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--- Document: April 9, 2026 Agenda Document ---
Regular Meeting
Borough of River Edge 7:00 P.M.
705 Kinderkamack Road
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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 9, 2026 and January 16, 2026 of the
location, date, time, and access information to the Town News and the Record and by
posting of same on the municipal bulletin board and Borough website 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 Special Meeting of March 7,
2026 and Special Meeting and Closed Session of March 30, 2026.
6. Presentations –
a. Verizon Wireless Proposed Small Wireless Facility in the Public Right-of-Way
7. Public Comments on any item– (Public Comments will be limited to three (3) minutes per
speaker)
8. Monthly Reports –
a. Tax Collector
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March 31, 2026
b. Library Board of Trustees
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March 31, 2026
9. Second Reading & Hearing on Ordinances –
The following ordinance published herewith was first read by title only on March 26, 2026
and posted on a bulletin board outside of the Clerk’s office.
ORDINANCE 26-07 – CALENDAR YEAR 2026 ORDINANCE TO EXCEED THE MUNICIPAL
BUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND TO ESTABLISH A CAP BANK (N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14)
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ORDINANCE 26-08 – BOND ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE THE IMPROVEMENT OF BOGERT
Borough of River Edge
Mayor and Council
Agenda April 9, 2026
ROAD (SECTION 10) IN, BY AND FOR THE BOROUGH OF RIVER EDGE, IN THE COUNTY OF
BERGEN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, TO APPROPRIATE THE SUM OF $327,528 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.
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Ordinance 26-09 – 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 $1,938,240 TO PAY THE COST
THEREOF, TO APPROPRIATE A FEDERAL 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.
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10. RESOLUTIONS - By Consent
a. #26-119
Authorize Execution of 2025 Municipal Recycling Tonnage Grant
Program Reporting Form
b. #26-120
Approve Refund – Recreation Department
c. #26-121
Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Settlement Agreement with Nicholas
Auriemma and Matina & Son, Inc., for Litigation under Docket No. BER-
DC-25764-25
d. #26-122
Approve the Hire of a Full-time Laborer in the Department of Public
Works
e. #26-123
Approve Refunds – Recreation Department
f. #26-124
Authorize Execution of a Shared Services Agreement Between the
Borough of River Edge and the River Edge Board of Education to Provide 2
Class III Officers
g. #26-125
Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a Settlement Agreement with Nicole
Conway for Litigation under Docket No. BER-L-3784-24
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11. #26-126 Payment of Bills
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12. New Business –
13. Old Business –
14. Council Comments
15. Closed Session
a. #26-127 Resolution to Go Into Closed Session and Exclude Public.
i. Attorney-Client Privilege – N.J.S.A. 10:4-12(b)(7)
1. Constructive Eviction
2. Insurance Coverage
16. Adjournment