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Council adopts handicap-parking and bond ordinances, introduces police reorganization
Summary
The Hackensack City Council adopted an ordinance to add/remove handicap parking spaces, passed a bond-ordinance amendment on final reading, and introduced a police-department reorganization for final vote Feb. 17, 2026; a resident asked that a handicapped space at 149 South Main be restored to general parking after the occupant died.
Hackensack City Council on Feb. 3, 2026 adopted multiple ordinances and introduced a police-department reorganization.
Ordinance 01-2026 (final reading) amends Chapter 170 of the municipal code to add and remove handicap parking spaces. The council opened the public hearing for the ordinance and heard from Patrick Dory, a South Main Street property owner, who asked whether a handicap parking space assigned to a deceased former tenant at 149 South Main Street could be returned to regular parking. Council instructed the city manager to look into that request. After closing the hearing, the council adopted Ordinance 01-2026 on final reading. Roll-call votes recorded in the meeting transcript show yes votes from Councilmember Sonia Clark Collins, Councilman Carol, Councilman Diaz and Mayor Gaines.
The council also took final action on Bond Ordinance 02-2026 (an amendment to Bond Ordinance 21-2025). There was no public comment on the bond ordinance; the ordinance passed on final reading by roll call.
Separately, the council introduced Ordinance 03-2026 on first reading to eliminate the director-of-police position, add one deputy chief and increase the number of captains to five. The ordinance passed first reading and was scheduled for final passage at the Feb. 17, 2026 meeting.
What the votes mean: the two final-reading ordinances are adopted and effective according to local ordinance rules; the police reorganization will return for a final vote after public notice and the statutorily required waiting period for second reading.
