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WhenMonday, May 4, 2026
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WhereRahway, New Jersey

Money$2,750,000 was at stake

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1. AGENDA PACKET
Documents:
05-04-26-PUBLIC MEETING PACKET.PDF
2. FIRST READ ORDINANCES
Documents:
O-14-26-ADMIN-SALE OF REAL PROPERTY-BLOCK 198 LOT 11-6
BROADWAY.PDF
3. ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS
Documents:
ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS.PDF
4. ADOPTED ORDINANCES
Documents:
O-12-26-ADOPT-FINANCE-PROPERTY ACQUISITION-ST. MARKS
PROPERTY.PDF
O-13-26-ADOPT-FINANCE-VARIOUS 2026 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.PDF

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CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
May 4, 2026
7:00 p.m.

“Each person addressing the Council shall first give their name and address to the Clerk.
All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a body and not to any member thereof and shall not exceed five (5) minutes in duration”
(Chapter 5-63 (C) Rules of Order No. 3)

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE and INVOCATION

OPEN PUBLIC MEETING STATEMENT:
Notice of this meeting has been sent to the official newspapers and adequate and electronic
notice has been provided in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act as required by
law.

ELECTION OF COUNCIL MEMBER TO FILL THE THIRD WARD COUNCIL
VACANCY
AR-121-26

A RESOLUTION TO FILL THE COUNCIL MEMBER VACANCY IN
THE THIRD WARD

OATH OF OFFICE ADMINISTERED
5.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
April 06, 2026 Regular Meeting
April 13, 2026 Special Meeting

REPORTS OF COUNCIL COMMITTEES

COMMUNICATIONS AND BILL PAYMENTS
Payment of Bills-April
Monthly Police Reports-April
Monthly Fire Report-April

HEARING OF CITIZENS ON RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES ON FIRST
READING, OR ANY OTHER ITEM (excluding Ordinances on Final Adoption/Second
Reading) (five minutes per speaker)

MAYOR COMMENTS / ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

10.

ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTION SUMMARIES

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11.

12.

ORDINANCES – FIRST READING
O-14-26

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
DESIGNATED AS BLOCK 198, LOT 11 ON THE TAX MAP OF THE
CITY OF RAHWAY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 6 BROADWAY,
RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY

O-15-26

REMOVED FROM AGENDA

O-16-26

REMOVED FROM AGENDA

O-17-26

REMOVED FROM AGENDA

CONSENT AGENDA
All items considered routine by the City Council will be enacted by one motion. There will
be no separate discussion on these items unless a Council Member or citizen requests. Any
item not included on the Consent Agenda will be considered in its normal sequence on the
agenda.
RESOLUTIONS
Administration
AR-122-26 A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE CITY’S FOURTH ROUND
HOUSING ELEMENT AND FAIR SHARE PLAN
AR-123-26

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RAHWAY AUTHORIZING THE
AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO USGovBID/AUCTION LIQUIDATION
SERVICES AND THE SALE ON AN ONLINE AUCTION WEBSITE OF
SURPLUS PROPERTY NO LONGER NEEDED FOR PUBLIC USE

Code Enforcement
AR-124-26 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF LIENS AGAINST
CERTAIN PROPERTIES TO RECOVER CLEANUP COSTS INCURRED
BY THE CITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 151-4 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF RAHWAY AND
N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.14

Engineering & Land Use

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AR-125-26

AR-126-26

AR-127-26

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF RAHWAY TO ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF UNION FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF WAYFINDING SIGNAGE ALONG COUNTY
ROADWAYS

AR-128-26

Fire Department
AR-129-26 A RESOLUTION AWARDING A PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR A
TYPE III MEDALLION 170 FORD E-450 AMBULANCE AND THE
REMOUNT OF A FORD E-450 TYPE III AMBULANCE
Health Department
AR-130-26 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SHARED SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS FOR
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
Police Department
AR-131-26 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF UNUSED OR SEIZED
CITY PROPERTY
Revenue & Finance
AR-132-26 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING GRANTING OF A VETERAN
DEDUCTION FOR THE C/Y 2026
AR-133-26

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE REFUND OF MONEY DUE TO
THE REDEMPTION OF TAX SALE CERTIFICATES FOR 2025 TAX
LIENS

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AR-134-26
13.

14.

A RESOLUTION
EXEMPTION

AUTHORIZING

DISABLED

VETERAN

ORDINANCES – FINAL ADOPTION / SECOND READING
O-12-26

O-13-26

MISCELLANEOUS
Block Party – BP-26-02: Multicultural Block Party; Street Closure on School Street from
driveway of building to Winfield Street intersection; Event Date: May 29, 2026

15.

COUNCIL COMMENTS

16.

ADJOURNMENT

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No.

AR-121-26

Date of Adoption:

A RESOLUTION TO FILL THE COUNCIL MEMBER VACANCY IN THE THIRD
WARD
WHEREAS, Vannie D. Parson, duly elected on January 1, 2025 to the seat of Third Ward
Council Member with the term ending December 31, 2028, filed her written resignation effective
April 22, 2026, therefore, vacating the Third Ward Council Member seat; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:16-11, when a vacancy occurs and the incumbent
was a nominee of a political party, the Municipal Committee of that political party shall, no later
than 15 days after the vacancy, present to the Governing Body the names of three nominees for
the selection of a successor to fill the vacancy; and
WHEREAS, the incumbent was the nominee of the Democratic Party and the Democratic
Party submitted the names of its nominees to the seat of the Third Ward Council Member to the
Municipal Clerk on April 28, 2026 within the time prescribed under N.J.S.A. 40A:16-11:
1. Karla Timmons, 434 W. Meadow Avenue
2. JoAnn Gemenden, 583 Hemlock Street
3. Katherine Gonzalez, 438 Murphy Street
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Municipal Council of the City of
Rahway, County of Union, State of New Jersey that _______________________________ is
hereby appointed to fill the aforesaid vacancy of the Third Ward Council Member seat according
to law through December 31, 2026.

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Brief to City Council

Briefing to City Council

Frank D’Errico
Director of Police

Capt. Shawn Ganley
Chief Law Enforcement Officer

March 2026

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Brief to City Council

March 2026

Mission
Statement
Mission Statement

The Rahway Police Department is made up of a dedicated and diverse group of police
professionals who are committed to working with the community to make the City of
Rahway a safe and desirable place to live, work or visit. Our mission is to partner with
the community to promote peace, solve problems and improve public safety in a
manner that is fair, impartial, and transparent.

Core Values

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INTEGRITY: Integrity is the hallmark of the Rahway Police Department. Integrity is doing the right thing
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ourselves accountable and take pride in a professional level of service to all.

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Operations / Notable Events:
1. Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Initiative – Madison Ave. / Downtown
From April 1 through April 15, the agency conducted selective traffic enforcement details on
Madison Ave. and throughout the downtown area, with a focus on vehicles failing to yield to
pedestrians. During this period, officers completed 37 details, resulting in 34 motor vehicle
summonses and 19 warnings. This initiative was conducted in response to pedestrian safety
concerns and aimed at improving driver compliance in high foot-traffic areas.
2. Speed Enforcement Initiative – East Scott Ave.
From April 18 through May 1, the agency conducted selective traffic enforcement details on East
Scott Ave., focusing on speeding violations based on citizen complaints and Jamar study results.
During this period, officers completed 23 details, resulting in 61 summonses and 22 warnings. This
targeted enforcement effort addressed documented speeding concerns and enhanced roadway
safety in the area.
3. Planned Protest – Madison Ave. Park
On April 28, 2026, a group identified as NJ Citizen Action conducted a planned, peaceful protest at
Madison Ave. Park. The Rahway Police Department, in coordination with Union County Police,

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May-26

Mar-26

Calls for Service
Total Arrests
DV Incidents
DV Arrests
Mental Health Calls
Arrive Response
MR / UOF
MR / Pursuit
Overdoses
Narcan Deployment
Cat Con Thefts
Robbery
Burglary – MV
Burglary – Res
Burglary – Comm
Atlas BWC Reviews
Park, Walk, Talks
School Checks
911 Calls
911 Hang-Ups

Feb-26

Patrol

March 2026

Jan-26

Brief to City Council

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Brief to City Council

March 2026

maintained a presence to ensure public safety and facilitate lawful First Amendment activity. The
event concluded without incident.

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JAMAR Deployments
•

Beginning on April 1, 2026, the Rahway Police Department’s Traffic Bureau initiated a traffic
study on East Scott Ave (Between Lawrence St and Route 1). A “JAMAR” radar traffic recording
device was utilized for the study. The study was completed, and the “JAMAR” was removed on
4/8/2026. East Scott Ave. is a municipal roadway and has a posted speed limit of 25 MPH. There
was a total of 49,224 vehicles that traveled on East Scott Ave. during this timeframe. The average
speed of all vehicle types combined was 30 MPH with the fastest speed, reaching 62 MPH.
During our posted time frame there were 15% enforceable violations.

•

Beginning on April 2, 2026, the Rahway Police Department’s Traffic Bureau initiated a traffic
study on Broadway. A “JAMAR” radar traffic recording device was utilized for the study. The
study was completed, and the “JAMAR” was removed on 4/9/2026. Broadway is a municipal
roadway and has a posted speed limit of 25 MPH. There was a total of 78,813 vehicles that
traveled on Broadway during this timeframe. The average speed of all vehicle types combined
was 27 MPH with the fastest speed, reaching 62 MPH. During our posted time frame there were
3% enforceable violations.

Dec-26

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Sep-26

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Aug-26

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Jul-26

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Jun-26

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May-26

Feb-26

MV Stops
Selective
Enforcements
Towed Vehicles
On-Duty MVA
Summonses
Moving
Parking
Parking Authority
DWI Arrests
DWIs w/Crash
MV Crashes
Fatal MV Crashes
Pedestrian
Pedicycle

Jan-26

Traffic Bureau

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Brief to City Council

March 2026

•

The 100th Anniversary Memorial Service honoring Sgt. Frank Remer and Officer Harry Orr was
held on April 11, 2026, at 1000 hours at the intersection of Forbes Street and Pierpont Street. An
estimated 50 to 100 attendees were present. The Rahway Traffic Bureau provided safety,
security, and traffic control both prior to and during the event for all participants.

•

Beginning on April 14, 2026, the Rahway Police Department’s Traffic Bureau initiated a traffic
study on Bramhall Road. A “JAMAR” radar traffic recording device was utilized for the study. The
study was completed, and the “JAMAR” was removed on 4/21/2026. Bramhall Road is a
municipal roadway and has a posted speed limit of 25 MPH. There was a total of 34,995 vehicles
that traveled on Bramhall Road during this timeframe. The average speed of all vehicle types
combined was 34 MPH with the fastest speed, reaching 69 MPH. During our posted time frame
there were 41% enforceable violations.

•

The City of Rahway hosted its annual Taste of Spring Event on April 11, 2025, with approximately
1,200 attendees, including vendors and guests. The Rahway Police Department was responsible
for ensuring safety and security throughout the event, both inside and outside the venue.
Officers were stationed at key locations to assist with directing guests to designated parking
areas and the venue entrance upon arrival. At the conclusion of the event, officers guided guests
toward the designated exits, ensuring a smooth and orderly departure.

Administrative
OPRA Requests

128

Firearms Applications

Concealed Carry Applications

UAS Unit Operations
Flights Conducted

Flight Hours

•
•

Conducted overwatch/coverage for Taste of Spring, Senior Senter groundbreaking, and
Plum Tomato block party
Provided aerial support for suspect who jumped from Train Station tracks, followed
individual as they made their way into the river near Bridge St. and were eventually
apprehended by patrol and detective bureau personnel

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ORDINANCE

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No.

O-14-26 ____

Date of Adoption:

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY DESIGNATED
AS BLOCK 198, LOT 11 ON THE TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF RAHWAY,
COMMONLY KNOWN AS 6 BROADWAY, RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY 07065
WHEREAS, the Local Lands and Buildings Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12-1, et seq., as amended,
authorizes municipalities to sell any real property, or interests therein, not needed for public use
by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, on March 1, 2016, the City of Rahway (“City”) took title to the property known
as Block 198, Lot 11, also known as 6 Broadway (“Property”), located on the dividing line between
the City of Rahway and Clark Township; and
WHEREAS, for as long as it has owned the Property, because of its size (.03 acres), there has
been no public or private interest in developing the Property, and it remains on the Tax Assessor’s
ledger as unimproved City-owned Property; and
WHEREAS, the John L. Ruddy Post No. 7363 Veterans of Foreign Wars (the “Purchaser”),
located in Clark, New Jersey, has expressed interest in obtaining the Property to assist in its
development of adjacent property in Clark; and
WHEREAS, because of the Property’s insignificant value, the City of Rahway and the
Purchaser have entered into a Contract of Sale of Real Estate for the Purchaser to purchase the
Property from the City for $10.00 in consideration; and
WHEREAS, the Property is not needed for public use; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney has reviewed the Contract of Sale and approves its terms and
conditions, and recommends to the Municipal Council to execute the Contract of Sale and sell the
Property; and
WHEREAS, the City shall authorize the sale of the Property to the Purchaser pursuant to the
Contract of Sale of Real Estate between the City of Rahway and John L. Ruddy Post No. 7363
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Municipal Council of the City of Rahway,
Union County, State of New Jersey:
1. The City of Rahway hereby authorizes the sale of the Property known as Block 198, Lot
11, and further authorizes the Mayor and Municipal Council to take all actions necessary
to convey the Property to the Purchaser.
2. The Mayor and Municipal Clerk are hereby authorized to sign and witness, respectively,
any documents necessary to convey the Property; and

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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that if any section, paragraph, subsection, clause or
provision of this Ordinance shall be adjudged by the courts to be invalid, such adjudication shall
apply only to the section, paragraph, subsection, clause or provision so adjudicated, and the
remainder of the Ordinance shall be deemed valid and in effect; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that any ordinance or parts thereof in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict; and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that this Ordinance shall take effect upon passage and
publication in accordance with applicable law.

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AGREEMENT OF SALE
THIS AGREEMENT OF SALE (this “Agreement”) made this
2026 (the “Effective Date”) by and between:

day of April,

City of Rahway a Municipal Corporation of the State of New Jersey, having an address at 1 City
Hall Plaza, Rahway, NJ 07065 (hereinafter referred to as “Seller”); and
John L. Ruddy Post No. 7363 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, having an address of
78 Westfield Avenue, Clark, New Jersey 07066 (hereinafter referred to as “Purchaser”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
I. Purchase and Sale. In consideration of the sum of Ten and 00/100 DOLLARS
($10.00) and also in consideration of the covenants and agreements herein contained, Seller
shall convey to the Purchaser all that certain lot, tract or parcel of land located on Broadway,
also known as Lot 11, Block 198 on the Tax Map of the City of Rahway, County of Union,
and all improvements located thereon, and all the right, title and interest, if any, of Seller, in
and to and to any land lying in the bed of any street, road or avenue, opened or proposed, in
front of or adjoining the Land to the centerline thereof, rights of way, appurtenances,
easements, sidewalks, alleys, gores or strips of land adjoining or appurtenant thereto;
development rights appurtenant to the land; or any award or payment made or to be made in
lieu of any of the foregoing; the fixtures, appliances, equipment and personal property that are
attached or appurtenant to or located in or used in connection with the improvements owned
by Seller; (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Premises”).
II. Payment. The Purchaser will pay Seller the sum of $10.00, as and for the purchase
of the Premises in the following manner:
Upon execution of this Agreement, to be held in escrow until
closing (the “Earnest Money”)

0.00

Upon closing of title by wire transfer or bank or certified check $ 10.00
payable to Seller, subject to adjustments set forth below, the sum
of :
TOTAL:

$ 10.00

III.
Adjustments. Water, taxes, fuel, and all other items normally adjusted at
the closing of a property similar to the Premises shall be apportioned and allowed as of 11:59
p.m. on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) as if
Purchaser was the owner of the Premises on the Closing Date. Seller shall pay all transfer

BE:5295801.3/UNG009-268237

Exhibit I

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taxes due at closing. Any and all municipal assessments approved or commenced prior to
the Closing Date shall be the responsibility of the Purchaser.
IV.
Damage and Condemnation. The risk of loss from casualty or
condemnation shall be on the Seller. In the event that all or any substantial portion of the
Premises shall be damaged or condemned before the Closing Date, Purchaser may, at its
option, either (a) terminate this Agreement by delivering written notice to Seller within ten
(10) days of Seller’s notification of such damage or condemnation, or (b) proceed to closing
of title pursuant to the terms hereof, in which event Seller shall assign to Purchaser at the
Closing any insurance or just compensation proceeds attributable to the Premises from such
damage or condemnation, with no reduction in the Purchase Price. For the purpose of this
provision, a “substantial portion” of the Premises shall be deemed to include any damage or
taking equal to or greater than 10% of the gross number of square feet contained in the
building and other improvements situated on the Premises. If less than a substantial portion
(as defined above) of the Premises shall be damaged or condemned before the Closing Date,
then the parties shall proceed to closing of this transaction, provided that (i) Seller shall repair
the damage before the Closing Date and there shall be no reduction in the Purchase Price or
(ii) at Purchaser’s option, Seller shall assign to Purchaser any insurance or just compensation
proceeds attributable to the Premises from such casualty or condemnation together with a
credit for Seller’s insurance deductible.
V. Title. Title to the Premises shall be good and marketable, and insurable at regular
rates, by a reputable title insurance company licensed to do business in the State of New
Jersey, without such exception as would impair the intended use of the Premises by Purchaser,
subject to:
a.
the rights of utility companies to maintain pipes, poles, cables and wires
over, on and under the street, the part of the Property next to the street and running to
improvements on the Property;
b.
any covenants, easements, reservations and restrictions presently of record,
if any, provided that same are no violated and that same do not affect the marketability of
title or prohibit or interfere with the operation and maintenance of the present structures or
their present or Purchaser’s proposed uses and occupancy;
c.
outstanding rights of the public in any road, street, path or right of way
abutting the Property;
d.
ordinances;
e.

federal and state laws, and local zoning and building regulations and
taxes and assessments not yet due and payable;

f.
any facts, rights, interests, or claims which are not shown by the public
records but which could be ascertained by an inspection or survey of the Property;

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g.
discrepancies, conflicts in boundary lines, shortage
encroachments, or any other facts which an accurate survey would disclose;
h.

area,

riparian rights, if any.

Promptly after the Effective Date, Purchaser shall order, at its sole cost and expense,
a title commitment from a reputable title insurance company licensed to do business in the
State of New Jersey (the “Title Company”) with respect to the Premises (the “Title
Commitment”) and shall cause the Title Commitment, together with all title exceptions
referred to therein, to be delivered promptly.
If the Premises do not comply with the quality of title provision contained herein,
then Purchaser shall, within thirty (30) days after the Effective Date, notify Seller in writing
of the title defect to which Purchaser objects and Seller will be given until the Closing Date
to render title insurable and in compliance herewith. Seller shall not be required to institute
a legal proceeding or action to render title insurable or in compliance, provided, however,
that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Seller shall be required
to satisfy and remove of record all liens that may be removed or discharged by payment of
a liquidated sum. Seller shall send a written notice to Purchaser, advising Purchaser
whether it is electing to (i) attempt to remove any encumbrance or other title exception or
matter, or (ii) choosing not to remove any such encumbrance or other title exception or
matter. If Seller fails to send the written notice provided for in the prior sentence prior to
closing of title, Seller shall have been deemed to have chosen not to attempt to remove any
such encumbrance or other title exception or matter. In addition, if Seller refuses to remove
any encumbrances or title exception or matters raised by Purchaser, or if Seller has elected
to proceed under (i) above, but Seller cannot cure the defect in title, then Purchaser may
elect to either (a) terminate this Agreement by written notice to Seller, in which event this
Agreement shall terminate and be of no force and effect, and Purchaser shall receive a
return of the Deposit or (b) to waive any defect of Seller's title and close without abatement
or diminution of the Purchase Price.
VI.
Investigation.

Due Diligence. There will be no Due Diligence Period except for Title

VII.
No Representations or Warranties. This Agreement contains all of the
terms of the contract between the parties, and Purchaser acknowledges that the Seller has held
out no inducements and made no representations other than as may be specifically set forth
herein. PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT IS PURCHASING
THE PREMISES IN “AS IS” AND “WHERE IS” CONDITION, WITH ANY AND ALL
FAULTS AND DEFECTS, WHETHER LATENT OR PATENT AND ORDINARY WEAR
AND TEAR FROM THE DATE HEREOF THROUGH THE CLOSING DATE.
PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS NOT RELYING UPON, AND THAT
SELLER IS NOT LIABLE FOR OR BOUND BY, ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES, PROMISES, BROKER’S “SET-UPS”,

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STATEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS OR INFORMATION REGARDING THE
PREMISES’ PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION, INCOME, EXPENSES,
OPERATION,
USE,
COMPLIANCE
WITH
LAWS,
HABITABILITY,
MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, EXCEPT AS
MAY BE SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.
VIII.
Seller’s Representations. Seller represents and warrants that upon the
Seller’s best knowledge and belief:
A.
The Seller has received no written notice of any violations against the
Premises, which have not been remedied and corrected.
closing.

There are no service contracts for the Premises that will survive the

C.
There are no pending tax appeals filed by the Seller or the municipality
and Seller shall not file an appeal without Purchaser’s prior consent.
D.
To the best of Seller’s knowledge, no portion of the Premises is or will be
subject to or affected by any condemnation or similar proceeding and Seller has received no notice
to the contrary.
E.
Seller has maintained and will maintain through the date of Closing
insurance for the full replacement value of the improvements located at the Premises, including fire
and extended coverage insurance.
F.
Seller has no knowledge of any existing or threatened action, suit or
proceeding affecting the Premises or any portion thereof or relating to, or arising out of the
ownership, management or operation of the Premises, in any court or before or by any federal, state,
county or municipal department, commission, board, bureau or agency or other governmental
instrumentality, exclusive of any action, claim or proceedings seeking monetary damages for
personal injury or property damage which does not affect title to the Premises and with respect to
which Seller has maintained liability insurance in amounts adequate to cover such claims.
G.
To the Seller’s knowledge without investigation: (a) there are no
environmental or structural conditions which would have a material negative impact upon the
Property; (b) the Property has never been used as a landfill or dumping site; and (c) there are no
underground fuel storage tanks at the Property.

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IX.
Mutual Representations. Each party warrants and represents to the other,
as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, knowing that the other party shall rely therein
in consummating this transaction, that:
A.
It has full power and authority under all applicable laws and all agreements
to which it is a party or by which it is bound to enter into this Agreement and perform all of the
terms and conditions and covenants set forth herein.
B.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of all
the terms, conditions and covenants set forth herein are neither prohibited by, nor would constitute
presently or after the passage of time, a breach or violation of any agreement or other instrument to
which it is a party or by which it is bound.
C.
This Agreement, when executed and delivered on behalf of each party will
be legal, valid, binding and enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject as to
enforceability only, to applicable laws relating to bankruptcy, creditors’ rights and equitable rights
and remedies.
X. Deliveries. At Closing, Seller shall execute and deliver to Purchaser the following
in form reasonably acceptable to Purchaser’s attorney and the title company: (a) a bargain and
sale deed with covenants against grantor’s acts b) an affidavit pursuant to Section 1445 of the
Internal Revenue Code, as amended, c) a 1099 information form in the form, and (d) any other
documents that may be reasonably required by the Purchaser or its title company.
XI.
Brokers. Seller and Purchaser represent to each other that there is no
obligation to pay any commission, finder’s fee, or similar charge in connection with the
transaction provided for in this Agreement. The parties agree to indemnify and hold each
other and their respective representatives, successors or assigns harmless from and against
any loss, liability, and damage, including expenses, arising out of any claims made by any
other broker for a commission, by reason of services alleged to have been rendered to, or at
the instance of, either Seller or Purchaser.
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XIII.
Maintenance. From and after the date hereof through the Closing Date,
Seller shall maintain, repair and operate the Premises, interior and exterior, in substantially
similar condition, subject to reasonable wear, casualty, and deterioration consistent with an
unoccupied estate property..
XIV.

Escrow Agent. N/A

XV.
Default and Termination. In the event of a breach of contract, the
aggrieved party shall be entitled to seek any and all remedies in law and/or equity.
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XVII.
Notices. Notices hereunder shall be in writing and e-mailed, to the
respective parties set forth above with a copy to: if to the Seller, Douglas M. Angoff, Esq,
Rainone, Coughlin, Minchello, 555 U.S Highway One South, Suite 440, Iselin, New Jersey
08830 [email protected]; and if to the Buyer, Michael S. Doran, Esq., 1136 US
Highway 22, Suite 205, Mountainside, New Jersey 07092 [email protected].
Service shall be deemed effective upon the earlier of actual receipt of notice or two (2)
business days after mailing. Notices sent by the respective attorneys for the parties shall be
deemed sufficient without the signatures of the parties themselves if sent as provided herein.
XVIII. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. No modification of any of the
terms and conditions of this Agreement may be made except by an instrument in writing
signed by both parties.
XIX.
No Recording. Purchaser covenants and agrees not to record this
Agreement and agrees that any recording hereof by Purchaser shall be deemed a material
default hereunder.
XX.
Closing. The closing of title shall take place on or about five (5) days
following the Second Reading of the Seller (City of Rahway) Ordinance approving the sale
of the Property. (the “Closing Date”) at the office of Purchaser’s attorney or as otherwise
instructed by Purchaser’s lender or by mail. If the Purchaser is unable to close title within ten
(10) days following the Closing Date, then the Seller shall have the right to cancel the contract
at which time the Parties shall have no further legal obligation to the other. If the closing
does not occur, the Purchaser shall remain responsible for paying the costs of its Due
Diligence investigations.
XXI.
No Offer. The presentation of this document for consideration by the
parties shall not constitute an offer, reservation or option for the Premises. Neither the
negotiation nor the revision of this document shall constitute a contract or evidence of a
contract, and there shall be no binding agreement unless and until this document is executed
by and delivered to all of the parties hereto.
XXII.
Construction. This Agreement is a negotiated agreement, each of the
parties hereto being represented by legal counsel. This Agreement shall not be construed
against either party by reason of same being prepared by its respective attorneys.
XXIII. Bind and Inure. All the terms, covenants and conditions herein contained
shall bind and shall inure to the benefit of the respective parties hereto, and their heirs,
executors, administrators, personal or legal representatives, successors and assigns
respectively.
XXIV. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of identical
counterparts, and each counterpart hereof shall be deemed to be an original instrument, but
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instrument. This Agreement and any amendment shall be binding if executed with an original
signature, by facsimile signature, by email through portable document format (“pdf”)
signature or by DocuSign electronic signatures.
XXV.
Bulk Sale. The parties hereby acknowledge that pursuant to N.J.S.A.
54:32B-22(c) and N.J.S.A. 54:50-38, Purchaser is exempt from notifying the Director of the
Division of Taxation in the Department of the Treasury of the State of New Jersey, as the
Bulk Sales law of New Jersey exempts a one-or two-family residence owned by an individual,
estate, or trust.
XXVI. Business Days. If any date herein set forth for the performance of any
obligations by Seller or Purchaser or for the delivery of any instrument or notice as herein
provided should fall on a Saturday, Sunday or Legal Holiday (hereinafter defined), the
compliance with such obligations or delivery shall be deemed acceptable on the next business
day following such Saturday, Sunday or Legal Holiday. As used herein, the term “Legal
Holiday” shall mean any local or federal holiday on which post offices are closed in the State
of New Jersey.
XXVII.

Exclusions: None.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the day
and year first above written.

PURCHASER:
WITNESS:

The City of Rahway

By: Matthew Pukavich, Business Administrator

WITNESS

SELLER:
John L. Ruddy Post No. 7363 Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the United States

By: Michael Hrycak, Commander

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O-15-26
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O-16-26
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O-17-26
REMOVED FROM AGENDA

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-122-26

Date of Adoption

A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE CITY’S FOURTH ROUND HOUSING ELEMENT
AND FAIR SHARE PLAN
WHEREAS, the New Jersey Supreme Court declared that the discriminatory use of zoning
powers was illegal and provided, as a matter of constitutional law, that each developing municipality
“must, by its land use regulations, make realistically possible the opportunity for an appropriate
variety and choice of housing for all categories of people who may desire to live there, of course
including those of low and moderate income,” In Re Adoption of N.J.A.C. 5:96 and 5:97 by the New
Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, 221 N.J. 1, 6 (2015) (“Mount Laurel IV”), citing S.
Burlington County NAACP v. Township of Mount Laurel (“Mount Laurel I”), 67 N.J. 151, 179,
187, appeal dismissed and cert. denied, 423 U.S. 808, 96 S. Ct. 18, 46 L. Ed. 2d 28 (1975), and that
this constitutional obligation requires that towns must provide “a realistic opportunity for the
construction of [their] fair share of the present and prospective regional need for low and moderate
income housing,” Id., citing S. Burlington County NAACP v. Township of Mount Laurel (“Mount
Laurel II”), 92 N.J. 158, 205 (1983) (together with Mount Laurel I, the “Mount Laurel Doctrine”);
and
WHEREAS, on March 20, 2024, Governor Murphy signed P.L. 2024, c.2 (hereinafter
“A4”) into law, amending the New Jersey Fair Housing Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 to -329 (the
“Act”) and establishing a new framework for determining and enforcing municipalities’ affordable
housing obligations under the Mount Laurel doctrine for the years 2025–2035 (the “Fourth
Round”); and
WHEREAS, A4 required the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (the “DCA”)
to produce non-binding estimates of present and prospective need for low- and moderate-income
housing in each municipality for the Fourth Round on or before October 20, 2024; and
WHEREAS, on October 18, 2024, in furtherance of such requirement, the DCA issued a
report entitled “Affordable Housing Obligations for 2025-2035 (Fourth Round) Methodology and
Background” (the “DCA Report”) which established the final calculation and obligations for each
municipality in New Jersey, including the City; and
WHEREAS, the DCA Report calculated the City’s Fourth Round obligation as follows: a
Present Need or Rehabilitation (“Present Need”) Obligation of 98, and a Prospective Need or New
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WHEREAS, the City Planner prepared a Housing Element and Fair Share Plan for the
Fourth Round, dated March 12, 2026 (the “Fourth Round HEFSP”), consistent with the
obligation set forth in the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 to -163 (the “MLUL”) for
a master plan element and the Mount Laurel Requirements, which addresses the City’s Present
Need and Prospective Need Obligations for the Fourth Round; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-28, the City of Rahway Planning Board (the
“Planning Board”) is charged with the preparation and adoption of the City’s Master Plan, which
includes the Fourth Round HEFSP; and
WHEREAS, on March 24, 2026, after providing notice in accordance with the MLUL,
specifically N.J.S.A. 40:55D-13, the Planning Board held a public hearing to review the Fourth
Round HEFSP; and
WHEREAS, after review and consideration of the Fourth Round HEFSP, attached hereto
as Exhibit A, and presentation by the City Planner, the Planning Board determined it was consistent
with the goals and objectives of the City’s current Master Plan, and adopted the same; and
WHEREAS, after review and consideration of the Fourth Round HEFSP, the City finds
that it is in its best interest to endorse the Fourth Round HEFSP, as adopted by the City’s Planning
Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Municipal Council of the City of
Rahway, in the County of Union, State of New Jersey, as follows:
herein.

Section 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth

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Exhibit A
Fourth Round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan

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FOURTH ROUND HOUSING ELEMENT AND
FAIR SHARE PLAN

City of Rahway
Union County, New Jersey

March 12, 2026
Adopted by the Planning Board on March 24, 2026

Prepared By:

Heyer, Gruel & Associates
Community Planning Consultants
236 Broad Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
(732) 741-2900

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FOURTH ROUND HOUSING ELEMENT AND
FAIR SHARE PLAN

City of Rahway
Union County, New Jersey

March 12, 2026
Adopted by the Planning Board on March 24, 2026

Prepared By:
Heyer, Gruel & Associates
Community Planning Consultants
236 Broad Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701
(732) 741-2900

The original of this report was signed and
sealed in accordance with N.J.S.A. 45:14A-12

____________________________________
Lindsey Massih, AICP, P.P. #6473

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Susan S. Gruel P.P. #1955
With contributing content by Langley Oudemans, Associate Planner
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Table of Contents
APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................................................ 4
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................... 5
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................... 6
First and Second Rounds ................................................................................................................................ 7
Third Round ...................................................................................................................................................... 7
Fourth Round ................................................................................................................................................... 9
RAHWAY’S HISTORY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ............................................................................................ 9
PLANNING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING ........................................................................................................10
PART 1: HOUSING ELEMENT ............................................................................................................................12
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................................................12
Population ..................................................................................................................................................12
Population Composition by Age ...............................................................................................................13
Households ................................................................................................................................................14
Income .......................................................................................................................................................16
Poverty Status ...........................................................................................................................................17
Household Costs .......................................................................................................................................17
EXISTING HOUSING CONDITIONS ...............................................................................................................18
Housing Unit Data .....................................................................................................................................18
Housing Type and Size .............................................................................................................................20
Housing Growth and Projections .............................................................................................................21
Housing Values and Contract Rents ........................................................................................................22
Housing Conditions ...................................................................................................................................24
EMPLOYMENT DATA ....................................................................................................................................25
Employment Status ...................................................................................................................................26
Class of Worker and Occupation ..............................................................................................................27
Commuting to Work ..................................................................................................................................28
In-City Establishments and Employees by Industry ................................................................................29
Probable Future Employment Opportunities ...........................................................................................30
PART 2: FAIR SHARE PLAN ...............................................................................................................................31
INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................31
Rahway’s AFFORDABLE HOUSING OBLIGATIONS ......................................................................................31
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS ROUND COMPLIANCE ............................................................................................31
Prior Round Compliance 1987-1999 ........................................................................................................31
Third Round Compliance 1999-2025 .......................................................................................................32
FOURTH ROUND OBLIGATION......................................................................................................................34
Fourth Round Present Need / Rehabilitation Obligation .........................................................................35
Additional Mechanisms ............................................................................................................................36
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CONSISTENCY WITH STATE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................37
State Plan ...................................................................................................................................................37
Multigenerational Family Housing ...........................................................................................................38
SUMMARY OF FAIR SHARE COMPLIANCE ..................................................................................................38

APPENDICES
Appendix A: Third Round Documentation: Deed Restrictions/Resolutions for Developed Housing
Appendix B: Esterbrook Senior Housing Resolution of Approval from the Planning Board
Appendix C: Glendenning Homes Resolutions of Approval from the Planning Board
Appendix D: Brownstones Resolution of Approval from the Planning Board
Appendix E: Resolution Appointing the City’s Municipal Housing Liaison
Appendix F: Rehabilitation Program Property List

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The following Fourth Round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan has been prepared for the City of Rahway
in the County of Union in accordance with the Fair Housing Act as most recently amended (P.L.2024, c.2).
The City of Rahway is approximately four (4) square miles and is the southernmost municipality in Union
County, New Jersey. It is bordered to the northeast by the City of Linden, to the northwest by Clark
Township, and to the south by Woodbridge Township. The city is well-connected to the region with a major
train line and several arterial roadways. The New Jersey Transit Northeast Corridor Rail Line bisects the
City and provides access to Trenton, New York City, and the Jersey Shore. The main arterial roadways are
State Route 9, which crosses through east Rahway, the Garden State Parkway, located to the west of the
City, and the New Jersey Turnpike, situated to the east of the City.
The City can be characterized as an urban municipality and, according to the State Development and
Redevelopment Plan (SDRP), is located in Metro Planning Area 1.
The City of Rahway has experienced population growth over the past decade. According to the U.S. Census
Bureau Decennial Census and ACS 5-Year Estimates, the population is 29,748, an increase of 8.7% from
2010 to 2023. In 2020, the City’s median age was 39.3 years, representing a 1.3% increase from the median
age of 38.8 years in 2010. The City’s average household size in 2020 was 2.44 persons, which was slightly
lower than the average at the County level (2.81 persons).
As of 2023, the most common type of housing in Rahway is single-family detached homes at 45.3% of all
housing units. The second most common housing type is multifamily buildings with 20 or more units at
24.1%. The majority (58.6%) of Rahway’s 12,811 housing units were built before 1969, making these
dwellings older than fifty years. According to the guidelines originally established by COAH, the City is
located in Housing Region 2, which consists of Essex, Morris, Union, and Warren counties. Based on the
2025 Regional Income Limits (released by Affordable Housing Professionals of New Jersey on May 5, 2025,
effective May 16, 2025), the median income in Region 2 for a four-person household is $135,300, the
moderate-income is $108,240, the low-income is $67,650, and the very-low-income level is $40,590.
Affordable housing obligations in New Jersey are divided into “housing rounds,” as will be discussed in
detail later in this Plan. Each municipality in New Jersey has a constitutional obligation to provide their fair
share of the calculated regional need for affordable housing within the respective housing round. These
obligations to construct new affordable housing are known as the “Prospective Need” obligation.
Municipalities also have an obligation to rehabilitate units deemed substandard under the Fair Housing
Act. This obligation is known as the Present Need, or Rehabilitation Share. The housing rounds are as
follows: Prior Round (1987-1999), Third Round (1999-2025), and Fourth Round (2025-2035).

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Rahway is officially designated as an "Urban Aid" municipality, meaning that it has been identified by the
State as being particularly distressed across several measures of economic and social well-being. The
designation relates to affordable housing in that qualified urban aid municipalities are exempt from
prospective need obligations for all housing rounds during which the urban aid designation remains. To
qualify, municipalities must meet at least one of the following criteria:
•

The ratio of substandard existing deficient housing units currently occupied by low- and moderateincome households within the municipality, compared to all existing housing in the municipality, is
greater than the equivalent ratio in the region

•

The municipality has a population density greater than 10,000 persons per square mile of land area

•

The municipality has a population density of more than 6,000, but less than 10,000 persons per
square mile of land area, and less than five percent vacant parcels not used as farmland

The City of Rahway did not participate in the “First Round”, however, the City received substantive
certification on January 5, 1999 during the “Second Round”. Rahway did not participate in the Third Round
as it was designated as an urban aid municipality without a prospective obligation to provide new
affordable housing units. The City has continued to make significant efforts to establish credit-worthy units
that are existing, under construction, or proposed.
As a designated urban aid municipality, Rahway is exempt from any prospective need obligation for the
Fourth Round, but still has a Present Need (rehabilitation) obligation as calculated by DCA:
Rehabilitation Share: 98
Prospective Need: 0

INTRODUCTION
The need to provide a realistic opportunity for the construction of affordable housing in New Jersey, the
country’s most densely populated state, has been recognized for decades. In the case of Southern
Burlington County NAACP v. the Township of Mount Laurel 67 N.J. 151 (1975), (commonly known as Mount
Laurel I), the New Jersey Supreme Court established the doctrine that developing municipalities in New
Jersey have a constitutional obligation to create a realistic opportunity for their fair share of low and
moderate income housing.
In Southern Burlington County NAACP v. Township of Mount Laurel, 92 N.J. 158, 456 A.2d 390 (1983),
decided on January 20, 1983 (commonly known as Mount Laurel II), the Supreme Court responded to the
response of municipalities to Mount Laurel II. The builder’s remedy created a mechanism for developers to
sue non-compliant municipalities and force them to comply. Mount Laurel II also created the Judgment of
Repose to incentivize municipalities to comply. A Judgment of Repose protected municipalities from
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potential lawsuits and those who would claim entitlement to a builder’s remedy or other relief based upon
the claim that the municipality was noncompliant.
In the wake of Mount Laurel II, developers sued municipalities seeking builder’s remedies. The wave of
builder’s remedy lawsuits created the impetus for legislation to protect municipalities from builder’s
remedies. A decision by Judge Serpentelli, one of three judges appointed by Chief Justice Wilentz to
implement Mount Laurel II, increased the need for a legislative cure. More specifically, in 1984, Judge
Serpentelli issued the “AMG decision” (AMG Realty Co. v. Warren Twp), which established a formula for any
developer to determine the fair share obligation of any municipality.
The pressure of builder’s remedy suits, combined with the ease in determining the fair share of any
municipality through the AMG formula, culminated in the enactment of the New Jersey Fair Housing Act in
1985. The Fair Housing Act (FHA) is found at N.J.S.A. 52:270-301, et seq. The FHA established the Council
on Affordable Housing (COAH) as an administrative alternative to builder’s remedy lawsuits and the
concomitant jurisdiction of the courts. COAH was given the responsibility of dividing the state into housing
regions, determining regional and municipal fair share affordable housing obligations, and adopting
regulations that would establish the guidelines and approaches that municipalities may use in addressing
their affordable housing need.
In 2008, the Legislature amended the FHA to add requirements for very low-income housing. Very lowincome households are those in which the gross household income is 30% or less than the region’s median
household income. Low-income households are those with incomes no greater than 50% of the region’s
median household income. Moderate-income households are those with incomes no greater than 80% and
no less than 50% of the region’s median household income. Each is adjusted for household size and is in
relation to the median gross income of the housing region in which the municipality is located.
FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS
The First and Second Rounds under COAH are collectively referred to as the “Prior Round.” The Prior Round
obligation is the cumulative 1987-1999 fair share obligation. The First Round consists of the six-year period
between 1987 and 1993 for which COAH first established a formula for determining municipal affordable
housing obligations (N.J.A.C. 5:92-1 et seq.). Then in 1994, COAH established amended regulations
(N.J.A.C. 5:93-1.1 et seq.) and produced additional municipal affordable housing obligations for the years
1993 to 1999. This second round of obligations is known as the Second Round. When COAH adopted
regulations for Round 2, it made the Round 1 and 2 obligations cumulative for both periods.
THIRD ROUND
Housing rounds were originally established by the Fair Housing Act as six-year periods, but in 2001 the
Legislature extended the rounds to 10-year periods. This should have meant that the Third Round ran from
1999 to 2009. However, COAH didn’t establish new rules for the Third Round until the end of 2004 (N.J.A.C.
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5:94-1 and 95-1 et seq.). The Third Round time period was therefore extended to 2014. The Third Round
rules established a new method for calculating a municipality’s affordable housing obligation, known as
“growth share.” This method required municipalities to project future residential and non-residential
development, and then derive their obligation from that growth.
After the New Jersey Appellate Court invalidated several components of the Third Round rules, COAH
released revised rules in 2008. The Third Round was once again extended to 2018 to provide municipalities
with the time to apply the amended rules and establish mechanisms to meet their obligations. The revised
Third Round rules, like the initial Third Round, rules established the obligations based on a growth share
approach.
On October 8, 2010, in response to numerous legal challenges to the second iteration of COAH’s Third
Round regulations, the Appellate Divisions ruled that COAH could not allocate obligations through a “growth
share” formula and directed COAH to use similar methods to those used in the First and Second Rounds.
COAH proposed Third Round regulations a third time in 2014 using a formula similar to the ones it had
used in the first and second rounds. However, when COAH met to consider adopting these rules on October
20, 2014, it deadlocked.
On March 10, 2015, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided In re Adoption of N.J.A.C. 5:96 & 5:97 by the
N.J. Council on Affordable Housing, 221 N.J. 1 (2015) (Mount Laurel IV), wherein it responded to COAH’s
failure to adopt defensible rules for Round 3. This decision changed the landscape by which municipalities
are required to comply with their constitutional obligation to provide their fair share of affordable housing.
The Supreme Court held that since COAH was no longer functioning, trial courts were to resume their role
as the forum of first instance for evaluating municipal compliance with Mount Laurel obligations, and also
established a transitional process for municipalities to seek temporary immunity and ultimately a
Judgment of Compliance and Repose (“JOR”)from a Court, which was the “judicial equivalent” of
Substantive Certification from COAH.
On January 18, 2017, the Supreme Court decided In Re Declaratory Judgment Actions Filed by Various
Municipalities, County of Ocean, Pursuant To The Supreme Court’s Decision In In re Adoption of N.J.A.C.
5:96, 221 N.J. 1 (2015) (“Mount Laurel V”), which held that need having accrued during the Gap Period
(1999-2015) was part of the Present Need, not Prospective Need. The Supreme Court held that there is an
obligation with respect to that period for households that came into existence during that gap that are
eligible for affordable housing, that are presently (as of 2015) in need of affordable housing, and that are
not already counted in the traditional present need.
As the methodology and obligations from the Gap and Prospective Need had not been fully adjudicated at
that time, various trial judges issued opinions on the appropriate methodology and 354 municipalities
reportedly settled with Fair Share Housing Center wherein they negotiated the obligations for Round 3.
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Municipal obligations were therefore broken down in Round Three Housing Element and Fair Shar Plans as
Present Need/Rehabilitation, Prior Round (1987-1999), and Third Round and Gap Period (1999-2015).
Municipalities that received their Final Judgement of Compliance and Repose were guaranteed immunity
from builders’ remedy lawsuits through the end of the Third Round, June 30, 2025.
FOURTH ROUND
On March 18, 2024, the affordable housing legislation known jointly as Senate Bill S50 and Assembly Bill
A4 passed both houses of the legislature. Governor Murphy signed the bill (P.L.2024, c.2) into law on March
20, 2024, establishing a new methodology for determining municipalities’ affordable housing obligations
for the Fourth Round and beyond. The new legislation, which comprehensively amends the FHA, overhauled
the process that municipalities undertake to establish and plan for their constitutionally mandated
affordable housing obligation. Most notably, this legislation formally abolished COAH while transferring its
functions to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and Housing Mortgage and Finance
Agency (HMFA). As a result, the legislation codified the method for calculating regional and municipal
affordable housing needs and returned most of the process from the Courts to state administrative
departments.
The amended FHA called on the DCA to issue a non-binding report on the new Present Need Obligation
(commonly referred to as the rehab obligation) and the Prospective Need for Round 4 and subsequent
rounds. The amended FHA requires the DCA to base its analysis of obligations for each municipality on the
standards set forth therein. Accordingly, on October 18, 2024, the DCA released a report outlining the Fourth
Round (2025-2035) Fair Share methodology and its calculations of low- and moderate-income obligations
for each of the State’s municipalities. The amended FHA gave municipalities until January 31, 2025, to
review the obligation reported by the DCA and perform their own analysis of their obligation based on the
methodology in the legislation and previously established by the Courts.
As part of the HEFSP, municipalities shall include an assessment of the degree to which the municipality
has met its fair share obligation from the prior rounds of affordable housing (i.e. First, Second, and Third
Rounds).

RAHWAY’S HISTORY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Rahway did not participate in the “First Round” of affordable housing planning that ran from 1987 to 1993
following the adoption of the Fair Housing Act in 1985. The “Second Round” ran from 1993 to 1999, during
which the City received substantive certification on January 5, 1999, from the Council on Affordable
Housing (COAH), the since-abolished body within the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) that was
responsible for affordable housing oversight.
Third Round Rules were never implemented after several failed attempts and court challenges to proposed
COAH rules. In 2015, the affordable housing process moved to the judiciary after COAH had sat moribund
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for several years. Rahway did not participate in the Third Round as it was designated as an urban aid
municipality without a prospective obligation to produce new affordable housing units. In March 2024, the
Governor signed new legislation overhauling the affordable housing process. The “Fourth Round” is due to
begin in early 2025 with a deadline of June 30, 2025 for the adoption of new municipal housing elements
and fair share plans to address their affordable housing obligations during the upcoming decade.

PLANNING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Pursuant to the FHA (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-310, et seq.), municipalities in New Jersey are required to include a
housing element in their master plans. The principal purpose of the housing element, pursuant to the FHA,
is to describe the specific, intended methods that a municipality plans to use in order to meet its low- and
moderate-income housing needs. Further, the housing element is meant to demonstrate the existing zoning
or planned zoning changes that will allow for the provision of adequate capacity to accommodate
household and employment growth projections, to achieve the goal of access to affordable housing for
present and future populations. The statutorily required contents of the housing element pursuant ti
N.J.S.A. 52:27D-310 are:
a.

An inventory of the municipality's housing stock by age, condition, purchase or rental value,
occupancy characteristics, and type, including the number of units affordable to low and moderateincome households and substandard housing capable of being rehabilitated;

b. A projection of the municipality's housing stock, including the probable future construction of lowand moderate-income housing, for the next ten years, taking into account, but not necessarily
limited to, construction permits issued, approvals of applications for development and probable
residential development of lands;
c.

An analysis of the municipality's demographic characteristics, including but not necessarily limited
to, household size, income level and age;

d. An analysis of the existing and probable future employment characteristics of the municipality;
e.

A determination of the municipality's present and prospective fair share for low- and moderateincome housing and its capacity to accommodate its present and prospective housing needs,
including its fair share for low- and moderate-income housing, as established pursuant to section
3 of P.L.2024, c.2 (C.52:27D-304.1);

A consideration of the lands that are most appropriate for construction of low- and moderateincome housing and of the existing structures most appropriate for conversion to, or rehabilitation
for, low- and moderate-income housing, including a consideration of lands of developers who have
expressed a commitment to provide low- and moderate-income housing;

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g. An analysis of the extent to which municipal ordinances and other local factors advance or detract
from the goal of preserving multigenerational family continuity as expressed in the
recommendations of the Multigenerational Family Housing Continuity Commission, adopted
pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection f. of section 1 of P.L.2021, c.273 (C.52:27D-329.20);
h. For a municipality located within the jurisdiction of the Highlands Water Protection and Planning
Council, established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-4), an analysis of
compliance of the housing element with the Highlands Regional Master Plan of lands in the
Highlands Preservation Area, and lands in the Highlands Planning Area for Highlands conforming
municipalities. This analysis shall include consideration of the municipality’s most recent
Highlands Municipal Build Out Report, consideration of opportunities for redevelopment of existing
developed lands into inclusionary or 100 percent affordable housing, or both, and opportunities for
100 percent affordable housing in both the Highlands Planning Area and Highlands Preservation
Area that are consistent with the Highlands regional master plan; and
i.

An analysis of consistency with the State Development and Redevelopment Plan, including water,
wastewater, stormwater, and multi-modal transportation based on guidance and technical
assistance from the State Planning Commission.

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PART 1: HOUSING ELEMENT
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
Population
The overall population trends from 1930 to 2023 of the City of Rahway, Union County, and the State of New
Jersey are depicted in Table 1 below. The City of Rahway experienced steady periods of growth from 1930
to 1970 and from 2000 to 2023, with the greatest increase occurring between 1950 and 1960, when Rahway
saw a 30.1% increase in residents. A period of population decline occurred from 1970 to 1990, with the
highest loss of 8.2% occurring between 1970 and 1980. Despite that period of decline, the City of Rahway
has seen an 85.8% increase in overall population in the 93 years since 1930, from 16,011 to 29,748
residents. These trends are similar to those of Union County, which saw steady growth from 1930 to 1970,
a decline from 1970 to 1990, and a return to growth from 2000 to 2020. Overall, the County has seen an
87.6% increase in population since 1930. The State has experienced steady growth since 1930, with an
overall increase of 129.2%. The greatest period of growth for the City of Rahway, Union County, and the
State was from 1950 to 1960. Since 2020, both the County and State have seen small decreases in
population (0.3-0.6%), while the City of Rahway experienced a proportionally similar increase (0.6%.)

Year
1930
1940
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
2023
Total
Change

Table 1: Population Trends, 1930-2023
Rahway City, Union County, and New Jersey
Rahway City
Union County
New Jersey
Change
Change
Change
Population
Population
Population
Number Percent
Number Percent
Number
Percent
16,011
305,209
4,041,334
17,498
1,487
9.3%
328,344
23,135
7.6%
4,160,165
118,831
2.9%
21,290
3,792
21.7%
398,138
69,794
21.3%
4,835,329
675,164
16.2%
27,699
6,409
30.1%
504,255
106,117
26.7%
6,066,782 1,231,453
25.5%
29,114
1,415
5.1%
543,116
38,861
7.7%
7,171,112 1,104,330
18.2%
26,723
-2,391
-8.2%
504,094
-39,022
-7.2%
7,365,011
193,899
2.7%
25,325
-1,398
-5.2%
493,819
-10,275
-2.0%
7,730,188
365,177
5.0%
26,500
1,175
4.6%
522,541
28,722
5.8%
8,414,350
684,162
8.9%
27,346
846
3.2%
536,499
13,958
2.7%
8,791,894
377,544
4.5%
29,556
2,210
8.1%
575,345
38,846
7.2%
9,288,994
497,100
5.7%
29,748
192
0.6%
572,549
-2,796
-0.5%
9,261,699
-27,295
-0.3%
-

13,737

85.8%

267,340

87.6%

5,220,365

129.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census and 2023: ACS 5-Year Estimates Table S0101

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Population Composition by Age
Analysis of changes in age group characteristics provides further insight into population shifts and helps
determine changes in housing needs and types, community facilities, and municipal services. As seen in
Table 2 below, the median age of residents in the City of Rahway in 2020 was 39.3, a 1.3% increase from
2010 when the median age was 38.8. The largest age group in 2010 was 45 to 54, and in 2020, the age
group with the largest population increase was 55 to 65, suggesting that many of these residents had aged
in place in the City. The second largest increase was a 20.5% increase in residents aged 65 and over. The
age groups below 25 saw some of the slowest growth and general decline, with the greatest decrease in
the age group under 5 years old. There was a notable 19% increase in the percentage of residents aged 25
to 34 from 2010 to 2020, suggesting that young adults may be moving into Rahway. Overall, the data
suggests that older adults are remaining in Rahway, and young adults may be moving into Rahway. The
City will need to consider a range of planning approaches to help accommodate the needs of these different
age groups.
Table 2: Population by Age, 2010 to 2020
Rahway City
2010

Population

2020

Change (2010 to
2020)
Number
Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Under 5 years

1,612

5.9%

1,507

5.1%

-105

-6.5%

5 to 14

3,175

11.6%

3,192

10.8%

0.5%

15 to 24

3,507

12.8%

3,421

11.6%

-86

-2.5%

25 to 34

3,928

14.4%

4,676

15.8%

748

19.0%

35 to 44

3,905

14.3%

4,261

14.4%

356

9.1%

45 to 54

4,276

15.6%

3,980

13.5%

-296

-6.9%

55 to 64

3,250

11.9%

4,069

13.8%

819

25.2%

65 and over

3,693

13.5%

4,450

15.1%

757

20.5%

Total population

27,346

100.00%

29,556

100.00%

2210

8.1%

Median Age

38.8

39.3

0.5

1.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census, Tables DP1, P12 and P13

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Union County had similar population trends to Rahway, with the greatest growth in residents aged 55 to 64
and the greatest decline in residents under 5 years old. The growth of the County’s young adult population,
aged 25 to 34, was not as significant as Rahway’s, but is still notable at 7.9%. Overall, both the City and
County will have to make considerations for their growing senior populations.
Table 3: Population by Age, 2010 to 2020
Union County
Population

2010

2020

Change (2000 to 2010)

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Under 5 years

35,783

6.7%

33661

5.9%

-2,122

-5.9%

5 to 14

72,589

13.5%

76853

13.4%

4,264

5.9%

15 to 24

68,765

12.8%

74,214

12.9%

5,449

7.9%

25 to 34

69,279

12.9%

73519

12.8%

4,240

6.1%

35 to 44

78,418

14.6%

79,963

13.9%

1,545

2.0%

45 to 54

83,409

15.5%

79764

13.9%

-3,645

-4.4%

55 to 64

60,495

11.3%

75,226

13.1%

14,731

24.4%

65 and over

67,761

12.6%

82,145

14.3%

14,384

21.2%

Total population

536,499

100.0%

575,345

100.0%

38,846

7.2%

38.0

38.7

0.7

1.8%

Median Age

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census, Tables DP1, P12 and P13

Households
A household is defined as one or more persons, related or not, living together in a housing unit. In 2020,
there were 11,544 households in the City. The most common household category was one-person
households, at 29.9%, and over half (58.7%) of total households comprised one or two people. This pattern
is comparable to the County level, where one- and two-person households accounted for the largest share,
at 49.7% of total households. The County’s average household size was 2.81, while the City’s average was
2.44, indicating smaller household sizes at the City level.
Table 4: Household Size of Occupied Housing Units, 2020
Rahway City and Union County
Rahway City

Union County

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

1-person household

3,446

29.9%

46,394

23.2%

2-person household

3,327

28.8%

53,184

26.5%

3-person household

1,900

16.5%

36,586

18.3%

4-person household

1,512

13.1%

35,561

17.7%

5-person household

769

6.7%

17,011

8.5%

6-person household
7-or-more-person household

357

3.1%

7,021

3.5%

233

2.0%

4615

2.3%

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Total Households

11,544

Average Household Size*

100.0%

200,372

2.44

100.0%

2.81

Source: US Census Bureau 2020, Tables H9 and B25010

According to the United States Census, “family households” are defined as two or more persons living in
the same household, related by birth, marriage, or adoption. A majority (64.4%) of the households in Rahway
are considered family households, as shown in Table 5. Married-couple families made up 39.9% of
households, with a nearly even split between married couples with children (19.9%) and without children
(20%). “Other family” households made up 24.5% of family households, and 19.1% of those households
included female householders with no spouse. Nonfamily households made up 35.6% of all households in
Rahway. These households include people living alone or sharing a home with people unrelated to them.
Female householders living alone accounted for the largest share of nonfamily households at 17.2%.
Table 5: Household Size and Type, 2023
Rahway City
Total

Percent

Total Households

12,155

100%

Family Households

7,827

64.4%

Married couple family

4,846
2,418
2,428
2,981
664
384
280
2,317
1,179
1,138

39.9%
19.9%
20.0%
24.5%
5.5%
3.2%
2.3%
19.1%
9.7%
9.4%

Nonfamily household

4,328

35.6%

Male householder

2,006
1,664
342
0
2,322
2,095
227
0

16.5%
13.7%
2.8%
0.0%
19.1%
17.2%
1.9%
0.0%

With children
Without children
Other Family
Male householder, no spouse
With children
Without children
Female householder, no spouse
With children
Without children

Living alone
Not living alone
With children
Female householder
Living alone
Not living alone
With children
Source: 2023 ACS 5-Year B11005 and B11010

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Income
Per capita household income is the average income per person, while median household income is the
midpoint of the income distribution that divides it into two equal groups. Table 6 shows the per-capita and
median household income for Rahway, Union County, and the State in 2023. City of Rahway’s per capita
household income in 2023 was $43,613, lower than the per capita household incomes of both Union
County, at $51,850, and New Jersey, at $52,583. Median household income can often serve as a better
metric for income because income distribution tends to be skewed due to outlying high or low incomes.
The median household income in the City was $90,852, which is $9,265 less than the County and $10,198
less than New Jersey. The higher medians suggest that some very low incomes are skewing the distribution
and bringing down the per capita income.
Table 6: Per Capita Household Income, 2023
Rahway City, Union County, and New Jersey
Rahway City
Union County
New Jersey

Per Capita Income

Median Household Income

$43,613
$51,850
$52,583

$90,852
$100,117
$101,050

Source: 2023 ACS 5-year Estimates, Tables S1901 and B19301

A breakdown of household income in Table 7 provides a clearer picture of income distribution in the City
and Union County in 2023. The largest percentage of households in the City of Rahway had an income
between $100,000 and $150,000, at 22% of all households, although 26.8% of households made less than
$50,000. In Union County, the largest concentration of household incomes was within the highest income
bracket at $200,000 or more, with 21.4% of all households falling into this group. In both the City and Union
County, the percentage of households earning the lowest amount, less than $10,000, was just under 3%, at
2.7% and 2.9%, respectively. The smallest income group, however, was not the lowest income bracket; it
was between $ 10,000 and $14,999 for both the County and City.
Table 7: Household Income, 2023
Rahway City and Union County
Rahway City
Less than $10,000
$10,000 to $14,999
$15,000 to $24,999
$25,000 to $34,999
$35,000 to $49,999
$50,000 to $74,999
$75,000 to $99,999
$100,000 to $149,999
$150,000 to $199,999

Number
333
305
738
871
1,008
1,924
1,512
2,679
1,587

Percent
2.7%
2.5%
6.1%
7.2%
8.3%
15.8%
12.4%
22.0%
13.1%

Union County
Number
5,927
4,745
9,788
10,781
16,999
27,512
24,989
34,710
23,149

Percent
2.9%
2.4%
4.9%
5.3%
8.4%
13.6%
12.4%
17.2%
11.5%

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$200,000 or more
Total Households
Median Household Income

1,198
9.9%
12,155
100.0%
$90,852

43,063
21.4%
201,663
100.0%
$100,117

Source: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates, Table B19001

Poverty Status
In 2023, 6.7% of the population in the City of Rahway lived in poverty, while 8.9% of the population of the
County lived in poverty. The largest share of people living in poverty was adults aged 18 to 64 in both the
City and County, as shown in Table 8 below.
Table 8: Poverty Status, 2023
Rahway City and Union County
Rahway City

Union County

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

29,748

100.0%

566,136

100.0%

2,006

6.7%

50,508

8.9%

245

0.8%

15,599

2.8%

18 to 64

1,455

4.9%

27,393

4.8%

65 and over

306

1.0%

7,516

1.3%

Total persons
Total persons below poverty
level
Under 18

Source: 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimate, Table S1701

Household Costs
Expenditures related to housing costs expressed as a percentage of household income in 2023 are
presented in Tables 9 and 10. This data provides insight into an area's housing affordability. The
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) defines general housing affordability as “the ability
of households to spend no more than 30% of their gross monthly income on housing costs”. In Rahway,
6,493 housing units were owner-occupied, and 5,662 were renter-occupied. Housing costs accounted for
30% or more of household income among 37.1% of homeowners and 49.2% of renters, with 22.8% of renters
paying 50% or more of their household income. Approximately 37.3% of homeowners spent less than 20%
of their household income on housing compared to 21.7% of renters. At the County level, 30.7% of
homeowners spent 30% or more on housing costs compared to 48.8% of renters, and 48.7% of all
homeowners spent less than 20% on housing costs compared to 22.4% of renters. The trends of housing
costs for renters and homeowners are similar for the City and County. Generally, renters spend a higher
percentage of their income on housing, with just about half paying more than the affordability standard of
30% or less of their income.
Table 9: Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income, 2023
Rahway City and Union County
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Rahway City

Union County

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Total Owner-Occupied Housing Units

6,493

100.0%

121,379

100.0%

Less than 20.0%

2,424

37.3%

59,154

48.7%

20.0 to 24.9%

902

13.9%

14,130

11.6%

25.0 to 29.9%

762

11.7%

9,835

8.1%

30.0 to 34.9%

589

9.1%

7,639

6.3%

35.0% or more

1816

28.0%

29,584

24.4%

Not computed

0.0%

1,037

0.9%

Source: 2023 American Community 5-Year Estimates, Table DP04

Table 10: Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income, 2023
Rahway City and Union County
Rahway City

Union County

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Total Renter-Occupied Housing Units

5,662

100.00%

85,475

100.00%

Less than 10%

141

2.5%

3,126

3.7%

10.0 to 14.9%

405

7.2%

6,598

7.7%

15.0 to 19.9%

682

12.0%

9,387

11.0%

20.0 to 24.9%

861

15.2%

11,596

13.6%

25.0 to 29.9%

495

8.7%

9,951

11.6%

30.0 to 34.9%

523

9.2%

7,243

8.5%

35.0 to 39.9%

373

6.6%

6,086

7.1%

40.0 to 49.9%

603

10.6%

8,358

9.8%

50% or more

1292

22.8%

19,992

23.4%

Not computed

287

5.1%

3,138

3.7%

Source: 2023 American Community 5-Year Estimates, Table B25070

EXISTING HOUSING CONDITIONS
Housing Unit Data
As of 2023, the majority (58.6%) of Rahway’s 12,811 housing units were built before 1969. This trend aligns
with the high population growth of the 1950s and 60s, as seen in Table 1. Housing units built between 1990
and 1999 make up the smallest percentage of Rahway’s housing units at 2.1%. Housing built after the turn
of the century makes up 26.4% of all housing units. Approximately half (50.7%) of all housing units are
owner-occupied, 44.2% are renter-occupied, and 5.1% are vacant. As shown in Tables 11 and 13, a majority
(94.9%) of Rahway’s housing units are occupied, and of the 5.1% that are vacant, 53.5% are for rent/rented
but not occupied.

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Table 11: Housing Data, 2023

Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing
Units
Owner Occupied
Renter Occupied
Vacant Housing
Units

Rahway City
% of Total Housing
Number
Units
12,811
100.00%

% of Occupied
Housing Units
-

12,155

94.9%

100.00%

6,493

50.7%

53.4%

5,662

44.2%

46.6%

656

5.1%

Source: 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table DP04

Table 12: Year Structure Built, 2023
Rahway City
Number

Percent

Total Housing Units

12,811

100.00%

Built 1939 or earlier

2116

16.5%

Built 1940 to 1949

1636

12.8%

Built 1950 to 1959

2474

19.3%

Built 1960 to 1969

1276

10.0%

Built 1970 to 1979

941

7.3%

Built 1980 to 1989

711

5.5%

Built 1990 to 1999

272

2.1%

Built 2000 to 2009

1230

9.6%

Built 2010 to 2019

1614

12.6%

Built 2020 or later

541

4.2%

Median Year Structure Built

1963

Source: 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Tables B25034
and B25035

Table 13: Housing Occupancy, 2023
Rahway City

Total Housing Units

12,811

% of Total
Housing Units
100.00%

Occupied

12,155

94.9%

Vacant Housing Units

656

5.1%

100.0%

For Rent/Rented Not Occupied

351

2.7%

53.5%

For Sale Only

0.1%

1.1%

Sold, not occupied

0.5%

9.6%

For Seasonal, Recreational or Occasional Use

0.0%

For migrant workers

0.0%

Total

% of Vacant
Housing Units

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Other Vacant

235

1.8%

35.8%

Source: ACS 5-Year DP04 and B25004

Housing Type and Size
As of 2023, the most common housing type in Rahway was single-family detached homes at 45.3% of all
housing units. Conversely, the second most common housing type was multifamily buildings with 20 or
more units at 24.1%. The median number of rooms in housing structures in Rahway was 4.9, and 19.1% of
housing units had a maximum of 6 rooms.
Table 14: Housing Type and Size, 2023
Rahway City
Units in Structure
1, detached

Total

Percent

5,797

45.3%

1, attached

829

6.5%

1523

11.9%

3 or 4

379

3.0%

5 to 9

486

3.8%

10 to 19

513

4.0%

20 or more

3092

24.1%

Mobile home

0.0%

Boat, RV, van, etc.

192

1.5%

Total Housing Units

12,811

100.00%

Rooms

Total

Percent

1 room

575

4.5%

2 rooms

640

5.0%

3 rooms

2164

16.9%

4 rooms

2364

18.5%

5 rooms

1868

14.6%

6 rooms

2441

19.1%

7 rooms

1246

9.7%

8 rooms

590

4.6%

9 or more rooms

923

7.2%

Total Housing Units

12,811

100.00%

Median number of rooms

4.9

Source: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates, Table DP04

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Housing Growth and Projections
In terms of residential growth, the issuance of building permits serves as one of the indicators that help to
determine housing needs in a given municipality. Based on DCA data, Table 15 below shows the number
of building permits issued yearly from January 2014 through November 2024. During this period, 961
permits were issued, and about 94% of them were for multifamily structures. The majority of the permits
(710) were issued between 2017 and 2018, and in 2014, there were 123 permits issued. Aside from those
three years, each year saw fewer than 15 permits issued, including zero permits issued in 2022. No permits
were issued for mixed-use units during the 10-year period.
In contrast, Table 16 details the number of permits issued authorizing the demolition of housing units from
January 2014 through November 2024. In total, 69 demolition permits were issued, all for single- and twofamily homes. The home net increase (building permit rate minus demolition permit rate) was about 92.8%,
and if building and demolition permit rates remain constant from 2025 to 2035, Rahway can expect a net
increase of about 892 units.
Table 15: Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits, 2014-2024
Rahway City
Year
1 & 2 Family
Multi Family
Mixed-Use
2014
7
116
0
2015
3
5
0
2016
2
0
0
2017
7
103
0
2018
2
598
0
2019
14
0
0
2020
5
1
0
2021
10
80
0
2022
0
0
0
2023
4
0
0
2024*
4
0
0
Total 2014-2024
58
903
0
10-Year Average
10-Year Permit Projection (2025-2035)

Total
123
8
2
110
600
14
6
90
0
4
4
961
87.4
961

Source: State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Building Permits: Yearly Summary Data
*Note: 2024 Data includes January-November

Table 16: Housing Units Demolished by Building Permits, 2014-2024
Rahway City
Year
1 & 2 Family
Multi Family
Mixed-Use Total
2014
2
0
0
2
2015
3
0
0
3
2016
2
0
0
2
2017
24
0
0
24
2018
4
0
0
4
2019
9
0
0
9
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2020
2
0
2021
1
0
2022
2
0
2023
12
0
2024*
8
0
Total 2014-2024
69
0
10-Year Average
10-Year Demolition Projection (2025-2035)

0
0
0
0
0
0

2
1
2
12
8
69
6.3
69

Source: State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Building Permits: Yearly
Summary Data
*Note: 2024 Data includes January-November

Housing Values and Contract Rents
According to estimates from the 2023 American Community Survey, as outlined in Table 17, about 73.5%
of owner-occupied housing in Rahway was valued at over $300,000, compared with 84.5% in Union County
as a whole. The majority (58.5%) of the housing in Rahway is within the $300,000 to $499,999 range, which
is reflected in the median housing unit value of $362,300. The median housing unit value for the County is
higher at $488,800, with more than double the rate of housing units valued over $500,000 than in Rahway.
Table 17: Value for Owner-Occupied Housing Units, 2023
Rahway City and Union County
Rahway City
Union County
Number Percent Number Percent
Total
6,493
100.0% 116,188 100.0%
Less than $50,000
128
2.0%
2,057
1.8%
$50,000 to $99,999
22
0.3%
602
0.5%
$100,000 to $149,999
28
0.4%
916
0.8%
$150,000 to $199,999
256
3.9%
1,978
1.7%
$200,000 to $299,999
1285
19.8%
12,384
10.7%
$300,000 to $499,999
3801
58.5%
42,690
36.7%
$500,000 to $999,999
907
14.0%
45,444
39.1%
$1,00,000 and greater
66
1.0%
10,117
8.7%
Median Value
$362,300
$488,800
Source: 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Tables B25075 and B25077

Table 18 outlines the mortgage status of housing units in 2023, which gives an idea of how units were
acquired. About 74.2% of housing units in Rahway were purchased with at least one mortgage or home
equity loan, and 25% were purchased without a mortgage. Of units purchased with a single mortgage or
home equity loan, 65.6% did not require a second mortgage or additional home equity loan. In Union County,
32.5% of housing units were purchased without a mortgage, and 67.5% were purchased using a home
equity loan or at least one mortgage. Despite fewer housing units needing a mortgage at the county level,
more units required multiple mortgages than at the City level: 7.7% of units in the County needed a second
mortgage and/or home equity loan, versus 5.2% in the City.
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Total Owner-Occupied Units
Owner-Occupied Housing Units with a
Mortgage
With multiple mortgages:
Second mortgage only
Home equity loan only
Both second mortgage and
home equity loan
No second mortgage and no home
equity loan
Home equity loan without a
primary mortgage
Owner-Occupied
Housing
units
without a mortgage

Table 18: Mortgage Status, 2023
Rahway City and Union County
Rahway City
% of
% of Units
Number
Total
with
Units
Mortgage
6,493
100.00%
-

Union County
% of
% of Units
Number
Total
with
Units
Mortgage
116,188 100.00%
-

4,815

74.2%

100.0%

78,390

67.5%

100.00%

336
150
186

5.2%
2.3%
2.9%

7.0%
3.1%
3.9%

8,992
926
7,965

7.7%
0.8%
6.9%

11.5%
1.2%
10.2%

0.0%

101

0.1%

4,262

65.6%

88.5%

66,272

57.0%

84.5%

217

3.3%

4.5%

2671

2.3%

3.4%

1624

25.0%

37,798

32.5%

Source: 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates,
Table B25081

As outlined in Table 19, Rahway’s median contract rent in 2023 was $1,885, which was $282 more than the
$1,603 median contract rent in Union County. In Rahway, 54.2% of renters paid between $1,000 and $1,999,
and 31.1% of renters paid $2,000 or more. At the County level, 61.8% of renters paid between $1,000 and
$1,999, and 22.7% of renters paid $2,000 or more. This data suggests that rent is higher in the City than
throughout the County.
Table 19: Contract Rent, 2023
Rahway City and Union County
Rahway City
Number Percent
Total Renter-Occupied Units
5,662
100.0%
Less than $500
340
6.0%
$500 to $999
490
8.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,652
29.2%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,417
25.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,117
19.7%
$2,500 to $2,999
424
7.5%
$3,000 or More
75
1.3%
No Rent Paid
147
2.6%
Median Contract Rent
$1,885

Union County
Number Percent
85,475 100.0%
4432
5.2%
8747
10.2%
29,336
34.3%
23,541
27.5%
11,359
13.3%
3,516
4.1%
2491
2.9%
2,053
2.4%
$1,603

Source: 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B25056 and B25058

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Housing Conditions
An overall assessment of housing conditions in 2023 is detailed in Table 20 below based on the presence
of complete plumbing and kitchen facilities, overcrowding (occupants per room), type of heating fuel used,
and telephone service. About 70.3% of the City’s housing stock relied on utility gas for heating, followed by
19.2% of homes relying on electricity. Only 1.2% of housing units used no fuel. Most housing units were not
considered overcrowded, with 96.5% having 1 or fewer occupants per room. Very few units lacked complete
plumbing and kitchen facilities, at 0.2% and 0.6% consecutively. Most homes had telephone service, with
just 0.9% lacking service.
Table 20: Housing Conditions, 2023
Rahway City
Number

Percent

House Heating Fuel-Occupied Housing Units
Total

12,155

100.0%

Utility gas

8,545

70.3%

Bottled, tank, or LP gas

259

2.1%

Electricity

2334

19.2%

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

836

6.9%

Coal or coke

0.0%

Wood

0.0%

Solar energy

0.0%

Other fuel

0.3%

No fuel used

147

1.2%

Occupants per Room – Occupied Housing Units
Total

12,155

100.0%

1.00 or Less

11,732

96.5%

1.01 to 1.50

313

2.6%

1.51 or More

110

0.9%

12,811

100.0%

Lacking complete plumbing facilities

0.2%

Lacking complete kitchen facilities

0.6%

Facilities – Total Units
Total

Telephone Service – Occupied Housing Units
Total

12,155

100.0%

No Service

104

0.9%

Sources: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates, Tables DP04, B25047, B25051

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EMPLOYMENT DATA
Tables 21, 22, and 23 detail the employment trends of the City of Rahway, Union County, and New Jersey
from 2010 to 2023. Rahway cut its unemployment rate by more than half over this thirteen-year period,
from 10.9% to 5.3%. Similar trends occurred in Union County and the state of New Jersey, with the County
rate dropping 5 points from 9.7% to 4%, and the State dropping 5.3 points from 9.7% to 4.4%. At all three
levels, unemployment generally trended downwards but spiked to near 2010 levels in 2020 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. In all three cases, unemployment began to decrease again in the years following 2020;
however, Rahway and New Jersey as a whole each saw a small increase of 0.7% from 2022 to 2023.
Table 21: Employment and Residential Labor Force, 2010 to 2023
Rahway City
Labor
Unemployment
Year
Employment Unemployment
Force
Rate
2010
14,533
12,955
1,578
10.9%
2011
14,607
13,037
1,570
10.7%
2012
14,691
13,134
1,557
10.6%
2013
14,704
13,332
1,372
9.3%
2014
14,520
13,408
1,112
7.7%
2015
14,901
13,921
980
6.6%
2016
14,772
13,956
816
5.5%
2017
15,357
14,573
784
5.1%
2018
15,287
14,628
659
4.3%
2019
15,603
15,001
602
3.9%
2020
15,456
13,894
1,562
10.1%
2021
15,481
14,278
1,203
7.8%
2022
15,668
14,952
716
4.6%
2023
16,017
15,172
845
5.3%
Source: NJ Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development Labor Force Estimates

Table 22: Employment and Residential Labor Force, 2010 to 2023
Union County
Labor
Unemployment
Year
Employment Unemployment
Force
Rate
2010
279,774
252,736
27,038
9.7%
2011
280,715
253,991
26,724
9.5%
2012
282,805
255,997
26,808
9.5%
2013
280,666
256,703
23,963
8.5%
2014
278,482
259,193
19,289
6.9%
2015
278,129
261,549
16,580
6.0%
2016
276,832
262,656
14,176
5.1%
2017
285,325
272,078
13,247
4.6%
2018
284,314
272,527
11,787
4.1%
2019
288,833
278,482
10,351
3.6%
2020
285,280
258,049
27,231
9.5%
2021
285,153
265,193
19,960
7.0%
2022
289,422
277,712
11,710
4.0%
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2023

295,774

281,793

13,981

4.7%

Source: NJ Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development Labor Force Estimates

Table 23: Employment and Residential Labor Force, 2010 to 2023
New Jersey
Labor
Unemployment
Year
Employment Unemployment
Force
Rate
2010 4,559,800
4,119,000
440,800
9.7%
2011 4,561,800
4,134,700
427,100
9.4%
2012 4,576,300
4,147,200
429,100
9.4%
2013 4,528,000
4,147,700
380,400
8.4%
2014 4,493,900
4,191,300
302,600
6.7%
2015 4,494,600
4,237,900
256,700
5.7%
2016 4,492,800
4,271,200
221,600
4.9%
2017 4,615,000
4,406,200
208,800
4.5%
2018 4,604,800
4,420,700
184,100
4.0%
2019 4,686,300
4,524,300
162,000
3.5%
2020 4,650,300
4,212,400
437,900
9.4%
2021 4,666,100
4,357,200
308,900
6.6%
2022 4,739,800
4,564,100
175,700
3.7%
2023 4,829,671
4,615,722
213,949
4.4%
Source: NJ Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development Labor Force Estimates

Employment Status
Table 24 breaks down the employment status of the residents of Rahway and Union County. The estimates
suggest that 66.3% of the working-age population (16 years and older) in Rahway was in the labor force in
2023, slightly lower than the County’s rate of 69.1%. Nearly all of the labor force in Rahway and Union
County consisted of civilian workers. The percentage of the working-age population not in the labor force
was 33.7% in Rahway and 30.9% in Union County. Overall, the employment status trends were similar at the
City and County levels.
Table 24: Employment, 2023
Rahway City and Union County
Rahway City
% of 16+
% of Labor
Number
Number
Population
Force
Population 16 years and
over
In labor force
Civilian Labor Force
Employed
Unemployed
Armed Forces
Not in labor force

Union County
% of 16+
% of Labor
Population
Force

24,184

100.0%

452,925

100.0%

16,040
16,028
14,841
1187
12
8,144

66.3%
66.3%
61.4%
4.9%
0.0%
33.7%

100.0%
99.9%
92.5%
7.4%
0.1%
-

313,076
312,930
293,183
19,747
146
139,849

69.1%
69.1%
64.7%
4.4%
0.0%
30.9%

100.0%
100.0%
93.6%
6.3%
0.0%
-

Source: 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table DP03

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Class of Worker and Occupation
Table 25 breaks down the employed labor force by class of worker to show the type of ownership of the
employing organizations in Rahway. In 2020, the majority of workers (71.6%) in Rahway were private wage
and salary workers employed by a private, for-profit employer. Local and State government workers made
up the next-largest categories, at 9.7% and 7.9%, respectively. The smallest category of workers was
Federal government employees at 1.1%.
Table 25: Class of Worker, 2020
Rahway City
Total Civilian Employed Workers (Age 16+)
Private Wage and Salary Worker
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers
Local Government Worker
State Government Worker
Federal Government Worker
Self-Employed Worker or Unpaid Family Worker

Number
14,841
10,623
933
1,441
1,173
158
513

Percent
100.0%
71.6%
6.3%
9.7%
7.9%
1.1%
3.5%

Source: 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table S2408

Table 26 further breaks down the employment data by showing resident employment by occupation, which
includes only private wage and salary workers. A majority of private workers were in management,
business, science, and arts occupations (45.8%) and in sales and office occupations (24.4%). Natural
resources, construction, and maintenance occupations accounted for the smallest share of Rahway’s
residents at 5.2%.
Table 26: Resident Employment by Occupation, 2023
Rahway City
Employed Civilian population 16 years and over
Management, business, science and arts occupations
Service occupations
Sales and office occupations
Natural resources, construction and maintenance occupations
Production Transportation and material moving occupations

Number
14,841
6,804
1,743
3,624
767
1,903

Percent
100.0%
45.8%
11.7%
24.4%
5.2%
12.8%

Source: 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table DP03

A breakdown of employment by industry in Table 27 shows that the educational services, health care, and
social assistance industries employed the largest share of Rahway’s residents in 2023, at 20.5% of the
employed civilian population. Retail trade was the second most common industry at 12.9%, and
professional, scientific, management, and administrative and waste management services came in third at
12.1%. The smallest industry in Rahway was agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining, at 0.3%.

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Table 27: Employment by Industry, 2023
Rahway City
Industry
Employed Civilian Population 16 Years and Over
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, mining
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities
Information
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management
services
Educational services, and health care and social assistance
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services
Other Services, except public administration
Public administration

Number
14,841
45
559
1,250
599
1,913
1,473
312
1,381

Percent
100.00%
0.3%
3.8%
8.4%
4.0%
12.9%
9.9%
2.1%
9.3%

1,796

12.1%

3,039
737
709
1,028

20.5%
5.0%
4.8%
6.9%

Source: 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table DP03

Commuting to Work
In 2023, about 77% of Rahway’s workers did not work from home and had to commute to work. As detailed
in Table 28, in-person workers spent an average of 32.4 minutes traveling to work. About 86% of in-person
workers spent under an hour commuting. As seen in Table 29, the majority (60.5%) of workers drove alone
to work, while 11.3% carpooled and 10.9% used public transportation. The least common means of travel
to work was walking at 0.6%.
Table 28: Travel Time to Work, 2023
Rahway City
Number Percent
Workers who did not work at home
12,393
100.0%
Less than 5 minutes
220
1.8%
5 to 9 minutes
984
7.9%
10 to 14 minutes
1,102
8.9%
15 to 19 minutes
1,402
11.3%
20 to 24 minutes
1,484
12.0%
25 to 29 minutes
1,055
8.5%
30 to 34 minutes
1,682
13.6%
35 to 39 minutes
252
2.0%
40 to 44 minutes
1,085
8.8%
45 to 59 minutes
1,394
11.2%
60 to 89 minutes
1,055
8.5%
90 or more minutes
678
5.5%
Mean Travel Time to Work (minutes)
32.4
Source: 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B08303 and
DP03

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Table 29: Means of Travel to Work, 2023
Rahway City
Number
Workers 16 years and over
14,535
Car, truck, van - Drove Alone
8,787
Car, truck, van - Carpooled
1,645
Public Transportation
1,586
Walked
91
Taxicab, Motorcycle, Bike, or Other
284
Worked at home
2,142

Percent
100.0%
60.5%
11.3%
10.9%
0.6%
2.0%
14.7%

Source: 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table DP03

In-City Establishments and Employees by Industry
Table 31 shows the average annual number of establishments and employees by industry that existed
within the City in 2023, as grouped by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS.) In this
dataset, an establishment is considered a single economic unit located at one physical location and
engaged in one type of economic activity. In 2023, Rahway had an annual average of 459 establishments
employing 5,104 people in the private sector. The largest industry was health/social services, accounting
for about 30% of employees at establishments in Rahway. The retail trade, construction, wholesale trade,
and accommodations/food industries were the next most common, each accounting for between 10.7%
and 11.7% of employees at establishments in Rahway.
Table 30: Average Number of Establishments and Employees by Industry, 2023
Rahway City
2023 Average
Industry ID and Description
Units
Employment
11 Agriculture
23 Construction
68
586
31 Manufacturing
42 Wholesale Trade
43
563
44 Retail Trade
75
598
48 Transportation/Warehousing
22
171
51 Information
52 Finance/Insurance
19
157
53 Real Estate
22
144
54 Professional/Technical
34
254
56 Admin/Waste Remediation
61 Education
62 Health/Social
43
1,544
71 Arts/Entertainment
8
107
72 Accommodations/Food
53
548
81 Other Services
67
421
5
9
Unclassified
459
5,104
Private Sector Totals
10
975
Local Government Totals
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City of Rahway, Union County
March 12, 2026
Fourth Round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan
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Source: NJ Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development Labor Force, Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages (QCEW), Municipal Report by Sector (NAICS Based), 2022
Data have been suppressed (-) for industries with few units or where one employer is a significant
percentage of employment or wages of the industry.

Probable Future Employment Opportunities
The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) completes regional forecasts for the New
York/New Jersey metropolitan area every four years for population, households, and employment. The
most recent report was released in 2021 and documented projections for 2015 to 2050. The 2021 report
predicts that Rahway’s population, households, and employment will grow steadily through 2050. The
overall projected change includes 18.1% population growth, 17.5% household growth, and 15.5%
employment growth by 2050.
Table 31: Population and Employment Projections, 2015 to 2050
Rahway City
Annualized
Overall Projected Change
2050
Category
2015
(Projected)
Percent Change
Number
Percent
Population
28,074
33,160
0.48%
5,087
18.1%
Households
10,678
12,546
0.46%
1,868
17.5%
Employment
12,404
14,324
0.41%
1,921
15.5%
Source: NJTPA Municipal Forecasts, dated 9/13/2021

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PART 2: FAIR SHARE PLAN
INTRODUCTION
The following Fair Share Plan (“Plan”) details the City’s Prior Round (1987-1999), Third Round (1999-2025),
and Fourth Round (2025-2035) Prospective Need obligations, as well as Rahway’s Fourth Round Present
Need. This Plan proposes mechanisms by which the City can realistically provide opportunities for
affordable housing for those moderate-, low-, and very low-income households.
RAHWAY’S AFFORDABLE HOUSING OBLIGATIONS
The City’s affordable housing obligations are as follows:
Prior Round Obligation (Rounds 1 and
2)

Third Round Prospective Need

Third Round Present Need /
Rehabilitation Obligation

141*

Fourth Round Prospective Need

Fourth Round Present Need /
Rehabilitation Obligation

*From Statewide and Municipal Obligations under the Jacobson
Opinion, March 18, 2018

REVIEW OF PREVIOUS ROUND COMPLIANCE
As part of any Housing Element and Fair Share Plan, a municipality shall include an assessment of the
degree to which the municipality has met its fair share obligation from the previous rounds of affordable
housing obligations as established by prior court approval or approval by COAH and determine to what
extent this obligation is unfulfilled or whether the municipality has credits in excess of its previous round
obligations. If a previous round obligation remains unfulfilled, or a municipality never received approval
from the court or COAH for any previous round, the municipality shall address such unfulfilled previous
round obligation in its Housing Element and Fair Share Plan.
In addressing previous round obligations, the municipality shall retain any sites that, in furtherance of the
previous round obligation, are the subject of a contractual agreement with a developer, or for which the
developer has filed a complete application seeking subdivision or site plan approval prior to the date by
which the Housing Element and Fair Share Plan are required to be submitted, and shall demonstrate how
any sites that were not built in the previous rounds continue to present a realistic opportunity.
Prior Round Compliance 1987-1999
The City had a Prior Round obligation of 70 units and received substantive certification on January 5, 1999.
The following table summarizes Rahway’s Prior Round Compliance.
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Summary of Rahway’s Prior Round Compliance
Project and Year Constructed:
Clifford P Case Memorial (1985)

Walter Shaffauser Apartments (1985)
JFK Apartments Expansion at Glendenning Homes
(1986)
Ruby Scott Apartments (1991)

Total Units

116

12
24

Third Round Compliance 1999-2025
As an Urban Aid municipality, the City had a Third Round Prospective Need obligation of 0 units. Per
Statewide and Municipal Obligations under the Jacobson Opinion, the City had a Third Round Present Need
of 141 units. Despite not having a prospective need obligation, Rahway has undertaken a series of
affordable housing initiatives over the past several decades, including the construction of new
developments and the rehabilitation of existing ones. They range in size, length of affordability controls,
the percentage of units designated as affordable, and their target populations. The table below summarizes
the housing initiatives applied toward the City’s Third Round Present Need obligation.

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Summary of Rahway’s Third Round Compliance
Developed Housing:
Family Units
Single Family Homes on Leesville Ave
Willows at Rahway

2
58

Age-Restricted
Rosegate Senior Apartments

150

Myers Senior Apartments

Supportive Housing
Volunteers of America

Allies, Inc.

Caring Inc. (1083 Pierpont)

Union Apartment Project

Total Developed Housing

274

CDBG Rehabilitated Units

175
Total Units

449

Leesville Avenue
Four affordable single-family homes on Leesville Avenue were built in 2007. 916 Leesville Avenue and 980
Leesville are the two properties that remain deed-restricted as affordable units, and their affordability
controls expire in 2031.
The Willows
The Willows at Rahway is an affordable family rental development at 239 Central Avenue, consisting of 58
units. The project was financed through NJHMFA and completed in 2018. NJHMFA provided $2.9 million
in construction funding and awarded 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits, which are expected to generate
over $9 million in private equity. Additional funding included nearly $800,000 from Union County HOME and
$225,000 from the Rahway Redevelopment Agency.
Rosegate Senior Apartments
Rosegate is an affordable age-restricted rental development located at 555 E Hazelwood Avenue,
consisting of 150 units. The project was funded by DCA’s Neighborhood Preservation Balanced Housing
Program, constructed in 2005, and deed-restricted for 45 years.
Myers Senior Apartments
Myers Senior Apartments is an age-restricted rental development located at 1425 Esterbrook Avenue,
consisting of 51 units. The project received funding through the HUD Section 202 Program and was

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awarded funds by Union County through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and the HOME
Investment Partnerships Program. The project was constructed in 2012 and is deed-restricted for 40 years.
Volunteers of America
“Volunteers of America” is a supportive housing project owned and operated by Volunteers of America,
consisting of 2 units. Volunteers of America supported the project's construction. In 2014, Volunteers of
America entered into an agreement with the Union County HOME program to fund the property's
rehabilitation. The property is deed-restricted for 15 years, through 2029.
Allies, Inc.
“Allies, Inc.” is a supportive housing project consisting of 4 units. Allies, Inc., a nonprofit agency that
provides housing and other services to people with special needs, acquired the property in 2000. A
mortgage with the New Jersey Department of Human Services was recorded in July 2025.
Caring, Inc.
“Caring, Inc.” is a community residence for individuals with developmental disabilities. In 2021, the
applicant received Zoning Board approval to build an addition with a handicap-accessible ramp to serve
the residents. The approval permitted expanding the building from 4 to 5 bedrooms, allowing each of the 5
residents to have their own bedroom.
Union Apartment Project
“Union Apartment Project” is a supportive housing project owned and operated by Volunteers of America.
The project includes 3 bedrooms that house 3 residents served by NJ Department of Human Services
contract agencies. The 2005 deed restriction states that the project shall be occupied by low-income
tenants for a period of 40 years.
Rehabilitated Units
Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) funding has been used to rehabilitate 175 units.
FOURTH ROUND OBLIGATION
On October 20, 2024, the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (“DCA”) released a report outlining
the Fourth Round (2025-2035) Fair Share methodology and its calculations of low- and moderate-income
obligations for each of the State’s municipalities. The obligations were calculated in alignment with the
formulas and criteria found in P.L.2024, c.2.
The amended Fair Housing Act affirms that the DCA report is not binding on any municipality and that “a
municipality shall determine its present and prospective fair share obligation for affordable housing in
accordance with the formulas established in sections 6 and 7 of P.L.2024, c.2…by resolution…” The
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resolution adopted by the City determined a Rehabilitation Obligation of 98 and a Prospective Need of 0,
the same as the obligations determined by DCA.
Fourth Round Present Need / Rehabilitation Obligation
Present Need was previously determined in N.J.A.C. 5:93-1.3 to be the sum of a municipality’s indigenous
need, the deficient housing units occupied by low- and moderate-income households, and the reallocated
present need, which is the portion of a housing region’s present need that is redistributed throughout the
housing region. Under the Second Round rules, evidence for deficient housing included: the year the
structure was built, persons per room, plumbing facilities, kitchen facilities, heating fuel, sewer service, and
water supply. (N.J.A.C. 5:92).
The Third Round Rules (N.J.A.C. 5:97-1.1 et seq.) reduced the number of criteria of evidence of deficient
housing to three: pre-1960 over-crowded units, which are units that have more than 1.0 persons per room;
incomplete plumbing, and incomplete kitchen facilities. (N.J.A.C. 5:97). This reduction in the number of
criteria was found by the Appellate Division to be within the Council’s discretion and was upheld in the
Supreme Court’s decision in Mount Laurel IV.
The previously discussed Mount Laurel IV decision found that the reallocated need is no longer a
component in the determination of Present Need. Therefore, the Present Need now equates to indigenous
need, which means the obligation is based on deficient housing as determined by pre-1960 overcrowded
units, incomplete plumbing, and incomplete kitchen facilities.
The City intends to address its 98-unit Fourth Round Rehabilitation Obligation through the following
mechanisms:
Summary of Rahway’s Fourth Round Compliance
Approved Projects:
Family Units
Glendenning Homes (RHA Rehabilitation)
Brownstones Phase II

112
6

Age-Restricted
Esterbrook Senior Housing

58
Total Units

176

RHA Rehabilitation (Glendenning Homes, JFK Apartments, & Ruby Scott Complexes)
The Rahway Housing Authority has constructed several apartment complexes in the City. The first was
Glendenning Homes, completed in 1951 with 76 family rental units on Capobianco Plaza and Leesville
Avenue. In 1986, the JFK Apartments were added, expanding the complex with two six-unit buildings on
Capobianco Plaza. The complex was expanded again in 1991, when the Ruby Scott Apartments were

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completed, consisting of 24 family rental units on Leesville Avenue. Together, the complex contained 112
units.
In 2024, the Rahway Housing Authority, through its developer, the Alpert Group, presented a proposal to the
City’s Planning Board to replace the existing 112-unit complex with a new construction project that would
replace all 112 units. The approval was memorialized in a written Resolution adopted on January 23, 2024.
Further revisions were approved in December 2024.
RHA and the developer plan to demolish the existing improvements on the property and construct new
affordable housing units in two phases. The proposed project will consist of 112 units located in 18
buildings. The site is 6.54 acres and located in the R-3 Low-Rise Multifamily Residential Zone, where lowrise apartments are a permitted use. The property is located in the southern portion of the City and has
frontage on Leesville Avenue and Capobianco Plaza. The property will be accessed via a two-way driveway
from Capobianco Plaza. Other improvements include a Community Building and a Pavilion. The project will
consist of eight (8) one-bedroom units, 61 two-bedroom units, 35 three-bedroom units, and 8 four-bedroom
units.
Brownstones Phase II
The City adopted the “Parts of Block 226, 227, and 228 Redevelopment Plan” in 2004, and it was most
recently amended in May 2024. Phase 1 of the existing Brownstones development was approved in 2015
and includes a multi-family building on Elizabeth Avenue. Phase 2 was approved in November 2024. The
approved building includes 200 new residential units, with 6 reserved and deed-restricted as affordable
housing.
Esterbrook Senior Housing
In May 2022, the City adopted the Esterbrook Redevelopment Plan to permit a 100% affordable, agerestricted apartment project. In July 2024, the City Planning Board approved an application for a 58-unit,
100% affordable senior-housing apartment building. The project’s financing includes HOME Investment
Partnership Program funding awarded by Union County.
Additional Mechanisms
Planned Rehabilitation
Plans are underway to rehabilitate the Rosegate Senior Apartments. Upgrades include new windows, siding,
gutters, and roofing. Plans also include replacing 10 existing split HVAC systems and 3 boilers.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
The City’s Division of Land Use oversees the city's CDBG program, which provides funding for many
worthwhile activities and projects throughout Rahway, including home improvement. All Community

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Development Block Grant projects are made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
The City of Rahway offers a $25,000, 0% interest, deferred home improvement loans to eligible residents.
Typical repairs include roofs, windows, heating, painting, siding, kitchens, and bathrooms. The program is
available to owner-occupants of one- or two-family homes whose gross income meets the federal
requirements for low- to moderate-income residents. Home Improvement Loan (PDF) In addition, a new
$10,000 Grant is available to qualify Senior Citizens for minor home improvements.
CONSISTENCY WITH STATE PLANNING REQUIREMENTS
State Plan
In accordance with the amended Fair Housing Act, Housing Elements and Fair Share Plans shall provide an
analysis of consistency with the State Development and Redevelopment Plan (SDRP), including water,
wastewater, stormwater, and multi-modal transportation, based on guidance and technical assistance from
the State Planning Commission.
Sites that are located in the Metropolitan Planning Area 1 or Suburban Planning Area 2 of the SDRP, or are
located in an existing sewer service area, are the preferred location for municipalities to address their fair
share obligation.
The 2001 State Plan describes Planning Area 1 as "a variety of communities that range from large Urban
Centers such as Newark, to 19th century towns shaped by commuter rail and post-war suburbs, such as
Englewood and Cherry Hill. As the name implies, the communities in this Planning Area often have strong
ties to, or are influenced by, major metropolitan centers" These communities often exhibit traits like mature
settlement patterns, diminished supply of vacant land, infrastructure systems beyond or approaching their
reasonable life expectancy; housing stock in need of rehabilitation; positioned for redevelopment, and the
need for regionalized services.
Planning Area 1 is delineated in the 2025 State Plan by:
•

Density of more than 1,000 people per square mile.

•

Existing public water and sewer systems, or physical accessibility to those systems, and access to
public transit systems.

•

Land area greater than one (1) square mile.

•

A population of not less than 25,000 people.

The SDRP was approved by the New Jersey State Planning Commission on December 17, 2025. The City
of Rahway is entirely within Planning Area 1 due to its urbanized development. Consequently, all possible
housing sites in the municipality are within a Planning Area that the State Plan deems preferable for
affordable development. By placing affordable housing in Rahway, low-resource households are co-located
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with job opportunities, public transit, and social service providers. Further, established municipalities like
Rahway already have the infrastructure in place to physically support additional housing. Affordable
housing developments can be utilized to refresh the City’s aging housing stock and to redevelop the
municipality’s underutilized properties, as encouraged by the State Plan.
Multigenerational Family Housing
A previous amendment to the Fair Housing Act requires “an analysis of the extent to which municipal
ordinances and other local factors advance or detract from the goal of preserving multigenerational family
continuity as expressed in the recommendations of the Multigenerational Family Housing Continuity
Commission, adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection f. of section 1 of P.L.2021, c.273 (C.52:27D329.20).” As of the date of this Housing Plan, there have been no recommendations by the
Multigenerational Family Housing Continuity Commission to provide an analysis.
SUMMARY OF FAIR SHARE COMPLIANCE
The City of Rahway continues to pursue the creation of affordable housing units despite its Urban Aid status
and resulting exemption from Prospective obligations. The addition of the RHA Glendening Homes project,
Brownstones Phase II, Esterbrook Senior Housing, and the planned rehabilitation of additional projects
further builds out the robust network of affordable housing developments in the City. Rahway remains
committed to rehabilitation as well and seeks future funding opportunities through CDBG and other state
and federal sources.

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-123-26

Date of Adoption

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RAHWAY AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF A
CONTRACT TO USGOVBID/AUCTION LIQUIDATION SERVICES AND THE SALE
ON AN ONLINE AUCTION WEBSITE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY NO LONGER
NEEDED FOR PUBLIC USE
WHEREAS, the Local Unit Electronic Technology Pilot Program and Study Act has
been enacted by the New Jersey Legislature to permit local units to purchase bulk commodities
and services and sell surplus property through means of the internet and related technologies; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rahway (the “City”) has surplus equipment and vehicles that are
no longer used and useful in providing municipal services to the citizens of the City and wishes
to dispose of these goods through an efficient and effective process; and
WHEREAS, the City has received a proposal from an Internet-based entity that offers
auction services for the disposal of surplus goods, and the City wishes to award a contract to
USGovBid/Auction Liquidation Services, PO Box 1216, Eatontown, NJ 07724, to conduct the
Public Auction, which will place on its Web Site (www.usgovbid.com) for auction any surplus
and unclaimed property (“Property”) in the various departments in the City; and
WHEREAS, the award of a contract to USGovBid/Auction Liquidation Services is
necessary for the efficient operations of the City and the sale of Property no longer used and
useful by the City for the provision of municipal services is in the best interests of its citizens;
and
WHEREAS, the Local Public Contracts Law recognizes such services as “extraordinary
unspecifiable services” as it is not reasonably possible to draft bid specifications for these services,
and a contract may be awarded for these services without public bidding; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Chief Financial Officer has certified that the compensation
arrangement in the contract with Auction Liquidation Services is in accordance with the
requirements of the regulations of the State of New Jersey governing contracts for municipal
services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Municipal Council of the City of
Rahway, County of Union, State of New Jersey, as follows:
1. That Auction Liquidation Services be and is hereby awarded a contract for the
sale of surplus Property in the City.
2. That the Mayor be and is hereby authorized to execute an agreement with
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3. That notice of the contract award be published in accordance with the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Financial Officer certifies that the
compensation arrangement in the contract with USGovBid/Auction Liquidation Services is in
accordance with the requirement of the regulations of the State of New Jersey governing
contracts for municipal services.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the original proposal and contract be made
available in the Municipal Clerk’s Office.

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-124-26

Date of Adoption

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF LIENS AGAINST CERTAIN
PROPERTIES TO RECOVER CLEANUP COSTS INCURRED BY THE CITY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 151-4 OF THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF RAHWAY AND N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.14
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.14 and Rahway Code Section 151-4, a code
enforcement officer of a municipality is authorized to serve notices to abate nuisances including,
but not limited to: brush, weeds, ragweed, dead and dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growth,
filth, garbage, trash, and debris; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.14 and Rahway Code Section 151-4, a code
enforcement officer of a municipality is further authorized to direct the removal of such nuisances
from property after notice of abatement is served and the mandatory compliance period has
expired; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.14 and Rahway Code Section 151-4, a code
enforcement officer of a municipality is further authorized to certify the amount of the cost to abate
the nuisances from property; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.14 and Rahway Code Section 151-4, the
amount certified by the code enforcement officer shall become a lien against said properties; and
WHEREAS, the City has, in accordance with the procedures defined above, removed
nuisances from certain premises; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Code Enforcement Officer certifies that the following costs were
incurred in the removal of the nuisances on the following properties:
ADDRESS
196 LAFAYETTE ST

BLOCK/LOT
324/23

AMOUNT
$ 345.00

MADISON/ALBERMAR
LE
SEMINARY/CHURCH
ST
550 ALBERMARLE ST

25/15

$ 375.00

166/14

$ 360.00

32/34

$ 150.00

SERVICE DATE
7/28/25, 8/30/25 &
9/25/25
7/28/25, 8/30/25 &
10/4/25
7/28/25, 8/30/25 &
9/25/25
8/16/25

1031 LEESVILLE AVE

299/18

$ 145.00

9/13/25

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Municipal Council of the City of
Rahway, County of Union, State of New Jersey, that it hereby authorizes the filing of liens against
the above referenced properties, in the amounts certified by the City’s Code Enforcement Officer,
to recover cleanup costs incurred by the City of Rahway in accordance with the provisions of
N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.14 and Rahway Code Section 151-4.

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-125-26

Date of Adoption

A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE ACCEPTANCE OF BID FOR THE PROJECT
ENTITLED “2025 NJDOT ROAD PROGRAM PROJECT – MAPLE TERRACE,
MILTON BLVD, JEFFERSON AVENUE” FOR THE CITY OF RAHWAY TO D.L.S.
CONTRACTING, INC.
WHEREAS, bids were advertised and received in the manner required by law; and
WHEREAS, there were four (4) bids received, with the low bidder for the project being
D.L.S. Contracting Inc.; and
WHEREAS, the City’s consultant engineer, CME Associates, reviewed the bid and
recommended award of same in a letter dated April 17, 2026;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Municipal Council of the City of
Rahway, County of Union, State of New Jersey, that in conformance with the specifications,
D.L.S. Contracting, Inc., 36 Montesano Rd. Fairfield, NJ 07004, has submitted the lowest bid
price and is the lowest responsible bidder, and a contract is hereby awarded to D.L.S.
Contracting, Inc. consisting of the following bid breakdown:
Base Bid: $ 930,915.10
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the following bid be and is hereby accepted:
BID OF:

D.L.S. Contracting, Inc.
36 Montesano Rd.
Fairfield, NJ 07004

FOR:

2025 NJDOT ROAD PROGRAM PROJECT –
MAPLE TERRACE, MILTON BLVD, JEFFERSON
AVENUE

AMOUNT:

$ 930,915.10

The Chief Financial Officer of the City of Rahway certifies that there are legally appropriated
sufficient funds within the General Capital Fund, Account 04-215-55-726-106 to cover the
cost of this contract.

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City of Rahway
Department of Revenue & Finance
April 27, 2026
Hon. Raymond Giacobbe, Mayor
Members of the Municipal Council
City of Rahway
One City Hall Plaza
Rahway, New Jersey 07065
Re:
A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE ACCEPTANCE OF BID FOR THE
PROJECT ENTITLED “2025 NJDOT ROAD PROGRAM PROJECT – MAPLE
TERRACE, MILTON BLVD, JEFFERSON AVENUE” FOR THE CITY OF RAHWAY
TO D.L.S. CONTRACTING, INC.
Dear Mayor and Council Members:
Please be advised that there are legally appropriated sufficient funds within the General Capital Fund
Account 04-215-55-726-106 to cover the cost of this contract.
This certification is required on all contracts as per regulations of the Director of Local
Government Services.
Sincerely,

Frank C. Ruggiero
Chief Financial Officer

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-126-26

Date of Adoption

A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION AND
THE EXECUTION OF A GRANT CONTRACT WITH THE NEW JERSEY
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE MA-2026-WEST MEADOW AVE.,
CENTRAL AVE., WEST/EAST INMAN AVE. IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Municipal Council of the City of
Rahway, County of Union, State of New Jersey, formally approves the grant application for the
above stated project;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and Municipal Clerk are hereby
authorized to submit an electronic grant application identified as MA-2026-WEST MEADOW
AVE., CENTRAL AVE., WEST/EAST INMAN AVE. IMPROVEMENT PROJECT to the
New Jersey Department of Transportation on behalf of the City of Rahway;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and Municipal Clerk are hereby
authorized to sign the grant agreement on behalf of the City of Rahway and that their signature
constitutes acceptance of the terms and conditions of the grant agreement and approves the
execution of the grant agreement.

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-127-26

Date of Adoption

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF RAHWAY TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF UNION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF
WAYFINDING SIGNAGE ALONG COUNTY ROADWAYS
WHEREAS, the City of Rahway recognizes the importance of clear and consistent
wayfinding signage to improve navigation, enhance public safety, and promote local economic
development; and
WHEREAS, the City has undertaken efforts to improve wayfinding throughout the
municipality for residents, visitors, and businesses; and
WHEREAS, certain proposed wayfinding signage locations are situated along roadways
under the jurisdiction of the County of Union; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Rahway to enter into an agreement
with the County of Union to facilitate the installation, maintenance, and regulation of such
wayfinding signage;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Municipal Council of the City of
Rahway, County of Union, State of New Jersey, as follows:
1. The Mayor and Municipal Clerk are hereby authorized to execute an agreement between
the City of Rahway and the County of Union for the placement of wayfinding signage at
various locations along County roadways within the City.
2. The agreement shall be in a form acceptable by the City Attorney and shall outline the
responsibilities of each party, including but not limited to design standards, installation,
maintenance, and any required permits or approvals.
3. The City Engineer and/or appropriate municipal officials are hereby authorized to
coordinate with the County of Union to identify specific locations and oversee
implementation of the wayfinding signage program.
4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No.

AR-128-26

Date of Adoption

A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE PROJECT ENTITLED
"ORCHARD BROOK STREAM CAPACITY RESTORATION PROJECT" TO
PICERNO-GIORDANO CONSTRUCTION, LLC PURSUANT TO THE QUOTATION
PROCESS PERMITTED UNDER THE NEW JERSEY LOCAL PUBLIC CONTRACTS
LAW
WHEREAS, the City of Rahway has a need for the Orchard Brook Stream Capacity
Restoration Project; and
WHEREAS, the project price is beneath the City's applicable public bid threshold and,
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-3 and N.J.S.A. 40A:11-6.1, the City may award the contract following
solicitation of competitive quotations rather than public advertising for bids; and
WHEREAS, at the request of the City Engineer, Najarian Associates requested four (4)
quotations for the project in accordance with the City's purchasing procedures and the New Jersey
Local Public Contracts Law; and
WHEREAS, two (2) quotations were received in response, as follows:
Contractor
Quote Amount
Picerno-Giordano Construction, LLC
$46,500.00
Berto Construction
$48,500.00
Stilo Excavation, Inc.
No quote received
P&A Construction
No quote received
WHEREAS, the quotation submitted by Picerno-Giordano Construction, LLC in the
amount of $46,500.00 was reviewed and determined to be responsive to the project requirements;
and
WHEREAS, Najarian Associates recommended award of the project to Picerno-Giordano
Construction, LLC in a letter dated April 24, 2026, subject to certification of available funds,
confirmation of required insurance and documentation, and all applicable purchasing approvals.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Municipal Council of the City of
Rahway, County of Union, State of New Jersey, that in conformance with the quotation documents
and project requirements, a contract is hereby awarded to Picerno-Giordano Construction, LLC
for the Orchard Brook Stream Capacity Restoration Project in the amount of $46,500.00.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Municipal Council of the City of Rahway that the
following quotation be and is hereby accepted:

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QUOTE OF:

Picerno-Giordano Construction, LLC

FOR:

Orchard Brook Stream Capacity Restoration Project

AMOUNT:

$46,500.00

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this award is made pursuant to the quotation process
permitted under the New Jersey Local Public Contracts Law because the project price is beneath
the City's applicable public bid threshold.
The Chief Financial Officer of the City of Rahway certifies that there are legally appropriated
sufficient funds within the Sewer Capital Fund, Account 11-216-55-115-105 to cover the cost of
this contract.

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City of Rahway
Department of Revenue & Finance
April 27, 2026
Hon. Raymond Giacobbe, Mayor
Members of the Municipal Council
City of Rahway
One City Hall Plaza
Rahway, New Jersey 07065
Re:
A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE PROJECT
ENTITLED "ORCHARD BROOK STREAM CAPACITY RESTORATION PROJECT"
TO PICERNO-GIORDANO CONSTRUCTION, LLC PURSUANT TO THE
QUOTATION PROCESS PERMITTED UNDER THE NEW JERSEY LOCAL PUBLIC
CONTRACTS LAW
Dear Mayor and Council Members:
Please be advised that there are legally appropriated sufficient funds within the Sewer Capital
Fund, Account 11-216-55-115-105 to cover the cost of this contract.
This certification is required on all contracts as per regulations of the Director of Local
Government Services.
Sincerely,

Frank C. Ruggiero
Chief Financial Officer

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-129-26

Date of Adoption

A RESOLUTION AWARDING A PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR A TYPE III
MEDALLION 170 FORD E-450 AMBULANCE AND THE REMOUNT OF A FORD E450 TYPE III AMBULANCE
WHEREAS, there exists a need to purchase an ambulance and remount an ambulance in
order to provide timely and efficient EMS services; and
WHEREAS, NJEV is an awarded supplier with the Sourcewell Cooperative (Contract
122123) and has submitted a quote for the ambulance purchase and the ambulance remount in the
total amount of $666,652; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rahway is a member of the Sourcewell Cooperative (City of
Rahway Sourcewell Account #27958); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-12(a), the City is authorized to use cooperative
purchasing contracts such as the Sourcewell Cooperative to obtain goods and services without the
need for formal bidding; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council of the City of Rahway finds it to be in the best interest
of the City to proceed with the purchase of an ambulance and the remount of an ambulance
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Municipal Council of the City of
Rahway, County of Union, State of New Jersey, that the Mayor and Municipal Clerk are hereby
authorized to execute an agreement with NJEV for the purchase of an ambulance and the remount
of an ambulance in the amount of $666,652.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded
to NJEV, the City Business Administrator and the Chief Financial Officer.
Attached hereto is the certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the City of Rahway, which
states that there are legally appropriated sufficient funds within the General Capital Fund Account
04-215-55-729-106,107 to cover the cost of this contract.
This certification is required on all contracts as per regulations of the Director of Local
Government Services.

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City of Rahway
Department of Revenue & Finance
April 27, 2026
Hon. Raymond Giacobbe, Mayor
Members of the Municipal Council
City of Rahway
One City Hall Plaza
Rahway, New Jersey 07065
Re:
A RESOLUTION AWARDING A PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR A TYPE III
MEDALLION 170 FORD E-450 AMBULANCE AND THE REMOUNT OF A FORD E450 TYPE III AMBULANCE

Dear Mayor and Council Members:
Please be advised that there are legally appropriated sufficient funds within the General Capital Fund
Account 04-215-55-729-106,107 to cover the cost of this contract.
This certification is required on all contracts as per regulations of the Director of Local
Government Services.
Sincerely,

Frank C. Ruggiero
Chief Financial Officer

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-130-26

Date of Adoption:

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SHARED SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWNSHIP OF SCOTCH PLAINS FOR
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
WHEREAS, the Township of Scotch Plains has statutory obligations to provide
essential public health services to its residents pursuant to N.J.S.A. Title 26 and N.J.A.C. 8:52;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Rahway operates a municipal Health Department recognized
as a public health authority capable of providing such services in compliance with applicable
laws and regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Uniform Shared Services and Consolidation Act, N.J.S.A. 40A:651 et seq., authorizes municipalities to enter into agreements for the provision of
governmental services, including public health services; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rahway and the Township of Scotch Plains desire to enter
into a Shared Services Agreement whereby Rahway will provide essential public health
services, including but not limited to communicable disease control, environmental health
inspections, health education, and licensed Health Officer services; and
WHEREAS, the term of the Agreement shall commence on June 1, 2026 and continue
for a period of five (5) years, unless earlier terminated in accordance with the terms of the
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Township of Scotch Plains shall pay the City of Rahway an annual
service fee of $110,473, prorated from the commencement date through December 31, 2026,
payable in accordance with the terms of the Agreement, with a two percent (2%) annual
increase for each subsequent year;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Municipal Council of the City of
Rahway, County of Union, State of New Jersey, that the Mayor and Municipal Clerk are
hereby authorized to execute a Shared Services Agreement with the Township of Scotch Plains
for the provision of public health services in accordance with the terms set forth therein; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the appropriate City officials are hereby
authorized to take any and all actions necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution
and the Agreement; and

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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the
Township of Scotch Plains.

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-131-26

Date of Adoption

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF UNUSED OR SEIZED CITY
PROPERTY
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-36, “Sale or other disposition of personal
property,” the governing body may authorize the public sale of municipally owned property no
longer needed for public use; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rahway has determined that certain property, listed and
described below, is no longer needed for public use; and
WHEREAS, the sale will be conducted online and the address of the auction site is:
www.USGovBid.com; and
WHEREAS, the sales are being conducted pursuant to the Division of Local
Government Services’ Local Finance Notice 2008-9; and
WHEREAS, the sale of surplus property shall be conducted through USGovBid pursuant
to the contract approved by Resolution AR-123-26 in accordance with the terms and conditions of
the contract; and
WHEREAS, the terms and conditions of the agreement entered into with USGovBid is
available online at www.USGovBid.com and placed on file and available for public inspection in
the City of Rahway Police Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Municipal Council of the City of
Rahway, County of Union, State of New Jersey, hereby authorizes a Public Auction to be held
online from Saturday, June 13th, 2026, at 9:00 AM and ending on Wednesday, June 17th, 2026,
at 7:00 PM.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that inspection of the property to be auctioned will be
available online at www.USGovBid.com and by appointment; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the property intended to be auctioned is attached
and be made part of this resolution.

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The following items are intended to be sold:
Vehicles
• 821 – 2013 Chevy Tahoe – VIN: 1GNLC2E04DR359174
• 822 – 2011 Chevy Tahoe – VIN: 1GNLC2E06BR263012
• 823 – 2013 Chevy Tahoe – VIN: 1GNLC2E07DR356477
• 824 – 2014 Chevy Tahoe – VIN: 1GNSK2E09ER187207
• 826 – 2007 Dodge Charger – VIN: 2B3KA43G67H770880
• 831 – 2010 Chevy Tahoe – VIN: 1GNMCAE01AR130428
• 1973 GMC – VIN: CCY333B117691
• Sterling Truck (Unit 15) – 2002 Ford – VIN: 2FZAATAK02AK42560
• 1998 GMC Pickup – VIN: 1GTGK24R5WE544048
• 1990 Chevy 3500 – VIN: 1GBHK34J5LE255224
• 2007 Chevy Silverado 1500 – VIN: 1GCEC14Z67Z159039
• 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 – VIN: 1B7HC16XXWS719256
• 2007 Dodge Charger – VIN: 2B3KA43GX7H770879
Equipment
• Vermeer SC252 Stump Grinder & Trailer – Serial: 16450301110
• Vermeer SG45 Stump Grinder & Trailer
• Hose Reel
• Sign board – 2002 Vera-Mac – vin 2S9US11162S132097
• (3) Poly Box Truck – 20 Bushel storage containers in blue
Motorola Watchguard:
• 42 Motorola Watchguard V300 Body Cameras
• 5 Watchguard transfer stations Model TS02
• 69 V300 batteries model G2BWC-BP
• 16 IBR900 cradle points
• 3 IBRIISOLE cradle points
• 16 Watchguard Smart POE GigE switch WGA00574
• 18 Watchguard $RE DVR WGA00480-101 DVR2-086807
• 10 Groove 52HPn wireless antennas
• 18 4RE Dash cams
• 18 Zero site line cameras
• 16 V300 car docking stations
• 14 IR waterproof CCTV LPR Camera various mounting hardware and wires
• 40 V300 magnetic body clips
• 7 V300 molle mounting clips
Motorola Base Radios:
• (3) – CDM 1550
• (4) CDM 1250
• (4) XPR CM 300
• (3) Receiver/ Amps
• 6 bay portable radio charger
• (25) Motorola APX6000 Portable radio’s UHF
• (25) Motorola 6350 Portable radio’s UHF

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-132-26

Date of Adoption

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING GRANTING OF A VETERAN DEDUCTION FOR THE
C/Y 2026
WHEREAS, the Chief Financial Officer has granted a Veteran Deduction for Calendar
Year 2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Municipal Council of the City of
Rahway, County of Union, State of New Jersey, that the Chief Financial Officer is hereby
authorized and directed to make refunds in the following names and amounts.
VETERAN ON
BLOCK/LOT
95
17

PROPERTY ADDRESS
160 W Stearns Street

OWNERS NAME
Ruben Perez

2026C/Y
$250.00

TOTAL

$250.00

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-133-26

Date of Adoption

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE REFUND OF MONEY DUE TO THE
REDEMPTION OF TAX SALE CERTIFICATES FOR 2025 TAX LIENS
WHEREAS, the City of Rahway held a Tax Lien Sale on October 31, 2025, for unpaid
Calendar Year Taxes and Municipal Charges, and various Tax Sale Certificates were struck off
and sold to the following Lien Holders, on the following Block and Lots; and
WHEREAS, the owners of said properties have paid all money due to the Tax Collector
for the Redemption of said Tax Sale Certificates.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Municipal Council of the City of
Rahway, County of Union, State of New Jersey, that the Chief Financial Officer is hereby authorized
and directed to make refunds in the following names and amounts.
BLOCK/LOT
347

PROPERTY ADDRESS
1266 Clark Street

2022 Tax Lien

CERT OWNER
Zacchaeus Capital
474 Mary Allen Way
Mountainside NJ 07092

REFUND

PREMIUM

$71,785.45

$53,000.00

REFUND

PREMIUM

$18,609.11

$9,400.00

CERT OWNER
L & Y New York Inc
144-90 41st ST Apt 515
Flushing NY 11355

REFUND

PREMIUM

CERT OWNER
Christiana T C/F CE1/FirstTrust
P.O Box 5021
Philadelphia PA 19111-5021

REFUND

PREMIUM

$2,283.90

$8,500.00

CERT OWNER
Lillian Zhang

REFUND
$5,947.02

PREMIUM
$6,000.00

Certificate 2022-0058
BLOCK/LOT
153

PROPERTY ADDRESS
1522 Irving Street

2023 Tax Lien

CERT OWNER
WSFS as Cust For FCR TL Trust
P.O. Box 67513
Newark NJ 07101-8009

Certificate 2023-0007

BLOCK/LOT
85

33 CO102

Certificate 2025-0014
BLOCK/LOT
24

PROPERTY ADDRESS
Broad Street
PROPERTY ADDRESS
374 Albermarle Street

2025 Tax Lien

$1,919.22

$1,300.00

Certificate 2025-0003

BLOCK/LOT
153
04

PROPERTY ADDRESS
1582 Irving Street

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7661 Wandering Way
Orlando FL 32836

Certificate 2025-0030
BLOCK/LOT
397 02 C0402
Certificate 2025-0115

PROPERTY ADDRESS
36 E Grand Ave Bldg
D#22

CERT OWNER
Lillian Zhang
7661 Wandering Way
Orlando FL 32836

REFUND
$17,390.09

PREMIUM
$20,300.00

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-134-26

Date of Adoption

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A DISABLED VETERAN EXEMPTION
WHEREAS, property known as Lot 10, Block 334, more commonly known as 1558
Montgomery Street, in Rahway, NJ is owned by Candelario Maradiaga; and
WHEREAS, Candelario Maradiaga, who had qualified as a one hundred percent
Disabled Veteran under the provision of the N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.30, causing his property to be
exempt from taxation at the local level beginning with the 2nd Quarter Calendar Year 2026 as
verified by the Tax Assessor; and
WHEREAS, the Tax Bills for the four quarters of Calendar Year 2026 were generated
from the 2025 Assessor's Tax Lists, as required under regulations promulgated by the New
Jersey Division of Local Government Services in The Department of Community Affairs
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:4-64, thus presenting this property owner with a tax bill for the calendar
year 2026, while the property is correctly classified as being Tax Exempt for the same period.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Municipal Council of the City of
Rahway, County of Union, State of New Jersey, that the Tax Collector be, and hereby is,
authorized and directed to cancel the 2nd quarter of 2026; in the amount of $2,489.45 and cancel
the 2nd half of 2026 on the property known and designated as Lot 10, Block 334.

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ORDINANCE

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No.

O-12-26 ____

Date of Adoption:

A BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF, AND PAYMENT OF
THE PURCHASE PRICE FOR, CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY, BY AND IN THE CITY OF
RAHWAY, IN THE COUNTY OF UNION, STATE OF NEW JERSEY; APPROPRIATING
$2,750,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $2,750,000 BONDS OR
NOTES OF THE CITY TO FINANCE THE COST THEREOF
WHEREAS, the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq, as
amended and supplemented (the “LRHL”) provides a mechanism to empower and assist local
governments in efforts to promote programs of redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, 40A:12A-37(b) of the LRHL provides that, “any municipality or county
may incur indebtedness, borrow, appropriate and expend money and issue its negotiable bonds or
other obligations for the purpose of aiding any redevelopment entity with respect to any
redevelopment project which is located within its jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of the LRHL , the Municipal Council of
the City of Rahway, in the County of Union, New Jersey (the "City"), adopted an Arts District
Redevelopment Plan dated June 15, 2020, which designated certain property in its Arts District
Redevelopment Area (which includes a portion of the Central Business District Redevelopment
Area) consisting, in part, of Block 162, Lot 9 (commonly known as 277 Hamilton Street,
Rahway, New Jersey) and Block 162, Lot 13 (commonly known as 309 Hamilton Street,
Rahway, New Jersey) on the official tax maps of the City, as an area in need of redevelopment
and to undertake a redevelopment project therein on the aforesaid property (the “Project”); and
WHEREAS, the City now desires to incur indebtedness, borrow, appropriate and expend
money and issue its negotiable bonds or other obligations for the purpose of acquiring real property
in the Arts District Redevelopment Area.
BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RAHWAY, IN THE COUNTY OF UNION, STATE OF NEW JERSEY (not less
than two-thirds of all members thereof affirmatively concurring) AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The improvements or purposes described in Section 3 of this bond
ordinance are hereby authorized as a general improvements or purposes to be undertaken by the
City of Rahway, in the County of Union, State of New Jersey (the “City”). For the said
improvements or purposes stated in Section 3, there is hereby appropriated the sum of $2,750,000.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-37(c)(2) of the LRHL, no down payment is
required.

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SECTION 2. For the financing of all or a portion of said improvement or purpose
described in Section 3 hereof, negotiable bonds of the City are hereby authorized to be issued in the
principal amount not to exceeding $2,750,000 pursuant to the Local Bond Law. In anticipation of
the issuance of said bonds and to temporarily finance said improvement or purpose, negotiable
notes of the City in a principal amount not exceeding $2,750,000 are hereby authorized to be issued
pursuant to and within the limitations prescribed by the Local Bond Law.
SECTION 3. (a) The improvements hereby authorized and purposes for the financing of
which said bonds or notes are to be issued is the acquisition of, and payment of the purchase price
for, real property, a lawful public purpose, such real property being designated as Block 162, Lot 9,
and being commonly known as 277 Hamilton Street, and Block 162, Lot 13, and being commonly
known as 309 Hamilton Street, all on the Official Tax Maps of the City, and all improvements
thereon (the “Property”).
(b)
The estimated maximum amount of bonds or notes to be issued for said
improvements or purposes is $2,750,000.
(c)

The estimated cost of said improvements or purposes is $2,750,000.

SECTION 4. In the event the United States of America, the State of New Jersey, the
County of Union, and/or a private entity make a contribution or grant in aid to the City, for the
improvement and purpose authorized hereby and the same shall be received by the City prior to the
issuance of the bonds or notes authorized in Section 2 hereof, then the amount of such bonds or
notes to be issued shall be reduced by the amount so received from the United States of America,
the State of New Jersey, the County of Union, and/or a private entity. In the event, however, that
any amount so contributed or granted by the United States of America, the State of New Jersey, the
County of Union, and/or a private entity shall be received by the City after the issuance of the bonds
or notes authorized in Section 2 hereof, then such funds shall be applied to the payment of the bonds
or notes so issued and shall be used for no other purposes. This Section 4 shall not apply, however,
with respect to any contribution or grant in aid received by the City as a result of using funds from
this bond ordinance as “matching local funds” to receive such contribution or grant in aid.
SECTION 5. All bond anticipation notes issued hereunder shall mature at such times as
may be determined by the Chief Financial Officer of the City, provided that no note shall mature
later than one (1) year from its date unless such bond anticipation notes are permitted to mature at
such later date in accordance with applicable law. The notes shall bear interest at such rate or rates
and be in such form as may be determined by the Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial
Officer shall determine all matters in connection with the notes issued pursuant to this bond
ordinance, and the signature of the Chief Financial Officer upon the notes shall be conclusive
evidence as to all such determinations. All notes issued hereunder may be renewed from time to
time in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bond Law. The Chief Financial Officer is
hereby authorized to sell part or all of the notes from time to time at public or private sale and to
deliver them to the purchaser thereof upon receipt of payment of the purchase price and accrued
interest thereon from their dates to the date of delivery thereof. The Chief Financial Officer is
directed to report in writing to the governing body at the meeting next succeeding the date when any
sale or delivery of the notes pursuant to this bond ordinance is made. Such report must include the
principal amount, the description, the interest rate, and the maturity schedule of the notes so sold,
the price obtained and the name of the purchaser.

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SECTION 6. The Capital Budget of the City is hereby amended to conform with the
provisions of this bond ordinance to the extent of any inconsistency herewith. In the event of any
such inconsistency, a resolution in the form promulgated by the Local Finance Board showing full
detail of the amended Capital Budget and capital programs as approved by the Director of the
Division of Local Government Services, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs will be on
file in the office of the Clerk and will be available for public inspection.
SECTION 7. The following additional matters are hereby determined, declared, recited
and stated:
(a) The improvements or purposes described in Section 3 of this bond ordinance
is not a current expense and is an improvements or purposes which the City may lawfully undertake
as a general improvements or purposes, and no part of the cost thereof has been or shall be specially
assessed on property specially benefited thereby.
(b) The average period of usefulness of said improvements or purposes within
the limitations of the Local Bond Law, according to the reasonable life thereof computed from the
date of the said bonds authorized by this bond ordinance, is 40 years.
(c) The Supplemental Debt Statement required by the Local Bond Law has been
duly made and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the City and a complete executed duplicate thereof
has been filed in the Office of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, New
Jersey Department of Community Affairs, and such statement shows that the gross debt of the City
as defined in the Local Bond Law is increased by the authorization of the bonds or notes provided
for in this bond ordinance by $2,750,000 and the said bonds or notes authorized by this bond
ordinance will be within all debt limitations prescribed by said Local Bond Law.
(d) An aggregate amount not exceeding $50,000 for items of expense listed in
and permitted under section 20 of the Local Bond Law is included in the estimated cost indicated
herein for the purpose or improvement hereinbefore described.
SECTION 8. The full faith and credit of the City are hereby pledged to the punctual
payment of the principal of and the interest on the bonds or notes authorized by this bond ordinance.
The bonds or notes shall be direct, unlimited obligations of the City, and the City shall be obligated
to levy ad valorem taxes upon all the taxable real property within the City for the payment of the
bonds or notes and the interest thereon without limitation as to rate or amount.
SECTION 9. The City hereby declares the intent of the City to issue the bonds or bond
anticipation notes in the amount authorized in Section 2 of this bond ordinance and to use proceeds
to pay or reimburse expenditures for the costs of the purpose described in Section 3 of this bond
ordinance. This Section 9 is a declaration of intent within the meaning and for purposes of Treasury
Regulations §1.150-2 or any successor provisions of federal income tax law.
SECTION 10. The City Chief Financial Officer is hereby authorized to prepare and to
update from time to time as necessary a financial disclosure document to be distributed in
connection with the sale of obligations of the City and to execute such disclosure document on
behalf of the City. The City Chief Financial Officer is further authorized to enter into the
appropriate undertaking to provide secondary market disclosure on behalf of the City pursuant to
Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Rule”) for the benefit of holders

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and beneficial owners of obligations of the City and to amend such undertaking from time to time in
connection with any change in law, or interpretation thereof, provided such undertaking is and
continues to be, in the opinion of a nationally recognized bond counsel, consistent with the
requirements of the Rule. In the event that the City fails to comply with its undertaking, the City
shall not be liable for any monetary damages, and the remedy shall be limited to specific
performance of the undertaking.
SECTION 11. The City is hereby authorized to acquire the Property and to negotiate an
agreement of sale or any other document for the aforesaid acquisition of the Property. The Mayor,
Chief Financial Officer, Director of Law, Business Administrator, and the City Clerk are each
hereby authorized, as applicable, to negotiate, approve, execute, attest, deliver and perform said
agreement of sale and any and all documents necessary to acquire said Property.
SECTION 12. The City covenants to maintain the exclusion from gross income under
section 103(a) of the Code of the interest on all bonds and notes issued under this ordinance.
SECTION 13. This bond ordinance shall take effect twenty (20) days after the first
publication thereof after final adoption, as provided by the Local Bond Law.

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ORDINANCE

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No.

O-13-26 ____

Date of Adoption:

A BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS 2026 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS,
BY AND IN THE CITY OF RAHWAY, IN THE COUNTY OF UNION, STATE OF NEW
JERSEY; APPROPRIATING $2,500,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE
ISSUANCE OF $2,380,952 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE CITY TO FINANCE PART OF
THE COST THEREOF
BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF RAHWAY, IN THE COUNTY OF UNION, STATE OF NEW JERSEY (not
less than two-thirds of all the members thereof affirmatively concurring), AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The improvements or purposes described in Section 3 of this bond
ordinance are hereby authorized as general improvements or purposes to be undertaken by the City
of Rahway, in the County of Union, State of New Jersey (the “City”). For the said improvements or
purposes stated in Section 3, there is hereby appropriated the aggregate sum of $2,500,000, said sum
being inclusive of the sum of $119,048 as the aggregate amount of down payments for said
improvements or purposes required by the Local Bond Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:2-1 et seq. (the “Local
Bond Law”). The down payments are now available by virtue of a provision or provisions in a
previously adopted budget or budgets of the City for down payment or for capital improvement
purposes.
SECTION 2. For the financing of said improvements or purposes described in
Section 3 hereof and to meet the part of said $2,500,000 appropriation not provided for by
application hereunder of said down payments, negotiable bonds of the City are hereby authorized to
be issued in the aggregate principal amount of $2,380,952 pursuant to the Local Bond Law. In
anticipation of the issuance of said bonds and to temporarily finance said improvements or
purposes, negotiable notes of the City in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $2,380,952
are hereby authorized to be issued pursuant to and within the limitations prescribed by said Local
Bond Law.
SECTION 3. (a) The improvements hereby authorized and purposes for the financing of which
said obligations are to be issued include, but are not limited to:
Down
Useful
Description
Appropriation Authorization Payment
Life
(i) Roof Improvements at City
Hall – Roof Improvements And/Or
Replacement And All Associated
Work Including, But Not Limited
To, Removal Of Existing Roof,
Obsolete
Solar
Panels
And
Mounting Systems And New Roof
Installation;

$1,489,362

$1,418,440

$70,922

20 years

(ii) Heating, Ventilation And Air-

$851,064

$810,537

$40,527

15 years

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Description

Appropriation Authorization

Down
Payment

Useful
Life

15 years

Conditioning
(“HVAC”)
Improvements at City Hall –
Acquisition and Installation, as
Applicable, Of A Replacement
HVAC System And All Associated
Equipment, And Other Work And
Expenditures Related Thereto; And
(iii) General Capital Improvements
– Acquisition And Installation, As
Applicable, Of A Roof Mounted
Enclosure
For
HVAC/Boiler
Equipment at City Hall.
TOTALS

$159,574

$151,975

$7,599

$2,500,000

$2,380,952

$119,048

(b) The above improvements or purposes set forth in Section 3(a) shall also include
all engineering and design work, surveying, construction planning, preparation of plans and
specifications, permits, bid documents, construction inspection and contract administration, and all
work, materials, equipment, apparatus, labor and appurtenances necessary therefor or incidental
thereto.
(c) The aggregate estimated maximum amount of bonds or notes to be issued for
said purposes is $2,380,952.
(d) The aggregate estimated cost of said purposes is $2,500,000, the excess amount
thereof over the said estimated maximum amount of bonds or notes to be issued therefor being the
aggregate amount of $2,380,952, is the aggregate down payments for said purposes in the amount
of $119,048.
SECTION 4. In the event the United States of America, the State of New Jersey,
the County of Union and/or a private entity make a contribution or grant in aid to the City for the
improvements and purposes authorized hereby and the same shall be received by the City prior to
the issuance of the bonds or notes authorized in Section 2 hereof, then the amount of such bonds or
notes to be issued shall be reduced by the amount so received from the United States of America,
the State of New Jersey, the County of Union and/or a private entity. In the event, however, that any
amount so contributed or granted by the United States of America, the State of New Jersey, the
County of Union and/or a private entity shall be received by the City after the issuance of the bonds
or notes authorized in Section 2 hereof, then such funds shall be applied to the payment of the bonds
or notes so issued and shall be used for no other purpose. This Section 4 shall not apply, however,
with respect to any contribution or grant in aid received by the City as a result of using funds from
this bond ordinance as “matching local funds” to receive such contribution or grant in aid.
SECTION 5. All bond anticipation notes issued hereunder shall mature at such
times as may be determined by the Chief Financial Officer of the City (the “Chief Financial
Officer”), provided that no note shall mature later than one (1) year from its date unless such bond
anticipation notes are permitted to mature at such later date in accordance with applicable law.
The notes shall bear interest at such rate or rates and be in such form as may be determined by the
Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall determine all matters in connection with

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the notes issued pursuant to this bond ordinance, and the signature of the Chief Financial Officer
upon the notes shall be conclusive evidence as to all such determinations. All notes issued
hereunder may be renewed from time to time in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:28(a). The Chief Financial Officer is hereby authorized to sell part or all of the notes from time to
time at public or private sale and to deliver them to the purchaser thereof upon receipt of payment of
the purchase price and accrued interest thereon from their dates to the date of delivery thereof. The
Chief Financial Officer is directed to report in writing to the governing body at the meeting next
succeeding the date when any sale or delivery of the notes pursuant to this bond ordinance is made.
Such report must include the principal amount, the description, the interest rate and the maturity
schedule of the notes so sold, the price obtained and the name of the purchaser.
SECTION 6. The capital budget of the City is hereby amended to conform with the
provisions of this bond ordinance to the extent of any inconsistency herewith and a resolution in the
form promulgated by the Local Finance Board showing full detail of the amended capital budget
and capital programs as approved by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services,
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and is
available for public inspection.
SECTION 7. The following additional matters are hereby determined, declared,
recited and stated:
(a) The improvements or purposes described in Section 3 of this bond ordinance are
not current expenses and are improvements or purposes which the City may lawfully undertake as
general improvements or purposes, and no part of the cost thereof has been or shall be specially
assessed on property specially benefited thereby.
(b) The average period of usefulness of said improvements or purposes within the
limitations of said Local Bond Law, according to the reasonable life thereof computed from the date
of the said bonds authorized by this bond ordinance, is 17.97 years.
(c) The supplemental debt statement required by the Local Bond Law has been duly
made and filed in the Office of the City Clerk and a complete executed duplicate thereof has been
filed in the Office of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, New Jersey
Department of Community Affairs, and such statement shows that the gross debt of the City as
defined in the Local Bond Law is increased by the authorization of the bonds or notes provided for
in this bond ordinance by $2,380,952 and the said obligations authorized by this bond ordinance
will be within all debt limitations prescribed by said Local Bond Law.
(d) An aggregate amount not exceeding $250,000 for items of expense listed in and
permitted under N.J.S.A. 40A:2-20 is included in the estimated cost indicated herein for the
improvements or purposes herein before described.
SECTION 8. The full faith and credit of the City are hereby pledged to the
punctual payment of the principal of and the interest on the obligations authorized by this bond
ordinance. The obligations shall be direct, unlimited obligations of the City, and the City shall be
obligated to levy ad valorem taxes upon all the taxable property within the City for the payment of
the obligations and the interest thereon without limitation as to rate or amount.
SECTION 9. The City hereby declares the intent of the City to issue the bonds
or bond anticipation notes in the amount authorized in Section 2 of this bond ordinance and to

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use proceeds to payor reimburse expenditures for the costs of the purposes described in Section 3
of this bond ordinance. This Section 9 is a declaration of intent within the meaning and for
purposes of Treasury Regulations §1.150-2 or any successor provisions of federal income tax
law.
SECTION 10. The City Chief Financial Officer is hereby authorized to prepare
and to update from time to time as necessary a financial disclosure document to be distributed in
connection with the sale of obligations of the City and to execute such disclosure document on
behalf of the City. The City Chief Financial Officer is further authorized to enter into the
appropriate undertaking to provide secondary market disclosure on behalf of the City pursuant to
Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Rule”) for the benefit of holders
and beneficial owners of obligations of the City and to amend such undertaking from time to
time in connection with any change in law, or interpretation thereof, provided such undertaking
is and continues to be, in the opinion of a nationally recognized bond counsel, consistent with the
requirements of the Rule. In the event that the City fails to comply with its undertaking, the City
shall not be liable for any monetary damages, and the remedy shall be limited to specific
performance of the undertaking.
SECTION 11. The City covenants to maintain the exclusion from gross income
under section 103(a) of the Code, of the interest on all bonds and notes issued under this bond
ordinance.
SECTION 12. This bond ordinance shall take effect twenty (20) days after the first
publication thereof after final adoption and approval by the Mayor, as provided by the Local Bond
Law.

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ORDINANCE

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No.

O-14-26 ____

Date of Adoption:

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Page 97 of 139

AGREEMENT OF SALE
THIS AGREEMENT OF SALE (this “Agreement”) made this
2026 (the “Effective Date”) by and between:

day of April,

0.00

Upon closing of title by wire transfer or bank or certified check $ 10.00
payable to Seller, subject to adjustments set forth below, the sum
of :
TOTAL:

$ 10.00

BE:5295801.3/UNG009-268237

Exhibit I

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federal and state laws, and local zoning and building regulations and
taxes and assessments not yet due and payable;

f.
any facts, rights, interests, or claims which are not shown by the public
records but which could be ascertained by an inspection or survey of the Property;

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g.
discrepancies, conflicts in boundary lines, shortage
encroachments, or any other facts which an accurate survey would disclose;
h.

area,

riparian rights, if any.

Due Diligence. There will be no Due Diligence Period except for Title

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There are no service contracts for the Premises that will survive the

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INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

Escrow Agent. N/A

XV.
Default and Termination. In the event of a breach of contract, the
aggrieved party shall be entitled to seek any and all remedies in law and/or equity.
XVI.

INTENTIONALLY OMITTED

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Exclusions: None.

[No further text on this page; signatures follow]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the day
and year first above written.

PURCHASER:
WITNESS:

The City of Rahway

By: Matthew Pukavich, Business Administrator

WITNESS

SELLER:
John L. Ruddy Post No. 7363 Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the United States

By: Michael Hrycak, Commander

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No.

AR-121-26

Date of Adoption: May 4, 2026

A RESOLUTION TO FILL THE COUNCIL MEMBER VACANCY IN THE THIRD
WARD
WHEREAS, Vannie D. Parson, duly elected on January 1, 2025 to the seat of Third Ward
Council Member with the term ending December 31, 2028, filed her written resignation effective
April 22, 2026, therefore, vacating the Third Ward Council Member seat; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:16-11, when a vacancy occurs and the incumbent
was a nominee of a political party, the Municipal Committee of that political party shall, no later
than 15 days after the vacancy, present to the Governing Body the names of three nominees for
the selection of a successor to fill the vacancy; and
WHEREAS, the incumbent was the nominee of the Democratic Party and the Democratic
Party submitted the names of its nominees to the seat of the Third Ward Council Member to the
Municipal Clerk on April 28, 2026 within the time prescribed under N.J.S.A. 40A:16-11:
1. Karla Timmons, 434 W. Meadow Avenue
2. JoAnn Gemenden, 583 Hemlock Street
3. Katherine Gonzalez, 438 Murphy Street
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Municipal Council of the City of
Rahway, County of Union, State of New Jersey that Karla Timmons is hereby appointed to fill
the aforesaid vacancy of the Third Ward Council Member seat according to law through December
31, 2026.
Certified to be a true copy of a Resolution adopted by the
Municipal Council of the City of Rahway, County of Union, State
Of New Jersey at the duly held meeting on May 4, 2026

Heather Capone, RMC
City Clerk

CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: Newbury
SECOND: Montesdeoca
YES: Brown, Eastman, Miles, Mojica,
Montesdeoca, Newbury, Brooks
NO:
None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Gibilisco

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-122-26

Date of Adoption: May 4, 2026

Page 107 of 139

Section 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth

Section 2. The Municipal Council endorses the Fourth Round HEFSP, attached hereto as
Exhibit A, as prepared by the City Planner and adopted by the Planning Board.
Section 3. The Municipal Council authorizes its professionals to file a copy of this
Resolution, as well as a copy of the endorsed Fourth Round HEFSP with the Program.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately.
Certified to be a true copy of a Resolution adopted by the
Municipal Council of the City of Rahway, County of Union, State
Of New Jersey at the duly held meeting on May 4, 2026

Heather Capone, RMC
City Clerk

CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: Mojica
SECOND: Miles
YES: Brown, Eastman, Miles, Mojica, Montesdeoca, Newbury,
Timmons, Brooks
NO:
None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Gibilisco

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Exhibit A
Fourth Round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-123-26

Date of Adoption: May 4, 2026

Page 110 of 139

Certified to be a true copy of a Resolution adopted by the
Municipal Council of the City of Rahway, County of Union, State
Of New Jersey at the duly held meeting on May 4, 2026

Heather Capone, RMC
City Clerk

CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: Mojica
SECOND: Miles
YES: Brown, Eastman, Miles, Mojica, Montesdeoca, Newbury,
Timmons, Brooks
NO:
None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Gibilisco

Page 111 of 139

RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-124-26

Date of Adoption: May 4, 2026

BLOCK/LOT
324/23

AMOUNT
$ 345.00

MADISON/ALBERMAR
LE
SEMINARY/CHURCH
ST
550 ALBERMARLE ST

25/15

$ 375.00

166/14

$ 360.00

32/34

$ 150.00

SERVICE DATE
7/28/25, 8/30/25 &
9/25/25
7/28/25, 8/30/25 &
10/4/25
7/28/25, 8/30/25 &
9/25/25
8/16/25

1031 LEESVILLE AVE

299/18

$ 145.00

9/13/25

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Certified to be a true copy of a Resolution adopted by the
Municipal Council of the City of Rahway, County of Union, State
Of New Jersey at the duly held meeting on May 4, 2026

Heather Capone, RMC
City Clerk

CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: Mojica
SECOND: Miles
YES: Brown, Eastman, Miles, Mojica, Montesdeoca, Newbury,
Timmons, Brooks
NO:
None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Gibilisco

Page 113 of 139

RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-125-26

Date of Adoption: May 4, 2026

D.L.S. Contracting, Inc.
36 Montesano Rd.
Fairfield, NJ 07004

FOR:

2025 NJDOT ROAD PROGRAM PROJECT –
MAPLE TERRACE, MILTON BLVD, JEFFERSON
AVENUE

AMOUNT:

$ 930,915.10

Page 114 of 139

Certified to be a true copy of a Resolution adopted by the
Municipal Council of the City of Rahway, County of Union, State
Of New Jersey at the duly held meeting on May 4, 2026

Heather Capone, RMC
City Clerk

CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: Mojica
SECOND: Miles
YES: Brown, Eastman, Miles, Mojica, Montesdeoca, Newbury,
Timmons, Brooks
NO:
None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Gibilisco

Frank C. Ruggiero
Chief Financial Officer

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-126-26

Date of Adoption: May 4, 2026

Certified to be a true copy of a Resolution adopted by the
Municipal Council of the City of Rahway, County of Union, State
Of New Jersey at the duly held meeting on May 4, 2026

Heather Capone, RMC
City Clerk

CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: Mojica
SECOND: Miles
YES: Brown, Eastman, Miles, Mojica, Montesdeoca, Newbury,
Timmons, Brooks
NO:
None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Gibilisco

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-127-26

Date of Adoption: May 4, 2026

Page 117 of 139

3. The City Engineer and/or appropriate municipal officials are hereby authorized to
coordinate with the County of Union to identify specific locations and oversee
implementation of the wayfinding signage program.
4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.

Certified to be a true copy of a Resolution adopted by the
Municipal Council of the City of Rahway, County of Union, State
Of New Jersey at the duly held meeting on May 4, 2026

Heather Capone, RMC
City Clerk

CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: Mojica
SECOND: Miles
YES: Brown, Eastman, Miles, Mojica, Montesdeoca, Newbury,
Timmons, Brooks
NO:
None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Gibilisco

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No.

AR-128-26

Date of Adoption: May 4, 2026

Page 119 of 139

QUOTE OF:

Picerno-Giordano Construction, LLC

FOR:

Orchard Brook Stream Capacity Restoration Project

AMOUNT:

$46,500.00

Certified to be a true copy of a Resolution adopted by the
Municipal Council of the City of Rahway, County of Union, State
Of New Jersey at the duly held meeting on May 4, 2026

Heather Capone, RMC
City Clerk

CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: Mojica
SECOND: Miles
YES: Brown, Eastman, Miles, Mojica, Montesdeoca, Newbury,
Timmons, Brooks
NO:
None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Gibilisco

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City of Rahway
Department of Revenue & Finance
April 27, 2026
Hon. Raymond Giacobbe, Mayor
Members of the Municipal Council
City of Rahway
One City Hall Plaza
Rahway, New Jersey 07065
Re:
A RESOLUTION AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR THE PROJECT
ENTITLED "ORCHARD BROOK STREAM CAPACITY RESTORATION PROJECT"
TO PICERNO-GIORDANO CONSTRUCTION, LLC PURSUANT TO THE
QUOTATION PROCESS PERMITTED UNDER THE NEW JERSEY LOCAL PUBLIC
CONTRACTS LAW
Dear Mayor and Council Members:
Please be advised that there are legally appropriated sufficient funds within the Sewer Capital
Fund, Account 11-216-55-115-105 to cover the cost of this contract.
This certification is required on all contracts as per regulations of the Director of Local
Government Services.
Sincerely,

Frank C. Ruggiero
Chief Financial Officer

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-129-26

Date of Adoption: May 4, 2026

A RESOLUTION AWARDING A PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR A TYPE III
MEDALLION 170 FORD E-450 AMBULANCE AND THE REMOUNT OF A FORD E450 TYPE III AMBULANCE
WHEREAS, there exists a need to purchase an ambulance and remount an ambulance in order to
provide timely and efficient EMS services; and
WHEREAS, NJEV is an awarded supplier with the Sourcewell Cooperative (Contract 122123)
and has submitted a quote for the ambulance purchase and the ambulance remount in the total amount of
$666,652; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rahway is a member of the Sourcewell Cooperative (City of Rahway
Sourcewell Account #27958); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-12(a), the City is authorized to use cooperative
purchasing contracts such as the Sourcewell Cooperative to obtain goods and services without the need for
formal bidding; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council of the City of Rahway finds it to be in the best interest of the
City to proceed with the purchase of an ambulance and the remount of an ambulance
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Municipal Council of the City of Rahway,
County of Union, State of New Jersey, that the Mayor and Municipal Clerk are hereby authorized to execute
an agreement with NJEV for the purchase of an ambulance and the remount of an ambulance in the amount
of $666,652.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to
NJEV, the City Business Administrator and the Chief Financial Officer.
Attached hereto is the certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the City of Rahway, which states that
there are legally appropriated sufficient funds within the General Capital Fund Account 04-215-55-729106,107 to cover the cost of this contract.
This certification is required on all contracts as per regulations of the Director of Local Government
Services.
Certified to be a true copy of a Resolution adopted by the
Municipal Council of the City of Rahway, County of Union, State
Of New Jersey at the duly held meeting on May 4, 2026

Heather Capone, RMC
City Clerk

CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: Mojica
SECOND: Miles
YES: Brown, Eastman, Miles, Mojica, Montesdeoca, Newbury,
Timmons, Brooks
NO:
None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Gibilisco

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City of Rahway
Department of Revenue & Finance
April 27, 2026
Hon. Raymond Giacobbe, Mayor
Members of the Municipal Council
City of Rahway
One City Hall Plaza
Rahway, New Jersey 07065
Re:
A RESOLUTION AWARDING A PURCHASE CONTRACT FOR A TYPE III
MEDALLION 170 FORD E-450 AMBULANCE AND THE REMOUNT OF A FORD E450 TYPE III AMBULANCE

Frank C. Ruggiero
Chief Financial Officer

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-130-26

Date of Adoption:May 4, 2026

Page 124 of 139

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the appropriate City officials are hereby
authorized to take any and all actions necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution
and the Agreement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the
Township of Scotch Plains.

Certified to be a true copy of a Resolution adopted by the
Municipal Council of the City of Rahway, County of Union, State
Of New Jersey at the duly held meeting on May 4, 2026

Heather Capone, RMC
City Clerk

CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: Mojica
SECOND: Miles
YES: Brown, Eastman, Miles, Mojica, Montesdeoca, Newbury,
Timmons, Brooks
NO:
None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Gibilisco

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-131-26

Date of Adoption: May 4, 2026

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Motorola Base Radios:
• (3) – CDM 1550
• (4) CDM 1250
• (4) XPR CM 300
• (3) Receiver/ Amps
• 6 bay portable radio charger
• (25) Motorola APX6000 Portable radio’s UHF
• (25) Motorola 6350 Portable radio’s UHF

Certified to be a true copy of a Resolution adopted by the
Municipal Council of the City of Rahway, County of Union, State
Of New Jersey at the duly held meeting on May 4, 2026

Heather Capone, RMC
City Clerk

CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: Mojica
SECOND: Miles
YES: Brown, Eastman, Miles, Mojica, Montesdeoca, Newbury,
Timmons, Brooks
NO:
None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Gibilisco

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-132-26

Date of Adoption: May 4, 2026

PROPERTY ADDRESS
160 W Stearns Street

Certified to be a true copy of a Resolution adopted by the
Municipal Council of the City of Rahway, County of Union, State
Of New Jersey at the duly held meeting on May 4, 2026

Heather Capone, RMC
City Clerk

OWNERS NAME
Ruben Perez

2026C/Y
$250.00

TOTAL

$250.00

CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: Mojica
SECOND: Miles
YES: Brown, Eastman, Miles, Mojica, Montesdeoca, Newbury,
Timmons, Brooks
NO:
None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Gibilisco

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RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-133-26

Date of Adoption: May 4, 2026

PROPERTY ADDRESS
1266 Clark Street

2022 Tax Lien

CERT OWNER
Zacchaeus Capital
474 Mary Allen Way
Mountainside NJ 07092

REFUND

PREMIUM

$71,785.45

$53,000.00

REFUND

PREMIUM

$18,609.11

$9,400.00

CERT OWNER
L & Y New York Inc
144-90 41st ST Apt 515
Flushing NY 11355

REFUND

PREMIUM

CERT OWNER
Christiana T C/F CE1/FirstTrust
P.O Box 5021
Philadelphia PA 19111-5021

REFUND

PREMIUM

$2,283.90

$8,500.00

CERT OWNER
Lillian Zhang

REFUND
$5,947.02

PREMIUM
$6,000.00

Certificate 2022-0058
BLOCK/LOT
153

PROPERTY ADDRESS
1522 Irving Street

2023 Tax Lien

CERT OWNER
WSFS as Cust For FCR TL Trust
P.O. Box 67513
Newark NJ 07101-8009

Certificate 2023-0007

BLOCK/LOT
85

33 CO102

Certificate 2025-0014
BLOCK/LOT
24

PROPERTY ADDRESS
Broad Street
PROPERTY ADDRESS
374 Albermarle Street

2025 Tax Lien

$1,919.22

$1,300.00

Certificate 2025-0003

BLOCK/LOT
153
04

PROPERTY ADDRESS
1582 Irving Street

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7661 Wandering Way
Orlando FL 32836

Certificate 2025-0030
BLOCK/LOT
397 02 C0402

PROPERTY ADDRESS
36 E Grand Ave Bldg
D#22

Certificate 2025-0115

Certified to be a true copy of a Resolution adopted by the
Municipal Council of the City of Rahway, County of Union, State
Of New Jersey at the duly held meeting on May 4, 2026

Heather Capone, RMC
City Clerk

CERT OWNER
Lillian Zhang
7661 Wandering Way
Orlando FL 32836

REFUND
$17,390.09

PREMIUM
$20,300.00

CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: Mojica
SECOND: Miles
YES: Brown, Eastman, Miles, Mojica, Montesdeoca, Newbury,
Timmons, Brooks
NO:
None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Gibilisco

Page 131 of 139

RESOLUTION

CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No. AR-134-26

Date of Adoption: May 4, 2026

Certified to be a true copy of a Resolution adopted by the
Municipal Council of the City of Rahway, County of Union, State
Of New Jersey at the duly held meeting on May 4, 2026

Heather Capone, RMC
City Clerk

CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION: Mojica
SECOND: Miles
YES: Brown, Eastman, Miles, Mojica, Montesdeoca, Newbury,
Timmons, Brooks
NO:
None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Gibilisco

Page 132 of 139

ADOPTED ORDINANCE
CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No.

O-12-26

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The estimated cost of said improvements or purposes is $2,750,000.

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SECTION 6. The Capital Budget of the City is hereby amended to conform with the
provisions of this bond ordinance to the extent of any inconsistency herewith. In the event of any
such inconsistency, a resolution in the form promulgated by the Local Finance Board showing full
detail of the amended Capital Budget and capital programs as approved by the Director of the
Division of Local Government Services, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs will be on
file in the office of the Clerk and will be available for public inspection.
SECTION 7. The following additional matters are hereby determined, declared, recited
and stated:
(a) The improvements or purposes described in Section 3 of this bond ordinance
is not a current expense and is an improvements or purposes which the City may lawfully undertake
as a general improvements or purposes, and no part of the cost thereof has been or shall be specially
assessed on property specially benefited thereby.
(b) The average period of usefulness of said improvements or purposes within the
limitations of the Local Bond Law, according to the reasonable life thereof computed from the date
of the said bonds authorized by this bond ordinance, is 40 years.
(c) The Supplemental Debt Statement required by the Local Bond Law has been
duly made and filed in the Office of the Clerk of the City and a complete executed duplicate thereof
has been filed in the Office of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, New
Jersey Department of Community Affairs, and such statement shows that the gross debt of the City
as defined in the Local Bond Law is increased by the authorization of the bonds or notes provided
for in this bond ordinance by $2,750,000 and the said bonds or notes authorized by this bond
ordinance will be within all debt limitations prescribed by said Local Bond Law.
(d) An aggregate amount not exceeding $50,000 for items of expense listed in
and permitted under section 20 of the Local Bond Law is included in the estimated cost indicated
herein for the purpose or improvement hereinbefore described.
SECTION 8. The full faith and credit of the City are hereby pledged to the punctual
payment of the principal of and the interest on the bonds or notes authorized by this bond ordinance.
The bonds or notes shall be direct, unlimited obligations of the City, and the City shall be obligated
to levy ad valorem taxes upon all the taxable real property within the City for the payment of the
bonds or notes and the interest thereon without limitation as to rate or amount.
SECTION 9. The City hereby declares the intent of the City to issue the bonds or bond
anticipation notes in the amount authorized in Section 2 of this bond ordinance and to use proceeds
to pay or reimburse expenditures for the costs of the purpose described in Section 3 of this bond
ordinance. This Section 9 is a declaration of intent within the meaning and for purposes of Treasury
Regulations §1.150-2 or any successor provisions of federal income tax law.
SECTION 10. The City Chief Financial Officer is hereby authorized to prepare and to
update from time to time as necessary a financial disclosure document to be distributed in
connection with the sale of obligations of the City and to execute such disclosure document on
behalf of the City. The City Chief Financial Officer is further authorized to enter into the
appropriate undertaking to provide secondary market disclosure on behalf of the City pursuant to
Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Rule”) for the benefit of holders

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MOTION:
YES:

Newbury
SECOND: Timmons
Councilmembers Brown, Eastman, Miles,
Mojica, Montesdeoca, Newbury, Timmons,
Brooks
NO:
None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Gibilisco

INTRODUCTION: April 6, 2026
ADOPTION:
May 4, 2026

__________________________________
Jeffrey Brooks, Council President

__________________________________
APPROVAL Raymond A. Giacobbe, Mayor

__________________________________
ATTEST
Heather Capone, City Clerk

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ADOPTED ORDINANCE
CITY OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY
No.

O-13-26

$1,489,362

$1,418,440

$70,922

20 years

Page 137 of 139

Description

Appropriation Authorization

Down
Payment

Useful
Life

(ii) Heating, Ventilation And AirConditioning
(“HVAC”)
Improvements at City Hall –
Acquisition and Installation, as
Applicable, Of A Replacement
HVAC System And All Associated
Equipment, And Other Work And
Expenditures Related Thereto; And

$851,064

$810,537

$40,527

15 years

(iii) General Capital Improvements
– Acquisition And Installation, As
Applicable, Of A Roof Mounted
Enclosure
For
HVAC/Boiler
Equipment at City Hall.
TOTALS

$159,574

$151,975

$7,599

15 years

$2,500,000

$2,380,952

$119,048

(b) The above improvements or purposes set forth in Section 3(a) shall also include
all engineering and design work, surveying, construction planning, preparation of plans and
specifications, permits, bid documents, construction inspection and contract administration, and all
work, materials, equipment, apparatus, labor and appurtenances necessary therefor or incidental
thereto.
(c) The aggregate estimated maximum amount of bonds or notes to be issued for
said purposes is $2,380,952.
(d) The aggregate estimated cost of said purposes is $2,500,000, the excess amount
thereof over the said estimated maximum amount of bonds or notes to be issued therefor being the
aggregate amount of $2,380,952, is the aggregate down payments for said purposes in the amount of
$119,048.
SECTION 4. In the event the United States of America, the State of New Jersey,
the County of Union and/or a private entity make a contribution or grant in aid to the City for the
improvements and purposes authorized hereby and the same shall be received by the City prior to
the issuance of the bonds or notes authorized in Section 2 hereof, then the amount of such bonds or
notes to be issued shall be reduced by the amount so received from the United States of America,
the State of New Jersey, the County of Union and/or a private entity. In the event, however, that any
amount so contributed or granted by the United States of America, the State of New Jersey, the
County of Union and/or a private entity shall be received by the City after the issuance of the bonds
or notes authorized in Section 2 hereof, then such funds shall be applied to the payment of the bonds
or notes so issued and shall be used for no other purpose. This Section 4 shall not apply, however,
with respect to any contribution or grant in aid received by the City as a result of using funds from
this bond ordinance as “matching local funds” to receive such contribution or grant in aid.

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SECTION 5. All bond anticipation notes issued hereunder shall mature at such
times as may be determined by the Chief Financial Officer of the City (the “Chief Financial
Officer”), provided that no note shall mature later than one (1) year from its date unless such bond
anticipation notes are permitted to mature at such later date in accordance with applicable law.
The notes shall bear interest at such rate or rates and be in such form as may be determined by the
Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall determine all matters in connection with
the notes issued pursuant to this bond ordinance, and the signature of the Chief Financial Officer
upon the notes shall be conclusive evidence as to all such determinations. All notes issued
hereunder may be renewed from time to time in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:28(a). The Chief Financial Officer is hereby authorized to sell part or all of the notes from time to
time at public or private sale and to deliver them to the purchaser thereof upon receipt of payment of
the purchase price and accrued interest thereon from their dates to the date of delivery thereof. The
Chief Financial Officer is directed to report in writing to the governing body at the meeting next
succeeding the date when any sale or delivery of the notes pursuant to this bond ordinance is made.
Such report must include the principal amount, the description, the interest rate and the maturity
schedule of the notes so sold, the price obtained and the name of the purchaser.
SECTION 6. The capital budget of the City is hereby amended to conform with the
provisions of this bond ordinance to the extent of any inconsistency herewith and a resolution in the
form promulgated by the Local Finance Board showing full detail of the amended capital budget
and capital programs as approved by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services,
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and is
available for public inspection.
SECTION 7. The following additional matters are hereby determined, declared,
recited and stated:
(a) The improvements or purposes described in Section 3 of this bond ordinance are
not current expenses and are improvements or purposes which the City may lawfully undertake as
general improvements or purposes, and no part of the cost thereof has been or shall be specially
assessed on property specially benefited thereby.
(b) The average period of usefulness of said improvements or purposes within the
limitations of said Local Bond Law, according to the reasonable life thereof computed from the date
of the said bonds authorized by this bond ordinance, is 17.97 years.
(c) The supplemental debt statement required by the Local Bond Law has been duly
made and filed in the Office of the City Clerk and a complete executed duplicate thereof has been
filed in the Office of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, New Jersey
Department of Community Affairs, and such statement shows that the gross debt of the City as
defined in the Local Bond Law is increased by the authorization of the bonds or notes provided for
in this bond ordinance by $2,380,952 and the said obligations authorized by this bond ordinance
will be within all debt limitations prescribed by said Local Bond Law.
(d) An aggregate amount not exceeding $250,000 for items of expense listed in and
permitted under N.J.S.A. 40A:2-20 is included in the estimated cost indicated herein for the
improvements or purposes herein before described.

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SECTION 8. The full faith and credit of the City are hereby pledged to the
punctual payment of the principal of and the interest on the obligations authorized by this bond
ordinance. The obligations shall be direct, unlimited obligations of the City, and the City shall be
obligated to levy ad valorem taxes upon all the taxable property within the City for the payment of
the obligations and the interest thereon without limitation as to rate or amount.
SECTION 9. The City hereby declares the intent of the City to issue the bonds
or bond anticipation notes in the amount authorized in Section 2 of this bond ordinance and to
use proceeds to payor reimburse expenditures for the costs of the purposes described in Section 3
of this bond ordinance. This Section 9 is a declaration of intent within the meaning and for
purposes of Treasury Regulations §1.150-2 or any successor provisions of federal income tax
law.
SECTION 10. The City Chief Financial Officer is hereby authorized to prepare
and to update from time to time as necessary a financial disclosure document to be distributed in
connection with the sale of obligations of the City and to execute such disclosure document on
behalf of the City. The City Chief Financial Officer is further authorized to enter into the
appropriate undertaking to provide secondary market disclosure on behalf of the City pursuant to
Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Rule”) for the benefit of holders
and beneficial owners of obligations of the City and to amend such undertaking from time to
time in connection with any change in law, or interpretation thereof, provided such undertaking
is and continues to be, in the opinion of a nationally recognized bond counsel, consistent with the
requirements of the Rule. In the event that the City fails to comply with its undertaking, the City
shall not be liable for any monetary damages, and the remedy shall be limited to specific
performance of the undertaking.
SECTION 11. The City covenants to maintain the exclusion from gross income
under section 103(a) of the Code, of the interest on all bonds and notes issued under this bond
ordinance.
SECTION 12. This bond ordinance shall take effect twenty (20) days after the first
publication thereof after final adoption and approval by the Mayor, as provided by the Local Bond
Law.

MOTION:
YES:

Newbury
SECOND: Montesdeoca
Councilmembers Brown, Eastman, Miles,
Mojica, Montesdeoca, Newbury, Timmons,
Brooks
NO:
None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Gibilisco

INTRODUCTION: April 6, 2026
ADOPTION:
May 4, 2026

__________________________________
Jeffrey Brooks, Council President

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APPROVAL Raymond A. Giacobbe, Mayor

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ATTEST
Heather Capone, City Clerk

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