Harrison's Mayor & Council Meet Tues. 3/21/23 at 6:15 p.m. In Person

The Agenda for Harrison’s Mayor & Council meeting on Tuesday, March  21, 2023, contains Resolutions and Ordinances for passage. The Notice indicated that the meeting started at 6:15 p.m. with Caucus, which can be attended by the public, in the Conference Room outside the Mayor’s Office on the 3^rd Floor of the Town Hall building.  It was not clear whether the meeting would continue after the Caucus on the 2^nd Floor as tradition dictates. Note: This is an in-person meeting of the Mayor & Council and there is no Zoom option or videotaping of the meeting. You are allowed to videotape the meeting or live stream it.

Community-Based Resolutions

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT FROM VERIZON WIRELESS

Ordinances for Adoption

ORDINANCE NO. 1477

AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN A TOWN-WIDE PUBLIC SAFETY VIDEO & NETWORK SYSTEM IN THE TOWN OF HARRISON, COUNTY OF HUDSON, NEW JERSEY

Resolutions & Ordinances Dealing With Finances

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A TOWN-WIDE PUBLIC SAFETY VIDEO & NETWORK SYSTEM IN THE TOWN OF HARRISON

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF THREE (3) VEHICLES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS IN THE TOWN OF HARRISON

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REDEMPTION OF OUTSIDE LIEN - BLOCK 19, LOT 8

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING OVERPAYMENT REFUND - BLOCK 2, LOT 58

A RESOLUTION FOR PAYMENT OF BILLS AND PAYROLLS.

Tabled Ordinance

An Ordinance Changing the Harrison Waterfront Redevelopment Plan to Reduce the Number of Parking Spaces Required of Developers to .5 Parking Spaces per Housing Unit.was tabled at the last meeting but has not returned to this meeting.

To read the Resolutions and proposed Ordinances in full you can follow this link.

There is both a time to address the Mayor & Council when an Ordinance is introduced and a Public session regarding the Ordinance is announced.  In addition, there is an opportunity for the Public to speak during the Public Session of the meeting where questions can be asked and/or complaints, comments, and suggestions can be made. There is a 5-minute time period for each member of the public.  The Mayor can extend the period for a member of the public to speak. Anyone can speak at the meeting.  There is no residency requirement to speak.

See our prior article Wednesday Night: Ask the Mayor for detailed information on how to attend and the Public Session of the meeting if you want to learn more about the Mayor & Council Meeting process.

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