Here are the principal formal actions taken by the Passaic City Council during its Jan. 21 meeting. All recorded roll-call votes cited below were unanimous unless otherwise noted.

- Approval of minutes (Nov. 5): Motion to accept minutes carried on roll call (yes: Councilman Love; Councilwoman Mello; Councilman Schwartz; Councilman Garcia; Councilman Colombo Montanez; Council President Schaer).

- Ordinance 2475-25 (second and final reading): An ordinance amending the designation of restricted parking for disabled persons by New Jersey license plate number was opened for public hearing; no public comments were made on the ordinance and the council adopted it on second reading by roll call (yes: Love; Mello; Schwartz; Garcia; Colombo Montanez; Schaer).

- Consent and routine items: Multiple communications and routine agenda items (items 2–10; 11–19) were accepted on unanimous roll calls as listed in the agenda packet.

- Resolutions (items 21–35): The council approved resolutions listed on the agenda, including a resolution authorizing award of contract for emergency repair of a fire alarm system at 361 Madison Street (agenda item 35). Business Administrator Rick Fernandez reported the landlord reimbursed the city for the emergency work.

- Ordinance introduction: Council approved introduction of an ordinance amending chapter 231 (rent stabilization) and set a second reading and public hearing for Feb. 4, 2025.

- Bills: The council approved the bills list on unanimous roll call.

Meeting process notes: Several items were handled as routine consent items with roll-call votes; the council paused for a recess after the Martin Luther King Jr. program and reconvened for the regular agenda. There were no recorded dissenting votes on items reported during the meeting.