City Council

Council Members

Earl Gage

Council President

West ward
Term Expires 2022

Tim Gregory

Pro Tempore

East Ward
Term Expires 2022

Ceil Smith

West Ward
Appointed to serve until November 2023

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

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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