City Council
Council Members
2022 Common Council Committees
Administration
(General Admin Duties, Finance, Contract Negotiations, Grants, Personnel)
Earl Gage (Chair), Tim Gregory, James Smith, Vaughn Groce
Public Safety
(Police Affairs, Fire Services, Office of Emergency Management, Ambulance)
Robert Davis (Chair), James Smith, Vaughn Groce, Earl Gage
Public Works
(Water/Sewer Departments, Streets Department)
Vaughn Groce (Chair), Timothy Gregory, Earl Gage, Gail Slaughter
Neighborhood Initiatives / Parks and Recreation
(Recreation, City Pool, Library, Clean Communities, Parks)
Gail Slaughter (Chair), Sharon Kellum, Sharen Cline, Robert Davis
Economic Development / Community Development (ECDC)
(City Property Issues, Capital Projects, Redevelopment, Housing, Planning and Zoning, Main Street Program, Historical Preservation) Jim Smith (Chair), Tim Gregory, Sharon Kellum, Robert Davis
Ordinances / Buildings and Grounds
(Review and Revise City Ordinances, Maintain City Facilities and Grounds)
Sharen Cline (Chair), Gail Slaughter, Jim Smith, Sharon Kellum
Minutes & Agendas
Please note: the majority of the documents contained on this page are PDFs and may not be readable by Screen Readers as many been scanned in, for example, to display legal signatures. Any resident using a Screen Reader may contact the office to inquire about receiving readable, non-scanned copies.
2022
- January 1 – Reorg Meeting Agenda
- January 3 – Meeting Agenda
- January 31 – Special Meeting Agenda
- February 14 – Caucus Meeting Agenda
- February 22 – Regular Meeting Agenda
2021
- January 1 – Reorg Meeting Minutes
- January 11 – Meeting Minutes
- January 19 – Meeting Minutes
- February 8 – Meeting Minutes
- February 8 – Executive Session Minutes
- February 15 – Meeting Minutes
- March 8 – Meeting Minutes
- March 8 – Executive Session Minutes
- March 15 – Meeting Minutes
- March 29 – Meeting Minutes
- April 12 – Caucus
- April 12 – Executive Session
- April 1 – Special Meeting
- April 5 – Special Meeting
- April 19 – Regular Meeting
- April 19 – Executive Session
- May 10 – Caucus
- May 10 – Executive Session
- May 17 – Regular Meeting
- June 14 – Caucus
- June 21 – Regular Meeting
- July 12 – Caucus
- July 12 – Executive Session
2020
- 1-1 Council Meeting Minutes (Reorganization)
- 1-6-2020 Council Meeting Minutes
- 1-13-2020 Council Meeting Minutes
- 1-13-2020 Executive Session Minutes
- 1-27-2020 Council Meeting Minutes
- 1-27-2020 Executive Session Minutes
- 2-10-2020 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2-10-2020 Executive Session Minutes
- 2-19-2020 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2-19-2020 Executive Session Minutes
- 3-2-2020 Council Meeting Minutes
- 3-2-2020 Executive Session Minutes
- 3-16-2020 Council Meeting Minutes
- 3-16-2020 Executive Session Minutes
- 3-30-2020 Special Meeting Minutes
- 4-7-2020 Special Meeting Minutes
- 4-20-2020 Council Meeting Minutes
- 5-4-2020 Council Meeting Minutes
- 5-4-2020 Executive Session Minutes
- 9-14-2020 Council Meeting Minutes
- 9-14-2020 Executive Session Minutes
- May18, 2020 Regular meeting minutes
- June 1, 2020 Special meeting minutes
- June 1, 2020 Executive session minutes
- June 15, 2020 Regular meeting minutes
- June 15, 2020 Executive session minutes
- July 20, 2020 Regular Meeting Minutes
- August 10, 2020 Regular Meeting Minutes
- August 10, 2020 Executive Session Minutes
- August 31, 2020 Special meeting minutes
- August 31, 2020 Executive session minutes
- September 28, 2020 Special meeting minutes
- October 5, 2020 Regular Meeting Minutes
- October 5, 2020 Executive Session Minutes
- October 19, 2020 Regular Meeting Minutes
- October 19, 2020 Executive Session Minutes
- November 2, 2020 Special meeting minutes
- November 16, 2020 Regular Meeting Minutes
- November 16, 2020 Executive Session Minutes
- December 7, 2020 Regular Meeting Minutes
2019
- 2019-01-07 Council Meeting Minutes (Reorganization)
- 2019-01-22 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2019-02-04 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2019-03-04 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2019-03-18 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2019-04-01 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2019-04-15 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2019-05-06 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2019-05-20 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2019-06-17 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2019-07-15 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2019-08-19 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2019-08-19 Council Meeting Minutes (Executive Session)
- 2019-09-16 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2019-09-16 Council Meeting Minutes (Executive Session)
- 2019-09-17 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2019-10-07 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2019-10-21 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2019-10-07 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2019-11-18 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2019-12-02 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2019-12-16 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2019-12-16 Council Meeting Minutes (Executive Session)
2018
- 2018-01-01 Reorganization Meeting Minutes
- 2018-01-16 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2018-02-05 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2018-02-20 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2018-03-05 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2018-03-19 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2018-04-02 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2018-04-16 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2018-05-07 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2018-05-21 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2018-06-18 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2018-07-16 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2018-08-21 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2018-09-17 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2018-10-01 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2018-10-15 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2018-11-19 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2018-12-03 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2018-12-17 Council Meeting Minutes
2015 - 2017
2017
- 2017-01-17 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2017-02-06 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2017-03-06 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2017-03-20 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2017-03-23 Special Meeting Minutes
- 2017-04-03 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2017-04-17 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2017-05-01 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2017-05-15 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2017-06-26 Special Mtg Minutes
- 2017-07-17 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2017-08-21 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2017-09-06 Special Meeting Minutes
- 2017-10-16 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2017-11-08 Special Meeting Minutes
- 2017-12-18 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2017-01-02 Reorg Meeting Minutes
2016
- 2016-01-11 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2016-02-01 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2016-02-16 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2016-03-07 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2016-03-07 Special Budget Meeting Minutes
- 2016-03-21 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2016-04-04 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2016-04-18 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2016-05-02 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2016-05-16 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2016-06-20 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2016-07-11 Special Meeting Minutes
- 2016-07-18 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2016-07-27 Special Meeting Minutes
- 2016-08-15 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2016-09-19 Council Meeting Minutes
- 2016-10-03 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
- 2016-10-17 COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
- 2016-11-21 Council Meeting Minutes
2015
- 01-27 2015 Mtg Mins Special Budget
- 02-2-2015 Mtg Mins
- 3-2-2015 Mtg Mins
- 3-9-2015 Mtg Mins Special Budget
- 3-9-2015 Mtg Mins Special Budget-1
- 3-16-2015 Mtg Mins
- 4-6-2015 Mtg Mins
- 4-20-2015 Mtg Mins
- 5-4-2015 Mtg Mins
- 5-19-2015 Mtg Mins
- 6-15-2015 Mtg Mins
- 7-13-2015 Mtg Mins Special Budget
- 7-20-2015 Mtg Mins
- 8-17-2015 Mtg Mins
- 8-31-2015 Mtg Mins Special Mtg
- 9-21-2015 Mtg Mins
- 10-5-2015 Mtg Mins
- 10-13-2015 Mtg Mins Special
- 10-19-2015 Mtg Mins
- 11-16-2015 Mtg Mins
- 12-07 2015 Mtg Mins
2022 Schedule of City Council Meetings
Council Caucus Meetings
Location: 17 New Market Street (upstairs)
Days: 2nd Monday of each month
Time: 6:30 PM. The public is welcome.
January 10
February 14
March 14
April 11
May 9
June 13
July 11
August 8
September 12
October 11
November 14 (Tuesday)
December 12
Regular Common Council Meetings
Location: Municipal Building – 1 New Market Street
Days: 3rd Monday of each month
Time: 6:30 PM. The public is welcome.
January 18 (Tuesday)
February 22 (Tuesday)
March 21
April 18
May 16
June 20
July 18
August 15
September 19
October 17
November 21
December 19
All meetings are scheduled to be in person. If conditions exist that require the meetings to be through zoom only, signs will be posted outside the meeting locations and on this website.
Instructions on how to attend through zoom will also be posted.
The aforementioned meeting schedule shall remain in effect until amended by the Common Council. Notice of Special Meetings of the Common Council of the City of Salem shall be forwarded to the South Jersey Times, and Elmer Times which have been designated as the official newspapers of the Common Council, at least 48 hours prior to such meetings being held. Public Notice of any such meetings shall also be posted at the City of Salem Annex Building, 17 New Market Street, at least 48 hours prior to any special meetings being held. All meetings shall be held in accordance with N.J.S.A. 10:4-12 the Open Public Meetings