Passaic Council Meeting - October 20, 2026

The Passaic City Council meeting on October 20, 2026, included several procurement and funding matters. The council approved the resolutions on the consent agenda, including a contract award for street and intersection improvements involving a new traffic signal, pavement and roadway repairs, striping, drainage structures, and ADA ramps; the contractor’s name was unclear in the transcript. Members also discussed purchasing a city-owned shuttle for $135,000 using Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) funds, with the administration citing roughly 1,400 weekly passengers and agreeing to provide further ridership and operating-cost information. The council separately approved resolution 31, although its subject is not clear from the transcript. An elevator-inspection arrangement was also discussed: the contractor receives 90% of collected inspection fees and the city retains 10%, with no payment from the general budget described. The administration reported a $20,000 grant for a community health planning committee and said it was ordering two additional speed-feedback signs; no sign cost was given.

The council passed the second-reading ordinance concerning clergy parking and introduced an ordinance to prohibit obstruction of fire hydrants and authorize uniformed firefighters to issue parking enforcement citations, setting it for a later reading. The mayor also referenced other funded or planned projects, including a $6 million bus terminal and park improvements, but the transcript does not identify new votes or procurement awards for those projects at this meeting. The council approved the listed resolutions by roll call; no vendor names or dollar values were clearly provided for the street contract or elevator-inspection arrangement.