Jersey City Municipal Caucus Meeting November 9, 2026

Jersey City Municipal Council caucus meeting, November 9, 2026. Council members reviewed finance and procurement items for upcoming action; the transcript does not report final votes. Finance discussed an amendment to Wilcott & Company LLC’s accounting and advisory services contract to cover year-end work, with an open RFQ for 2027 services, and $3.43 million in 2026 appropriation transfers, including funding for insurance liabilities, HVAC needs, and other operating expenses. Members also reviewed cancellation of $250,000 in excess authorization for the city’s $17.2 million Pathside property acquisition, and cancellation of $52.266 million in improvement authorizations transferred to the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency, with no city bonds or notes issued for the latter. Public Works said it would reject a September 22 bid for sign-shop materials because bids were too high or incomplete and issue a new solicitation. A payment claim for Lombardi Door Sales and Services was discussed after the city’s service contract renewal was missed.

The administration proposed competitive contracting for an audit of city utility bills, potentially covering up to five years of bills, with the selected vendor paid a share of recovered savings; it hoped to issue the RFP within two weeks and members recommended including relevant experience in evaluation criteria. Infrastructure reviewed construction-inspection services for the emergency City Hall roof and skylight replacement, as well as a proposed Safe Routes to School funding application for Bergen Avenue. Other funding items included a $5,000 Best Friends Animal Society grant, $159,323 in state library aid passed through to the Jersey City Free Public Library, and a Hudson County substance-use prevention grant with a $20,000 city match. Members also discussed the Exchange Place Alliance assessment and activities, including a reported $7 million plaza capital improvement and a planned community-center project. No award decision was reported for these items; several resolutions and ordinances were presented for further council consideration.