Appeal For Budget Bucks Continues At Montclair Council Meeting (Video)

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The latest appeal for budget bucks in 2023 continued at this week’s meeting of the Montclair Town Council.

The Montclair council kicked off its municipal budget season earlier this month, hearing presentations from several department heads, including the police department, the community services department, the public library, the health and human services department, the recreation and cultural affairs department, and the planning department. Read More: Montclair Council Turns Eyes Toward 2023 Town Budget (Video)

On Tuesday, the council continued with more presentations. This time, it included appeals from the town’s fire department, utilities (water/sewer), attorney’s office, human resources department, clerk’s office, finance department, IT department and manager’s office.

Watch the video below.

Property taxes in New Jersey are made up of three parts: school, municipal and county. In 2021, the average residential property tax in Montclair in 2021 was $20,320 for a home valued at $628,952.

Here's how that broke down in Montclair that year:

• School – 57.2%
• Municipal – 25.9%
• County – 16.9%

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