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Municipal Council

Thursday, August 28, 2025 · 10:00 AM AM · Council Chamber

TL;DR

The Newark Municipal Council held a special meeting on August 28, 2025, with a 30-minute public comment session where four citizens spoke. The meeting covered various departmental resolutions and was conducted in compliance with open meeting laws.

Key Decisions

  • Meeting Proceedings Completed
  • Public Comment Session Conducted
  • Ordinances on First Reading Scheduled for Public Hearing on September 9, 2025
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Agenda

  1. CALL TO ORDER

    Special meeting of the Municipal Council was called to order on the above date in the Council Chamber, Second Floor, City Hall, Newark, New Jersey, at 10:03 A.M.

  2. STATEMENT ON OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT

    ‏In accordance with New Jersey P.I. 1975, Chapter 231, Section 5, adequate notice of this meeting has been provided to the Star Ledger, the Jersey Journal and the public at large; establishing the date, time and location of this meeting, by posting on the designated bulletin board in City Hall and by filing with the Office of the City Clerk, the schedule of regular meetings and conferences of the Newark Municipal Council as adopted as 7R8-a on December 4, 2024. In addition, the agenda for this meeting was disseminated on August 27, 2025 at the time of preparation and posted on the website of the City of Newark.

  3. ROLL CALL
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  5. AGENDA RESOLUTION CODES PER DEPARTMENT
  6. 1 Administration
  7. 2 Economic and Housing Development
  8. 3 Engineering
  9. 4 Finance
  10. 5 Health and Community Wellness
  11. 6 Law
  12. 7 Mayor's Office
  13. 8 Municipal Council and City Clerk
  14. 9 Public Safety
  15. 10 Public Works
  16. 11 Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services
  17. 12 Water Sewer Utility
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  19. RESOLUTIONS
  20. Finance
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  22. Law
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  24. Municipal Council and City Clerk
  25. COMMUNICATIONS
  26. 26 ADJOURNMENT
    Action: Adjourned Passed

    A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adjourn this meeting at 10:49 A.M. The motion was adopted by the following votes:

  27. ________________________________________ C. LAWRENCE CRUMP PRESIDENT OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NEWARK, NEW JERSEY ________________________________________ KECIA DANIELS CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
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    Council arrived at 10:09 A.M.

  30. The ordinances adopted on First Reading today will be advertised in accordance with law, and a public hearing will be held at the Special meeting of September 9, 2025 at 10:00 A.M., or as soon thereafter as practical, in the Council Chamber, Second Floor, City Hall, Newark, New Jersey.
  31. PUBLIC COMMENTS

    City Clerk Kecia Daniels announced the 30 Minute Public Comment portion of this meeting where each speaker has three minutes to address the Council. Comments were made by Alif Muhammad, Felicia Alston-Singleton, Lisa Parker and George Tillman, Jr.

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