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Votes at a glance: Mountain Lakes Council approves R26-01–R26-62, rejects wireless tower bids
Summary
The Mountain Lakes Borough Council adopted Resolutions R26-01 through R26-62 by consent vote at its Jan. 5 reorganization meeting; the packet included appointments, committee re-establishments, financial authorizations and multiple 2026 professional-service agreements. The Council also adopted R26-62 to reject all bids on the 400 Boulevard tower-lease solicitation.
The Mountain Lakes Borough Council approved the following by single consent motion on Jan. 5, 2026 (Resolutions R26-01 through R26-62). Where the meeting packet or resolution listed a fee/amount, it is shown; otherwise the action is listed as 'not specified' in the meeting minutes.
Key consent items (selected highlights):
- R26-01 — Approve Mountain Lakes Volunteer Fire Department officers for 2026 (Fire Chief: Matthew DeSantis; Deputy Chief/Administrative Officer: Joseph Mullaney). (approved) - R26-02 — Adopt 2026 Borough Council meeting schedule. (approved) - R26-03 — Designate official newspapers for 2026 (Morris County Daily Record, The Citizen, The Star-Ledger). (approved) - R26-04 — Adopt standard Council meeting agenda order. (approved) - R26-05 — Adopt 2026 holiday schedule for Borough offices (13 holidays; police excluded). (approved) - R26-06 — Authorize participation in NJ Recycling Tonnage Grant; designate Jim Pappa to file application. (approved) - R26-07 — Adopt Volunteer Tuition Credit Program for volunteer firefighters/EMTs (P.L. 1998, c.145). (approved) - R26-12 — Close Boulevard for Memorial Day Parade on May 25, 2026 (contingent on county approval). (approved) - R26-13 — Appoint listed special police officers for 2026 (class I–III appointees named in resolution). (approved) - R26-18 — Appoint municipal court personnel per shared-service agreement with Denville (Municipal Prosecutor Brian Mason; Public Defender Joseph O'Toole; Municipal Court Judge Gerard Smith). (approved) - R26-24 — Approve 2026 Cash Management Plan (language and procedures for investments, collateral and wire/ACH controls). (approved) - R26-26 — Adopt temporary budget for 2026; temporary appropriations based on 35% of prior-year applicable appropriations. (approved) - R26-30 — Continue interlocal dispatch services with Morris County; Council records an expected payment of $105,789.69. (approved) - R26-41 — Authorize Police Department participation in PAARI (Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative). (approved) - R26-43 — Adopt invasive-plant-species resolution and attached priority-species list for local guidance and education. (approved) - R26-45 through R26-54 — Award or authorize a series of professional-service agreements (planning, municipal legal, municipal advisor, website maintenance, auditing, affordable housing administrative agent). Fee caps and rates were included in the resolutions (see packet). (approved) - R26-60 — Award contract for Canada goose and mute swan management to USDA/APHIS Wildlife Services (per contract fee schedule). (approved) - R26-61 — Authorize participation in the Union County Cooperative Pricing Agreement. (approved) - R26-62 — Reject all bids received for Contract No. 2025-01 (lease of tower and ground space at 400 Boulevard). Motion reflects consultant and manager recommendation; preserves Borough's options to re-advertise or seek alternative procurement. (approved)
Procedural notes: all consent items were adopted by one roll-call motion recorded in the minutes as carried by 'Aye' votes from present members. The meeting packet contains the full text of each resolution and the detailed claims/vouchers list for payment authorization.
Provenance: resolutions were introduced in the consent listing in the packet (SEG 002–SEG 004) and adoption was recorded in the roll-call at SEG 007. The tower-lease rejection appears as R26-62 (SEG 087–088).
