Cranford committee approves 2026 professional-service contracts, temporary appropriations and Animal Control renewal
January 04, 2026 | Cranford, Union County, New Jersey
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On Jan. 4, 2026, the Cranford Township Committee approved a broad consent agenda of resolutions that established the township’s professional-service roster and set early 2026 financial authorizations.
On motion of Commissioner Terrence Curran, seconded by Commissioner Gina Black, the committee adopted an array of resolutions appointing legal, engineering, planning and other consultants for 2026 under the municipality’s “fair and open” procurement process. Key items recorded in the resolutions include a $69,000 fixed-cost contract for township attorney Thomas J. Slattery of Cooper, LLC; a one-year engineering services contract with Colliers Engineering & Design (DBA Maser Consulting) not to exceed $190,000; and a range of other legal-service contracts with stated not-to-exceed amounts for labor, litigation, affordable-housing and tax-appeal counsel.
The committee also approved an extension of the Animal Control Solutions, LLC contract for a final one-year term at $60,468 (a 4% increase from 2025). The Chief Financial Officer certified that funds for these contracts will be available upon adoption of the 2026 municipal budget.
In addition, the committee adopted temporary appropriations under N.J.S.A. 40A:4-19 to permit payment obligations in advance of the final budget; the adopted temporary-appropriation total noted in the minutes is $11,248,800.82. Other administrative approvals included maintaining a $53,000 bid threshold via appointment of a Qualified Purchasing Agent, authorization to use specified state and cooperative purchasing contracts, and several personnel- and banking-related designations.
Township Clerk Patricia Donahue certified the minutes and resolutions. The motions and roll-call approvals recorded no negative votes. The resolutions reference N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4 et seq. for the procurement process and N.J.S.A. 40A:4-19 for temporary appropriations.
The committee adjourned at approximately 3:34 p.m.
On motion of Commissioner Terrence Curran, seconded by Commissioner Gina Black, the committee adopted an array of resolutions appointing legal, engineering, planning and other consultants for 2026 under the municipality’s “fair and open” procurement process. Key items recorded in the resolutions include a $69,000 fixed-cost contract for township attorney Thomas J. Slattery of Cooper, LLC; a one-year engineering services contract with Colliers Engineering & Design (DBA Maser Consulting) not to exceed $190,000; and a range of other legal-service contracts with stated not-to-exceed amounts for labor, litigation, affordable-housing and tax-appeal counsel.
The committee also approved an extension of the Animal Control Solutions, LLC contract for a final one-year term at $60,468 (a 4% increase from 2025). The Chief Financial Officer certified that funds for these contracts will be available upon adoption of the 2026 municipal budget.
In addition, the committee adopted temporary appropriations under N.J.S.A. 40A:4-19 to permit payment obligations in advance of the final budget; the adopted temporary-appropriation total noted in the minutes is $11,248,800.82. Other administrative approvals included maintaining a $53,000 bid threshold via appointment of a Qualified Purchasing Agent, authorization to use specified state and cooperative purchasing contracts, and several personnel- and banking-related designations.
Township Clerk Patricia Donahue certified the minutes and resolutions. The motions and roll-call approvals recorded no negative votes. The resolutions reference N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4 et seq. for the procurement process and N.J.S.A. 40A:4-19 for temporary appropriations.
The committee adjourned at approximately 3:34 p.m.
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