Mayor & Council Meet Tues. 4/4/2023 at 6:15 p.m.

The Agenda for Harrison’s Mayor & Council meeting on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, contains Resolutions and Ordinances for passage and the introduction of the 2023 Municipal Budget Ordinance. A copy of the Municipal Budget however was not posted to the Town of Harrison website.

The Mayor & Council meeting starts at 6:15 p.m. with a 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.

. LEGAL

• A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF HARRISON AND THE BERGEN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES
• A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF A GREEN ACRES AGREEMENT PARK STEWARDSHIP
• A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A GREEN ACRES AGREEMENT PARK DEVELOPMENT
• A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ENTRY OF PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS IN PARTIAL SETTLEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION OPIATE LITIGATION

MUNICIPAL BUDGET

• INTRODUCTION OF THE 2023MUNICIPAL BUDGET ORDINANCE

INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES:
ORDINANCE NO. 1482

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NOS. 1219, 1250, 1280, 1327, 1389, 1459 AND 1478 REGARDING THE TABLE OF ORGANIZATION OF THE HARRISON FIRE DEPARTMENT

ORDINANCE NO. 1483

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NOS. 974, 1055, 1122, 1253, 1316, 1336, 1411, 1438, 1460, 1464 AND ORDINANCE DATED SEPTEMBER 3, 1885, REGARDING THE TABLE OF ORGANIZATION OF THE HARRISON POLICE DEPARTMENT

POLICE

• A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE 2022 UDRIVE. UTEXT. UPAY. DISTRACTED DRIVING CRACKDOWN APRIL 1 - 30, 2023

FINANCE

• A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A TRANSFER PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40:48-17.1 Transfer of $600,000 from the Municipal account to a Harrison Board of Education account.
• A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TO PROVIDE FOR TEMPORARY EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS TO THE 2023 MUNICIPAL BUDGET
• A RESOLUTION FOR PAYMENT OF BILLS AND PAYROLLS

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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