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Vernon Township Council discusses 2026 municipal budget at April 6 workshop
Summary
At a special April 6 budget workshop, the Vernon Township Council discussed the proposed 2026 municipal budget; the meeting minutes record discussion but provide no line-item details or recorded votes on the budget.
The Vernon Township Council convened a special budget workshop on April 6, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Vernon Municipal Center, 21 Church Street, Vernon, New Jersey. Council Vice President Sandra Ooms presided. The meeting opened with a statement of compliance under the Open Public Meetings Act (N.J.S.A. 10:4-7).
Present at roll call were Council Members Carl Contino, Sandra Ooms, Bradley Sparta and Council President William Higgins. Mayor Anthony Rossi, Business Administrator Tina Kraus, Township Attorney Peter King and Municipal Clerk Marcy Gianattasio were also listed as present. Council Member Patrick Rizzuto entered the meeting at 6:05 p.m.
Vice President Sandra Ooms asked for a motion to open the meeting to public comment. Council Member Bradley Sparta moved, and Council Member Carl Contino seconded; the motion carried. The minutes state that no members of the public came forward during the public comment period. A motion to close public comment was later moved by Sparta and seconded by Rizzuto; that motion also carried.
The minutes record that the council discussed the 2026 proposed municipal budget. The entry on the budget is brief: it notes discussion but does not list proposed dollar amounts, amendments, departmental requests, or any formal vote on the budget at this meeting.
At 8:33 p.m., Council Member Bradley Sparta moved to adjourn; Council Member Carl Contino seconded. The minutes state all were in favor and the meeting was adjourned. The minutes were approved on April 20, 2026.
The minutes are framed as a workshop discussion; they do not provide substantive line items or next steps for adoption. For specifics on proposed revenues, appropriations, or scheduled hearings on the 2026 budget, the council’s published agenda or later minutes would need to be consulted.
