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Jersey City Council votes 8-0(1) to pass $886.4M budget with 15.15% tax increase

The Jersey City Council voted 8-0(1) to pass their $886,416,892.79 municipal budget with a 15.15 percent property tax increase at a sometimes contentious special meeting last night...

Jersey City Council OKs $886.5M budget intro with 15.5% tax hike, $105M loan MOU

The Jersey City Council unanimously approved (9-0) introducing a $886,546,594.16 municipal budget with a 15.5 percent tax increase and a memorandum of understanding with the state...

Jersey City Council intros budget amendments with 15.15% tax hike in 9-0 vote

The Jersey City Council approved a resolution for budget amendments that come with a slightly reduced 15.15 percent tax hike in a unanimous vote (9-0) at last night’s meeting that...

Jersey City Council Adopts Budget With 15.15% Municipal Tax Hike

Jersey City Council dismayed that DCA will only review one budget amendment

Several Jersey City Council members expressed dismay that the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs will only review one budget amendment at the tail end of yesterday’s over f...

Jersey City Council questions new hires, including deputy mayors, at budget hearing

The Jersey City Council questioned new hires, including honing in on the deputy mayors, at a public hearing this morning for the Mayor’s Office as the governing body combs through...

Jersey City Council reviews $4M budget for ‘profoundly understaffed’ law dept.

The Jersey City Council held a budget hearing for the $4,059,803 allocated to the Law Department in the preliminary $886.5 million spending plan that comes with a 15.5 percent tax...

Tensions Between Jersey City Council and Administration Rise Ahead of Budget Vote

Frustrations are boiling over for several members of the City Council in advance of a scheduled vote on introduction of the 2026 budget. At the Monday afternoon caucus inside City...

Jersey City Council Signs Off on 15% Municipal Property Tax Hike in Exchange for Low-Interest Loan

Jersey City has formally agreed to accept a historic state loan in exchange for a massive tax increase. During a marathon eight-hour meeting, a reluctant City Council unanimously v...

Jersey City Council votes unanimously for ban on standalone data centers

The Jersey City Council voted unanimously (9-0) for a ban on standalone data centers in the early going of last night’s nearly six-hour meeting. By John Heinis/Hudson County View “...

Jersey City Council seeks ways to retain crossing guards, reel in police overtime

The Jersey City Council sought ways to retain crossing guards and reel in police overtime, among other initiatives, during another budget hearing for the Public Safety Department t...

Jersey City Council holds budget hearing on $219.5M public safety allocations

The Jersey City Council held their first budget hearing of the season this morning, reviewing the roughly $219.5 the preliminary budget allocates to the Department of Public Safety...

Jersey City Council plans to set Q3 tax bills, make budget changes, after DCA meeting

The Jersey City Council indicated that they plan to set the third quarter tax bills after receiving an exemption from the state, as well as making budget changes after a meeting wi...

Jersey City Council hears & reacts to presentation on 2025 audit: ‘This is criminal!’

The Jersey City Council heard and reacted to a presentation of the city’s 2025 financial audit conducted in the wake of the city’s budget crisis during today’s lengthy caucus meeti...

Jersey City Council mulls sharing public safety training facility with Port Authority

The Jersey City Council contemplated an agreement to share its public safety training facility with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, one of several important topics d...

Solomon weighs in on approved $886.4M Jersey City budget with 15.15% rate hike

Jersey City Mayor James Solomon weighed in on the long, rocky road that led to the $886,416,892.7 municipal budget with a 15.15 percent rate hike being approved last night in a vir...

Jersey City Council appoints Sean Nolan new tax collector via rare 5-1(3) tally

The Jersey City Council appointed Sean Nolan as new tax collector, a role he served in for Passaic and Sayreville, in a close vote for a four-year term in the final hour or so of l...

Jersey City property taxes will increase 15% amid financial crisis

An aerial view of houses in Jersey City on July 13, 2024. The City Council approved a $886 million budget at a special meeting on Wednesday. [ more › ]

Jersey City mayor touts $886.5M budget ahead of intro: ‘We did protect core services’

Jersey City Mayor James Solomon touted the city’s proposed $886,546,594.16 municipal budget with a 15.5% tax increase in a phone interview yesterday ahead of Wednesday’s introducti...

Jersey City Council reviews $9.21M HEDC budget: ‘Our revenue is like a 4-to-1 return’

The Jersey City Council reviewed the roughly $9.21 million Housing, Economic Development & Commerce (HEDC) budget this afternoon, seeking new revenue streams from construction...

Jersey City Council inquires about consequences of major health department cuts

The Jersey City Council inquired about the consequences of major cuts within the Department of Health and Human Services at another budget hearing this afternoon, poised for up to...

Solomon unveils $886.5M Jersey City municipal budget with 15.5% tax increase

Jersey City Mayor James Solomon has unveiled a $886,546,594.16 municipal budget with a 15.5 percent tax increase set for first reading at Wednesday’s City Council meeting. By John...

Jersey City Council Greenlights Contracts for Parking Enforcement Cameras

Jersey City Council questions health department over layoffs and senior trip cuts

At the budget hearing for the Jersey City Department of Health and Human Services, the council pressed directors over line items and expressed dismay at the provisional layoffs at...