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Votes at a glance: Council approves appointments, consent agenda and budget amendment
Summary
At its July 8 meeting the Englewood Cliffs Borough Council approved a series of personnel appointments (including temporary deputy clerk and DPW hires), accepted a police retirement, passed a budget amendment and adopted the consent agenda including payments of vouchers; several ordinances were introduced for public hearing.
The Englewood Cliffs Borough Council voted on multiple routine resolutions and actions at its July 8 meeting. Key outcomes recorded by roll call include:
- Resolution 2026-172: Appointed Casey Kimmel as temporary deputy municipal clerk during the municipal clerk's authorized leave — motion passed by roll call.
- Resolution 2026-173: Amended a previous appointment to make Richard Hess a four-year part-time fire subcode official and fire inspector (annual salary noted in the record) — motion passed by roll call.
- Resolution 2026-174 (summer camp staff changes): Approved additions and resignations for summer-camp directors and counselors — motion passed by roll call.
- Resolution 2026-175: Accepted the retirement of Lieutenant Steven Cochins Jr. (Englewood Cliffs Police Department) — motion passed and council offered well wishes.
- Resolutions 2026-176 through 2026-179: Accepted a DPW resignation and appointed new DPW staff (including Edward Brockington, Jordan Perez replacement and Gabriel Mena) — motions passed on roll call.
- Resolution 2026-180: Payment of vouchers (July 2026 bills list) — motion passed by roll call.
- Resolutions 2026-183 through 2026-200: Consent-agenda resolutions were approved; some council members recused from specific items as recorded.
- Ordinances introduced for first reading: 2026-12 (fire prevention), 2026-13 (handicap parking policy), and 2026-14 (no-knock/solicitation registry) — all introduced for public hearing; final adoption pending public hearings and further committee review.
Council procedure notes
Council placed oaths and appointments at the top of the agenda (a practice explained by the mayor) and then opened a public-comment period after departmental reports. Several residents raised questions during public comment; council and staff said they would follow up with additional documentation and committee review where appropriate.
