The Municipal Council held a special meeting on June 3, 2026, at 10:05 AM in the Council Chamber. The meeting covered the introduction of the $900.5 million annual budget, the establishment of a sister city relationship with Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal, a hold harmless agreement for the Newark Fan Village, a professional legal services contract, and the first reading of a major tax abatement ordinance for a fully affordable housing project at 10 Park Place. All resolutions and the ordinance were adopted unanimously (9-0). Public comments raised concerns about budget transparency, Delaney Hall protests, and utility work. The meeting adjourned at 10:59 AM.
Council person that's going to be sworn in July 1. So that person will have an opportunity at least to um, you know, I know Councilman Gonzalez has been driving conversations on the budget for a long time, and you know, we appreciate his diligence, but we do have a new person that's coming on board, and it's important for her to have an opportunity at least as uh initial responsibility to weigh in a little bit on on the budget process as well. Certainly. With respect to that, uh through the council president to you, I have offered to meet with the new council member to answer any questions in advance of uh her voting on the budget, and I presume that she will be here to participate in the hearings as well. Thank you, Eric. You will thank you. Uh quick question in terms of and the anticipation of when we would receive the the budget packets, the uh initial information you will get some additional information today, the budget packets will be put together over the next week or so, uh, or less than a or so in about a week. All right, thank you. Any other any other any other questions from the council? Alright, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Bay. You're welcome. Roll call. Council members Bay. Yes. Council, absent, Gonzalez, yes, Kelly, yes, yes, Ramos, yes, got Roundtree. Yes, Silva. Yes, President Clump, yes, 7R8BS is establishing a sister cities relationship for Arcos de Val de Bes, Portugal, sponsored by Councilman Silva. Sended by Councilman Kentana. Um, we have reviewed and you know, we talked about it, the deputy mayor leads of the Friday. We spoke about it and it's all clear. So, you know, through your office, I I want to thank you for clearing it and making sure that that sister city is in good standards. Thank you, Councilman. Anything else? Is a person, supposedly Google it. It can be that simple, right? Roll call. Council members Bay, yes, council absent, Gonzalez, yes, Kelly. Yes, Kintana. Yes, Ramos, yes, Scott Roundtree. Yes. Yes. President Clump. Yes. Council President, Council members, we are on the added starters. First one is 7R 8 C S A S, which is a whole harmless for the North Fan Village, sponsored by Councilman Silva. So our second second by Councilman Cantana. Anything you want to say? Yeah. I just wanted to uh thank the business administrator, uh, the city of Newark, the mayor. Uh this is something that we're putting on for everybody. It's a family-friendly event. We invite everybody from all parts of the city of Newark outside the city of Newark. Uh if you're a vendor, get in touch with my office. We'll be happy. We have 39 days of this going on. It'll be going on from July uh June 11th to July 19th to the finals. Uh anybody who wants to participate from the city of North priority one is our Newark uh business owners and vendors to come out uh and be part of this. We uh we want to make this uh a great event.