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Berkeley Heights council adopts fire prevention-fees ordinance and approves consent agenda
Summary
The council closed a public hearing and adopted Ordinance 2026-11 amending fire prevention fees by unanimous roll call; the council also approved a consent agenda of resolutions 2026-190 through 2026-219 and introduced Ordinance 2026-12 on first reading, scheduling a June 30 public hearing.
The Berkeley Heights Township Council closed the public hearing on Ordinance 2026-11 (amending fire prevention fees) and adopted the ordinance by unanimous roll call on June 9.
The clerk read the ordinance and a council member moved for adoption; the motion was seconded and the roll-call vote was recorded with members Mr. Foster, Mrs. Zillis, Mr. Machado, Mr. Maderos, Mr. Moran, Councilwoman Susan Pogue and Mayor Deainy voting yes. The published minutes show the ordinance addresses fees connected to fire prevention inspections and fire watch duties and clarifies compensation for services required at specific events or extended responses.
During the same meeting the council adopted a consent agenda that consolidated resolutions 2026-190 through 2026-219 in a single recorded vote. The council also introduced Ordinance 2026-12 (appropriation for various capital improvements) on first reading and set June 30, 2026 as the date for its public hearing; the clerk read the ordinance and the council directed the clerk to advertise it according to law. (The clerk’s reading included an appropriation figure in the record; the exact published appropriation amount should be reviewed in the official ordinance text.)
Next steps: Ordinance 2026-12 will be the subject of a public hearing on June 30; the fire prevention fees ordinance is effective as adopted per the town’s ordinance adoption process.
