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Paul Presinzano, 1st Ward Jan. 1, 2024 Dec. 31, 2027
Tiffanie Fisher, 2nd Ward Jan. 1, 2024 Dec. 31, 2027
Michael Russo, 3rd Ward Jan. 1, 2024 Dec. 31, 2027
Ruben Ramos Jr., 4th Ward & Pres. Jan. 1, 2024 Dec. 31, 2027
Phil Cohen, 5th Ward & Vice Pres. Jan. 1, 2024 Dec. 31, 2027
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CITY OF HOBOKEN
RESOLUTION NO.: 26-756-26-759 26-760
Resolution Amending the Rules ofProcedure for the City Council to Memorialize Procedural Changes Moving Forward
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Hoboken is granted the authority toadopt rules of procedure for its own internal governance, pursuant to theFaulkner Act, N.J.S.A. 40:69A-36(f); and,
WHEREAS, the City Council President wishes tomemorialize certain procedural changes moving forward; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to adopt an amendment to the current rules of procedure as delineated above and detailed below.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Hoboken, that the following rules of procedure are hereby adopted for the government City Council and the prior rules of procedure repealed (additions underlined, deletions in strikethrough):
RULE I
Regular Meetings: The Council shall hold regular meetings in accordance with an annual schedule to be adopted at the Council’sre-organizational meeting. Generally, meetings shall be held on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 7:00P.M., subject to summer schedules, holidays, and conflicting City events. Council meetings shall ordinarily be held in the Council Chambers at Hoboken City Hall, except that the Council President or a majority of Council members may, in writing, call a meeting to be held in any other suitable public place within the City of Hoboken that is accessible to the public and in accordance with state statutes. The provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act shall govern the procedures and conduct of all regular meetings. Robert’s Rules of Order shall be followed at regular meetings to the extent that they do not conflict with these Rules of Procedure. The Council may also establish that it will hold regular caucus or workshop sessions, provided, however, that any such sessions comply with the Open Public Meetings Act. All regular meetings shall end no later than12:00 A.M., except for situations when there is emergent City business tha tmust be addressed and a majority of the Council members present votes in the affirmative to continue the meeting after 12:00 A.M.
RULE II
Special and Emergency Meetings: The Mayor may call a special or emergency meeting of the Council by notice to the Council President and the Clerk. In the notice the Mayor shall designate the purpose of the special or emergency meeting, and no other business may be considered. A special or emergency meeting may be held in any suitable place within the City of Hoboken that is accessible to the public. A special or emergency meeting may also be called by the written request of a majority of Council members to the Council President, the Clerk and the Mayor. The written request shall designate the purpose of the special or emergency meeting, and no other business shall be considered. Whenever an emergency meeting is called, the Clerk shall immediately notify, by the most expedient means possible, all Council members, the Mayor, the Corporation Counsel, the Business Administrator, and all Directors of the date, time, location, and agenda of the meeting to the extent known. Only those matters permitted by law may be considered at an emergency meeting. The provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act shall govern the procedures and conduct of special and emergency meetings. Robert’s Rules of Order shall be followed at special and emergency meetings to the extent that they do not conflict with these Rules of Procedure. All special and emergency meetings shall end no later than 12:00A.M., except for situations when there is emergent City business that must be addressed and a majority of the Council present votes in the affirmative to continue the meeting after 12:00 A.M.
RULEIII
Agenda: The City Clerk shall prepare a typewritten meeting agenda, according to the order of business set forth in these Rules of Procedure. The City Clerk shall provide a copy of the agenda to the Council President for his or her review and approval on the Wednesday preceding each regular Wednesday Council meeting. All reports, communications, resolutions, ordinances, contract documents, or other matters to be submitted to the Council, whether by Council members or the Administration, shall be delivered to the City Clerk by 4:00 P.M. on the Thursday preceding each regular Wednesday Council meeting (the “Submission Deadline.”), so long as the same relates to matters already included in the agenda previously submitted to the Council President. A Ward Council member may have any ordinance or resolution specifically impacting their ward pulled during a Council meeting before the vote to allow for additional public input and the Ward Council person's review. If pulled, the matter shall be carried and considered at the next occurring Council meeting if it continues to have a sponsor. The original legislation may be moved if an override by vote of 2/3 of full majority of the city council. If the motion to override does not carry this provision of postponement may only occur one time. The City Clerk shall immediately date and time-stamp each original submission. The City Clerk shall provide a copy of the Council package to the Council President for his or her review and approval on the Thursday preceding each regular Wednesday Council meeting. The City Clerk shall then provide the agenda and Council package to each member of the Council, the Mayor, the Corporation Counsel, the Business Administrator, and all Directors as far in advance of the meeting as time for preparation will permit. Normally, delivery of the agenda and Council package shall be effectuated by forwarding via electronic mail no later than4:00 P.M. on the Friday prior to a Wednesday meeting. Any Council Member who wishes to obtain a hard copy of the Council package shall advise the Clerk inwriting, and, in such circumstances, delivery of the Council package shall be effectuated by forwarding the documents via regular mail no later than 4:00P.M. on the Friday prior to a Wednesday meeting. When necessary in exceptional circumstances, the Clerk may effectuate delivery of the agenda via hand delivery. Regular meetings held on a day other than Wednesday shall also follow the time frames set forth in this rule to the extent possible.
Urgent Matters:
After the Submission Deadline, no matters shall be presented to the Council except those of an urgent nature. A matter shall be considered urgent in nature if the Council’s failure to consider the matter at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Council would have an adverse consequence upon the City, or any agency or employee thereof.
If urgent matters are submitted after the Submission Deadline by the Administration, facts must be presented in writing establishing the nature of the urgency, in compliance with the foregoing definitional criteria, and the matter must be approved as urgent in writing by the Mayor before presentation to the Council. If urgent matters are submitted by Councilmembers after the Submission Deadline, facts must be presented in writing by the Council member establishing the nature of the urgency, in compliance withthe foregoing definitional criteria, and the matter must be approved as urgent either by the President or by a vote of the majority of the council present at the meeting.
Public Access to Documents:
Copies of the agenda and allsupporting documents shall be promptly placed on the City’s website, www.hobokennj.gov,in compliance with the Chapter 25 of the Code of the City of Hoboken,“Electronic Accessibility of Public Information,” and shall be made availableto the public through the Clerk’s office as soon as practicable. Agendas for special and emergency meetingsshall be prepared and distributed in compliance with this Rule to the extentpracticable under the circumstances.
The provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act shallgovern the conduct, agenda, and procedures for all meetings. As described above, the Council may considerand act upon urgent matters at a regular meeting even if the matter was notlisted on the agenda. All ordinances andresolutions, however, must be introduced in written or typewritten form, andcopies provided to each member of the City Council, the City Clerk as soon aspracticable, and reviewed by the Corporation Counsel. The Mayor, Council President or a majority ofthe Council present at the meeting must have determined that the matter is ofan urgent nature in accordance with this Rule before the City Council may takeany action on any such ordinance or resolution. The City Clerk shall assist in providingsufficient written copies during any meeting as necessary to comply with thisRule.
RULE IV
The Presiding Officer -Election and Duties: The presidingofficer of the Council shall be the President, who shall be elected at there-organizational meeting and shall hold office for a period of one (1)year. At the re-organizational meetingthe Vice President of the Council shall also be elected and shall hold officefor a period of one (1) year. In thePresident’s absence, the Vice President of the Council shall preside over theCouncil. In the absence of both the President and Vice President, a presidingofficer shall be elected by a majority of the Council members present.
The President shall assume the chair of thepresiding officer immediately after his or her election, and shall thereafterdetermine the seating arrangements for the remainder of the Council. The presiding officer shall preserve strictorder and decorum at all meetings of the Council. The presiding officer shall state everyquestion coming before the Council, announce the decision of the Council on allsubjects and decide all questions of order, subject, however, to an appeal tothe Council, in which event a majority vote of the Council shall govern andconclusively determine such question of order. The President may vote on all questions, and his or her name will becalled last.
RULE V
Minutes: Minutes of all meetings of the City Council,including closed sessions, shall be taken by the City Clerk in the format andmanner required by law. These minutesshall promptly be presented to the Council in resolution form and approved by amajority vote of the City Council. Written communications from the Mayor or any member of the Council, uponrequest, shall be placed in the minutes without the necessity for a vote,however, no other written communications shall be placed in the minutes unlessapproved by motion.
RULE VI
Call to Order: The President shall take the chair precisely at the hour appointed for the meeting and shall immediately call the Council to order. In the absence of the President, the Vice President shall call the Council to order. Upon the arrival of the President, the Vice President shall immediately relinquish the chair upon the conclusion of the business immediately before the Council.
RULE VII
Roll Call: Before proceeding with the business of theCouncil, the City Clerk or the Deputy City Clerk shall call the roll of th members, and the names of those present shall be entered on the minutes.
RULE VIII
Quorum: A majority of the whole number of members ofthe Council shall constitute a quorum, but no ordinance shall be adopted by theCouncil without the affirmative vote of the majority of the full membership ofthe Council, unless a supermajority is required for adoption of a particularordinance, in which case the vote shall be that required by law.
RULE IX
Order of Business: All meetings of the Council shall be open tothe public promptly at the hour set for each meeting, the members of theCouncil shall take their regular stations in the Council Chambers, and thebusiness of the Council shall be taken up for consideration and disposed in thefollowing order:
1. Reading of Open Public Meetings Act notice
2. Flag salute
3. Roll call
4. Ordinances - 2nd Reading andHearings on Ordinances for 2nd Reading
5. Ordinances - 1st Reading
6. Public Comment on agenda items
7. Reports, petitions and communications from the Mayor
8. Council Subcommittee Reports
9. Miscellaneous Licenses
10. Claims
11. Payroll
12. Director Reports
13. Resolutions
14. Public Comment (non-agendaitems)
15. New business
16. Adjournment
In accordance with the Open PublicMeetings Act, the Council by resolution may go into closed executive session atany time during the meeting for the purposes provided by law.
The presidingofficer, at his or her discretion, shall retain the authority to deviate fromthe regular order of business as necessary for the efficient conduct of themeeting, subject to override by majority vote of the Council.
Review andDiscussion of Ordinances on First Reading:
Prior to theintroduction of and vote on any ordinance presented for first reading, thepresiding officer shall provide Councilmembers an opportunity to review anddiscuss the proposed ordinance, including to ask questions, requestclarification, raise concerns, and identify potential amendments or otherchanges. Such discussion shall occur before the ordinance is introduced and theroll-call vote on first reading is taken.
RULE X
Rules of Debate:
(a) Rights of Presiding Officer. The presiding officer maymove, second and debate from the chair, subject only to such limitations ofdebate as are by these rules imposed upon all members and shall not be deprivedof any of the rights and privileges of a Council member due to his or herstatus as presiding officer.
(b) Getting the Floor. Every member desiring to speak shall address the chair, and upon recognition by the presiding officer shall confine statements to the question under debate, avoiding all personal references and indecorous language.
(c) Interruption. Upon being recognized by the chair, a member shall not be interrupted when speaking except to call a point of order or as otherwise provided herein. A point of order may only be called to bring to the attention of the presiding officer a violation of these Rules. If a member, while speaking, is interrupted by a point of order, the member shall cease speaking until the presiding officer determines the point of order. A point of order shall be decided by the presiding officer upon consultation with the Corporation Counsel where necessary. A point of order is not subject to debate, and may not be reconsidered.
(d) Privilege of Opening orClosing Debate. The Council member moving theadoption of an ordinance or resolution shall have the privilege of opening thedebate at his/her discretion, and the Council President shall have theprivilege of closing the debate at his/her discretion.
(e) Discussion During Vote. Upon any roll call there shall be nodiscussion or explanation given by any member voting, and the member shall voteaye (or yes), nay(or no), present or abstain, unless the member shall firstreceive special permission from the Council to explain the member’s vote or torefrain from casting the member’s vote. No motions or amendments may be offered after the Council President hascalled a vote.
(f) Limiting Debate Period. The presiding officer shall retain the powerto limit the length of debate on any agenda item, including claims and payroll,provided, however, that Council members shall be allowed a minimum of five (5)minutes each to speak on any particular question under debate.
RULE XI
Method of Voting: The vote upon every motion, resolution orordinance shall be taken by roll call and the results of the vote shall beentered upon the minutes. In addition tovoting yea or nay, a Council member may abstain or vote “present,” which hasthe effect of an abstention. A Councilmember may not give statements, raise questions, or provide any othercommentary other than casting a vote in accordance with this rule. Where a Council member violates this rule,disrupts the flow of a roll call, or otherwise fails to cast a vote inaccordance with this rule within a reasonable period of time after being calledto vote, the Council President shall have the discretion to direct the Clerkcontinue the roll call to the next Council member.
The roll call shall be taken in alphabetical order of the members present except that the presiding officer shall vote last. Two or more resolutions may be placed on a onsent agenda, and approved by a single roll call vote of the Council, provided that no member of the Council nor any member of the public wishes to be heard on any resolution listed on the consent agenda.
RULE XII
Manner in Which the PublicMay Address the Council – Speaker’s List: Any member ofthe public desiring to address the Council shall sign either the list of speakers who wish to speak on a particular agenda item, and/or shall sign thelist of speakers wishing to address the Council during the Public Portion period. The two lists referred to inthis rule shall be prepared by the City Clerk and placed in a convenient place in the City Council Chambers for the convenience of those individuals desiringto speak. Copies of the agenda will beplaced nearby. When called upon from thespeakers list or to testify as part of a public hearing and be sworn in unlessotherwise informed, a member of the public shall approach the rail and microphone,speak clearly, identify themselves by name; first and last spelling if requested. They shall then state whetherthey are a Hoboken resident, Hoboken business owner, or other interested partywanting to be heard. In addition, amember of the public may add their name in advance to the list of speakers oneither of the two lists referred to in this rule, by contacting the CityClerk’s office the day of or the day before the meeting during business hours,to request to be placed on either or both list(s) of speakers.
RULE XIII
Manner in Which the Public May Address the Council - Time Limits:
(a) At the start of the Consent Agenda, a speaker may speak for either (a) a total of five (5) minutes where the speaker wishes to address only 1 item on the Consent Agenda; or (b) a total of 7 minutes where a speaker wishes to address more than one item on the Consent Agenda. In either instance, the speaker shall specify with the City Clerk on which of the speaker’s list they which to be placed on. Under no circumstances can a speaker spend more than five minutes on a single resolution.
(b) A speaker may speak for nomore than five (5) minutes on any single ordinance for 2nd reading.
(c) A speaker may address the City Council on any subject relevant to the affairs and interests of the City of Hoboken during the Public Portion on the agenda. Any speaker addressing the Council during this period will be limited to five (5) minutes unless the presiding officer, in his or her discretion, decides that more time should be allotted to the speaker;
a) Members of the public mayspeak during both the first public portion on resolutions and/or ordinances onthe agenda, and during the second public portion on any subject relevant to theaffairs and interests of the City of Hoboken. During the first public portion,members of the public may speak for either: 1) five (5) minutes on one (1)resolution or ordinance; or (2) seven (7) minutes on multiple resolutions orordinances. During the second public portion, members of the public may speak forno more than five (5) minutes on any subject relevant to the affairs andinterests of the City of Hoboken.
b) In the interest to attendingto other business of the City in a timely manner, the presiding officer shallhave the right to adjourn the Public Portion after one (1) hour, subject to anoverride by a majority of Council Members. In the event the Public Portion is adjourned under these circumstances,it shall resume on the agenda after the completion of votes of ordinances on 1streading, and before New Business;
c) The City Clerk or DeputyCity Clerk will monitor each speaker’s time and inform the presiding officerwhen the speaker has used up the allotted time, at which time the speakeraddressing the Council will immediately yield the floor. Whenever possible, the speaker shall be givena warning one minute prior to the expiration of his or her time.
d) If the speaker addressing the Council questions the Council concerning City matters, such questions will not be addressed until after the duration of the speaker’s time, unless the Council President at his/her discretion, or upon the request of a Councilmember, requests an opportunity to address the question posed by the speaker. Only in such event, the time taken in answering the speaker’s question will not count against the speaker’s time. Upon the conclusion of the speaker’s time, a Council member may comment on the subject under discussion upon being recognized by the presiding officer.
e) The rules governing the timeallotted to the persons addressing the City Council may be relaxed at thediscretion of the presiding officer or by a majority vote of the Councilmembers present.
RULE XIV
Manner in Which the Mayor May Participate in Meetings: If the Mayor wishes to participate in any meeting of the City Council, he/she shall, ifpracticable, notify the President of said intention advance of the meeting. After the Roll Call, if the Mayor so requests, he/she shall be granted ten (10) minutes to address the Council with respect to any matter relevant to the affairs and business of the City. In addition, prior to the Council debate oneach agenda item, the President shall ask the Mayor if he/she wishes to speak with respect to that agenda item. Ifhe/she chooses to do so, the Mayor shall be entitled to address the Council onthat agenda item for five (5) minutes.
RULE XV
Decorum:
(a) By Council Members. While the Council is in session, the members must preserve order and decorum and a member shall neither by conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt the proceedings or the peace of the Council nor disturb any member while speaking or refuse to obey the orders of the Council or its presiding officer except as otherwise herein provided.
(b) Members of the Public. Remarks from members of the public are intended as an opportunity for the member to address the Council as a whole, in its official capacity as the Governing Body, as such all comments shall be directed to the presiding officer and must be respectful. As remarks directed towards individual Council members or City Staff members are inconsistent with the intent of this section, no person shall address individual Councilmembers or City Staff member.
Any person making impertinent or slanderous remarks or who shall become disruptive while addressing the Council or while present in the Council Chambers shall beforth with, by the presiding officer, barred from further audience before the Council, unless permission to continue be granted by a majority vote of the Council.
Enforcement of Decorum: The Chief of Police, or such member ormembers of the Police Department as the Chief may designate, shall be theSergeant-at-Arms of the Council meeting. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall carry out all appropriate orders andinstructions given by the presiding officer for the purpose of maintainingorder and decorum at any Council meeting.
RULE XVII
Persons Authorized to bewithin the Council rail: No persons, exceptCouncil members, the City Clerk and/or Deputy City Clerk, and authorized Cityofficers, shall be permitted within the rail in front of the Council Chamberwithout the express permission of the Presiding Officer.
RULE XVIII
Committee of the Whole andSubcommittees: The Committee of the Whole shallconsist of the full nine members of the Council. All standing subcommittees shall consist ofat least three Council members. TheCouncil President shall appoint all subcommittee members unless otherwiseordered by the Council. The followingstanding subcommittees are hereby established:
1. Public Safety
2. Finance & Administration
3. Community Development & Housing
4. Parking & Transportation
5. Health & Human Services
6. Environmental Services
The Council retains the right to establish additional,special subcommittees as required for the efficient operation of theCouncil. The Council President shallappoint all subcommittee members and the chair of each subcommittee, and shallserve as an ex-officio member of each subcommittee. The Council President shall have the right inhis or her sole discretion to remove a member from any subcommittee, includingspecial subcommittees, except that a majority of the whole membership of theCouncil may override the President’s decision to remove a member from anyregular or special subcommittee.
The Committee of the Whole is chaired by the CouncilPresident, who has sole authority to call a meeting of the Committee, whichshall be noticed for purposes of the Open Public Meetings Act as a specialmeeting. However, no formal action shallbe taken at any meeting of the Committee of the Whole.
Matters may be referred tosubcommittees either by the presiding officer or by a vote of the majority ofthe Council present at the meeting.
Nothing hereinabove stated shall be construed so as to invest the membership of said subcommittees with any of the executive or administrative powers of the several City Departments, which are now vested inthe Mayor and the Directors of the several City Departments, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 210, Laws of 1950, and the amendments and supplements thereto.
RULE XIX
Reports of Subcommittees: It shall be the duty of each subcommittee chair, or another subcommittee member selected by the subcommittee chair, at each City Council meeting, to provide a report of the subcommittee’s activities, if any, since the last meeting at which such a report was given. There port, which may be oral or in writing, shall include a statement of how many meetings were held, who attended, a brief description of the matters that were discussed, and such recommendations to the Council relating to the matters considered by the subcommittee that have been decided upon by the members of the subcommittee. If the recommendations are not supported by all members of the subcommittee, the dissenting member shall be provided an opportunity to present his or her views after the subcommittee chair has completed presenting the report.
RULE XX
Claims against the City: No account or other demand against the Cityshall be allowed until it has been considered and reported to the Council. In the event Council Members wish to receiveadditional information, have questions or require clarification regarding anyclaim, they shall, to the extent practicable, make a written request for sameto the Business Administrator or his/her designee in writing, detailing theadditional information, question or clarification requested with as muchspecificity as possible, no later than the close of business the day prior tothe Meeting at which the claim is scheduled to be considered.
RULE XXI
Ordinances, Resolutions,Motions and Contract Documents:
(a) Preparation of Ordinances. All ordinances shall be prepared by the Corporation Counsel’s office, and thereafter approved as to form and legality by the Hoboken Corporation Counsel. The Corporation Counsel’s office shall, in a timely manner, provide all necessary legal guidance and assistance to any member of the Council seeking to introduce an ordinance.
(b) Sponsorship of Ordinances and Time for Submission to City Council. Each ordinance must be sponsored by at least one member of the City Council, whose name shall be affixed thereon, and seconded by at least one other member of the City Council, prior to formal introduction and first reading.
(c) Resolutions. All resolutions must be sponsored by a memberof the City Council, whose name shall be affixed thereon, and seconded by atleast one other member of the City Council, prior to introduction.
(d) Other Matters and Subjects. Other matters and subjects must be read atthe regular Council Meeting prior to the introduction of Resolutions andOrdinances.
(e) Clarity of Legislative Titles:
(1)All titles of ordinances, resolutions, and otherlegislative actions shall be written in a manner that clearly identifies thesubject matter of the legislation in plain language. Specifically:
(a) Any legislation relating to land use or propertymust include the common street address in the title, in addition to any blockand lot numbers.
(b) Any ordinance relating to personnel or administrative changes must clearly describe the nature of the changes being made in the title, including, but not limited to, new positions being createdor changes to existing positions.
(2) The City Clerk, in consultation with the Corporation Counsel, shall review all legislative titles prior to publishing the agenda to ensure compliance with these transparency requirements.
RULE XXII
Reports and Resolutions to be filed with City Clerk: All reports and resolutions shall be filed with the City Clerk and entered on the minutes.
Applications for Appointment to Boards, Authorities, and Commissions: No resolution for an appointment of an individual toa board, authority, or commission shall be voted upon by the City Council unless a resolution identifying the proposed appointee by name and position to which the appointment is proposed is submitted to the City Clerk in accordance with the deadlines set forth in Rule III above, i.e., the title of the resolution shall be included on the copy of the agenda that is reviewed by the Council President on the Wednesday preceding the regular Wednesday City Council meeting, and the actual resolution must be delivered to the City Clerk by the Submission Deadline. For the purpose of appointments to boards, authorities, and commissions, the “urgent matters” exception in Rule III will not apply unless a failure to make an appointment will result in the board, authority, or commission not having sufficient membership to form a quorum to conduct its authorized activities. No resolution for the appointment of an individual to aboard, authority, or commission may be voted on if it has not been submitted in accordance with the deadlines set forth in Rule III. Such a resolution shall contain the name of the proposed appointee in its title, and the complete title must be displayed on the draft agenda published in advance of the City Council meeting. If the resolution appointing an individual to a board, authority, or commission is on the agenda for a Special Meeting, the resolution must be submitted to the City Clerk and distributed to the City Council at least six(6) days prior to the Special Meeting, in the form and manner set forth in Rule III and as further delineated herein. If any member of the City Council receives an application directly from an applicant, he or she must immediately forward the application to the City Clerk for filing and forwarding to the rest of the Council for that applicant to be eligible for consideration for such appointment.
RULE XXIII
Adjournment: A motion to adjourn shall always be in order and decided without debate.
RULE XXIV
Certification of Passage of Ordinance over Mayor’s veto:
Whenever an ordinance has been vetoed by the Mayor and is passed by the Council over such veto in the manner provided by law, the City Clerk shall append to such ordinances a certification in substantially the following form:
“I hereby certify that the above ordinance was passed by the Council of the city of Hoboken on the ________________ day of _____________ was vetoed by the Mayor of the City, and was passed over the said veto on the __________ day of_______________.
DATED:
City Clerk
RULE XXV
Attendance by and interaction with City Officials:
The City Clerk or the Deputy City Clerk, the Corporation Council or his/her designee and the Business Administrator or his/her designee shall be required to attend all meetings of the City Council unless excused by the Council President. Subject to the limitations set forth by law and below, the President may ask the Mayor or his/her designee to consider a request that other Directors and/or City employees attend Council meetings to the extent the President believes such attendance would be helpful to assist the Council in its legislative responsibilities with respect to the matters on the meeting agenda. As expressly provided in N.J.S.A 40:69A-37.1, the Council shall deal with employees of the department of administration and other administrative departments solely through the mayor or his/her designee. All contact with the employees, and all actions and communications concerning the administration of the government and the provision of municipal services shall be through the Mayor or his/her designee, except as otherwise provided by law. The Council may, in accordance with applicable law, conduct inquiries into any act or problem of the administration of the municipality. Any Council member may, at any time, require a report on any aspect of the government of the municipality by making a written request to the mayor. The council may, by a majority vote of the whole number of its members, require the Mayor or his/her designee to appear before the council sitting as a committee of the whole, and to bring before the Council those records and reports, and officials and employees of the municipality as the Council may determine necessary to ensure clarification of the matter understudy. The Council may further, by a majority of the whole number of its members, designate any number of its members as an ad hoc committee to consult with the Mayor or his/her designee to study any matter and to report to the Council thereon. As it is the expressed intent of the Mayor-Council plan of government to confer on the Council general legislative powers, the Council may exercise such investigative powers as are germane to the exercise of its legislative powers, but shall retain for the Mayor full control over the municipal administration and over the administration of municipal services.
RULE XXVI
Amendment of Rules of Procedure: No amendment to these Rules of Procedure shall be adopted unless it receives a vote of the majority of the full membership of the City Council. Any such amendment shall not take effect until the second regular meeting following adoption of the amendment.
Meeting Date: October 7, 2026
APPROVED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ü Vote Record - CC - Resolution
¨ Adopted
