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COUNCIL WORK SESSION - March 30, 2026 Monday, March 30, 2026 07:00 PM Online via Zoom

I.Call to Order

II.Roll Call - Borough Clerk - Betty Sterling

Angarone; Chandler; Kassler-Taub; Rubenstein; Stern; Valenza; Mayor Davy

III.Open Public Meetings Statement

Notice of this meeting has been given to the Hopewell Valley News, Trenton Times, and Trentonian and was posted on the bulletin board at Borough Hall at 30 North Main Street and on the Borough website according to the regulations of the Open Public Meetings Act.

IV.Open to the Public/ Public Comment

The Meeting is now open to the public for comment. In an effort to provide everyone interested an opportunity to address his or her comments to the Governing Body, a public comment time limit has been instituted for each speaker. Please raise your hand and when the Borough Clerk acknowledges you state your name and address for the record. Please limit comments to the Governing Body to a maximum of 2 minutes.

V.Work Session Discussion Items:

  1. 1.Pennington Day 2026

  2. 2.Supplemental HDRSF Funding - Landfill - Ron Harwood 

  3. 3.Rejection of Bids - Abey Drive, Queens Lane, Mallard Place - Paul Christopher (Pennoni) 

  4. 4.Lead Service Line Replacement Program - Paul Christopher (Pennoni) 

VI.Review of Tentative Council Regular Agenda

  1. 1.Proclamation - Arbor Day

  2. 2.Appointment - Nancy Rubenstein - Senior Advisory 

  3. 3.Appointment - James Ottomanelli - Parks & Recreation

  4. 4.Presentation of 2025 Audit 

  5. 5.Approval of Minutes



  6. 6.Ordinance 2026-17 - An Ordinance to Exceed the Municipal Budget Appropriation Limits and to Establish a Cap Bank in Accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45:14 in the Borough of Pennington, New Jersey

    (Public Hearing and Adoption)

  7. 7.Ordinance 2026-18 - An Ordinance to Provide for and Determine the Rate of Compensation of Officers and Employees of the Borough of Pennington, County of Mercer, State of New Jersey for the Year 2026

    (Public Hearing and Adoption)

  8. 8.Resolution - Civil Rights Compliance 

  9. 9.Budget - Public Hearing and Adoption 

  10. 10.Resolution - Lien Redemption

  11. 11.Resolution - Authorizing Payment of Bills 

  12. 12.Resolution - Borough Administrator - Reappointment 

  13. 13.Resolution - Appointing Borough Clerk (Effective May 1, 2026)

  14. 14.Resolution - Registrar Appointment 

  15. 15.Resolution - Appointing Public Agency Compliance Officer 

  16. 16.Resolution - Reappointment - Tax Assessor

  17. 17.Resolution - Municipal Alliance 

  18. 18.Resolution - Supplemental HDSRF Application - Landfill 

  19. 19.Resolution - Approving Computer Contract with RND

  20. 20.Resolution - Purchase of Trash Cart Enclosure for Kunkel Park (Open Space Funds)

  21. 21.Resolution - Outdoor Dining - Vito's Pizza 

  22. 22.Resolution - Pennington Day - Beer Garden

  23. 23.Resolution - Audit Certification 

VII.Open to the Public/ Public Comment

The Meeting is now open to the public for comment. In an effort to provide everyone interested an opportunity to address his or her comments to the Governing Body, a public comment time limit has been instituted for each speaker. Please raise your hand and when the Borough Clerk acknowledges you state your name and address for the record. Please limit comments to the Governing Body to a maximum of 2 minutes.

VIII.CLOSED SESSION

AT, PM, BE IT RESOLVED, that Mayor and Council shall hereby convene in closed session for the purposes of discussing a subject or subjects permitted to be discussed in closed session by the Open Public Meetings Act, to wit:

  1. Personnel - Borough Engineer (Contract) 

IX.Adjournment