary therefor or related thereto.
284,534
13,550
270,984
15 years
D.
Improvements and Upgrades to Various Parks,
Playgrounds, and Recreation Facilities, together
with the acquisition of all materials and equipment
and completion of all work necessary therefor or
related thereto.
698,410
33,258
665,152
15 years
E.
Acquisition and Installation of Various Traffic Signs
and Signals, together with the acquisition of all
materials and equipment and completion of all work
necessary therefor or related thereto.
63,300
3,014
60,286
10 years
F.
Improvements and Upgrades to Various Township
Buildings, together with the acquisition of all
materials and equipment and completion of all work
necessary therefor or related thereto, all as more
particularly set forth in the information on file with
the Township Administrator.
1,877,900
89,424
1,788,476
15 years
G.
611,900
29,138
582,762
10 years
H.
I.
J.
Κ.
L.
Acquisition of Medium Duty Vehicles for the Public
Works Department including, but not limited to,
Large Transportation Bus and Dump Truck,
together with the acquisition of all materials and
equipment and completion of all work necessary
therefor or related thereto.
Acquisition of Various Vehicles and Equipment for
the Public Works Department including, but not
limited to, Loader Attachment, Pick-Up Trucks with
Plows, Asphalt Pothole Patch Trailer, Welder, and
Backhoe Restoration Equipment, together with the
acquisition of all materials and equipment and
completion of all work necessary therefor or related
thereto.
Acquisition of Various Equipment for the Parks and
Recreation Department including, but not limited to,
Mowers, Fences, Dugout Roofs, and Tot Lot
Refurbishment Equipment, together with the
acquisition of all materials and equipment and
completion of all work necessary therefor or related
thereto.
Acquisition of Information Technology Equipment
for Various Township Offices, together with the
acquisition of all materials and equipment and
completion of all work necessary therefor or related
thereto, all as more particularly set forth in the
information on file with the Township
Administrator.
Acquisition of Various Equipment for the Police
Department including, but not limited to,
Communications Equipment, Vehicles, and Tactical
Equipment, together with the acquisition of all
materials and equipment and completion of all work
necessary therefor or related thereto.
Acquisition of Real Property in the Township
including the former PNC Bank Property (Church
Street), together with the acquisition of all materials
and equipment and completion of all work necessary
therefor or related thereto, all as more particularly
set forth in the information on file with the
Township Administrator.
321,775
15,323
306,452
5 years
180,405
8,591
171,814
5 years
245,288
11,680
233,608
7 years
$2,254,716 $107,368
$2,147,348
5 years
316,500
15,071
301,429
40 years
M.
Purpose/Improvement
Various Improvements for Police Department
Facilities including, but not limited to, Training
Center Expansion, together with the acquisition of
all materials and equipment and completion of all
work necessary therefor or related thereto.
Total
Estimated
Total Cost
422,000
Down
Payment
20,095
Amount of
Obligations
401,905
Period of
Usefulness
15 years
$10,435,314 $496,920
$9,938,394
Section 8. Grants or monies received from any governmental entity, if any, will be
applied to the payment of, or repayment of, obligations issued to finance, the costs of improvements
described in Section 7 above.
Section 9. The average period of useful life of the several purposes for the financing of
which this Bond Ordinance authorizes the issuance of bonds or bond anticipation notes, taking into
consideration the respective amounts of bonds or bond anticipation notes authorized for said several
purposes is not less than 11.09 years.
Section 10. The supplemental debt statement provided for in Section 10 of the Local
Bond Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:2-10, was duly filed in the office of the Clerk prior to the passage of this
Bond Ordinance on first reading and a complete executed duplicate original thereof has been filed
in the Office of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of
Community Affairs of the State of New Jersey. The supplemental debt statement shows that the
gross debt of the Township, as defined in Section 43 of the Local Bond Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:2-43, is
increased by this Bond Ordinance by $9,938,394 and that the obligations authorized by this Bond
Ordinance will be within all debt limitations prescribed by said Local Bond Law.
Section 11. The full faith and credit of the Township are irrevocably pledged to the
punctual payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds or bond anticipation notes authorized
by this Bond Ordinance, and to the extent payment is not otherwise provided, the Township shall
levy ad valorem taxes on all taxable real property without limitation as to rate or amount for the
payment thereof.
Section 12. The applicable Capital Budget of the Township is hereby amended to
conform with the provisions of this Bond Ordinance to the extent of any inconsistency therewith,
and the resolution promulgated by the Local Finance Board showing full detail of the amended
applicable Capital Budget and Capital Program as approved by the Director of the Division of Local
Government Services, is on file with the Clerk and available for inspection.
Section 13. The Township hereby declares its intent to reimburse itself from the proceeds
of the bonds or bond anticipation notes authorized by this Bond Ordinance pursuant to Income Tax
Regulation Section 1.150-2(e), promulgated under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
("Code"), for "original expenditures", as defined in Income Tax Regulation Section 1.150-2(c)(2),
made by the Township prior to the issuance of such bonds or bond anticipation notes.
Section 14. The Township hereby covenants as follows:
(a) it shall take all actions necessary to ensure that the interest paid on the bonds
or bond anticipation notes authorized by the Bond Ordinance is exempt from the gross income of
the owners thereof for federal income taxation purposes, and will not become a specific item of tax
preference pursuant to Section 57(a)(5) of the Code;
(b) it will not make any use of the proceeds of the bonds or bond anticipation
notes or do or suffer any other action that would cause the bonds or bond anticipation notes to be
"arbitrage bonds" as such term is defined in Section 148(a) of the Code and the Regulations
promulgated thereunder;
(c)
it shall calculate or cause to be calculated and pay, when due, the rebatable
arbitrage with respect to the "gross proceeds" (as such term is used in Section 148(f) of the Code) of
the bonds or bond anticipation notes;
(d)
it shall timely file with the Internal Revenue Service, such information report
or reports as may be required by Sections 148(f) and 149(e) of the Code; and
(e)
it shall take no action that would cause the bonds or bond anticipation notes
to be "federally guaranteed" within the meaning of Section 149(b) of the Code.
Section 15. The improvements authorized hereby are not current expenses and are
improvements that the Township may lawfully make. No part of the cost of the improvements
authorized hereby has been or shall be specially assessed on any property specially benefited thereby.
Section 16. All ordinances or parts of ordinances, inconsistent herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
Section 17.
In accordance with the Local Bond Law, this Bond Ordinance shall take
effect twenty (20) days after the first publication thereof after final passage.
Introduced: March 9, 2026
Adopted: March 23, 2026
ATTEST:
Township Clerk
Nancy Power, RMC
Mayor
David R. Mayer
President of Council
Orlando Mercado
0-26-09
BOND ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COMPLETION OF VARIOUS
IMPROVEMENTS AND ACQUISITION OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE SEWER UTILITY
SYSTEM IN AND FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF GLOUCESTER, COUNTY OF CAMDEN,
NEW JERSEY; APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $1,820,930 THEREFOR;
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR BOND
ANTICIPATION NOTES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF GLOUCESTER, COUNTY OF
CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF UP TO
$1,820,930; MAKING CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS AND COVENANTS; AND
AUTHORIZING CERTAIN RELATED ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
FOREGOING
BE IT ORDAINED by the Township Council of the Township of Gloucester, County of
Camden, New Jersey (not less than two-thirds of all the members thereof affirmatively concurring),
pursuant to the provisions of the Local Bond Law, Chapter 169 of the Laws of 1960 of the State of
New Jersey, as amended and supplemented ("Local Bond Law"), as follows:
Section 1. The purposes described in Section 7 hereof are hereby authorized as general
improvements to be made or acquired by the Township of Gloucester, County of Camden, New
Jersey ("Township").
Section 2. It is hereby found, determined and declared as follows:
(a)
the estimated amount to be raised by the Township from all sources for the purposes stated
in Section 7 hereof is $1,820,930; and
(b)
the estimated amount of bonds or bond anticipation notes to be issued for the purposes stated
in Section 7 hereof is $1,820,930;
Section 3.
The sum of $1,820,930 to be raised by the issuance of bonds or bond
anticipation notes is hereby appropriated for the purposes stated in this bond ordinance ("Bond
Ordinance").
Section 4. The issuance of negotiable bonds of the Township in an amount not to exceed
$1,820,930 to finance the costs of the purposes described in Section 7 hereof is hereby authorized.
Said bonds shall be sold in accordance with the requirements of the Local Bond Law.
Section 5.
In order to temporarily finance the purposes described in Section 7 hereof,
the issuance of bond anticipation notes of the Township in an amount not to exceed $1,820,930 is
hereby authorized. Pursuant to the Local Bond Law, the Chief Financial Officer is hereby authorized
to sell part or all of the bond anticipation notes from time to time at public or private sale and to
deliver the same to the purchasers thereof upon receipt of payment of the purchase price plus accrued
interest from their date to delivery thereof. The Chief Financial Officer is hereby directed to report
in writing to the governing body at the meeting next succeeding the date when any sale or delivery
of the bond anticipation notes pursuant to this Bond Ordinance is made. Such report must include
the amount, the description, the interest rate and the maturity schedule of the bond anticipation notes
sold, the price obtained and the name of the purchaser.
Section 6.
The amount of the proceeds of the obligations authorized by this Bond
Ordinance which may be used for the payment of interest on such obligations, accounting,
engineering, legal fees and other items as provided in Section 20 of the Local Bond Law, N.J.S.A.
40A:2-20, shall not exceed the sum of $365,000.
Section 7.
The improvements hereby authorized and the purposes for which said
obligations are to be issued; the estimated costs of each said purpose; the amount of down payment
for each said purpose; the maximum amount obligations to be issued for each said purpose and the
period of usefulness of each said purpose within the limitations of the Local Bond Law are as
follows:
Purpose/Improvement
Estimated
Total Cost
Down
Payment
Amount of Period of
Obligations
Usefulness
$26,375
$0
$26,375
5 years
A. Acquisition of Various Telemetry Equipment,
together with the acquisition of all materials and
equipment and completion of all work necessary
therefor or related thereto
B. Acquisition and Installation of Standby Generators
for the Sewer Utility System, together with the
acquisition of all materials and equipment and
completion of all work necessary therefor or related
thereto
158,250
0
158,250
15 years
606,625
0
606,625
40 years
C. Rehabilitation and Improvements to the Sewer
Utility System, together with the acquisition of all
materials and equipment and completion of all work
necessary therefor or related thereto
D. Various Upgrades to Sewer Pump Stations, together
with the acquisition of all materials and equipment
and completion of all work necessary therefor or
related thereto
158,250
0
158,250
40 years
E. Acquisition of Various Replacement Equipment for
the Sewer Utility System, together with the
acquisition of all materials and equipment and
completion of all work necessary therefor or related
thereto
242,650
0
242,650
15 years
F.
Acquisition of Various Information Technology
Equipment for the Sewer Utility System, together
with the acquisition of all materials and equipment
and completion of all work necessary therefor or
248,980
0
248,980
7 years
121,325
0
121,325
15 years
related thereto
G. Various Improvements to Sewer Utility System
Buildings and Facilities, together with the
acquisition of all materials and equipment and
completion of all work necessary therefor or related
thereto
H. Acquisition of Various Vehicles for the Sewer
Utility System, together with the acquisition of all
materials and equipment and completion of all work
necessary therefor or related thereto
TOTAL
258,475
0
258,475
5 years
$1,820,930
$0 $1,820,930
Section 8.
The average period of useful life of the several purposes for the financing of
which this Bond Ordinance authorizes the issuance of bonds or bond anticipation notes, taking into
consideration the respective amounts of bonds or bond anticipation notes authorized for said several
purposes, is not less than 22.84 years.
Section 9. Grants or other monies received from any governmental entity, if any, will be
applied to the payment of, or repayment of obligations issued to finance, the costs of the purposes
described in Section 7 above.
Section 10. The supplemental debt statement provided for in Section 10 of the Local
Bond Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:2-10, was duly filed in the office of the Clerk prior to the passage of this
Bond Ordinance on first reading and a complete executed duplicate original thereof has been filed
in the Office of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of
Community Affairs of the State of New Jersey. The supplemental debt statement shows that the
gross debt of the Township, as defined in Section 43 of the Local Bond Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:2-43, is
increased by this Bond Ordinance by $1,820,930 and that the obligations authorized by this Bond
Ordinance will be within all debt limitations prescribed by said Local Bond Law.
Section 11. The full faith and credit of the Township are irrevocably pledged to the
punctual payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds or bond anticipation notes authorized
by this Bond Ordinance, and to the extent payment is not otherwise provided, the Township shall
levy ad valorem taxes on all taxable real property without limitation as to rate or amount for the
payment thereof.
Section 12. The applicable Capital Budget of the Township is hereby amended to
conform with the provisions of this Bond Ordinance to the extent of any inconsistency therewith,
and the resolution promulgated by the Local Finance Board showing full detail of the amended
applicable Capital Budget and Capital Program as approved by the Director of the Division of Local
Government Services, is on file with the Clerk and available for inspection.
Section 13. The Township hereby declares its intent to reimburse itself from the proceeds
of the bonds or bond anticipation notes authorized by this Bond Ordinance pursuant to Income Tax
Regulation Section 1.150-2(e), promulgated under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
("Code"), for "original expenditures", as defined in Income Tax Regulation Section 1.150-2(c)(2),
made by the Township prior to the issuance of such bonds or bond anticipation notes.
Section 14. The Township hereby covenants as follows:
(a) it shall take all actions necessary to ensure that the interest paid on the bonds
or bond anticipation notes authorized by the Bond Ordinance is exempt from the gross income of
the owners thereof for federal income taxation purposes, and will not become a specific item of tax
preference pursuant to Section 57(a)(5) of the Code;
(b) it will not make any use of the proceeds of the bonds or bond anticipation
notes or do or suffer any other action that would cause the bonds or bond anticipation notes to be
"arbitrage bonds" as such term is defined in Section 148(a) of the Code and the Regulations
promulgated thereunder;
(c)
it shall calculate or cause to be calculated and pay, when due, the rebatable
arbitrage with respect to the "gross proceeds" (as such term is used in Section 148(f) of the Code) of
the bonds or bond anticipation notes;
(d) it shall timely file with the Internal Revenue Service, such information report
or reports as may be required by Sections 148(f) and 149(e) of the Code; and
(e) it shall take no action that would cause the bonds or bond anticipation notes
to be "federally guaranteed" within the meaning of Section 149(b) of the Code.
Section 15. The improvements authorized hereby are not current expenses and are
improvements that the Township may lawfully make. No part of the cost of the improvements
authorized hereby has been or shall be specially assessed on any property specially benefited thereby.
Section 16. All ordinances, or parts of ordinances, inconsistent herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
Section 17. In accordance with the Local Bond Law, this Bond Ordinance shall take
effect twenty (20) days after the first publication thereof after final passage.
Introduced: March 23, 2026
ATTEST:
Township Clerk
Nancy Power, RMC
Mayor
David R. Mayer
President of Council
Orlando Mercado
R-26:03-107
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF BILLS
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Township Council of the Township of Gloucester, in the
County of Camden, that the following bills are approved by the Township Council in accordance
with the provisions of Ordinance 0-82-16 and certified by the Chief Financial Officer that the
claims are proper obligation of the township, that adequate funds are available to honor these
claims in the account indicated and the claim should be paid:
CURRENT ACCOUNT
Per attached computer readout of the claims presented in the amount of
$ 8,997,153.72
ANIMAL ACCOUNT
Per attached computer readout of the claims presented in the amount of
$
1,076.40
CAPITAL ACCOUNT
Per attached computer read out of the claims presented in the amount of
$
484,504.85
SEWER ACCOUNT
Per attached computer read out of the claims presented in the amount of
$
98,586.48
DEVELOPERS ACCOUNT
Per attached computer read out of the claims presented in the amount of
$
71,671.75
TRUST
Per attached computer readout of the claims presented in the amount of
$
320.00
OPEN SPACE TRUST
Per attached computer readout of the claims presented in the amount of
MANUAL CHECKS
Per attached computer readout of the claims presented in the amount of
Adopted:
March 23, 2026
ATTEST:
Township Clerk
Nancy Power, RMC
President of Council
Orlando Mercado
$
15,838.46
$ 1,002,783.64
R-26:03-108
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REFUNDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE
BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township of Gloucester that the
following refunds be and are hereby authorized:
#2500083
1 Mill Court
Block 17102 Lot 35
Richard Alan Deck
Balance of unexpended escrow: $200.00
Adopted: March 23, 2026
ATTEST:
Township Clerk
Nancy Power, RMC
President of Council
Orlando Mercado
R-26:03-109
RESOLUTION OF THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF GLOUCESTER
AUTHORIZING THE RELEASE OF A CASH PERFORMANCE BOND
DR. MEM, LLC
BLOCK 13102 LOTS 18, 19,19.01, 19.02 & 20
WHEREAS, Dr. Mem, LLC (hereinafter "Applicant") previously secured Minor Site
Plan approval from the Gloucester Township Zoning Board of Adjustment for the addition of
trash enclosures, striping of parking spaces, and filling of holes with asphalt pursuant to Zoning
Board Resolution NO. 192030CDSPWMSP; and
WHEREAS, as a condition of said Minor Site Plan approval, the Applicant was required
to post the following Performance Guarantees to ensure the proper completion of all required site
improvements; and
Public Facilities
Landscape Buffer
Safety & Stabilization
$9,482.40
$1,800.00
$5,000.00
WHEREAS, the Applicant has notified the Township that all required improvements
have been completed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications; and
WHEREAS, the Township Engineer has conducted a final inspection of the site
improvements and, by letter dated March 16, 2026, revised from the original letter dated March
13, 2026, has certified to the Township Council that the required public improvements have been
substantially completed and recommends the full release of the remaining Performance
Guarantee contingent upon the payment of all-outstanding invoices; and
WHEREAS, the Township Council, having reviewed the certification and recommendation
of the Township Engineer, is satisfied that the purpose for which the Performance Guarantee was
posted has been fulfilled.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township of
Gloucester, County of Camden, State of New Jersey, that:
1. The recommendation of the Township Engineer to fully release the Performance
Guarantee is hereby accepted and approved.
2. The Township Clerk is hereby authorized and