Borough of Stanhope
Mayor & Council Work Session/Agenda Meeting
May 12, 2026
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Agenda
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 □
ENGINEER’S REPORT
ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
WORK SESSION
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NEW BUSINESS:
Ordinances for Introduction and First Reading [Public Hearing on May 26, 2026]
2026-08 Provide for the Acquisition of New and Additional Equipment for Use by the Sewer
Utility and Appropriating $7,000 Therefor from Moneys in the Capital Improvement Fund
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
Motion to Publish on Official Website: Move/2nd _________
2026-09 Provide for Various Improvements in the Borough and Appropriating $158,335 Therefor
From Various Funds of the Borough
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
Motion to Publish on Official Website: Move/2nd _________
Resolutions:
085-26 Authorize Mayor to Execute the Police Chief Employment Agreement
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
086-26 Authorize Stipend for Police Chief Joseph Johnson for Serving as Acting Chief from
January 1, 2026 through March 24, 2026
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
xxx-26 Oppose Senate Bill S-1836
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
PAYMENT OF BILLS
xxx-26 Authorize Payment of Bills
Move/2nd __________ Riccardi □ Romano □ Simpson □ Smith □ Thornton □ Wachterhauser □
AGENDA ITEMS FOR MAY 26, 2026 BUSINESS MEETING
Minutes for Approval:
April 14, 2026 Work Session and Agenda Meeting & Closed Session
April 28, 2026 Business Meeting & Closed Session
Ordinances for Public Hearing and Final Adoption
2026-08 Provide for the Acquisition of New and Additional Equipment for Use by the Sewer
Utility and Appropriating $7,000 Therefor from Moneys in the Capital Improvement Fund
2026-09 Provide for Various Improvements in the Borough and Appropriating $158,335 Therefor
From Various Funds of the Borough
Ordinances for Introduction:
2026-10 Ordinance Amending Chapter 98, “Housing Standards,” Adopting a New Section 95-10, Regarding Requirements for Inspection of Lead-Based Paint for Residential Rental Dwellings
2026-11 Ordinance Amending Chapter 37, “Police Department,” Section 37-13.C “Quasi-Public Duty; Fees” of the Revised General Ordinances of the Borough
Resolutions:
xxx-26 Payment of Bills
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD (5 Minutes given to each Speaker)
ADJOURNMENT Time ___________ Move/2nd _______________