Clifton tabs Chris D’Amato to fill Lauren Murphy’s council seat | #citycouncil
Clifton’s City Council appointed Chris D’Amato on Tuesday to fill temporarily fill the seat of the late three-term Councilwoman Lauren Murphy, who died on Jan. 13 after losing her battle against pancreatic cancer. It was up to the council decide whether to abide by past practices and appoint the person who in the last general […]
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Clifton NJ not ready to fill Councilwoman Lauren Murphy’s seat | #citycouncil
CLIFTON — After the death of Councilwoman Lauren Murphy on Saturday, her colleagues said they will have to decide how to deal with the council vacancy, but not until a suitable mourning period has passed. Ahead of Tuesday night’s meeting, council members said they had no plan to discuss the vacancy, just their late colleague. […]
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Clifton NJ City Council opts not to increase police numbers | #citycouncil
Clifton’s City Council rejected a measure Tuesday that would have increased the Police Department’s table of organization to 195 officers. Current staffing levels call for 171 officers, but the department has about 150. The council agreed in principal in October to increase the size of the department and introduced the ordinance for additional positions. For […]
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