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Hackensack

Hackensack, New Jersey

Official City Record

Official source, last checked Sep 25, 2026
City Council meets
Twice monthly on Tuesdays at 5:30 PM per the city's published 2026 schedule
Meeting location
Council Chambers, 3rd Floor, City Hall, 65 Central Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601
Acting City Clerk
Timothy J. Hoffman, Acting City Clerk · (201) 646-3940 · City Hall, 65 Central Avenue, 3rd Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601
Agendas posted at
https://www.hackensack.org/mayor-city-council/
City Manager / Mayor
City Manager Thomas Freeman is the operational executive (Council-Manager government under the 1923 Municipal Manager Law) · (201) 646-3900; Mayor Caseen Gaines (selected by the Council from among its members effective July 1, 2025) · (201) 646-3940 · cgaines@hackensack.org

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