Borough of Stanhope
Mayor & Council Regular Meeting
June 23, 2026 7:00pm
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CALL TO ORDER
SALUTE TO COLORS
OPENING STATEMENT
Adequate notice of this public meeting has been made in accordance with P.L. 2025, c.72, N.J.S.A. 35:3-2, and the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A 10:4-6, et seq., inasmuch as a notice has been published on the Borough’s official Internet website, www.stanhopenj.gov, which is accessible and available to the public free of charge. A direct hyperlink to legal notices published on the Borough’s official Internet website is conspicuously placed on the website’s homepage. Notice was also placed on the official bulletin board in the Municipal Building.
In the event the Mayor and Council have not addressed all items on this Agenda by 10:00 PM and they are of the opinion that they cannot complete the Agenda in a reasonable time period, the Mayor and Council may exercise their option to continue this meeting at an agreed to date, time and place. Please turn off all cell phones for the duration of this Meeting.
ROLL CALL: Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □ Mayor Wronko □
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD (5 minutes given to each Speaker)
PRESENTATION: Recreation Committee (Crown Miss Stanhope and her 2 Royal Court winners)
MINUTES FOR APPROVAL
May 12, 2026 Work Session and Agenda Meeting
May 26, 2026 Business Meeting
Move/2nd __________
CORRESPONDENCE – June 2026 Move/2nd __________
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS Move/2nd __________
□ Public Safety: Councilmen Wachterhauser/Riccardi
□ Finance & Administration: Councilmen Romano/Thornton
□ Community Development: Councilmen Smith/Simpson
□ Municipal Infrastructure: Councilmen Thornton/Romano
□ Information Technology: Councilmen Riccardi/Wachterhauser
□ Boards/Commissions: Councilmen Simpson/Smith
COUNCIL DISCUSSION
OLD BUSINESS:
Ordinances for Public Hearing and Final Adoption
2026-12 Ordinance Adopting Chapter 115, Salt Storage
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
Motion to Publish on Official Website: Move/2nd _________
2026-13 Ordinance Adopting a New Chapter 131, Tree Removal-Replacement
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
Motion to Publish on Official Website: Move/2nd _________
NEW BUSINESS:
Ordinance for Introduction and First Reading [Public Hearing on July 28, 2026]
2026-14 Bond Ordinance Providing for the Improvement of New Street in and By the Borough, Appropriating $125,000 therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $41,170 Bonds or Notes for Financing Such Appropriation
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
Motion to Publish on Official Website: Move/2nd _________
2026-15 Ordinance Revising Ordinance 2026-03/Section 100-102 of the Code Regarding the Affordable Housing Overlay Zone
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
Motion to Publish on Official Website: Move/2nd _________
Resolutions:
100-26 Attest that the Governing Body has Complied with the Promulgation of the Local Finance Board of the State of NJ Relative to the 2025 Annual Report of Audit [Group Affidavit]
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
101-26 Approve Submission of the Corrective Action Plan for the Year Ending December 31, 2025 to the State of NJ Division of Local Government Services Move/2nd _________
102-26 Authorize Execution of Reimbursement Agreements with Highpoint Condominium Association
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
103-26 Authorize Execution of Reimbursement Agreements with Stonegate Condominium Association
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
CONSENT AGENDA (All items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered routine by the Borough
Council and will be enacted by one motion of the Borough Council with no separate discussion. If separate discussion is required, the item may be removed from the Consent Agenda by Council action.)
Resolutions
104-26 Authorize Renewal of Liquor Licenses
105-26 Authorize 100% Disabled Veteran Exempt Status to Owner of Block 11101, Lot 5
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
Mayor’s Acceptance of Resignation
106-26 Mayor’s Acceptance of Resignation of Owen Newson from the Stanhope Environmental Commission with Council Concurrence Move/2nd _________
Mayor’s Appointments:
107-26 Mayor’s Appointment of Tara Zappa as a member of the Board of Health with Council Concurrence Move/2nd _________
108-26 Mayor’s Appointment of Julieth Lara as a member of the Environmental Commission
109-26 Mayor’s Appointment of Isabella Pita as a Student Liaison to the Environmental Commission
PAYMENT OF BILLS
110-26 Authorize Payment of Bills
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
ATTORNEY REPORT
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD (5 Minutes given to each Speaker)
ADJOURNMENT Time ___________ Move/2nd _______________