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New Providence council approves consent agenda, grant application and personnel actions
Summary
Council approved a consent agenda including a $40,000 T-Mobile Hometown grant application for courtroom audio upgrades, multiple vendor contracts and personnel leave requests; roll-call votes recorded unanimous yes from present council members.
At its April meeting the Borough of New Providence Council approved a consent agenda covering routine and substantive items, authorized a grant application and passed personnel-related resolutions.
Among the items approved on the consent agenda were Resolution 2026-129, authorizing the borough to apply for a $40,000 T-Mobile Hometown Grant to upgrade audio in the municipal courtroom to improve accessibility for residents with hearing challenges; Resolution 2026-130 approving a requisition for Dell desktop computers (not to exceed $2,730); and procurement approvals for on-call electrical services contracts through March 31, 2027.
Finance presented Resolution 2026-134 amending a donations/dedicated-trust-fund authorization (transcript references NJSA provisions as read) and Resolution 2026-135 which authorizes a settlement in a tax-court appeal (Shelbourne Spring LLC, docket 001557-2026) leaving the property assessment unchanged at $10,672,000 for the parcel at 41 Spring Street. The bills-payable list (Resolution 2026-137) was also approved; the roll call recorded payments totaling $3,825,971, including the April school tax and pension contributions.
Council approved personnel motions in open session and later voted to hold a special closed session on personnel matters (Resolution 2026-3A) and returned to approve leave requests under Resolution 2026-144 (special leave) and 2026-145 (Family Medical Leave Act request for an identified employee number). Roll-call votes on those personnel motions were recorded as affirmative by all present council members.
Roll-call outcomes: Mr. Learner, Miss Dolan, Mrs. Joffrey, Mr. Kamisky, Mrs. Mcnite and Mr. Gardner were recorded as voting yes on the consent agenda and subsequent personnel resolutions. The meeting adjourned after completion of the listed items.
Council did not take separate votes at this meeting on the stormwater task force recommendation or the Adopt-a-Drain program; those items were presented for consideration and follow-up.
