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Council approves bundled resolutions, discusses contracts and grant awards offsetting nearly $20 million
Summary
Passaic City Council approved a package of resolutions (items 24–50), debated procurement items including salt and a burglar-alarm contract, and heard an administration report saying recent grant awards have offset the budget by nearly $20 million; a small price‑calculation typo in fuel-line math and questions about contract periods were raised and noted for follow-up.
The Passaic City Council on Nov. 10 approved a set of resolutions covering routine procurement and contract awards (items 24–50), with item 26 called for a separate roll call and then approved.
Council discussion touched on procurement details. A council member flagged a numerical discrepancy in item 27 (fuel/oil costs) — calculating $18,009.88 per month versus $18,009.55 in the resolution — and administration acknowledged it appeared to be a typographical error that would be corrected in the backup. The council also questioned resolution 35 (burglar‑alarm monitoring), where members asked for clarity on monthly versus hourly fees and the contract term; administration confirmed the bid is for a one‑year period with options to renew (two additional one‑year terms or one two‑year term) and offered to provide prior-year pricing for comparison.
Procurement for salt was described by staff as an as‑needed ordering process with supplies filled into municipal storage and trust accounts; staff said the city does not necessarily take a full contracted quantity immediately but calls in deliveries as required.
In the administrator's report, Business Administrator Ramon (Mister Fernandez) told the council that the suite of budget amendments and grant awards being processed offsets roughly $20,000,000 of the city budget, and credited the CFO Omar Garcia and department directors for obtaining grants. Fernandez also highlighted recent community outreach, including a large turkey distribution; his remarks mentioned both "over 1,200 turkeys" and later "1,400 turkeys," a numerical discrepancy noted in the transcript.
Council approved payment of bills and moved to adjourn at the close of the meeting. Staff committed to follow up on the fuel-number typo, provide prior-year contract pricing for the burglar-alarm vendor, and include contract-period specifics in the backup where appropriate.
