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Passaic council unanimously adopts traffic ordinances, approves minutes and routine business on Dec. 5
Summary
The Passaic City Council voted unanimously on Dec. 5 to adopt several traffic‑related ordinances, accept minutes from prior meetings, approve consent communications and routine resolutions, and authorize payment of bills; roll‑call votes recorded all six present council members voting yes.
The Passaic City Council voted on multiple routine and legislative items at its Dec. 5 meeting. All recorded roll‑call votes during the meeting were unanimous among the members present.
Key outcomes - Minutes: The council approved the minutes of Aug. 6, Sept. 5 and Sept. 17 by roll call with each present member voting yes. - Ordinances adopted (second and final reading): Ordinance 2469‑24 (amending Chapter 295, Vehicles and Traffic), Ordinance 2470‑24 (removing a bus stop location on Passaic Street), and Ordinance 2471‑24 (revising official parking schedules) were each opened for public hearing, closed with no public comment and adopted by roll call votes recorded as yes by every member present. - Ordinance introduced (first reading): Ordinance 2472‑24 (amending Chapter 278, limousines, to revise administrative fees and definitions) was introduced and will return for second reading; the council also introduced Ordinance 104 (restricted parking for disabled persons) for first reading and set its second reading for Jan. 7, 2025. - Consent and routine business: Communications and consent agenda items 5 through 27 and resolutions 30 through 103 were acted on as a group with separate votes recorded where requested; item 39 was handled separately and approved by roll call. - Payment of bills: The council authorized payment of bills as presented; roll call recorded yes votes from each member present. - Adjournment: Meeting adjourned following a roll‑call vote.
Vote record (members present) All recorded roll calls show the following votes: Councilman Love — Yes; Councilwoman Mello — Yes; Councilman Schwartz — Yes; Councilman Garcia — Yes; Councilman Colombo Muntenez — Yes; Council President Schaer — Yes. The transcript records each of these members responding “Yes” during roll calls on the minutes, ordinances and consent items.
Details: motions and process Motions to open public hearings, to close hearings, to move and second ordinances, and to accept consent items were made on the floor; the transcript records standard “move” and “second” calls followed by roll call. Where members spoke in debate or asked questions, that discussion was recorded; no roll‑call “No” or abstain votes were recorded in the transcript for the items acted on.
