Borough of Stanhope
Mayor & Council Regular Meeting Agenda
September 22, 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 □
PRESENTATION: Jane Krueger, Ogdensburg Historical Society (Sussex County 250th Quilt Display)
PRESENTATION: Chief Joseph Johnson – Increase of Department Personnel
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD (5 minutes given to each Speaker)
MINUTES FOR APPROVAL
August 11, 2026 Work Session & Agenda Meeting
August 25, 2026 Business Meeting
Move/2nd __________
CORRESPONDENCE – September 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
— Ordinance Prohibiting Data Centers
OLD BUSINESS:
Ordinances for Public Hearing and Final Adoption
2026-13 Ordinance Adopting a New Chapter 131, Tree Removal-Replacement [Amended]
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
Motion to Publish on Official Website: Move/2nd _________
2026-16 Ordinance Authorizing Public Sale of Block 10314, Lot 2
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
Motion to Publish on Official Website: Move/2nd _________
NEW BUSINESS:
Resolutions:
130-26 Authorize Lakeside Construction Company to Install Speed Humps Along New Street
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
131-26 Authorize Use of Key Tech Laboratories for New Street Concrete Core Sampling and Testing for Paving of New Street
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
132-26 Authorize Renewal of Membership in the Morris County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund
133-26 Authorize 100% Disabled Veteran, Block 11009, Lot 9 Refund of Taxes Paid
134-26 Accept Grant from NJS Dept. of Law & Public Safety in the Amount of $124,023.34 Under the 2026 Safe and Secure Communities Program
135-26 Request Full, Independent and Transparent Investigation Into the Improper Registration Of Non-Citizens to Vote in NJ and calling for Additional Safeguards to Protect Election Integrity
136-26 Authorize Refund of Redemption Monies to Outside Lien Holder
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
PAYMENT OF BILLS
137-26 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 _______________