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Red Bank board adopts flood-damage prevention ordinance, approves FY2026 budget amendments
Summary
The Red Bank Board of Commissioners approved a flood-damage prevention ordinance on second and final reading to maintain eligibility for the National Flood Insurance Program and adopted FY2026 operating budget amendments including a $142,549 grant appropriation to the general fund. Staff noted several project rollovers and reimbursements.
The Board of Commissioners of the City of Red Bank voted to adopt an ordinance amending municipal code Title 14, Chapter 6 (Flood Damage Prevention) on second and final reading, a change the mayor said is intended to minimize flood risk and preserve eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program.
The ordinance was introduced by staff and discussed at a prior meeting; after a brief staff summary the mayor called for a motion and the board approved the ordinance on final reading. During roll-call/voice exchanges, Commissioner Holmes and Commissioner Wilson were recorded voting in the affirmative; the mayor announced the motion carried.
Council also approved amendments to the FY2026 operating budget to appropriate unbudgeted expenditures and carry over previously authorized capital work. Staff described several rollover items and reimbursement arrangements, citing project PIN numbers for work that began in earlier fiscal years (including a water-bridge replacement and ADA upgrades along Memorial Drive) and explained that some costs are reimbursable overtime or grant-funded.
Among the appropriations approved was a grant-related appropriation to the general fund in the amount of $142,549, which staff said will reimburse overtime and support previously authorized projects carried into FY2026. Other figures cited during the discussion included an earlier-cited general-fund amount of $104,302 tied to operating adjustments and references to smaller line items and project balances; meeting discussion indicated those items mostly reflect rollovers and reimbursements rather than new recurring program commitments.
The board recorded the motions and carried the measures on final reading during the meeting. The ordinance adoption and budget amendment are effective according to the city’s standard final-reading process; the mayor closed the items after the votes.
