Vernon Council elects Higgins president, Ooms vice president
Vernon Township Council unanimously elected William Higgins as Council President and Sandra Ooms as Council Vice President. Patricia Reiche was appointed Chief Financial Officer at $170,000 annually, effective February 2. The five-member council approved an $11.1 million temporary 2026 budget and
misc · Meeting of January 15, 2026
NJ VERNON — Vernon Township Council unanimously elected William Higgins as Council President and Sandra Ooms as Council Vice President. Patricia Reiche was appointed Chief Financial Officer at $170,000 annually, effective February 2. The five-member council approved an $11.1 million temporary 2026 budget and designated The New Jersey Herald/Sunday Herald as the official municipal newspaper.
Council Member Patrick Rizzuto was appointed as development liaison for a two-year term.
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Source: the misc meeting of January 15, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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