[music] [music] >> I would like to advise all those present that notice of this adjourned meeting of the Municipal Council of the City of Bayonne of June 10, 2026 has been provided to the public in accordance with the provisions of the Open Public Meeting Act of the State of
New Jersey. Notice of the time and place of the meeting was posted and filed with the City Clerk and was forwarded electronically to the Bergen Record and Star Ledger on June 8, 2026. The adjourned meeting of the Municipal Council of the City of Bayonne is now in session. Ms. Medina, please call the
roll. >> Mr. Booker. >> I. >> Here. >> Mr. Carroll. >> Here. >> Mr. Perez. >> Here. >> Mr. LaPelusa. >> Here. Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance. >> I pledge >> allegiance to the flag >> of the United States >> of America
>> and to the Republic for which it stands, >> one nation under God, >> indivisible, >> with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay. First item is the calendar year 2026 local municipal budget, which was approved at the
meeting held May 13th, was published in the Bergen Record and posted on the bulletin board by summary as required by law with notice that it would be further considered for a public hearing at this meeting of June 10th, is now before the council for its consideration and the public hearing. And the resolution giving the
municipal budget second reading, who'd like to move it? >> Move it. >> Second. >> And on second reading, Mr. Booker. Mr. Carroll. >> Aye. >> Mr. Perez. >> Aye. >> Mr. LaPalus. >> Aye. >> Second reading is by title, the county
year 2026 local municipal budget. The council is now ready to give persons interested in the budget an opportunity to speak. Council president will recognize anyone who wishes to speak. >> Hi, how are you? Omar Algardi. Um,
where do you get the budget? I >> Please give your address as well. >> Uh, 100 Avenue G. Um, just was the budget posted online or >> It's on the website. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Anyone else? Okay. >> I'm sorry.
>> Written Anyone want to speak on the budget? Any other speakers on the budget? I'll take a motion to close. >> So move. >> Second. >> On the motion to close. Did you do the the cap bank already? >> Did we do that? >> No, we didn't get to that one.
>> I'm sorry. >> Okay, I didn't get to that one. >> Oh, okay. I apologize. >> We're doing the budget hearing first. >> Okay, I apologize. Um >> On the motion to >> Okay. >> Mr. Booker. >> Hi. >> Mr. Carroll. >> Hi. >> Mr. Perez. >> Hi. >> Ms. Turlock Palooza.
>> Hi. >> And we have amendments which I have to read in full, so bear with me. Whereas the local municipal government budget for the calendar year 2026 was approved on 10th day of June 2026
and whereas the public hearing on said budget has been held as advertised. And whereas it is desired to amend as approved the said approved budget. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the municipal council of the city of Bayonne, County of Hudson that the following amendments to be a to the
approved budget of calendar 2026 be made. It's general revenue surplus anticipated from $12,100,000 to $12,000,000 $375,000.
Miscellaneous revenue section D special items of revenue shared services agreement garbage removal removal contract Bayonne Board of Education from $355,453 to $362,384.64. Section G other specials improvement of revenue
debt service Empire Golf from $425,000 to $450,000. The sum of summary of revenue one surplus anticipated $12,100 $100,000 to $12,375,000.
Section D special improvements of revenue shared services agreement $627,453 to $634,384.64. Section G improvement of revenue, $12,223,405.18. To $17,248,405.18. Subtotal general revenue
from $67,999,072.51 to $67,406,004.15. The amount to be raised by taxes for support of municipal budget, local tax from municipal for municipal purpose, including revenue for uncollected taxes $100,365,530.37. To $100,364,865.25.
Total amount to be raised by taxes for support of municipal budget is 100 $5,889,178,038. To $105,888,513.26. Total general revenue is $172,998,250.89. To $173,294,517.41. General appropriations operations within
cap, solid waste and recycling collections $3,284,375 to $2,849,991. Total operations within cap 170 $117,665,760. To $117,231,000 $376.
Total operations including contingent within caps, 17 mil 117,666,760 dollars to 117,232,376 dollars. Detail other expenses, including contingent, 48,863,475
dollars to 48,429,091 dollars. Deferred charge and statutory expenditures within caps, deferred deferred charges, over expenditures off-duty police trust and building fines
from zero to 438,269 dollars. Total deferred charges and statutory expenditures, 22,190,520 dollars and 7 cent to 22,628,789
dollars and 7 cent. Total general appropriations other for municipal purposes within caps, operations excluded from caps within caps is 139 million 857,280
dollars and 7 cent to 861,165 dollars and 7 cent. Operations excluded from cap, garbage removal contract, board of education, 60,000 to 362,000 384,64
cent. Total interlocal municipal service agreements, 332,2600 34,800 384,000 the 800 384,64 cent. Total operations excluded from caps is 9 million
245,077 dollars and 76 cent to 9 million 547,462,040 cent detail other expenses 8 million 934,599,010 cent
to 9 million 236,983,074 cent total general appropriations municipal purpose excluded from caps and it's total general appropriations excluded from cap is wait skip my line
total appropriations for municipal purpose excluded from caps is 30 million 308,326,056 cent to 30 million 610,711,020 cent total appropriations excluded from caps
32 million 39,937,001 cent to 32 million 342,321,065 cent reserve for uncollected taxes 1 million 91,033,081
cent to 1 million 91,030,069 cent total appropriations is 172 million 998,250,089 cent to 173,000,000 294,517,041
cent total general appropriations for municipal purpose within caps 139,857,280,007 cent to 139,861,000 165,007 cent operations excluded from caps
shared services agreements 32,000,000 to 634,800,384,064 cent total operations excluded from caps 9 million 245,077,076 cent to 9 million
Reserve for uncollected taxes $1,091,033.81 1 May 2 $1,091,030.69 Total general appropriations $172,998,250.89 to $173,294,517.41 And be resolved that the foregoing amendments by
to the county year 2026 municipal budget were introduced and read at the meeting held June 10th then said amendment will be published in the city of Bayonne's website on June 11th and a public hearing will be held on the amendments on June 17th. Who'd
like to make >> Move. >> Second. >> And on the amendments, Mr. Booker. >> Aye. >> Mr. Carroll. >> Aye. >> Mr. Perez. >> Aye. >> Ms. Weemer. And she's not here. Mr. LaPelusa. >> Aye.
>> And a motion to a table the >> motion. >> Second. Second. >> And on the motion to adjourn to the 17th, Mr. Booker. >> Aye. >> Mr. Carroll. Mr. Perez. >> Aye. >> Mr. LaPelusa.
>> Aye. Good evening, everybody. >> Nope. Nope. We have to do the cola ordinance. >> Oh, okay. All right. See that. >> One more. It was introduced at the meeting held on May 13th, was published in the Bergen Record as required by law with notice
that it'll be further considered for public hearing and final passage at this meeting of June 17th. Uh at June 10th is now before the council for a second reading and public hearing and a resolution moving the
second reading. Who'd like to move it? >> So move. >> Second. >> And on the second reading, Mr. Booker. >> Aye. >> Mr. Carroll. >> Aye. >> Mr. Perez. >> Aye. >> Mr. LaPalus. >> Aye. >> Second reading is by title and I
actually don't have it in front of me. Hold on one second. >> [clears throat] >> The second reading is by title an ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a cap bank. And the council is now ready to give all persons interested an opportunity to be heard
and now concerning it, the council president will recognize anyone who wishes to speak. Okay, we have no speakers. I'll take a motion to adjourn close the hearing. >> Motion. >> Second. >> And [clears throat] on the motion to close, Mr. Booker. >> Aye. >> Mr. Carroll. >> Aye. >> Mr. Perez. >> Aye. >> Mr. LaPalus.
>> Aye. >> And a resolution ordering final passage. >> Move. >> Second. >> And on the resolution, Mr. Booker. >> Aye. >> Mr. Carroll. >> Aye. >> Mr. Perez. >> Aye. >> Mr. LaPalus. >> Aye. >> With that, now I'll take a motion to adjourn. >> All right, I make the motion to adjourn. >> Second.
>> Second. >> And on the motion to adjourn, Mr. Booker. >> Aye. >> Mr. Carroll. >> Aye. >> Mr. Perez. >> Aye. >> Mr. LaPalus. >> Aye. Have a good evening. >> Have a good evening. >> Thank you.