Municipal Council

The Municipal Council meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of the month unless otherwise noted.  Meetings are held in the Municipal Building, 445 Lafayette Avenue at 7:00 PM in the 1st floor Council Chambers.
2022 Municipal Council Meeting Schedule

 Members


  1. Seal

  1. Frank Matthews

  1. Bennett

    Councilman-At-Large

  1. Dominic Mele

    Councilman-At-Large

  1. Wojtecki

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    Mike Sciarra
    Ward 3

  1. AMS

    Anna Marie Sasso
    Councilwoman-At-Large

Council Functions

The Borough Council performs the legislative functions of Hawthorne's government - passing ordinances and resolutions, approving the annual budget, giving advice and consent on various mayoral appointments, and approving liquor license renewals as well as various other licenses and permits. Council members are elected for four-year terms, with those of the ward members overlapping those of the at-large members. The Borough Clerk serves as secretary to the Council.

The Council generally holds its regular meetings on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, starting at 7 p.m. Members of the public are invited to address the Council during the regular meeting - at the beginning of the meeting on agenda items, during individual hearings on ordinances, and at the end of the meeting on general items.

Meeting Broadcasts

Council meetings stream live on Altice Cable (formerly Cablevision)  Channel 77, Verizon FIOS Channel 28 and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1135979460070290. Videos of past meetings can be viewed on the Hawthorne NJ You Tube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7_kq2hYuI1t72SaQswYCQA/videos