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RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION R-25-1183 TO ADOPT A REVISED FEE SCHEDULE AND REVISED POLICIES FOR THE PARK PERMIT INFORMATION PACKET FOR 2027 PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40:32-7.12.
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (hereafter "County") is a body politic and corporate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:18-1 and vested with all rights contained therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1 the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic (hereafter "Board") is vested with managing the property, finances, and affairs of the County; and
WHEREAS, on December 9, 2025, the Board passed Resolution R-25-1183 relating to the Park Permit Information Packet for 2027 (hereafter "Packet") for the Passaic County Park System; and
WHEREAS, the Passaic County Department of Parks & Recreation (hereafter "Department") has requested that Resolution R-25-1183 be amended in order to adopt a revised fee schedule and revised policies for the Packet; and
WHEREAS, the proposed revisions include a three-week permit application window prior to the event date; updated Certificate of Insurance deadlines for coverage purchased through Facilitron, which must be obtained at least two (2) weeks before the event; hourly field-use fees with a two (2) hour minimum; a new liquor liability insurance requirement for all alcohol-related requests, with a minimum alcohol guest total of five hundred (500) guests; updated alcohol usage procedures and policies; revised Bouncy Castle packet wording for state requirements; and a permit requirement for summer camp and group activities of ten (10) or more persons; and
WHEREAS, the proposed revisions also add the Garret Mountain Reservation Three-Tiered Parking Lot and Vanderhoef Field as reservable spaces; clarify Camp Hope capacity limits, including a cap of one hundred fifty (150) people for events and a maximum capacity of twenty-two (22) people per cabin; add Monday and Friday open swim hours at Camp Hope; ban umbrellas in the Camp Hope pool area; establish a twenty-four (24) hour cancellation or reschedule policy for Camp Hope pool permits due to weather; and clarify that Camp Hope pavilion rental and pool rental are separate permit areas; and
WHEREAS, the proposed revisions further add the Goffle Brook Park softball field dimensions of 40/60 official softball size; correct the field size terminology in the Packet for youth baseball, now listed as 8U - 13U Youth Baseball Dimensions; adjust the RCP Lean-To fee for twenty-six (26) to fifty (50) persons, Non-County, to three hundred forty dollars ($340.00); and update the wording and instructions for Historic Site permits; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department is recommending that the revised fee schedule and revisions to the Packet, attached to and made part of this resolution, be adopted for 2027; and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the November 4, 2026 meeting of the Public Works Committee and is being recommended to the Board for approval; and
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:32-7.12, that the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners hereby amends Resolution R-25-1183 to adopt the revised fee schedule and revisions to the Park Permit Information Packet for 2027, as recommended by the Department of Parks & Recreation and attached hereto; and
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk to the Board, County Counsel, and the Director of the Board are authorized to take any other steps necessary to carry out the purpose of this Resolution.
ZMQ November 16, 2026