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Municipal Council

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 · 10:00 AM AM · Council Chamber

TL;DR

The Newark Municipal Council held a special meeting on October 7, 2025, with a brief public comment session where four residents spoke to the council. The meeting followed standard procedural requirements and included preparation for future ordinance hearings.

Key Decisions

  • Public Comment Session Completed
  • Ordinance First Reading Advertisement Approved for Public Hearing on October 22, 2025
  • Executive Session Held at 10:01 A.M.
  • Meeting Adjournment Passed
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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 10:00 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 October 3, 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. Municipal Council and City Clerk
  21. COMMUNICATIONS
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  23. ADDED STARTER
  24. 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 Donna Jackson, Edisson Barros, Ariel Lefkowitz and Donald Jackson.

  25. 25 ADJOURNMENT
    Action: Adjourned Passed

    A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adjourn this meeting at 11:18 A.M. The motion was adopted by the following votes:

  26. _______________________________________ C. LAWRENCE CRUMP PRESIDENT OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NEWARK, NEW JERSEY ________________________________________ KECIA DANIELS CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
  27. EXECUTIVE SESSION

    During the Special Meeting on this date, a motion was made by the Council of the Whole to enter Executive Session at 10:01 A.M.

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  29. The ordinances adopted today on First Reading today will be advertised in accordance with law, and a public hearing will be held at the regular meeting on October 22, 2025 or as soon thereafter as practical, in the Council Chamber, Second Floor, City Hall, Newark, New Jersey.
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    Silva arrived at 10:05 A.M.

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