Red Bank commission advances flood-code ordinance, adopts consent agenda and approves budget amendments on first reading

The Red Bank Board of Commissioners opened a public hearing on proposed flood-damage code changes intended to maintain the city’s eligibility for the National Flood Insurance Program and closed the hearing after hearing no public comments.

The board approved its consent agenda, which included meeting minutes, an advisory appointment, adoption of a supervisor policy, a contract award and several fiscal year 2026 budget amendments. A commissioner pulled one consent item for separate consideration before the motion to approve the remainder passed and the chair declared the motion carried.

The commission then advanced multiple ordinances and appropriations on first reading. Staff introduced an ordinance tied to updated flood maps and related code sections; the board set a final reading for Nov. 18. Commissioners also considered an ordinance to appropriate unbudgeted FY26 expenses: $103,702 to the general fund, $1,400 to solid waste and $5,068 to state street aid. Separately, the commission considered another amendment to the FY26 budget to appropriate $1,140,599 in general-fund expenditures; staff said the item reflects anticipated revenues from grants and emergency repair expenditures that were not included in the adopted budget.

All motions presented in this portion of the meeting were seconded and recorded as approved by voice vote; the transcript records affirmative responses and the chair’s announcement that the motions carried. The record does not include a line-by-line roll-call tally in the transcript for these items.