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Council members said they had learned that the Trenton Times planned to stop its print publication at the end of the month and asked staff whether other publications met statutory requirements for official notice. Municipal Clerk Brandon Garcia and City Attorney Wes Bridges said they would confirm whether US 1 met the legal standard for paid and circulated publications under state law.

\"The official newspapers are defined by NJSA 10:4 ... paid, published and circulated,\" Bridges said while reviewing the statute language in the meeting. He told the council he would research the circulation and paid subscription status of US 1 and other options and expected to have an answer within 15 to 20 minutes.

Councilwoman Jennifer C. Williams asked that US 1 be added to the resolution as a potential source. After a short discussion and a motion to amend Resolution 25-002 to include US 1, the council approved the amendment by roll call. The council then approved the consent agenda as amended and voted to change the June meeting date from June 5 to June 3, 2025, to accommodate the primary election schedule.

Bridges and several council members noted that recent trends in print journalism and pending state legislation about electronic notice are affecting how municipalities provide public notice; the council asked staff to confirm statutory compliance before relying on any new publication.

Actions recorded included the amendment to Resolution 25-002 to add US 1 as a potential official paper and approval of the amended resolution and meeting-date changes. The clerk and city attorney will follow up with written confirmation about whether US 1 satisfies the requirements of NJSA 10:4.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Trenton City Council Swearing in and Reorganization Meeting, January 2, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Council amended its public-notice resolution to add the US 1 newspaper as a potential publication and approved a date change for a 2025 meeting after discussion about the Trenton Times ceasing print publication.","taxTitle","Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey","taxId",2758,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6670363,"Trenton council elects Gonzalez president after debate over nomination ordinance",666,1319000,1985000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2172629-795c17eb29a1d583a54c06e37d93d6cd&start=1319&end=1985","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2172629-795c17eb29a1d583a54c06e37d93d6cd/thumbnail_1319000.jpg","/articles/6670363/Trenton/Mercer-County/New-Jersey/Trenton-council-elects-Gonzalez-president-after-debate-over-nomination-ordinance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6670363-5d02032a683dfb3a69b2a4c96095ae49/orig.mp4?Expires=1771195698&Signature=O3lJNH5smztLF-iAihYRLjdYvneEVvbzm-NqqoCQwBmp0v04vLtfLD4lusgrUPQnyYMtuSzJy-Ov6pYod0MJ6eiuWz-Zi3E9tMTSJfhyJnieMPntHm7rCWemVN3oiyntmW5onr8HCpIvauca1BrGMVmS5CAOEek6dOrk26Gx16~m7uLdTKYE6yrsXvAmooQ6cWpR8g527oRBhRrl6o42oMpaQcS8OtyYkntEipsxbPGKzGnSWGJBQz9BzUPKpBv7uj5rb-yD3y41E6bfu8J2kXkZMteprW3VH27k43DEMtPvyNdPpJdCkcnL8kbN32JH7jaH9v8nhzHK6jYw6LbDXw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Trenton City Council elected Yasmine Gonzalez as council president and Raja C. Edwards as vice president during its Jan. 2, 2025, reorganization meeting, following extended debate over the council's ordinance on the nomination process.

Council members were sworn in at the start of the meeting and then moved to select leadership for the new term. The first nomination, to consider Councilwoman Jenna Figueroa Kettenberg for council president as the council's vice president, was seconded and then challenged by several members who said the ordinance required wider opportunity for nominations and discussion. After a roll-call vote on that first nomination failed, the council received and approved a subsequent nomination of Yasmine Gonzalez, which carried in a roll-call vote.

The dispute centered on language in Ordinance 23-011 (adopted April 2023) that says the council vice president \"shall be the 1st nominee for council consideration and vote as the new council president.\" City Attorney Wes Bridges read the provision into the record and said the plain language required that the vice president be the first nominee and placed before the council for an immediate vote. \"The vice president shall be the 1st nominee for council consideration and vote as the new council president,\" Bridges stated.

Several council members urged a different practice. \"I was hoping that we could have a prior discussion before we vote because we did not have a collective conversation,\" said Councilwoman Frisbie during debate. Another council member proposed a compromise allowing the vice president to be the first nominee while still entertaining additional nominations before closing the floor and calling separate votes for each nominee; council legal staff said that procedure would be acceptable so long as the vice president was the first considered.

After the initial nomination failed, the council nominated and voted on Yasmine Gonzalez for council president. During the roll call on that motion several council members recorded affirmative votes and the motion carried. The meeting then moved to select a vice president; following nominations and a roll call, the council elected Raja C. Edwards as vice president.

The council's selection of leadership followed the council's established ordinance but highlighted tension among members about transparency and the opportunity to present alternative nominees before an immediate vote. City Attorney Bridges and council members agreed to review the ordinance language to avoid similar procedural disputes going forward.

Actions at the meeting were recorded as formal motions and roll-call votes; the council documented the failed initial nomination and the later successful nominations.

Council members who participated in the discussion and votes included (first reference with role): Council President Yasmine Gonzalez; Council Vice President Raja C. Edwards; Councilwoman Jenna Figueroa Kettenberg; Councilwoman Jennifer C. Williams; Councilman Joseph A. Harrison; Councilwoman Frisbie; Councilwoman Feliciano; Councilwoman Evans; City Attorney Wes Bridges; Municipal Clerk Brandon Garcia.

The council moved on to other business and resolved to revisit the ordinance language in future meetings to clarify nomination and voting order.","After a contested interpretation of a city ordinance on nominations, the Trenton City Council elected Yasmine Gonzalez as council president and Raja C. Edwards as vice president during its Jan. 2 reorganization meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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Trenton council adds US 1 to notice list and changes meeting date amid print-paper transition

Trenton council elects Gonzalez president after debate over nomination ordinance