Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Amending the Annual Meeting Calendar for the Newark Municipal Council for the year 2020
Purpose: Removing scheduled meetings and changing the time for a Regular Council Meeting
Additional Information:
Open Public Meetings Act Notice to be sent to newspapers and posted.
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WHEREAS, the Municipal Council established and adopted the 2020 Annual Municipal Calendar of Pre-Meetings, Special Conferences and Regular Meeting Dates as 7R8-a adopted on December 4, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council wishes to cancel the Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Pre-Meeting, the Tuesday, May 12, 2020 Special Meeting/Conference, the Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Pre-Meeting, the Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Special Meeting/Conference and amend the time of the Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Regular Meeting to 12:30 P.M. to accommodate pertinent City business, as a result of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19).
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The City Clerk is authorized to forward any changes made to the established 2020 Annual Municipal Calendar of Pre-Meetings, Special Conferences and Regular Meeting Dates, Resolution 7R8-a adopted on December 4, 2019 to the Star Ledger and Jersey Journal, together with posting in the public place of City Hall.
2. The Municipal Council supports cancelling the Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Pre-Meeting, the Tuesday, May 12, 2020 Special Meeting/Conference, the Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Pre-Meeting, the Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Special Meeting/Conference and amend the time of the Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Regular Meeting to 12:30 P.M.
STATEMENT
This resolution establishes the change to the 2020 Annual Meeting Calendar for public meetings of the Newark Municipal Council cancelling the Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Pre-Meeting, the Tuesday, May 12, 2020 Special Meeting/Conference, the Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Pre-Meeting, the Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Special Meeting/Conference and amend the time of the Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Regular Meeting to 12:30 P.M.