Township Committee — October 12, 2026
With three of five members present, the Committee introduced Ordinance No. 2026-1519, revising the Township's flood damage prevention ordinance to continue participation in the National Flood Insurance Program, unanimously, with a public hearing set for October 26. Consent resolutions 2026-173 through 2026-179, including authorization to bid snow plowing services, and the claims passed 3–0.
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Meeting recording
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What happened
The Township Committee’s adopted minutes of this regular meeting are on the Township’s Documents-On-Demand portal, linked from its Agendas/Minutes page, in the Township Committee and Board of Health minutes folder. Mayor James Schworn called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present were Mayor Schworn, Mr. Brendon Beatrice and Mr. Thomas Young; Mrs. Anna Columbus and Mr. David Owens were absent. Also present were Township Administrator Gregory Bonin, Certified Finance Officer Mindy D’Amico and Township Clerk Maggie Schmitt. The minutes record one member of the public. There were no public comments, either on agenda items or in the general comment period.
The floodplain ordinance: first reading
The Committee introduced Ordinance No. 2026-1519, “An Ordinance amending the Municipal Code of the Township of Branchburg … Article VIII ‘Flood Plain Management’ of Chapter LDO ‘Land Development Ordinance’ to revise the Township’s Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance to continue participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).” Mayor Schworn said the ordinance is required by the NJDEP to comply with changes made to the Flood Management Plan and to maintain participation in the National Flood Insurance Program.
The ordinance was introduced on motion of Mr. Young, seconded by Mr. Beatrice, and carried unanimously, with a public hearing set for October 26, 2026. The ordinance as included in the Committee’s October 26 agenda packet records the first-reading vote as Aye: Young, Beatrice, Schworn; Absent: Columbus, Owens, and its publication on October 13, 2026. What the ordinance would do is summarized on the October 26 meeting page.
Other business
The consent agenda, Resolutions No. 2026-173 through 2026-179 with the departmental reports, passed on motion of Mr. Beatrice, seconded by Mr. Young. Recorded vote: 3–0 (Aye: Young, Beatrice, Schworn). It included authorization to bid snow plowing services (2026-173); seasonal help for Public Works (2026-174); a temporary part-time escrow manager in Engineering (2026-175); recreation refunds (2026-176); and three fully exempt veteran tax exemptions (2026-177 through 2026-179). The claims for payment passed 3–0 on motion of Mr. Young, seconded by Mr. Beatrice. The minutes of the September 28 executive and regular sessions were approved.
Mr. Bonin said he had no items to report. In liaison reports, Mr. Beatrice announced the Recreation Department’s Trick or Treat Trail on Sunday, October 25, at White Oak Park, Field No. 17, from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.; Mr. Young and the Mayor had no reports. The meeting adjourned at 7:03 p.m.
Records
- Minutes and agenda: Agendas/Minutes page of the Township’s website, which links its Documents-On-Demand portal (Township Committee and Board of Health folder)
- Meeting video on the Township’s Granicus archive