City of Newark  
City Hall  
920 Broad Street  
Newark, New Jersey 07102  
Meeting Agenda - Final-revised  
SPECIAL MEETING  
Tuesday, October 21, 2025  
10:00 AM  
Council Chamber  
Municipal Council  
Council Member Patrick O. Council  
Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez  
Council Member Dupré L. Kelly  
Council Member Luis A. Quintana  
Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr.  
Council Member Louise Scott-Rountree  
Council Member Michael J. Silva  
President C. Lawrence Crump  
Kecia Daniels, City Clerk Abraham Negron, Deputy City Clerk  
CALL TO ORDER  
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 17, 2025 at the time of  
preparation and posted on the website of the City of Newark.  
ROLL CALL  
AGENDA RESOLUTION CODES PER DEPARTMENT  
1
Administration  
2
Economic and Housing Development  
Engineering  
3
4
Finance  
5
Health and Community Wellness  
Law  
6
7
Mayor's Office  
8
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
Public Safety  
9
10  
11  
12  
Public Works  
Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services  
Water Sewer Utility  
7.  
RESOLUTIONS  
7R4  
Finance  
25-1373  
7R4-a(s)  
Dept/ Agency: Finance  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Purpose: Cancellation of Commitments Payable and 2024 Appropriation  
Reserves  
Amount to be Cancelled: $11,719,138.26.  
Project Information:  
(Description/ Project No./ Amount Appropriated/Ordinance No.)  
RESOLUTION  
CANCELING  
CERTAIN  
COMMITMENTS  
PAYABLE  
ITEMS AND 2024 APPROPRIATION RESERVES FOR THE CITY OF  
NEWARK  
Additional Information:  
7R8  
Municipal Council and City Clerk  
25-1303  
7R8-a(s)  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending  
Type of Service: City of Newark 2025 Municipal Budget  
Purpose: Authorizing reading the City of Newark 2025 Municipal Budget  
by title only.  
Budget Period: 2025  
Date: October 1, 2025  
Additional Information: N/A  
Deferred 7R8-f 100125  
Deferred 7R8-a(s) 100725  
The Public Hearing on the 2025 Municipal Budget was held on  
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 12:30 P.M. in the City Hall,  
Council Chamber.  
25-1380  
7R8-b(s)  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Amending City of Newark Budget  
Purpose: Amending the 2025 Municipal Budget as introduced on August  
28, 2025.  
Budget Year: 2025  
Public Hearing Date: October 1, 2025 at 12:30 P.M.  
Amendment to be Published on: Not Applicable  
Additional Information:  
Budget Introduced on August 28, 2025  
Public Hearing held on October 1, 2025  
Certified copy of this Resolution must be submitted to the Division of Local  
Government Services.  
25-1381  
7R8-c(s)  
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk  
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing (X) Amending  
Type of Service: Adopting the City of Newark 2025 Budget  
Purpose: Final Approval of the 2025 Municipal Budget as amended on  
October 21, 2025  
Budget Year: 2025  
Public Hearing Date: October 1, 2025  
Amendment Published on: Not Applicable  
Amount: $990,668,361.08  
Budget Period: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025  
Additional Information:  
Certified copy of this Resolution must be submitted to the Division of Local  
Government Services.  
NOTE: Resolution 7R8-a(s)100725 was amended, after the Public  
Hearing on the 2025 Municipal Budget, that was held at the  
Regular Meeting of October 1, 2025 at 12:30 P.M. in City Hall,  
Council Chamber.  
ADJOURNMENT  
KECIA DANIELS  
CITY CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL  
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY