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City Councilmembers
Members of the City Council are elected to serve a four-year term. The ten-member Council consists of two representatives from each of the City's five geographic wards. Five members are elected every odd year from each ward.
FIRST WARD
Honorable Christopher D. James
Term Expires: December 2025
Honorable Amy Lewis
Term Expires: December 2023
SECOND WARD
Honorable Christopher Awe
City Council Chair
Term Expires: December 2025
Honorable Brittany D. Claybrooks
Term Expires: December 2023
THIRD WARD
Honorable Bergson Leneus
Term Expires: December 2025
Honorable Vernon Pullins, Jr.
City Council Vice Chair
Term Expires: December 2023
FOURTH WARD
Honorable Casim L. Gomez
Term Expires: December 2023
Honorable Tameika Garrett-Ward
Term Expires: December 2025
FIFTH WARD
Honorable Alicia Holman
Term Expires: December 2025
Honorable Mustafa Al-M. Brent
Term Expires: December 2023
ABOUT OUR MEETINGS:
Committee Meetings
- 5:30 p.m.
- 2nd and 4th Monday of each month
- East Orange City Hall
Council Chambers
44 City Hall Plaza
East Orange, NJ 07018 - View Calendar
Alternate Dates
Committee Meetings of the City Council shall be held on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month unless Council shall otherwise establish alternate dates.
Regular Meetings
- 6 p.m.
- 2nd and 4th Monday of each month
- East Orange City Hall
Council Chambers
44 City Hall Plaza
East Orange, NJ 07018 - View Calendar
Annual Reorganization Meeting
A Reorganization Meeting of the City Council shall be held on the first day of January at Noon. Thereafter the Regular Meetings of the City Council shall be held on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month, unless Council shall otherwise establish alternate dates.
Agendas & Minutes
Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.
Local Legislative Body
The City Council is the local legislative body responsible for appropriating funds and enacting ordinances and resolutions governing the City. The City Council reviews and approves the Mayor's appropriations and annual budget. The City Council reviews and approves the Mayor's appointments to municipal Departments and several Citizen Advisory Boards and Commissions.
Annual Organization Meeting & Chairperson Selection
Each New Year's Day, the City Council meets to organize for the year. It adopts its rules and selects one of its members to act as Chairperson during the year-long legislative session. The Chair appoints each Council Member to oversee a standing committee. These standing committees serve as Council liaisons to City departments, public agencies, civic groups, and public service organizations.
Chairperson
The City Council Chairperson serves as an ex-officio member of every committee and is the liaison to the:
- East Orange Mayor
- East Orange Parking Authority
- Essex County Freeholder Board
- New Jersey State Legislature
- United States Congress
Open Public Meetings Act
In accordance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L.l975, Public Notice is hereby given that the East Orange City Council has established 2016 Meeting Dates.
Formal action may take place at these Meetings. Executive Sessions may be held at Committee Meetings or at Regular Meetings.
These Meetings will be held in City Council Chambers located at 44 City Hall Plaza, East Orange, NJ. as well as streamed live on our City Council Facebook Page View Here
Open Hearing of Citizens
The public is invited to address the Council at both Committee and Regular meetings. Special Council meetings are called by the Council Chairperson or the Mayor to discuss and act on matters that require immediate action.