Township Council Meeting — Packet

bond ordinance are not current expenses and are improvements and purposes which the Township may lawfully undertake as general improvements and no part of the cost thereof has been or shall be specially assessed on property specially benefited thereby. (b) The period of usefulness of said improvements or purposes, computed on the basis of the respective amounts of obligations authorized for each purpose and the reasonable life thereof in accordance with the limitations set forth in the Local Bond Law, is 10 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 Township and a complete executed duplicate thereof has been filed in the Office of the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs of the State of New Jersey, and such statement shows that the gross debt of the Township as defined in the Local Bond Law is increased by the authorization of the bonds or notes provided for in this bond ordinance by $6,714,669. The obligations authorized by this bond ordinance will be within all debt limitations prescribed by said Local Bond Law. (d) An amount not exceeding $780,000 for items of expense listed in and permitted under N.J.S.A. 40A:2-20 of the Local Bond Law is included in the estimated cost indicated herein for the purposes and improvements described in Section 3 hereof. SECTION 8. The full faith and credit of the Township 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 Township and, unless paid from other sources, the Township shall be obligated to levy ad valorem taxes upon all the taxable property within the Township for the payment of the principal of the obligations and the interest thereon without limitation as to rate or amount. 6 #95204340.1 168182.012

SECTION 9. The Township reasonably expects to reimburse any expenditures toward the costs of the improvements or purposes described in Section 3 hereof and paid prior to the issuance of any bonds or notes authorized by this bond ordinance with the proceeds of such bonds or notes. This Section 9 is intended to be and hereby is a declaration of the Township’s official intent to reimburse any expenditure toward the costs of the improvements or purposes described in Section 3 hereof to be incurred and paid prior to the issuance of bonds or notes authorized herein in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.150-2. SECTION 10. The 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 the obligations of the Township authorized herein and to execute such disclosure document on behalf of the Township. The Chief Financial Officer is further authorized to enter into the appropriate undertaking to provide secondary market disclosure on behalf of the Township pursuant to Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Rule") for the benefit of holders and beneficial owners of the obligations of the Township, which are authorized herein, 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 Township fails to comply with its undertaking, the Township shall not be liable for any monetary damages, and the remedy shall be limited to specific performance of the undertaking. SECTION 11. The Township covenants to maintain the exclusion from gross income under Section 103(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, of the interest on all bonds and notes issued on a tax-exempt basis under this bond ordinance. 7 #95204340.1 168182.012

SECTION 12. This bond ordinance shall take effect twenty (20) days after the first publication of the notice of final adoption of this bond ordinance, as provided by the Local Bond Law. 8 #95204340.1 168182.012

ADOPTED ON FIRST READING DATED: APRIL 8, 2025 KAREN J. CARNEVALE, Clerk Township of West Orange JOE KRAKOVIAK, Council President Township of West Orange ADOPTED ON SECOND READING DATED: APRIL 22, 2025 KAREN J. CARNEVALE, Clerk Township of West Orange JOE KRAKOVIAK, Council President Township of West Orange APPROVAL BY THE MAYOR ON THIS _____ DAY OF ___________, 2025. SUSAN MCCARTNEY, Mayor Township of West Orange 9 #95204340.1 168182.012

TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PENDING BOND ORDINANCE AND SUMMARY The bond ordinance, the summary terms of which are included herein, was introduced and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the Township Council of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey (the “Township”) on April 8, 2025. It will be further considered for final passage, after public hearing thereon, at a meeting of the governing body of the Township to be held at the Township Municipal Building, 66 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey, in said County, on April 22, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. During the week prior to and up to and including the date of such meeting, copies of the full bond ordinance will be available at no cost and during regular business hours at the Clerk’s office for the members of the general public who shall request the same. The summary of the terms of such bond ordinance follows: Title: BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, BY AND IN THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $10,030,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $6,714,669 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE TOWNSHIP TO FINANCE PART OF THE COST THEREOF Purpose(s): The bond ordinance provides for improvements and repairs to entire lengths or portions of various roads in the Township including, but not limited to, Franklin Avenue (from Main Street to Chestnut Street), Oxford Place (from Cherry Street to Chestnut Street), Walker Road, South Valley Road, Rooney Circle, Morris Road, Sussex Road, Hunterdon Road, South Valley Road, Union Street, Nassau Street (from South Valley Road to Township limits), Wheatland Avenue, Helen Avenue, Lawrence Avenue, Florence Place, and Lowell Avenue. Please refer to the full bond ordinance for a more complete description of the improvements and purposes of the bond ordinance. Appropriation: $10,030,000 Bonds/Notes Authorized: $6,714,669 Down Payment: $48,440 Grants: $300,000 Community Development Block Grant; and $2,966,891 grants from Department of Transportation of the State of New Jersey Section 20 Costs: $780,000 Useful Life: 10 years KAREN J. CARNEVALE, Clerk of the Township of West Orange #95204340.1 168182.012

TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF BOND ORDINANCE ADOPTION AND SUMMARY The bond ordinance, the summary terms of which are included herein, has been finally adopted by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey (the “Township”) on April 22, 2025 and the twenty (20) day period of limitation within which a suit, action or proceeding questioning the validity of such bond ordinance can be commenced, as provided in the Local Bond Law, has begun to run from the date of the first publication of this statement. Copies of the full bond ordinance are available at no cost and during regular business hours at the Clerk’s office for members of the general public who request the same. The summary of the terms of such bond ordinance follows: Title: BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, BY AND IN THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $10,030,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $6,714,669 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE TOWNSHIP TO FINANCE PART OF THE COST THEREOF Purpose(s): The bond ordinance provides for improvements and repairs to entire lengths or portions of various roads in the Township including, but not limited to, Franklin Avenue (from Main Street to Chestnut Street), Oxford Place (from Cherry Street to Chestnut Street), Walker Road, South Valley Road, Rooney Circle, Morris Road, Sussex Road, Hunterdon Road, South Valley Road, Union Street, Nassau Street (from South Valley Road to Township limits), Wheatland Avenue, Helen Avenue, Lawrence Avenue, Florence Place, and Lowell Avenue. Please refer to the full bond ordinance for a more complete description of the improvements and purposes of the bond ordinance. Appropriation: $10,030,000 Bonds/Notes Authorized: $6,714,669 Down Payment: $48,440 Grants: $300,000 Community Development Block Grant; and $2,266,891 grants from Department of Transportation of the State of New Jersey Section 20 Costs: $780,000 Useful Life: 10 years KAREN J. CARNEVALE, Clerk of the Township of West Orange #95204340.1 168182.012

TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY CERTIFICATE OF INTRODUCTION OF BOND ORDINANCE I, the undersigned Clerk of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey (the “Township”), DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is an extract from the Minutes of a regular meeting of the Township Council of the Township duly called and held on April 8, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the Township Municipal Building, 66 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey and that the following was the roll call: Present: Absent: I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing extract has been compared by me with the original minutes as officially recorded in my office in the Minute Book of the governing body of the Township and is a true, complete and correct copy thereof and of the whole of the original minutes so far as they relate to the subject matters referred to in the extract. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the Township as of this _____ day of ______________, 2025. (SEAL) KAREN J. CARNEVALE, Clerk of the Township of West Orange #95204340.1 168182.012

TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY CERTIFICATE OF FINAL ADOPTION OF BOND ORDINANCE I, the undersigned Clerk of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey (the “Township”), DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is an extract from the Minutes of a regular meeting of the Township Council of the Township duly called and held on April 22, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the Township Municipal Building, 66 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey and that the following was the roll call: Present: Absent: I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing extract has been compared by me with the original minutes as officially recorded in my office in the Minute Book of the governing body and is a true, complete and correct copy thereof and of the whole of the original minutes so far as they relate to the subject matters referred to in the extract. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the Township as of this _____ day of ______________, 2025. (SEAL) KAREN J. CARNEVALE, Clerk of the Township of West Orange #95204340.1 168182.012

TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY CLERK’S CERTIFICATE AS TO ADOPTION OF BOND ORDINANCE I, KAREN J. CARNEVALE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that I am the Clerk of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex (the “Township”), a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New Jersey, and that as such I am duly authorized to execute and deliver this certificate on behalf of the Township. In such capacity, I have the responsibility to maintain the minutes of the meetings of the governing body of the Township and the records relative to all resolutions and ordinances of the Township. The representations made herein are based upon the records of the Township. I DO HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFY THAT: (1) Attached hereto is the bond ordinance introduced on April 8, 2025 and finally adopted on April 22, 2025 by the Township Council of the Township and approved by the Mayor on _____________ ____, 2025. (2) After introduction, the bond ordinance was published as required by law on ___________ in the (name of newspaper). (3) Following the passage of the bond ordinance on first reading, and at least seven (7) days prior to the final adoption thereof, I caused to be posted in the principal municipal building of the Township at the place where public notices are customarily posted, a copy of said bond ordinance or a summary thereof and a notice that copies of the bond ordinance would be made available to the members of the general public of the Township who requested copies, up to and including the time of further consideration of the bond ordinance by the governing body of the Township. Copies of the bond ordinance were made available to all who requested same. #95204340.1 168182.012

(4) After final passage, the bond ordinance was duly approved by the Mayor on _____________ ____, 2025 and was duly published as required by law on _____________, 2025 in (name of newspaper). No protest signed by any person against making any improvement or incurring the indebtedness authorized therein, nor any petition requesting that a referendum vote be taken on the action proposed in the bond ordinance has been presented to the governing body of the Township or to me or filed in my office within twenty (20) days after said publication or at any other time after the final passage thereof. (5) The bond ordinance has not been amended, added to, altered or repealed and said bond ordinance is now in full force and effect. (6) A certified copy of the bond ordinance and a copy of the amended capital or temporary capital budget form have been filed with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, as applicable. (7) The official seal of the Township is affixed, imprinted or reproduced opposite my signature on this Certificate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed, imprinted or reproduced the official seal of the Township as of this _____ day of ______________, 2025. (SEAL) KAREN J. CARNEVALE, Clerk of the Township of West Orange #95204340.1 168182.012