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Votes at a glance: Linden council approves consent agenda, resolutions and introduces multiple ordinances
Summary
At its April 18 special meeting the Linden City Council approved consent items and a block of resolutions, introduced the municipal budget on first reading and advanced several ordinances for later public hearings. The council also approved finance and personnel actions including payment of $3.94 million in bills.
The Linden City Council on April 18 approved a consent agenda, passed a block of resolutions, introduced the 2025 municipal budget and took routine finance and personnel votes during a special meeting called after a prior session was shut down for safety reasons.
Key outcomes
• Consent agenda: Council approved consent items No. 1 through No. 4 by voice/roll call (motion passed).
• Resolutions: Resolutions numbered 2025‑2‑13 through 2025‑2‑52 were approved on a single motion and roll call.
• Municipal budget: Council introduced the 2025 municipal budget, identifying total expenditures of $138,709,902.73. Council approved the initial budget and tax resolution on April 18, 2025, and set a public hearing on the budget and tax resolution for May 20, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers. The budget notice will be published in the Union County local source on May 1, 2025. The council said the average assessed home value of $133,862 produces an annual tax increase of $327.21 (about $27.27 per month), and noted a state‑mandated library portion of the tax rate accounts for $17.71 of the annual increase.
• Finance approvals: Council approved payment of bills totaling $3,943,975.18 and accepted a March investment rate reported at 4.15 percent.
• Personnel: Council approved multiple hiring and promotion items across departments, including appointments in the tax collector’s office, public safety telecommunicator trainees, promotions in public works, and seasonal hiring lists. The personnel motion passed on roll call with one abstention recorded by Councilmember Rivas for the personnel package.
• Ordinances introduced: Council introduced Ordinances 69‑22 through 69‑29 on first reading (see zoning article for details). Each ordinance introduction passed on roll call.
• Meeting process: Council closed the public comment period by motion and adjourned; future meetings were scheduled for May 19 (conference) and May 20 (regular meeting/hearing).
Ending: Most measures in this meeting were routine approvals or first‑reading introductions; several items — notably the introduced ordinances and the municipal budget — will return for public hearings and final votes at upcoming meetings.
