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Bayonne council advances ordinance to exceed budget cap, establishes cap bank (second reading moved to final passage)
Summary
At its June 10 adjourned meeting the Bayonne Municipal Council held a second reading of an ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limit and to establish a cap bank (COLA-related); with no public speakers the council closed the hearing and voted to order final passage.
The Municipal Council of the City of Bayonne conducted a second reading and public hearing on June 10, 2026, for an ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limit and to establish a cap bank, described in the meeting as a COLA‑related ordinance. The ordinance was introduced at the council’s May 13 meeting and published in the Bergen Record as required.
The clerk read the ordinance title by summary and opened the floor to public comment; no members of the public spoke on the ordinance. Council members moved to close the public hearing and to order final passage. The council recorded "Aye" votes from Council member Booker, Council member Carroll, Council member Perez and Council member LaPalouse for both closure of the hearing and the resolution ordering final passage.
The action taken on June 10 was to move the ordinance from second reading to final passage by resolution. The clerk noted the ordinance had been published as required and that final adoption was ordered at this session. No substantive debate or amendments to the ordinance were recorded during the June 10 session.
The council adjourned following the order of final passage and routine closing motions.
