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Boonton Council adopts challenge to state's affordable-housing obligation and OKs school officer shared-service agreement
Summary
At its regular meeting, the Boonton Mayor and Town Council passed Resolution 25-61 challenging the town's present affordable-housing obligation under PL 2024 c.2 and approved Resolution 25-62, a multi-year shared-service agreement to provide a Special Law Enforcement Officer Class III in schools; both measures passed by roll-call vote.
Boonton '025'0The Boonton Mayor and Town Council voted to adopt Resolution 25-61, a challenge to the town's present affordable-housing obligation for the period July 1, 2025 through July 1, 2035, and approved Resolution 25-62, a shared-service agreement with the Boonton Board of Education to provide a Special Law Enforcement Officer (SLEO) Class III in town schools.
Council opened discussion on Resolution 25-61, which cites PL 2024 c.2 and reserves the town's rights while disputing the state's calculation of Boonton's housing obligation. A council member said that work by the town planner and attorneys was "pretty thorough" and explained the town's disagreement centers on acreage the state deemed buildable but the town considers state-controlled or otherwise not developable; that review reduced the town's prospective need from roughly 150 units to about 99, council members said. The resolution was moved, seconded and adopted by roll-call vote.
The council then considered Resolution 25-62, authorizing a shared-service agreement with the Boonton Board of Education to provide a SLEO Class III officer in the schools. Council members said the agreement is multi-year and includes specified rate language. One council member raised concerns about the potential for student disciplinary records and the role of a school-based officer, noting the agreement was driven by school requests and national concerns about violent incidents. After discussion, the council approved the shared-service contract by roll-call vote.
Council also approved a consent agenda of routine resolutions (25-49 through 25-60), including the appointment of Daniel Patony to the fire department, by voice/roll-call vote.
What happens next: Resolution 25-61 formally records the town's challenge under state law; further steps will follow through the town's planning and legal processes. The shared-service agreement will be implemented under the terms in the contract; details about contract start dates and renewal mechanics were described as specified in the agreement.
Votes and actions noted in the meeting record include the consent-agenda approval (resolutions 25-49 to 25-60), adoption of Resolution 25-61 (challenge to affordable-housing obligation) and adoption of Resolution 25-62 (shared service SLEO agreement).
