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Council adds and adopts resolution memorializing Deacon Joseph “Jojo” Robinson Jr.
Summary
Councilmembers added a late resolution to memorialize Deacon Joseph (Jojo) Robinson Jr.; the body voted unanimously to add the item to the agenda and then adopted the resolution.
Paterson City Council added a late resolution to the agenda memorializing the life of Deacon Joseph ("Jojo") Robinson Jr. and adopted it by unanimous vote.
Councilwoman Dr. Lalisa Mims, Councilman Jackson and Councilwoman Ruby Cotton were listed as sponsors when the resolution was read into the record. The clerk read the resolution text and council members spoke in support; several offered condolences to the family and praised Robinson’s community contributions.
The council’s roll call on the added item showed unanimous support; the clerk recorded nine votes in favor, none opposed. Council members thanked corporation counsel for expediting the item’s inclusion on the agenda and asked that the city notify the family about the council’s action.
The resolution was adopted at the meeting and will be filed with the clerk’s records; no additional budgetary action was attached to the memorial resolution.
