Linden City council approves $2.4 million grant application to upgrade public safety radios

Linden City Council voted on Sept. 24, 2026, to adopt Resolution 2026-399, authorizing the submission of a $2,400,000 grant application to the Union County Improvement Authority for the 2026 capital project grant program to upgrade the city's public safety radio communication system and related equipment. The resolution also acknowledged statutory compliance and conditional repayment covenants.

"The purpose of this meeting is to adopt a resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application in the amount of $2,400,000 to the Union County Improvement Authority for the 2026 capital project grant program for the upgrade of the public safety radio communication system and related equipment and acknowledging the statutory compliance and conditional repayment covenants thereof," the chair said when the item was introduced. A motion to approve the resolution was made and seconded; the roll-call vote recorded 'yes' from Mrs. Orman, Javic, Caldwell, Lot, Delgado, Strano, Armstead and Mrs. Yeitis. Council members Mohamd, Rodriguez and Hudach were recorded as excused.

Council materials and the chair's announcement noted that portions of the meeting "may be held in executive session" and that the resolution includes acknowledgements regarding statutory compliance. The transcript records the meeting notice as having been sent to the Union County Local Source and the Star-Ledger on Sept. 21, 2026, and posted on the city's website and municipal bulletin board.

The council did not receive any public comments on the resolution during the special meeting. The resolution approval moves the city to the next step of submitting the grant application to the Union County Improvement Authority for consideration.