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Greenwich Committee introduces ordinance to exceed municipal budget cap; March 17 hearing set
Summary
The Greenwich Township Committee introduced Ordinance No. 93-2026 to raise the CY2026 budget cap to 3.5% under the Local Government Cap Law and set a public hearing for March 17, 2026. The move passed on a 2-0 roll call with one member absent.
Deputy Mayor Reinhart moved and Mayor Orr seconded the introduction of Proposed Ordinance No. 93-2026 on Feb. 17, 2026, which would authorize Greenwich Township to increase its 2026 municipal budget ceiling to 3.5% under the Local Government Cap Law. The Committee set a public hearing on the ordinance for March 17, 2026.
Mayor Orr opened the meeting by noting that “adequate notice of this meeting was provided in compliance with the Open Public Meeting Act notifying the South Jersey Times and The Press of Atlantic City on January 15, 2026.” After the ordinance was read, the Committee recorded a roll call vote: Ayes — Orr, Reinhart; Nays — none; Absent — Werley.
The ordinance cites N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14 and N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.15a and explains the municipality may increase final appropriations up to 3.5% where authorized by ordinance. The text in the minutes notes two monetary figures tied to the change: $6,401.48 described as the amount in excess of the otherwise permitted increase, and $14,936.78 stated as the total amount referenced for CY2026.
The ordinance authorizes filing a certified copy of the introduced ordinance with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services within five days of introduction and requires that, upon adoption, a certified copy with the recorded vote be filed within five days after adoption. The Committee’s next procedural step is the March 17 public hearing, at which the ordinance may be adopted, amended or withdrawn.
