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Council pauses proposed change to Trenton Water Works residency rule after public concern
Summary
Trenton City Council on Sept. 4 moved to withdraw a proposed ordinance that would change residency rules for Trenton Water Works employees after residents and councilors pressed the administration for clearer statutory citations and local impacts.
Trenton City Council on Sept. 4 heard extended public comment and council debate over Ordinance 25-085, a proposed amendment to Chapter 2 of the city code that would change residency requirements for employees of the Department of Water and Sewer (Trenton Water Works). After residents and council members raised concerns — including about whether the city already had a residency rule, whether the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) had recommended regional hiring, and how Trentonians would be affected — the administration said it would pull the ordinance to rework its language and return it to a future agenda.
The ordinance text before the council would have removed or adjusted a local residency requirement for Water Works employees. Jim Beach, the mayor’s chief of…
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