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Hazlet Township Committee introduces 2026 budget, sets May 12 public hearing
Summary
Hazlet Township introduced its proposed 2026 municipal budget and scheduled a May 12 public hearing; the committee also introduced an ordinance to exceed the Local Government Cap Law by 1% (a $202,354.15 exception) and make those funds available as a cap bank for up to two years.
The Hazlet Township Committee introduced its proposed 2026 municipal budget at the April 14 meeting and set a public hearing for May 12, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at the Hazlet Municipal Building. A complete copy of the proposed budget will be available for public inspection at the Municipal Clerk’s office and on the township website prior to the hearing.
As part of the budget introduction the Committee introduced an ordinance under N.J.S.A. 40A:4‑45.14 to permit a temporary increase of 1% in final appropriations above the Local Government Cap Law ceiling. The ordinance identifies the exception amount as $202,354.15 and provides that any portion not appropriated in the final budget may be banked as an exception to final appropriation in either of the next two succeeding years.
The Clerk read the title of the proposed budget during the meeting and the Committee scheduled the public hearing so residents may comment before final adoption. The transcript supplied to the Municipal Clerk indicates standard procedural motions and roll‑call placeholders; the meeting record included a certification that the resolution to introduce the budget was passed and adopted by the Committee on April 14, 2026.
