Ordinance and Administration Committee Meeting

The Ordinance & Administration Subcommittee met on February 20, 2025 and considered three mayoral items. For 2025-016, an order to authorize an intermunicipal agreement for participation in the Public Health Excellence shared services grant, staff provided an overview noting prior related bills, KP Law review, and a recently hired regional health inspector; the subcommittee suggested four textual edits and voted 3-0 to send the item to the full City Council with a positive recommendation contingent on incorporating those edits. For 2025-017, a proposed Outdoor Dining Ordinance to regulate temporary private use of City-owned property and establish a fee schedule, OCED staff described development and Technical Review Committee input; the subcommittee discussed pending Chamber of Commerce outreach, language edits (including adding a standalone definition for the Outdoor Dining Usage Fee for continuity with the Jersey Barrier fee), filing fee and liability questions, and voted 3-0 to forward the ordinance with the discussed edits.

On 2025-018, an ordinance to amend the Code regarding establishment of revolving funds, staff summarized the changes and agreed to add a missing expenditure-limits column to the revolving funds table; the subcommittee identified additional typographical edits and voted 3-0 to send the ordinance to City Council with those edits incorporated. There was no public comment. The meeting also briefly noted Attorney Leonard Johnson joined after roll call, and routine typographical and language revisions were recommended across the items reviewed.