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Lebanon Township Committee certifies 2024 audit, approves tax cancellations and refunds and enters executive session
Summary
At its Sept. 3 meeting the Lebanon Township Committee certified the 2024 audit, approved four tax-related resolutions and a bill list, heard a $750,000 HUD grant update and entered executive session to discuss collective bargaining, construction litigation and personnel matters.
The Lebanon Township Committee met Sept. 3, 2025, at the municipal building and certified its 2024 annual audit, approved multiple tax cancellations and refunds and authorized payment of a municipality bill list before entering executive session.
Township Auditor Laura Atwell, CPA, and Chief Financial Officer Lorraine England, CMFO, presented the findings of the 2024 Annual Audit and the Committee adopted Resolution No. 151-2025 certifying receipt and review of the audit as required by state rules (motion by Beverly Koehler; second, Jay Wojcik). The resolution notes the Committee reviewed the audit sections titled “Comments and Recommendations.”
The meeting recorded several tax-related actions. The Committee adopted Resolution No. 152-2025 canceling certain 2025 and 2026 real estate taxes after a fully disabled veteran exemption was granted to Stanley Pearson of 14 Stevenson Lane (motion by Beverly Koehler; second, Abe Abuchowski). Resolution No. 153-2025 canceled similar tax installments for Fred Janusz of 238 Mt. Airy Road after a disabled-veteran exemption; the motion was made by Jay Wojcik and seconded by Tom McKee. The Committee also approved Resolution No. 154-2025 to refund a duplicate second-quarter 2025 tax payment of $1,231.31 to Fred and Elsie Janusz (motion by Abe Abuchowski; second, Beverly Koehler) and Resolution No. 155-2025 directing a $1,805.09 refund to Matthew Ising and Alexandra Fiandaca for an overpayment after a parcel qualified for farmland assessment (motion by Tom McKee; second, Jay Wojcik). All roll-call votes on these resolutions were recorded as ayes from the five members present.
On municipal finance, the Committee adopted Resolution No. 156-2025 authorizing payment of bills, claims and statements. The bill list table shown in meeting documents lists 44 purchase orders and a Bill List Total of $1,359,953.67; the motion to adopt was moved by Tom McKee and seconded by Beverly Koehler and carried on roll call.
In unfinished business, Committee member Tom McKee updated members on the status of a $750,000 HUD grant; CFO England explained how that grant was incorporated into the 2023 budget and described the grant reimbursement process and timing. In new business the Committee discussed a proposed 24-month opt-in to the Hunterdon County Cooperative Pricing System for electric generation service beginning October 2025; the Committee did not reach consensus to opt into the cooperative’s renewable-energy portion and no final opt-in vote was recorded.
Public comment (general) included remarks on the library budget, appreciation for a donated tree used for decorations, support for the POW/MIA chair dedication and questions about the audit and the HUD grant; speakers were not named in the transcript.
The Committee adopted Resolution No. 157-2025 and entered executive session at 8:07 p.m. to discuss collective bargaining, pending/anticipated construction litigation and attorney-client privileged matters, and personnel matters related to position responsibilities. The Committee reconvened at 9:25 p.m. and adjourned the meeting.
Votes at a glance: Resolution No. 151-2025 (audit certification) — adopted (motion: Koehler; second: Wojcik; ayes: Abuchowski, Koehler, Wojcik, McKee, Wunder). Resolution No. 152-2025 (tax cancellation — Stanley Pearson) — adopted (motion: Koehler; second: Abuchowski; ayes: Abuchowski, Koehler, Wojcik, McKee, Wunder). Resolution No. 153-2025 (tax cancellation — Fred Janusz) — adopted (motion: Wojcik; second: McKee; ayes: Abuchowski, Koehler, Wojcik, McKee, Wunder). Resolution No. 154-2025 (refund duplicate payment — Janusz) — adopted (motion: Abuchowski; second: Koehler; ayes: Abuchowski, Koehler, Wojcik, McKee, Wunder). Resolution No. 155-2025 (farmland overpayment refund — Ising/Fiandaca) — adopted (motion: McKee; second: Wojcik; ayes: Abuchowski, Koehler, Wojcik, McKee, Wunder). Resolution No. 156-2025 (bill list) — adopted (motion: McKee; second: Koehler; ayes: Abuchowski, Koehler, Wojcik, McKee, Wunder). Resolution No. 157-2025 (enter executive session) — adopted (motion: Koehler; second: Abuchowski; ayes: Abuchowski, Koehler, Wojcik, McKee, Wunder).
The Committee’s next procedural steps were not specified in the transcript beyond the reconvening and adjournment at 9:25 p.m.
