Ordinance appropriates $1,000,000 for improvements to Vineland Municipal Electric Utility.

CITY OF VINELAND, N.J.
 
NOTICE OF PENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2026-7
 
The ordinance, the summary terms of which are included herein, was introduced and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the governing body of the City of Vineland, in the County of Cumberland, State of New Jersey, on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. It will be further considered for final passage, after public hearing thereon, at a meeting of the governing body to be held at the City Hall Council Chambers, in the City on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 5:30 o'clock p.m. During the week prior to and up to and including the date of such meeting, copies of the full ordinance will be available at no cost and during regular business hours at the Clerk's office for the members of the general public who shall request the same. The summary of the terms of such ordinance follows:
 
Title: ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF VINELAND, IN THE COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY APPROPRIATING $1,000,000 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND TO SUPPLEMENT THE $10,600,000 APPROPRIATED BY BOND ORDINANCE #2025-23, FINALLY ADOPTED MARCH 25, 2025, OF THE CITY FOR VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE VINELAND MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY
 
Purpose: The sum of $1,000,000 is appropriated from the Capital Improvement Fund to supplement the $10,600,000 previously appropriated by bond ordinance #2025-23 of the City of Vineland, in the County of Cumberland, New Jersey (the “City”), finally adopted on March 25, 2023 (“Bond Ordinance #2025-23”), for various improvements to the Vineland Municipal Electric Utility Authority, consisting of (i) AMI procurement and development, including meters, equipment and software, (ii) line breaker upgrades, (iii) building upgrades/burglar alarm, (iv) Allen Bradley training mockup, including but not limited to the acquisition of equipment to create a training room used to create mock issues and remediation process with the generation station(s), (v) catalyst replacement – Selective Catalytic Reduction, including but not limited to NOx replacement for Unit 11, (vi) fire system upgrades at various buildings, including upgrade to the fire suppression systems, (vii) building upgrades to the Distribution Building, including construction services, (viii) acquisition of new property and (ix) generators and transformers, including salaries, FICA and all related costs and expenditures incidental thereto and all work and materials necessary therefor and incidental thereto, as described in Bond Ordinance #2025-23.
 
Appropriation: $1,000,000
Bonds/Notes Authorized: N/A
Grants Appropriated: N/A
Section 20 Costs: N/A
Useful Life: N/A
 
RICHARD G. FRANCHETTA, RMC, EJD
CITY CLERK
This Notice is published pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:2-17.
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2/14/2026 ($35.65)