Municipal Meetings, Minutes, and Agendas

This page contains the dates of the scheduled 2020 meetings and links to the meetings' submitted agendas and minutes. Click on see agenda or see minutes, to view. The documents are PDFs and the link will open a new window.

Mayor and Council

Council meetings are scheduled to be held on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at the Community Center. Such meetings shall be held for consideration of and official action may be taken upon all regular business which may arise. Meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. and are open to the public.

Workshop meetings are scheduled to be held on fourth Thursdays of the month at 6 p.m., prior to the regular meeting. No official action by the Mayor and Council will be taken at the workshop sessions unless proper notice has been afforded in accordance with the Law. Said workshop sessions shall be for the purpose of discussing proposed items of business that may require action at a regular meeting of the governing body.

Public budget hearings are scheduled for February 1, 8, 22, and 29. All budget hearings shall commence at 9:00 a.m and be held at the Community Center. No official action by the Mayor and Council will be taken at the budget hearings unless proper notice has been afforded in accordance with the Law. Said budget hearings shall be for the purpose of discussing the proposed budget for the Borough of Rockaway for the year 2020 and for the 2021 Capital Budget.

The 2020 meeting schedule is below. The reorganization meeting was held on January 2.

2020 Regular Meetings Schedule 7:30 p.m. start time
January 09	see agenda	see minutes
January 23	see regular agenda \| see workshop agenda	see minutes
February 13	see agenda
February 27	see regular agenda \| see workshop agenda	workshop at 6 p.m.
March 12	see agenda
March 26	see agenda telephonic meeting begins 6 p.m.	Attend this meeting by calling 973-586-0354
April 09	telephonic meeting begins 6 p.m.	Attend this meeting by calling +1 (571) 317-3122 - code 724775125
April 23	telephonic meeting begins 6 p.m.	Attend this meeting by calling +1 (224) 501-3412 - code 602951157 workshop canceled
May 14
May 28		workshop at 6 p.m.
June 11
June 25		workshop at 6 p.m.
July 09
July 23		workshop at 6 p.m.
August 13
August 27		workshop at 6 p.m.
September 10
September 24		workshop at 6 p.m.
October 08
October 22		workshop at 6 p.m.
November 12
November 23	(Monday)	workshop at 6 p.m.
December 10
December 21	(Monday)	workshop at 6 p.m.

2020 Budget Hearings 9:00 a.m. start time
February	1	8	22	29

Land Use Board

The Land Use Board meets in the Community Center at 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month for regular meetings and the fourth Monday of the month for supplemental meetings.

2020 Regular Meetings Schedule 7:30 p.m. start time
January 07	agenda - not submitted
January 27	supplemental meeting
February 4	see agenda
February 24	supplemental meeting
March 03	see agenda
March 23	supplemental meeting
April 07	Meeting Canceled
April 27	supplemental meeting
May 05		no supplemental meeting
June 01	(Monday)
June 22	supplemental meeting
July 07
July 27	supplemental meeting
August 03	(Monday)
August 24	supplemental meeting
September 01
September 28	supplemental meeting
October 06
October 26	supplemental meeting
November 02	(Monday)	no supplemental meeting
December 01		no supplemental meeting

Board of Health

The Board of Health meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month at the Community Center.

2020 Regular Meetings Schedule 6:30 p.m. start time
January 14	Meeting Canceled
February 11
March 10
April 14
May 12
June 09
July 14
August 11
September 08
October 13
November 10
December 08

Parks and Recreation

Meetings are scheduled for 8:00 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month (except December) at the Community Center.

2020 Regular Meetings Schedule 8:00 p.m. start time
January 28	see agenda
February 25	Meeting Canceled
March 24	Meeting Canceled
April 28
May 26
June 23
July 28
August 25
September 22
October 27
November 24
December -

Environmental Commission

Meetings are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month at the Community Center.

2020 Regular Meetings Schedule 7:30 p.m. start time
January 08
February 12
March 11	Meeting Canceled
April 08
May 13
June 10
July 08
August 12
September 08
October 14
November 11
December 09

Library Board of Trustees

Meetings are normally scheduled for the third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Library, 82 East Main St. See map.

2020 Regular Meetings Schedule 7:30 p.m. start time
January 15		see minutes
February 19
March 18	Meeting Canceled
April 15
May 20
June 17
July 15
August 19
September 16
October 21
November 18
December 16

The Community Center

The Community Center is located at 21-25 Union Street, Rockaway. Click here for directions.