Paterson, NJ Tuesday October 6, 2026 City Council Special & Workshop Meeting

The City of Paterson City Council held a workshop meeting on October 6, 2026. The council reviewed procurement items, generally assigning them to the consent agenda. These included a contract renewal with DeBlock Environmental for wastewater collection/combined sewer overflow (CSO) operations, CSO engineering oversight and general engineering services identified as PCI, and a contract award for resurfacing Railroad Avenue and the lower portion of Governor Street. The council also discussed a contract for general and emergency maintenance and repairs, site access for a monitoring well, an annual support and maintenance contract with ProPhoenix for mobile software, and an auditing-services contract. No contract amounts were stated for these items. On a computer purchase involving 26 units, a council member requested a detailed breakdown of models and quantities, warranty coverage, servicing, and software, citing the high cost.

The council approved payment of bills on a motion that passed, totaling approximately $11.35 million, including about $6.27 million in payroll and $5.08 million in computerized checks. The disbursement discussion cited $1.2 million to H&S for the dispatch center and $500,000 to Haytech for emergency store repairs, along with fire-ladder and public-works repairs. Public comments raised sewer charges, environmental projects and funding, and traffic safety, but no related procurement action was taken. The workshop concluded with a planned special meeting on legal claims; that meeting’s proceedings are not included in the transcript.