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Lawnside council introduces ordinance to exceed budget cap and adopts 2026 budget resolutions
Summary
At a May 12 special meeting, Lawnside council introduced Ordinance No. 04-2026 to exceed municipal appropriation limits and establish a cap bank under N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14, and adopted two budget-related resolutions; public comment was opened and closed with no speakers.
The Borough of Lawnside council met in a special session May 12, 2026, called to order by Mayor Wardlow at 7:00 p.m. The meeting, held via Microsoft Teams, opened with a prayer and the flag salute, and the Deputy Clerk read the required public notice.
Council introduced Ordinance No. 04-2026, described in the agenda as an "index rate (COLA) ordinance" to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a cap bank under N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14 for calendar year 2026. The motion to introduce the ordinance was made by Ronald DeAbreu and seconded by Dawn Wright-McLeod; the roll call vote was 5 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent, and the motion carried.
Under the consent agenda the council considered two budget-related resolutions: Resolution No. 62-2026 (2026 EEOC Budget Resolution for the Governing Body) and Resolution No. 63-2026 (introducing the 2026 municipal budget). Councilwoman Dawn Wright-McLeod moved to adopt the consent agenda resolutions, and Councilman Eric J. Wilcox Sr. seconded. The roll call vote was: DeAbreu yes; Lee absent; Pollard abstained; Wardlow-Hurley yes; Wilcox yes; Wright-McLeod yes. The resolutions were adopted with four ayes, one abstention and one absent.
The public comment period was opened by motion of Wright-McLeod, seconded by DeAbreu; no members of the public spoke. DeAbreu then moved and Wright-McLeod seconded to close public comment; the roll calls for opening and closing matched and both motions carried.
Councilwoman Wright-McLeod announced the Board of Health Mental Health Symposium set for Saturday, May 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Community Center. At 7:09 p.m. Wright-McLeod moved to adjourn, Wardlow-Hurley seconded, and the voice vote was unanimous.
No public testimony was recorded during the meeting. The council took formal steps to introduce the budget-related ordinance and to adopt two resolutions that move the borough’s 2026 budget process forward; specific budget figures were not stated in the minutes.
