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Votes at a glance: Paterson council adopts $13.16 million in disbursements; approves union deal
Summary
At the Jan. 14 meetings the council approved the payment of bills totaling $13,161,861.74 and adopted the AFSCME blue-collar memorandum of agreement. Many other routine and grant-related items were placed on consent or scheduled for regular meeting consideration.
At the workshop and special sessions on Jan. 14 the Paterson Municipal Council recorded two formal roll-call outcomes the public should note: the adoption of the payment of bills and the special-meeting approval of a blue-collar memoran-dum of agreement with AFSCME Local 2272.
Payment of bills Council approved a resolution to pay the summary of disbursements for the period presented, totaling $13,161,861.74. The clerk announced the roll-call result as six in favor, one no and two absent; the clerk said the payment-of-bills resolution was adopted.
AFSCME blue-collar contract The council later convened a special meeting to vote on a memor-andum of agreement with AFSCME Council 63 Local 2272 (covering Jan. 1, 2023'Dec. 31, 2026). The special meeting roll call recorded a 9-0 vote to adopt the resolution. A separate article documents that action in full.
Other items handled or scheduled Numerous routine and grant-related items were carried on consent or placed on the regular agenda for fuller review at a future meeting. Items discussed at the workshop (many advanced on consent) included: - An application to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters Grant (fire department) described by staff as a $150,000 award with a 10% local match; - An MOU to supply security officers at the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission office ($349,440 reported by the police director); - Police equipment and training items discussed on consent, including a virtual-reality de-escalation/training simulator noted as grant-funded and a proposal for a containment/less-than-lethal vehicle for special response teams; and - A resolution to go out to bid and later contract for demolition and reconstruction at 111 Broadway to create a manned operations center; the work-for-construction line item discussed at workshop was $497,930 (demolition/construction portion).
What the public should know - The payment-of-bills vote covers routine city disbursements, including payroll and vendor payments listed by the clerk. - The AFSCME contract adoption is a separate binding municipal action; union leaders reported the membership ratified the contract before council action. - Several grants and vendor renewals were placed on consent by directors; the council moved a small number of items to the regular agenda for further review or additional documentation.
Provenance: Excerpts in the transcript document the bill totals presented by the clerk and the roll-call tallies for both the payment-of-bills resolution and the AFSCME adoption. Several department directors outlined grant amounts and procurement steps during the workshop.
Ending: Residents tracking municipal spending and labor agreements should watch forthcoming finance staff reports and the next regular meeting for follow-up on implementation and on items moved off consent.
