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Madison council approves three ordinances for first reading, passes consent agenda and $7.22M in vouchers
Summary
The Madison Borough Council approved first readings of three ordinances (veterans tax refund, $620,000 road appropriations, shade-tree fee amendments), passed consent agenda resolutions R41–R59 (with a recusal on R57 and R58), and approved vouchers totaling $7,221,936.20.
The Borough of Madison council moved forward on a slate of routine and budget-related actions during its regular meeting.
Clerk/meeting staff read three ordinances for first reading and scheduled hearings for Jan. 26, 2026: Ordinance 1-20-26 (adds a section 7-5 to allow 100% disabled veterans tax refunds, applied forward only), Ordinance 2-20-26 (appropriates $620,000 from the general capital improvement fund for road work on Shady Lawn Drive, Dogwood Drive, Hardwood Drive and East Street), and Ordinance 3-20-26 (amends Chapter 45, Shade Tree Management Board, to add commemorative tree application fees). Each ordinance was moved, seconded and recorded on roll call with affirmative votes.
The council then approved the consent agenda (resolutions R41–R59) in a single motion. The consent package included personnel actions (e.g., hiring authorization for a probationary police officer), capital purchases (e.g., sewer cleaning equipment appropriated under cooperative purchasing), grant and funding authorizations (including Green Acres funding requests totaling $5,557,000 noted in the record), special-event approvals, and items tied to the Drew settlement such as directing the planning board to conduct preliminary redevelopment investigations. During the consent vote one council member announced a recusal from resolutions R57 and R58.
Finance staff read voucher totals for multiple funds and the council approved payments totaling $7,221,936.20 (current fund $6,049,597.41; general capital $158,305.61; electric funds and water funds listed by the clerk). The council also approved several routine appointments and board liaison assignments and then adjourned.
The ordinances advanced were first readings; hearings and potential final adoption are scheduled for the Jan. 26 council meeting. Resolutions passed on the consent agenda will be reflected in the official minutes and associated departmental reports.
