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Hackensack council approves grant budget amendments, raises bid threshold
Summary
Council introduced and approved a package of budget amendment resolutions to accept four grants totaling about $299,901 and passed a resolution to raise the municipal bid threshold from $44,000 to $53,000 after confirming the city has a qualified purchasing agent.
Hackensack City Council discussed and moved forward with a series of finance resolutions at its regular meeting, introducing budget amendments to accept four grants and adopting an increase to the municipal bid threshold.
The council heard an overview from Chief Financial Officer Jim Mangan on four chapter 159 budget amendments that add grant revenue and matching appropriations without increasing the municipal tax levy. "The first 1 is the 2025 clean communities grant ... the amount of $100,650.69," Mangan said, and he listed three other grants including $5,000 from the 200 Club of Bergen County, a $2,428 supplemental Firehouse Subs public-safety grant, and a $191,822.45 summer food…
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