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Council advances ordinance clarifying special-improvement-district rules amid public questions about reporting and hiring
Summary
The council advanced first reading of an ordinance (file 24-1669) to amend Special Improvement District legislation on reporting, governance and hiring practices. Public commentators sought clarity on which districts would be affected and asked for stronger enforcement of local hiring and affirmative-action rules.
The Newark Municipal Council advanced first reading of an ordinance (file 24-1669) amending special-improvement-district (SID) legislation, including clarified reporting requirements, designation of a district management corporation, revisions to hiring-practice language, establishment of a board of trustees and an effective date.
Corporate counsel announced the ordinance as an added starter during the meeting’s communications and the council voted to advance the ordinance on first reading by roll call.
During the public-comment period, multiple speakers asked the council to explain which SIDs would be covered and what the ordinance’s…
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