Council adopts multiple ordinances and approves appointment of new business administrator

The Perth Amboy City Council on April 13 moved a package of routine agenda items and approved a late appointment to the city administration.

Ordinances: The council opened, closed and adopted three ordinance items with no public speakers for those hearings. The items included amendments to a records ordinance (originally Ordinance No. 621‑92, as amended by Ordinance No. 2151‑2024), amendments tied to the Focus 2020 redevelopment plan for an industrial area, and updates to the restricted parking spaces ordinance for handicapped use (Ordinance No. 380‑85). Councilmembers voting during the recorded roll calls included Councilwoman Cruz Batista and Councilwoman Morales; the president recorded the motions and roll-call affirmations.

Resolutions and contracts: The administration presented a long consent list of resolutions (identified in the agenda as R154426 through R169426) covering actions such as emergency temporary appropriations ($264,812), grant acceptances (e.g., acceptance of urban enterprise‑zone assistance funds), contract awards and change orders (including a contract award/reauthorization to Z Brothers Contractors for Market Street work and a contract award for a home‑improvement contracting service), and a planning referral to evaluate several tax‑map parcels for redevelopment under the local redevelopment law (transcript reference to NJ transit ownership and NJSA noted in the discussion). Many items were approved as part of the recommended agenda.

Appointment: Council added a late starter to the agenda — Resolution R‑170 — to appoint James Cryan as the city's Business Administrator. The council moved to add the item and then voted on the appointment. The roll-call record in the meeting transcript shows affirmative votes by Councilwoman Cruz Batista, Councilwoman Morales, Councilman Pio and the Council President, after which staff invited the appointee to the dais and welcomed him.

Other actions: The tax collector submitted the report of collections for March 2026 and several first readings were announced for future consideration. The council closed the meeting after brief closing remarks.

The council did not take any final votes at the meeting to change policing policy, to adopt new e‑bike rules or to finalize the Middlesex Water presentation; those items remain in discussion or set for future meetings.