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Old Tappan council adopts four ordinances on final reading, including police pay and DPW code updates
Summary
At its sine‑die meeting the Borough of Old Tappan adopted four ordinances on second and final reading: amendments to recreation fees, police department salaries (2026–2029), Department of Public Works code, and police off‑duty contracted employment rates; no substantive public testimony was offered on these items.
The Borough of Old Tappan mayor and council adopted four ordinances on second and final reading during their sine‑die meeting.
Council opened and closed public hearings for each ordinance and adopted them by roll call. The ordinances adopted included:
- Ordinance 13‑01‑26: amending and supplementing chapter 119 (recreation program fees). Councilwoman Costello read the ordinance’s title and the council voted to adopt it on second and final reading.
- Ordinance 13‑02‑26: fixing salaries, wages and compensation for police department officers and employees for years 2026 through 2029; Council President Benagi presented the second reading and the council adopted it.
- Ordinance 13‑03‑26: repealing and replacing article 3 of the borough code pertaining to the Department of Public Works; the council adopted the new DPW article on second and final reading.
- Ordinance 13‑04‑26: amending police off‑duty contracted employment rates; the council opened a public hearing, offered no public comment, and adopted the ordinance on second reading.
Council instruction and publication: For each adopted ordinance the clerk was directed to publish notice of adoption as required by law. There was no extended debate on the four items at the meeting.
Votes at a glance: Each ordinance was adopted by roll call during the meeting; the transcript records affirmative roll‑call responses by council members present. The clerk will publish the notices of adoption and the ordinances take effect according to statutory notice requirements.
