Revenue and Appropriations Summaries
https://www.morristwp.com/DocumentCenter/View/13482/2026-Intro-Municipal-Budget-Legal-Notice (click here for a better view)
Summary of Revenues | Anticipated | ||
2026 | 2025 | ||
1. | Surplus | 6,500,000.00 | 6,500,000.00 |
2. | Total Miscellaneous Revenues | 9,222,021.88 | 8,624,111.92 |
3. | Receipts from Delinquent Taxes | 550,000.00 | 580,000.00 |
4. | a) Local Tax for Municipal Purposes | 26,473,832.26 | 25,205,583.85 |
b) Addition to Local School District Tax |
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c) Minimum Library Tax | 2,490,569.00 | 2,294,606.00 | |
Tot Amt to be Rsd by Taxes for Sup of Muni Bnd | 28,964,401.26 | 27,500,189.85 | |
Total General Revenues | 45,236,423.14 | 43,204,301.77 | |
Summary of Appropriations | 2026 Budget | Final 2025 Budget | ||
1. | Operating Expenses: | Salaries & Wages | 17,784,824.50 | 17,189,816.86 |
Other Expenses | 14,940,862.40 | 14,227,860.97 | ||
2. | Deferred Charges & Other Appropriations | 5,762,117.09 | 5,544,121.44 | |
3. | Capital Improvements |
| 692,120.00 | 794,802.50 |
4. | Debt Service (Include for School Purposes) | 2,856,499.15 | 2,247,700.00 | |
5. | Reserve for Uncollected Taxes | 3,200,000.00 | 3,200,000.00 | |
Total General Appropriations | 45,236,423.14 | 43,204,301.77 | ||
Total Number of Employees | 165 FT 49 PT | 165 FT 49 PT | ||
| 2026 Dedicated | Sewer | Utility Budget |
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Summary of Revenues | Anticipated | ||||
2026 | 2025 | ||||
1. | Surplus |
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| 800,000.00 | 800,000.00 |
2. | Miscellaneous Revenues |
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| 8,820,579.70 | 8,792,422.38 |
3. | Deficit (General Budget) |
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Total Revenues | 9,620,579.70 | 9,592,422.38 | |||
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Summary of Appropriations | 2026 Budget | Final 2025 Budget | |||
1. | Operating Expenses: | Salaries & Wages | 2,187,800.00 | 2,264,549.52 | |
Other Expenses | 4,602,551.38 | 4,140,516.95 | |||
2. | Capital Improvements |
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| 1,250,000.00 | 1,675,175.00 |
3. | Debt Service |
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| 1,082,025.66 | 1,014,711.04 |
4. | Deferred Charges & Other Appropriations | 498,202.66 | 497,469.87 | ||
5. | Surplus (General Budget) |
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Total Appropriations | 9,620,579.70 | 9,592,422.38 | |||
Total Number of Employees | 18 FT | 18 FT | |||
| 2026 Dedicated | Swim Pool | Utility Budget |
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Summary of Revenues | Anticipated | ||||
2026 | 2025 | ||||
1. | Surplus |
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2. | Miscellaneous Revenues |
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| 1,038,772.86 | 993,594.57 |
3. | Deficit (General Budget) |
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| 726,000.00 | 694,514.00 |
Total Revenues | 1,764,772.86 | 1,688,108.57 | |||
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Summary of Appropriations | 2026 Budget | Final 2025 Budget | |||
1. | Operating Expenses: | Salaries & Wages | 737,950.00 | 715,971.29 | |
Other Expenses | 398,012.92 | 404,363.25 | |||
2. | Capital Improvements |
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| 2,500.00 |
3. | Debt Service |
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| 556,631.79 | 495,100.00 |
4. | Deferred Charges & Other Appropriations | 72,178.15 | 70,174.03 | ||
5. | Surplus (General Budget) |
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Total Appropriations | 1,764,772.86 | 1,688,108.57 | |||
Total Number of Employees | 3 FT 98 PT | 3 FT 98 PT | |||
Revenue and Appropriations Summaries
| 2026 Dedicated | Parking | Utility Budget |
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Summary of Revenues | Anticipated | ||||
2026 | 2025 | ||||
1. | Surplus |
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2. | Miscellaneous Revenues |
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| 340,000.00 | 321,656.86 |
3. | Deficit (General Budget) |
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Total Revenues | 340,000.00 | 321,656.86 | |||
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Summary of Appropriations | 2026 Budget | Final 2025 Budget | |||
1. | Operating Expenses: | Salaries & Wages | 119,627.00 | 96,883.97 | |
Other Expenses | 145,890.96 | 201,720.66 | |||
2. | Capital Improvements |
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| 50,000.00 |
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3. | Debt Service |
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4. | Deferred Charges & Other Appropriations | 24,482.04 | 23,052.23 | ||
5. | Surplus (General Budget) |
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Total Appropriations | 340,000.00 | 321,656.86 | |||
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Balance of Outstanding Debt | |||
| General | Sewer | Swim Pool |
Interest | 821,499.15 | 212,287.62 | 65,631.79 |
Principal | 2,035,000.00 | 869,738.04 | 491,000.00 |
Outstanding Balance | 2,856,499.15 | 1,082,025.66 | 556,631.79 |
Notice is hereby given that the 2026 Municipal Budget and Tax Resolution was approved by the Governing Body of the Township of Morris, County of Morris, on March 18, 2026
A public hearing on the budget and tax resolution will be held on April 22, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., at which time and place objections to said Budget and Tax Resolution for the year 2026 may be presented by taxpayers or other interested persons.
Copies of the budget are available in the office of Township Clerk, Municipal Building, 50 Woodland Avenue, Convent Station, New Jersey, during the hours of 8:30 AM to 4:30PM Monday thru Friday. Copies are also available on the Township’s website Municipal Budgets/Township Audits | Morris Township, NJ - Official Website https://www.morristwp.com/1344/Official-Public-Notices
Suzanne V Walsh, RMC, CMR
Municipal Clerk
Morris Township