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Council approves consent agenda and pays bills; one recusal recorded
Summary
The council approved multiple routine resolutions on tax deferrals, reserves, a fireworks stipend, an engineering contract for Amelia Street and Rickland Drive resurfacing, and tax‑lien redemption; payment of bills (R‑86‑2026) passed with five votes and one recusal by Councilman Tilton.
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On April 28 the Mayor and Council approved a consent agenda that included resolutions to authorize school tax deferrals (R-82-2026, R-83-2026), compute the 2026 reserve for uncollected taxes (R-85-2026), pay a stipend for West Essex Fireworks gate monitors (R-87-2026), award a professional services contract for design and construction inspection services for the Amelia Street and Rickland Drive resurfacing project to Christopher P. Statile, P.A. (R-88-2026), and redeem and cancel a tax lien for Block 1401, Lot 14 (R-89-2026). Councilwoman Johanna Stroever moved the consent agenda and Councilman Matthew Atlas seconded; the motion carried unanimously with six affirmative votes.
Separately, Councilwoman Suzanne Corbo moved and Councilman Arthur Rees seconded approval of Resolution R-86-2026, authorizing payment of bills. The resolution passed with five affirmative votes and one recusal by Councilman Tilton. The meeting record does not list individual yes votes; the tally was recorded as five (5) affirmative and one (1) recusal.
