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Council approves consent items, reappoints planning commissioner and adopts tobacco retailer regulation; votes at a glance
Summary
At its Oct. 24 meeting Newark City Council approved the consent calendar, reappointed a planning commissioner and adopted an ordinance regulating tobacco retailers; two councilmembers recused themselves from the tobacco ordinance vote.
At the City Council meeting on Oct. 24 the council approved the consent calendar, reappointed a planning commissioner and adopted a tobacco retail regulation ordinance. Council approved the consent calendar items by vote and later took separate action on items pulled for discussion.
Votes at a glance (formal actions on Oct. 24)
- Consent calendar (Items D1 through D5, excluding items pulled for discussion): Approved 5-0. The consent calendar included routine administrative approvals such as audited demands and budget amendments tied to existing projects; items D3 (planning commission reappointment) and D6 (tobacco ordinance) were pulled for separate…
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