Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Claim Your Spot

Get email alerts on the Charter Residency topic

No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.

Mayor reports pending legislative decision on charter residency rule for police chief and city recorder

City of Trenton City Council · April 28, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

Mayor Tony Burriss told the council he received a letter from legislators about a charter change: the current charter allows the police chief and city recorder to live outside city limits to remain employed; the legislature is considering a decision and expects to resolve it soon.

Mayor Tony Burriss reported to the council on April 28 that he had received correspondence from state legislators about a proposed or pending change to the city charter affecting residency requirements.

According to the mayor, the city’s charter currently states that the police chief and the city recorder are not required to live within the city limits to remain employed. The mayor said the legislators are considering the matter and would issue a decision soon; the minutes do not specify proposed statutory language, the legislators involved, or a deadline for the decision.

In the same report the mayor noted scheduling for budget work: the next budget meeting is May 13 and the final reading of the budget is set for May 26. He also said Music Feast will be held April 30 at 5:30 p.m. The council adjourned at 6:31 p.m.

CivIQMessage your representative