Old Bridge council approves bill list, reviews overtime
The council signed off on two payroll runs and asked finance staff to explain police overtime tied to the August 28 and September 11 checks.
Two hosts walk through the week’s edition in conversation — bill list approval (september 15, 2026), code of ethics statement, and what’s coming next. Generated by Aware, from this week’s verified summaries.
Finance staff said the biggest overtime increases came from police coverage, then walked council through grant, ETO, and beach patrol deductions before the vote.
The biggest questions were buried inside the payroll lines. Old Bridge Township Council approved the September 15, 2026 bill list by roll call vote after a councilmember asked for more detail on police overtime. Clean figures in the list included payroll of 1,253,458.30 for August 28, 2026 and payroll overtime of 39,793.19 for September 11, 2026. The action covered accounts payable and payroll items for two pay periods.
Finance staff said the August 28 payroll showed a major increase tied to police overtime. Staff listed overtime payroll of 29,498.31, then walked through deductions for grants, ETO, and accreditation beach patrol before giving a final total. For the September 11 payroll, staff again pointed to police overtime, this time listing overtime payroll of 27,457.39. They said deductions again included grants, ETO, and accreditation beach patrol, and they added that one officer was on light duty.
The exchange gave council a public explanation for why overtime rose across the two payrolls before members voted. The bill list itself is now approved. The next step is less dramatic but more important for residents who track spending: whether similar overtime patterns show up again in the next payroll cycle, and whether council asks for the same breakdown again.
Code of Ethics statement
A short statement carried a clear rule. During the Board of Education meeting, a board member introduced a Code of Ethics statement for board members centered on following the law and using proper process.
The statement said board members will uphold and enforce all laws, rules, and regulations of the State Board of Education, along with court orders that apply to schools. It added that any desired changes should be pursued through legal and ethical procedures.
The transcript records no further discussion, amendments, or vote on that item. So the moment functioned less as a debate than as a formal reading into the public record, setting out the standards board members said should guide their conduct.
No one speaks at board comment
The Board of Education opened public comment twice and received no speakers either time. One period covered agenda items at the start of the meeting, and the second covered broader school district topics later on.
This indicates no one used the board’s formal chances to raise school concerns at this meeting.
Board delays goals and correspondence updates
The board skipped its progress-toward-goals segment and said benchmarks would be presented later. It pushed correspondence to the October meeting, and no special committee reports were delivered because no committee meetings had been held.
Board deferred benchmarks and correspondence, and reported no committee meetings had occurred yet.
Board approves routine agenda by roll call
The Board of Education approved miscellaneous, personnel, athletics, finance, and curriculum and professional development items by roll call vote.
These votes cover routine school operations, staffing, spending, athletics, and instruction that affect district services and employees.
Board business section passes quietly
The meeting moved through the board secretary and board business portion without any recorded substantive action.
Board secretary and business section recorded no substantive actions or reports.
What we didn’t fit in this Sundays edition
Old Bridge Township had 34 more items this week. Here are sixfour — the rest are on Aware.
- GOVERNANCETownship Clerk announcements and recognition of Business Administrator Anna Felts. The Township Clerk announced Election Day details and publicly recognized Business Administrator Anna Felts for a presentation on workplace culture and leadership to the Middlesex County Municipal Clerks Association, emphasizing employee communication and municipal service.
- GOVERNANCEPolicy section (no items presented). The agenda moved past the policy section without presenting or voting on any policy items.
- GOVERNANCE200 Lawrence Parkway redevelopment amendment moves forward. Planning Board staff presented a consistency review for an amendment to the 200 Lawrence Park/Harbor Parkway redevelopment plan, centered on a county-required parking lane width change and its tie to the township’s affordable housing plan and Habitat for Humanity. Separately, council carried the public hearing on the ordinance amending the redevelopment plan to October 6, 2026.
- GOVERNANCEPlanning Board approves Community Bible Fellowship church site plan. The Planning Board approved Community Bible Fellowship Church’s major preliminary and final site plan with variances and a design waiver after hearing testimony on engineering, traffic, architecture, planning, and church operations. Discussion covered parking counts, sign size and height, right-of-way issues, drainage, and neighborhood context, and no members of the public asked questions or commented at the close of the hearing.
- GOVERNANCEApplication 20-2026Z: Mark and Monet Susi (79 Southwood Drive; Block 18043, Lot not stated) — Driveway Expansion Design Waiver. The Board heard an application for a driveway expansion at 79 Southwood Drive seeking a design waiver to allow a reduced side yard setback (proposed to the property line). After discussion of drainage and a plan clarification, the Board approved the request with a condition limiting the driveway width to a maximum of 24 feet.
- GOVERNANCEApplication 14-2026Z: Thomas Lent (209 Tytown Road; Block 14262, Lot 6.13) — Patio Variances. The Board heard testimony from the applicant seeking bulk variance relief for an existing ground-level rear yard patio at 209 Tytown Road. The Board approved the application for rear yard and side yard setback variances after finding it consistent with neighborhood patterns and without adverse impacts.
- GOVERNANCEResolution for Northwood Manor Major Preliminary and Final Site Plan Approval (Block 8005, Lot 4.11). The Board considered and adopted a resolution granting preliminary and final major site plan approval for Northwood Manor, involving two three-story apartment buildings totaling 30 residential dwellings. One member abstained; the resolution otherwise passed.
- GOVERNANCECarry of Application 19-2026Z: Priank Joshy (Sycamore Drive) to November 5, 2026 Without Notice. The Board carried application 19-2026Z (Priank Joshy, Sycamore Drive) to the next available meeting date, set as November 5, 2026, without notice. The Chair referenced an application expiration date of November 13 and concerns about an already-built nonconforming driveway.
- GOVERNANCEPlanning Board adopts three subdivision resolutions. The board approved three previously heard resolutions: the Anita Semi Bellic minor subdivision variance, the Home Back LLC minor subdivision, and the 35 Michelle Avenue minor subdivision variance. One member abstained on the Anita Semi Bellic resolution.
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