Madison's Borough Council voted Monday, July 27, on a consent order with the Fair Share Housing Center that will formalize the borough's affordable housing obligations under New Jersey's Mount Laurel Doctrine.

The Fair Share Housing resolution, R 236-2026, was one of seven items on the consent agenda at the 8 p.m. meeting in the Council Chamber at Hartley Dodge Memorial Building, 50 Kings Road. Consent agenda items are grouped for a single vote, and the official agenda does not indicate any were pulled for separate discussion.

The consent order is a court-supervised agreement that binds Madison to a specific affordable housing plan and timeline. The full terms, including how many units are required and which sites are designated, have not been made public through the agenda document.

Also on the consent agenda: Resolution R 234-2026 authorized the release of escrow and bond to RPM Development, LLC for two downtown properties, the Civic Center Site and the Community Place Site. A release of escrow and bond signals a developer has completed required improvements or obligations on a project.

Water, roads, and an electric bus

Three other resolutions addressed infrastructure. Resolution R 230-2026 authorized an emergency water interconnection agreement with Florham Park, creating a backup water supply connection between the neighboring boroughs. That item falls under the council's Utilities committee, led by Council members Melissa Honohan and Eric Range.

Resolution R 235-2026 awarded a paving contract to Schifano Construction Corp. for no more than $90,000 under the Morris County Cooperative Bid. And R 237-2026 approved the purchase of a 2026 Endera electric shuttle bus from National Bus Sales Inc. through the TIPS National Cooperative purchasing program.

The council also introduced Ordinance 33-2026 on first reading, which would amend Chapter 98 of the borough code governing filming in Madison.

Sgt. Travis Daniel of the Madison Police Department was sworn in during the meeting's public greeting portion.

Meeting minutes have not yet been posted to the borough's website; a livestream recording is available on YouTube. Ordinance 33-2026 will require a second reading and public hearing at a future council meeting before it can be adopted.