The Borough of Stanhope
Mayor and Council
Business Meeting Agenda
March 24, 2026 6:00PM
(PLEASE NOTE: This Meeting Is Being Held At The AMERICAN LEGION. 119 Route 183
and the meeting is beginning at 6:00PM.)
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PROCLAMATION: Child Abuse Prevention Month
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.
Furthermore, notice of the change in meeting place and time was published on the Borough’s official Internet website, www.stanhopenj.gov on March 16, 2026 and was 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)
MINUTES FOR APPROVAL
February 10, 2026 Work Session and Agenda Meeting & Closed Session
February 24, 2026 Business Meeting & Closed Session
Move/2nd __________
CORRESPONDENCE – March 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
ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
COUNCIL DISCUSSION
OLD BUSINESS:
Ordinance for Public Hearing and Final Adoption
2026-05 Ordinance to Exceed the Municipal Budget Appropriation Limits and to Establish a CAP Bank
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
Motion to Publish on Official Website: Move/2nd _________
2026-06 Amend Ordinance 2025-16 Fixing the Salary and Wages for Borough Employees and Officials
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
Motion to Publish on Official Website: Move/2nd _________
2026-07 Amend Chapter 12 “Environmental Commission,” Section 12-2 “Membership; Compensation; Officers; Terms; Removal; Vacancies” of the Revised General Ordinances of the Borough of Stanhope
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
Motion to Publish on Official Website: Move/2nd _________
NEW BUSINESS:
Resolutions:
070-26 Resolution Appointing Joseph Johnson as the new Chief of Police
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
071-26 Resolution Appointing Officer David DiLauri to Police Sergeant
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
072-26 Resolution Fixing the 2026 Salaries of Borough Employees
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
073-26 Waive Water and Sewer Fees for 19 Hill Road, Stanhope
074-26 Grant Approval to the American Legion, Musconetcong Post 278 to Conduct a Parade on Memorial Day
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
PAYMENT OF BILLS
075-26 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 _______________