How Maywood is run
Who runs Maywood, what it costs, and where your money goes
The city manager, council pay, the budget, your property tax bill and who provides each service, from Maywood's own public documents. Every number links to its source and says which year it describes. Checked Oct 10, 2026.
Who runs Maywood
The elected mayor heads the city government and appoints its top administrator and department heads. The council passes laws, adopts the budget and sets the tax rate.
What they are paid
Maywood city staff
Neither the 2026 budget nor the 2024 audit states a total head count. Salary Ordinance 13-25 sets pay ranges by position; we found no list of individual employee pay. We name pay only for elected officials and the city manager.
Is Maywood in the red?
Cities must pass a balanced budget, so "profit" and "deficit" mean something different here. The useful questions: does the city's everyday money (the general fund) cover its everyday costs, how much does it keep in savings compared with its own target, and how big are its pension and debt bills.
The city's own outlook
The 2026 budget raises the municipal tax levy by $771,584 to $14.78M, staying $142,662 under the state's 2% levy cap. It uses $1.24M of surplus, down from $2.2M in 2025. The borough's budget presentation puts the municipal tax rate at 0.706 and the average municipal tax bill at $4,217, up $309. Borough of Maywood · Jul 21, 2026
Savings
Unassigned general fund balance: $3.4M (2024-12-31). Borough of Maywood · Jul 3, 2025
Why we skip the "budgeted deficit": many cities plan to dip into savings, then spend less than planned. The audited result tells you what really happened.
Where the money comes from and goes
The general fund only: the city's everyday money for 2026.
Comes from
- Property tax for municipal purposes$14.8M · 71%
- Fund balance (surplus) used$1.2M · 6%
- State aid (energy receipts tax)$1.1M · 5%
- Transfer from the General Capital Fund$900,000 · 4%
- Library property tax$764,806 · 4%
- Local revenues (fees, fines, licenses and sewer user fees)$624,500 · 3%
- Delinquent taxes$545,000 · 3%
- Other (cell tower rights, construction code fees, grants and others)$970,368 · 5%
Goes to (2026)
- Police$4.5M · 21%
- Employee health insurance$1.9M · 9%
- Debt service$1.6M · 8%
- State pension contributions (PFRS and PERS)$1.5M · 7%
- Road repairs and maintenance$1.4M · 7%
- Sewage treatment (Bergen County Utilities Authority)$1.4M · 7%
- Garbage and trash removal$1.3M · 6%
- Other (administration, library, recreation, reserve for uncollected taxes and others)$7.2M · 35%
Who provides your services
Not everything in Maywood is run by the city. Who provides a service decides whose budget pays for it and whose election decides it.
- PoliceThe cityMaywood Police DepartmentBorough of Maywood · Jul 21, 2026
- 911 dispatchThe countyCounty of BergenBorough of Maywood · Jul 21, 2026
- StreetsThe cityBorough of Maywood Public WorksBorough of Maywood · Jul 3, 2025
- Trash and recyclingThe cityBorough of MaywoodBorough of Maywood · Jul 3, 2025
- Leaf and yard debrisAnother agencyBorough of ParamusBorough of Maywood · Jul 21, 2026
- Municipal courtAnother agencyBorough of Paramus (shared court)Borough of Maywood · Jan 1, 2025
- Public healthThe countyCounty of Bergen (health officer)Borough of Maywood · Jul 21, 2026
- Parks, recreation and swimming poolThe cityBorough of MaywoodBorough of Maywood · Jul 3, 2025
- LibraryThe cityMaywood Public LibraryBorough of Maywood · Jul 21, 2026
Compared with similar cities
The cities in this state closest in population that we cover. Read it for scale, not as a ranking: cities provide different services.
| Per city | WoodburyNJ | MaywoodNJ | WaldwickNJ | South AmboyNJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 10,130 | 10,166 | 10,252 | 10,403 |
| Top administrator's base pay | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Council member pay | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| General fund per resident | $2,018 | $2,055 | $1,745 | $2,360 |
| Debt per resident | $3,168 | $1,666 | $1,825 | $2,058 |
| Unfunded pension per resident | $1,381 | $1,048 | $965 | $1,326 |
| City staff per 1,000 residents | 9.0 | — | — | 7.2 |
Figures as shown in each city's section, divided by its population. Years differ by state, and pension figures are measured differently in each state (each city page says how).
What Maywood publishes
What a resident can find online today. A "no" is something you can ask the council to publish.
- Yes: Adopted budget posted onlineThe 2026 adopted and introduced budgets and the budget presentation are posted on the borough website, with prior years back to 2009. Borough of Maywood
- No: City manager's contract findable onlineWe found no contract or resolution stating the Borough Administrator's pay. The salary ordinance gives only a range for the position. Borough of Maywood · Jan 1, 2025
- No: Council votes recorded member by member onlineMinutes name who moved and seconded each item and say the motion carried by members present, without each member's vote. Borough of Maywood · Jun 9, 2026
- Yes: Meeting videos and minutes onlineThe borough website links to council minutes, audio and video recordings of council meetings, and a borough YouTube channel. Borough of Maywood
- No: Council pay stated in a public documentThe borough's salary ordinance, which sets pay for officers and employees, does not list the mayor or council. We found no other document stating their pay. Borough of Maywood · Jan 1, 2025
- Partly: Employee pay publishedSalary Ordinance 13-25 sets pay ranges for each position. We found no list of individual employee pay. Borough of Maywood · Jan 1, 2025
Questions to ask your council
- The Current Fund balance fell from $4.24 million to $3.39 million in 2024, and the 2026 budget uses $1.24 million of surplus. How will future budgets be balanced as the surplus shrinks?
- The 2026 budget counts a $900,000 transfer from the General Capital Fund as revenue. What will replace it in 2027?
- Maywood's share of state pension liabilities was $10.7 million at June 30, 2025, and the 2026 budget sets $1.5 million of pension contributions. How will those costs fit into future budgets?
- The 2024 audit report is dated July 3, 2025, and no 2025 audit is posted yet. When will the 2025 audit be published?
The council approved the 2026 budget on April 28, 2026. It held the public hearing on June 9, 2026, and adopted the budget at that meeting by Resolution #145-26. See who is running for council
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