The township posted legal notices on April 23 stating that both the 2026 municipal budget and an ordinance to exceed the state budget cap and create a cap bank were approved after second reading and a public hearing.
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, NJ – Morris Township posted legal notices on April 23, 2026 stating that its 2026 municipal budget was approved and adopted following a public hearing and final action taken on April 22, 2026. The township also posted notice that it adopted Ordinance 16-26, which authorizes the township to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and establish a cap bank for calendar year 2026.
The public notices confirm that final action was taken, but the notice text itself does not include the adopted budget totals or the exact cap-bank amount. The township says the full budget and ordinance documents are public records available through the clerk’s office and the township’s public meeting materials.
For residents, the practical takeaway is that the township has now completed the legal adoption step for both its 2026 budget and the related cap-bank ordinance.
Here’s a summary
- The introduced budget listed total general revenues and appropriations of $45,236,423.14 for 2026, up from $43,204,301.77 in the final 2025 budget.
- It said the amount to be raised by taxes for municipal purposes plus the minimum library tax would be $28,964,401.26, up from $27,500,189.85 in 2025. Within that, the local tax for municipal purposes was listed at $26,473,832.26, up from $25,205,583.85, and the minimum library tax was listed at $2,490,569.00, up from $2,294,606.00.
- The notice also showed salaries and wages rising to $17,784,824.50 from $17,189,816.86, other expenses rising to $14,940,862.40 from $14,227,860.97, and debt service rising to $2,856,499.15 from $2,247,700.00, while capital improvements were listed at $692,120.00, down from $794,802.50 in 2025.
- The same notice said the budget was approved by the governing body on March 18, 2026, with the public hearing scheduled for April 22, 2026 at 7 p.m.
What the notice still does not offer is the clearest resident-facing number: it does not spell out the municipal tax-rate change or show what the adopted budget means for the average homeowner’s actual property tax bill.
More details to come.