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Pennsauken Committee adopts three bond ordinances, advances budgets to June 18 hearing
Summary
The Pennsauken Township Committee on May 7 approved three bond ordinances — for an ambulance, capital improvements, and country‑club equipment — and approved budget readings and other resolutions, setting a municipal budget hearing for June 18.
The Pennsauken Township Committee on May 7 adopted three bond ordinances and approved several budget‑related resolutions, advancing the municipal budget to a public hearing on June 18.
The committee approved Ordinance 2026‑08 (second reading), which the clerk read as authorizing acquisition of an ambulance and appropriating $320,000; the committee then moved and carried approval on second reading. The clerk later read Ordinance 2026‑09, described as appropriating $5,065,000 for various capital improvements and equipment and authorizing issuance of general obligation bonds; the committee voted to approve. The committee also approved Ordinance 2026‑10, a $240,000 appropriation for improvements and equipment at the Pennsauken Township Country Club, on second reading.
The meeting included several budget actions. Staff introduced Resolution 1‑39 to read the 2026 municipal budget by title only and announced a public hearing for June 18, 2026. The committee approved reading the municipal budget by title and similarly approved the 2026 solid waste collection district budget to be read by title. The committee also approved a resolution applying to the New Jersey Local Finance Board pursuant to NJSA 40A:4‑45.2 and adopted consent‑agenda Resolutions 1‑42 through 1‑49.
Votes and procedure: for the ordinances and resolutions on the agenda the chair opened the floor for public comment (often none) and the motions to approve were seconded and passed by roll call. Roll‑call 'yes' responses were recorded by the committee members present. The clerk read ordinance and resolution titles aloud as part of the record.
Noted details and transcript inconsistencies: the ordinance texts as read during the meeting included multiple numeric figures (for example, Ordinance 2026‑08 was read as appropriating $320,000 while also referencing an "aggregate principal amount of up to 134,000" in the clerk's recitation). Those numeric inconsistencies appear in the meeting record as read; the committee adopted the ordinances as presented at the meeting, and any final authorized bond amounts will be set in the adopted ordinance text and related official documents.
What happens next: the municipal budget will be the subject of a public hearing on June 18, when residents may comment and the committee may adopt the budget. Other adopted resolutions on consent will be implemented according to departmental procedures and staff direction.
