Project or ordinance

Ord. 26-040: Approving the contribution of a portion of annual service charges paid to the City of Jersey City pursuant to financial…

Status: Adopted as of September 23, 2026 · 2026-09-23 0:54:05
Body: Municipal Council
Numbers: Ord. 26-040
Kind: tax exemption

Hearings and votes

Municipal Council, June 10, 2026

Item 3.8 · first reading · Introduced · 0:09:59

9-0 9 ayes, 0 nays, roll call at 0:13:40

Aye: Denise Ridley, Eleana Little, Frank E. Gilmore^‡, Jake Ephros^‡, Joel A. Brooks^‡, Mamta Singh, Michael O. Griffin, Rolando R. Lavarro, Jr., Thomas Zuppa, Jr.
‡ answer from the count announced at 0:24:36 ("With that being said, items 3.1 through 3.16 are introduced unanimously 9-0."); not heard clearly on the audio

Consent roll call with items 3.1 through 3.16; see 3.1.

Municipal Council, June 24, 2026

Item 4.8 · second reading and public hearing · Carried · 1:30:37

9-0 9 ayes, 0 nays, roll call at 1:31:05

Moved by Denise Ridley, seconded by Frank E. Gilmore

Aye: Denise Ridley, Eleana Little^‡, Frank E. Gilmore, Jake Ephros, Joel A. Brooks, Mamta Singh, Michael O. Griffin, Rolando R. Lavarro, Jr., Thomas Zuppa, Jr.
‡ answer from the count announced at 1:32:04 ("Motion passes unanimously 9-0"); not heard clearly on the audio

Consent roll call on the motion to carry items 4.8, 4.11, 4.13 and 4.14 to the July 15th council meeting. Motion by Ridley, second by Gilmore (1:31:11). Roll call from 1:31:05: Brooks 'I to carry all'; Zuppa 'I'd all carry all'; Ephros 'I to carry these items' (p=0.99); Little asked whether 4.15 was included, the clerk said 4.8, 4.11, 4.13 and 4.14; Gilmore, Griffin, Lavarro, Singh, Ridley 'Aye' (1:31:55 to 1:32:04, p>=0.99). Little 'Aye' p=0.18 (1:31:52): filled aye from the count 'Motion passes unanimously 9-0' (1:32:04) (from_count). The minutes record 'Carried to July 15 Mtg.' with no tally and the item's PDF has no vote table for the motion to carry; published 9-0 as heard and announced (1:32:04) on Adam Hanford's review of 2026-10-20.

Municipal Council, July 15, 2026

Item 4.1 · second reading and public hearing · Carried · 0:21:56

9-0 9 ayes, 0 nays, roll call at 0:22:52

Moved by Jake Ephros, seconded by Frank E. Gilmore

Aye: Denise Ridley, Eleana Little, Frank E. Gilmore, Jake Ephros, Joel A. Brooks, Mamta Singh, Michael O. Griffin, Rolando R. Lavarro, Jr., Thomas Zuppa, Jr.

Motion to carry City Ordinance 26-040 to the September 23 meeting. Councilperson Gilmore, who seconded the motion, gave an answer (0:23:23) that is not audible. The clerk announced 'Motion carries 9-0' (0:23:30), and the aye is recorded on that announcement, on Adam Hanford's decision of 2026-10-18. The written minutes record the item as carried with no tally.

Municipal Council, September 23, 2026

Item 4.1 · second reading and public hearing · Adopted · 0:44:46

9-0 9 ayes, 0 nays, roll call at 0:54:05

Aye: Denise Ridley, Eleana Little, Frank E. Gilmore, Jake Ephros^†, Joel A. Brooks, Mamta Singh, Michael O. Griffin, Rolando R. Lavarro, Jr., Thomas Zuppa, Jr.
† answer from the written minutes and the item's vote record; not heard clearly on the audio

Final consideration and adoption. Ephros answered 'I will vote eye on this' (0:54:53, 'eye' p=0.31) and later 'So I will vote on this' (0:55:17); Ephros's answer is taken from the minutes and the ordinance's final vote table. Gilmore 'Aye for education' (0:55:54); Griffin 'I vote I.' (0:56:30, p=0.91). Clerk announced 'City Ordinance 26-040 is adopted unanimously 9-0' at 0:59:45.

Documents

Ord. 26-040