Council approves ordinances and a broad consent agenda; few contested votes recorded

Trenton City Council members voted on several ordinances and approved a large consent agenda of resolutions during the meeting.

Ordinances on second reading and public hearing

- Ordinance 24-072 — Sale of city-owned property at 101 Homan Avenue (identified on tax map block 3370.4, lot 1) to Major 682 Properties LLC for a stated sale price of $2,500. The council conducted a public hearing (no speakers) and approved the ordinance on roll call. (Roll call: unanimous among those recorded.)

- Ordinance 24-074 — Ordinance requiring the council to convene a retreat within 60 days after reorganization following each Trenton municipal election. The council approved the ordinance after a public hearing that included members of the public expressing support for retreats.

- Ordinance 24-075 — Amendment to Trenton City Code governing the frequency of council meetings (Chapter 8316 rule 2a). Public speakers opposed reducing meeting frequency; the ordinance passed on second reading but with two recorded no votes by Councilwoman Edwards and Councilwoman Williams. The motion carried.

- Ordinance 24-076 — Amendment to Trenton City Code Section 309-69 on unauthorized reconnection of services. The ordinance passed on second reading by roll call.

Consent agenda and resolutions

Council then considered and approved a lengthy consent agenda that included more than 100 resolutions (a consolidated list was read into the record and adopted by a single motion). The consent package included items ranging from personnel and purchasing authorizations to grants and shared-service agreements. Council President read Resolution 24481 honoring Councilwoman Yasminelli Gonzalez on her appointment as an elector for the 2024 presidential election; the resolution was included in consent and approved.

How council voted

- Motions to approve minutes and communications were carried by roll call; where individual nay votes were recorded they were noted in the public roll calls.

- The council approved the consent agenda by roll call after reading key items into the record. Specific roll call results were taken for each ordinance and for the consent motion; where individual members registered “no” it was recorded in the meeting minutes (for example: 24-075 recorded two no votes). The meeting moved forward with the adopted consent agenda and the packaged resolutions.

Why it matters: The adopted ordinances include land-sale and governance rules that will affect city operations and downtown property transactions; the large consent agenda authorizes numerous contracts, grants and departmental actions that enable administration functions and capital projects.