Maplewood committee adopts 2026 budget amendment and approves consent agenda, advances ordinances and contracts

At its June 3 meeting the Maplewood Township Committee completed several formal actions: it closed a public hearing on the additional municipal budget amendment and adopted the 2026 municipal budget; voted to adopt an ordinance amending the Community Board on Police; approved a consent agenda that included an increased engineering award for traffic study work; and introduced three ordinances for first reading.

Budget adoption: After the clerk read the budget totals and appropriations (the municipal purposes amount cited as $41,824,711 and total appropriations listed as $63,391,165), the committee closed the hearing with no public speakers and adopted the amendment and the 2026 municipal budget by unanimous roll call. The adoption included certification that revenue and appropriation lines were consistent with the approved budget and that printed copies were available to the public.

Ordinances and introductions: The committee adopted Ordinance 406-26 (amending chapter 19 to clarify membership and functions of the Community Board on Police, including details for the civilian review board subcommittee). The committee introduced three additional ordinances for first reading—407-26 (design criteria in Maplewood Village Special Improvement District), 408-26 (right-turn-on-red restrictions in vehicles and traffic code), and 409-26 (classification of employment positions and establishment of salary ranges)—and scheduled public hearings for June 16.

Contracts and consent agenda: Business Administrator Mr. Weary explained two traffic-related contract awards: Resolution 206-26 (Dynamic Traffic) for an Oakland Road no-left-turn pilot and intersection counts, and Resolution 211-26 for design services on the Prospect Street corridor. Committee members agreed to combine limited supplemental work (additional parking counts, signal-timing evaluation and reimbursables totaling $6,000) into Resolution 206-26—raising that award from $25,500 to $31,500—and to remove the design/bid-phase award (Resolution 211-26) for further discussion at the June 16 meeting. The consent agenda with the modified award passed unanimously.

Other formal business: The committee approved the appointment of Marissa Russell to the Recreation Advisory Committee and scheduled the previously noted ordinance hearings. Recorded roll-call votes were unanimous on the motions taken during the meeting.

Next steps: The committee will take up the postponed design-phase contract for Prospect Street at the June 16 meeting and will proceed with hearings on introduced ordinances on June 16 and second readings in the July cycle as required.