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The Township Committee unanimously selected Frank W. Cooney as 2026 mayor and Matthew S. Kayne as deputy mayor, with four members voting yes and one member absent. The committee also approved the 2026 meeting schedule and a broad set of financial, administrative, housing, purchasing, insurance, and emergency-management resolutions. The State of Montville address reported that the 2025 municipal and library tax levy increased 2.52%, including a 1.83% increase in the local-purpose tax.
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Frank W. Cooney will serve as mayor and Matthew S. Kayne as deputy mayor for 2026. The committee approved the framework for conducting township business this year, including meeting dates, cash and fund-balance policies, temporary operating appropriations, and debt-service provisions. It also authorized housing-related actions, municipal towing services, purchasing authority, insurance administration, and stipends for certain emergency-management and shared-services duties.
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