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Township adopts consent agenda, appoints Municipal Alliance chair and extends tax grace period
Summary
The Montgomery Township Committee approved the consent agenda and several resolutions, including the appointment of Cookie Franco Herman as Municipal Alliance chair and an extension of the third-quarter property-tax grace period to Sept. 2, 2026.
The Montgomery Township Committee approved its consent agenda and routine matters at the start of the meeting, consolidating multiple resolutions into a single motion and passing them by roll call.
Among recorded actions, the committee adopted Resolution 26-8-216 authorizing payment of posted bills (finance staff listed the three largest items: Somerset County taxes of $5,154,596.71; library taxes of $660,233.15; and county open-space trust funds of $573,667.80). The committee also adopted Resolution 26-8-217 appointing Cookie Franco Herman as chair of the Municipal Alliance; Herman accepted the office and described her volunteer background. Finally, the committee adopted Resolution 26-8-218 extending the grace period for the third-quarter 2026 property-tax installment through Sept. 2, 2026.
Votes were recorded by roll call for each adoption. The committee also introduced Ordinance 26-1780, authorizing the acquisition by gift of Block 6001, Lot 33.03 (Dayflower Drive) and scheduled a public hearing and final vote for the Aug. 20 meeting.
The committee said it will circulate more information about specific consent-agenda items on the township website and that staff can provide details on any resolution upon request.
