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Beach Haven council gives ordinance first reading to exceed 2026 budget cap
Summary
At its April 30 agenda meeting the Borough of Beach Haven council gave first reading to Ordinance 20268 to exceed the municipal budget appropriations limit and establish a CAP bank; the first reading passed on a unanimous roll-call vote.
The Borough of Beach Haven council gave first reading on April 30 to Ordinance 20268, a calendar-year 2026 measure that would allow the borough to exceed the municipal budget appropriations limit and to establish a CAP bank under state law. The ordinance was introduced and approved on first reading by unanimous roll-call vote.
Under the motion the ordinance moves forward to the next procedural step required by municipal code before final adoption; no public comment was taken on first reading. The clerk stated the ordinance authorizes the borough to exceed the statutory appropriation limit and to bank any unused allocation in accordance with state rules.
After a motion and second, the council voted in favor: Miss Anderson (yes), Mrs. Ball Miller (yes), Mr. McCaffrey (yes), Miss Snyder (yes) and Mayor Lambert (yes). The vote constituted approval to adopt the ordinance on first reading; further hearings or final adoption will follow required notice and procedural steps prescribed by local law.
