City Council
City Hall, 280 Grove Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Tel: (201) 547-5204
Fax: (201) 547-4678
Rozani Pelc-Penteado, Council Secretary
Tel: (201) 547-5053
email: PelcR@jcnj.org
Description
The City Council is the legislative branch of City government, generally referred to as "the governing body" in NJ statutes. In Jersey City, the City Council consists of 6 ward councilpersons and 3 at-large (elected Citywide) councilpersons. One of the councilmembers is elected by his/her peers to serve as the Council President. The Council serves a four year term contemporary to the Mayor's. The full powers of the City Council are described in Chapter 3 (Administration of Government), Article II (Council) of the Jersey City Municipal Code.
Members of the City Council
The present council took office on July 1, 2005 and will serve until June 30, 2009:
| Council President |
Mariano Vega, Jr. |
| Councilman-at-Large |
Peter Brennan |
| Councilwoman-at-Large |
Willie Flood |
| Ward A (Greenville) Councilman |
Michael Sottolano |
| Ward B (West Side) Councilwoman |
Mary Spinello |
| Ward C (Journal Square) Councilman |
Steve Lipski |
| Ward D (The Heights) Councilman |
William Gaughan |
| Ward E (Downtown) Councilman |
Steven Fulop |
| Ward F (Bergen/Lafayette) Councilwoman |
Viola Richardson |
Jersey City Municipal Code
The Jersey City Municipal Code is available
online through LexisNexis.