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Lebanon Township approves $105,000 payment to volunteer fire department
Summary
The Lebanon Township Committee voted unanimously June 7 to authorize a $105,000 payment to the Lebanon Township Volunteer Fire Department from the 2023 budget to support operations, citing state law authorizing municipal grants to volunteer fire companies.
The Lebanon Township Committee voted unanimously June 7 to authorize payment of $105,000 to the Lebanon Township Volunteer Fire Department from the township's 2023 budget. The measure was adopted by roll call vote under Resolution No. 68-2023.
The payment was approved under the authority of N.J.S.A. 40A:14-34, which permits municipalities to raise and appropriate funds for volunteer fire companies. The resolution states the funds were appropriated in the 2023 annual budget to ensure the department's readiness and reliability and directs that a copy of the resolution be provided to the township CFO and accounts payable clerk.
Committee members discussed the appropriation during the meeting's resolutions block; the motion to adopt was moved by Brian Wunder and seconded by Thomas McKee and carried by unanimous favorable roll call vote. The resolution contains no additional line-item breakdown in the meeting record.
The action completes the Committee's formal authorization of the funds; the municipal finance office will process the payment per standard accounts-payable procedures.
