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Board approves Middle School facility use for police memorial and passes first reading of nepotism policy
Summary
On Feb. 5, 2026 the board approved facility use for a memorial service for Chief Neil B. Corley (Ret.) and recorded the first reading and positive roll call for P0142.1 (Nepotism); the board also entered executive session to discuss personnel and litigation.
The Lopatcong Township Board of Education took three formal actions Feb. 5, 2026: it approved facility use for a police memorial service, approved the first reading of a revised nepotism policy and entered executive session to discuss personnel and litigation.
R-180-26: Use of facilities for Lopatcong Police Department memorial service — Motion: Mrs. Julia Jones-Jasper; Second: Mrs. Bevin Nittel. The board approved the request to use Lopatcong Middle School facilities for a memorial service for Chief Neil B. Corley (Ret.) scheduled for Feb. 7, 2026. Roll call recorded eight yes votes and one recusal: Pamela Thomas (Y), Judith Liptak (Y), Ernest Gallant (Y), Dr. John Severs (Y), Julia Jones-Jasper (Y), Megan Flynn (Y), Bevin Nittel (Y), Lauren Pierce (R), Joan Maingrette (Y). Outcome: approved.
R-181-26: First reading of P0142.1 (Nepotism) — Roll call recorded unanimous support for the first reading: Pamela Thomas (Y), Judith Liptak (Y), Ernest Gallant (Y), Dr. John Severs (Y), Julia Jones-Jasper (Y), Megan Flynn (Y), Bevin Nittel (Y), Lauren Pierce (Y), Joan Maingrette (Y). Outcome: first reading passed (9–0). The board’s review included multiple policy items; P0142.1 is a revision of the nepotism policy and was moved forward as a first reading (a procedural step that does not by itself adopt a final policy).
Executive session: The board voted to go into executive session at 9:24 p.m. to discuss personnel and pending/anticipated litigation (motion by Mrs. Bevin Nittel; second by Mr. Ernest Gallant). The board returned to open session at 10:51 p.m. and adjourned.
Why it matters: the facility-use approval allows the police department to proceed with the memorial at district facilities; the first reading advances a policy revision through the board process but does not finalize it. The executive session indicates the board engaged in confidential discussion of personnel and litigation matters before returning to open session and adjourning.
