Public Notice:
BOROUGH OF MOUNT ARLINGTON #03-15 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF MOUNT ARLINGTON, COUNTY OF MORRIS AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT OF THE BOROUGH OF MOUNT ARLINGTON’S SANITARY LANDFILL WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council for the Borough of Mount Arlington desires to continue to compile information and develop a plan for a redevelopment project at the Borough of Mount Arlington’s sanitary landfill; and WHEREAS, previously a reserve of $100,000 was set aside in the General Capital Fund to fund the landfill closure when the Borough decided to proceed with the project, a copy of the “Borough of Mount Arlington Notes to Financial Statements Year Ended December 31, 2013”; and the “Post Closing Trial Balance General Capital Fund as of December 31, 2014”, is attached hereto and incorporated herein as if set forth at length; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council for the Borough of Mount Arlington intends to actively compile information and develop a plan for a redevelopment project at the Borough of Mount Arlington’s sanitary landfill; and on February 3, 2015 adopted Resolution No.: 2015-37A, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as if set forth at length, authorizing the Borough to solicit proposals for the implementation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) redevelopment project located at the Borough of Mount Arlington sanitary landfill; and WHEREAS, in order to finance the expenditures associated with the redevelopment project at the Borough of Mount Arlington’s sanitary landfill, including but not limited to, all activities associated with closure costs; the design and implementation of all necessary measures; feasibility study of the implementation of a photovoltaic (PV) system; and Request for Proposals for the implementation of a PV redevelopment; the General Capital Fund Reserve must be formally appropriated; and WHEREAS, the Borough Auditor and the Borough CFO recommends the Mayor and Council for the Borough of Mount Arlington authorize the appropriation. BE IT ORDAINED, by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Mount Arlington, County of Morris and State of New Jersey as follows: SECTION 1. The improvement and purpose described in Section 3 of the ordinance is hereby authorized as a general improvement to be made or acquired by the Borough of Mount Arlington. SECTION 2. For the financing said improvements there is hereby appropriated the following amounts: GENERAL CAPITAL FUND RESERVE FOR LANDFILL $100,000. SECTION 3. The improvement authorized is expenditures associated with the redevelopment project at the Borough of Mount Arlington’s sanitary landfill, including but not limited to, all activities associated with closure costs; the design and implementation of all necessary measures; feasibility study of the implementation of a photovoltaic (PV) system; and Request for Proposals for the implementation of a PV redevelopment project. SECTION 4. The improvement described in Section 3 of this ordinance is not a current expense; and is an improvement, which the Borough is lawfully permitted to make or acquire as a general improvement. SECTION 5. Included in the total cost is the sum of $100,000 for expenses permitted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:2-20. SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect after final adoption and publication in the manner provided by law. SECTION 7. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed as to such inconsistencies. SECTION 8. If any article, section, subsection, paragraph, phrase, or sentence is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, said article, section, subsection, paragraph, phrase or sentence shall be deemed separable. I HEREBY CERTIFY this to be a true and correct Ordinance of the Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough of Mount Arlington, adopted on April 7, 2015 and will be further considered after a Public Hearing held on May 5, 2015 at the Municipal Building at 10:00 A.M. INTRODUCED: PUBLISHED: BOROUGH OF MOUNT ALRINGTON ATTEST: COUNTY OF MORRIS STATE OF NEW JERSEY Linda DeSantis, Borough Clerk Arthur Ondish, Mayor ($71.28)