The Jersey City Council indicated that they plan to set the third quarter tax bills after receiving an exemption from the state, as well as making budget changes after a meeting with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (NJDCA).
“I want to give a quick recap of our morning meeting with the DCA. That’s why we moved this caucus back,” began Council President Denise Ridley, acknowledging that the start time was moved from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
After noting that the governing body unanimously voted down (0-9) a 15 percent rate hike for the third quarter tax bills at a July 1st special meeting, Ridley said that state officials gave the council as a whole the ability to set that rate.
” … I believe that is the pleasure of the council, but we will discuss that, and we will then add that to the agenda for Wednesday as the Q3 tax bills have not gone out yet and we will want those bills to go out so the city can pay their bills. So we will revisit that,” she noted…