Project or ordinance

Ord. 26-043: State of New Jersey, amending and supplementing Chapter 3 (Administration of Government), Article XIV (Department of Law)…

Status: Defeated as of July 15, 2026 · 2026-07-15 0:25:37
Body: Municipal Council
Numbers: Ord. 26-043
Kind: ordinance

Hearings and votes

Municipal Council, June 10, 2026

Item 3.11 · first reading · Introduced · 0:11:02

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 4.11 · 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; see 4.8 for the answers (Little filled from the count). The minutes record 'Carried to July 15 Mtg.' with no tally and also print 'Ord. 26-043 - Defeated'; the PDF's vote tables after introduction are blank. The minutes record 'Carried to July 15 Mtg.' with no tally; 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 4.2 · second reading and public hearing · Defeated · 0:23:39

0-9 0 ayes, 9 nays, roll call at 0:25:37

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

Vote on the ordinance after the motion to defeat it without a public hearing; the clerk told members 'your vote should be nay or no' (0:25:07). Councilperson Gilmore's answer (0:25:55) is not audible. The clerk announced 'City Ordinance 26-043 is defeated 0-9 with all council members voting against' (0:26:07), and the written minutes record 0-9 with all nine voting nay; the nay is recorded on that count, on Adam Hanford's decision of 2026-10-18.

Documents

Ord. 26-043