Spring Break, Municipal Budget Presentations in Week Ahead

Spring break for Montclair District Schools begins Monday and will extend through Friday. 

The Montclair Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the municipal building, at 205 Claremont Ave. A meeting agenda is attached as a pdf of this article. 

The final departmental budget hearings will be presented to the council Tuesday. The budget presentations on the agenda are for the Department of Community Services, Health Department and capital budget  

The meeting will televised live on TV34 and streaming online at montclair.peg.tv.

Last week, Montclair Police Chief David Sabagh presented a $13.6 million police budget to the council, an increase of about $855,000 from 2012. If approved, salaries would increase by about $775,000, in addition to approximately $80,000 for other expenses.  

The same night, the Montclair Public Library as administrators and volunteers take on growing circulation and attendance. 

Earlier in April, the council heard the budget presentations of the Montclair Municipal Court, Planning and Community Development and the Water Bureau and Sewer Utility. 

The Board of Adjustment will meet Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal building, located at 205 Claremont Ave. An agenda is attached as a pdf.

The board is expected to hold public hearings on several properties, including 83 S. Fullerton Ave., 590 Valley Road, 641 Bloomfield Ave. and 58 James St. 

The Montclair Civil Rights Commission will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal building, located at 205 Claremont Ave. A meeting agenda was not available.