Public safety radio MOU with Hudson County
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions; names and details may be misheard.
- What: resolution 26-698 (item 10.16), a memorandum of understanding with Hudson County to place city radio equipment at a county-owned building in Kearny.
- Why: radio testing found coverage gaps in the Kearny and Route 19 areas.
- Where it stands: approved 9-0 with the Oct 21 resolution blocks; no floor discussion captioned.
Caucus discussion (October 19)
- The emergency management director said co-locating on the county building avoids building a new stand-alone tower and electrical facility.
- A councilmember noted that the insurance papers still named a former official as additional insured; the director agreed to have it corrected.
Council meeting (October 21)
- Approved 9-0 as part of the October 21 resolution blocks; the captions show no floor discussion of this item.
Sources
- 2026-10-19 - Municipal Caucus (video of the October 19 caucus, auto-captions)
- 2026-10-21 - Municipal Council (video of the October 21 regular meeting, auto-captions)
- https://cityofjerseycity.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=374 (October 21 regular meeting agenda)
Discussion time
About 3 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 - Municipal Caucus | 3 |
Log
- 2026-10-21 - Municipal Council - Approved 9-0 with the resolution blocks; no floor discussion.
- 2026-10-19 - Municipal Caucus - Caucus: presented as a way to fix radio coverage gaps without building a new tower; insurance name to be corrected.