GL
Gary LaPelusa
Council Member2022-07-01 – 2026-06-30 (4-year term commencing July 1, 2022 per 2022 Certification of Election Results, Bayonne reorganization minutes 2022-07-01; N.J.S.A. 40:69A-34.1(a))
No biography on file yet.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 7
- Total speaking time
- 51:01
- Avg per meeting
- 7:17
- Segments
- 1132
Want every word LaPelusa has said?
The OpenCity MCP for Claude.ai answers questions like “what has LaPelusa said about housing this year” with one prompt — full speaking history, with YouTube timestamps.
Filtered to Public Safety
Top issues during term (5)(Public Safety)
medium↓Feb 2026[7]
License plate reader purchase and surveillance concerns
$453,354 in UEZ funds (~$883,000 across both phases).
medium↓Jan 2026[3]
E-bike enforcement
critical↓Mar 2026[1]
Removal of police officers from non-public schools
Parents say school safety shouldn't be a budget line item; the police budget is reportedly over $52 million.
medium↓Apr 2026[1]
Lead paint testing letter controversy
Residents reportedly face about $200 per inspection plus $150 per unit for certification.
low↓Feb 2026[1]
Public assembly fees and event permitting
Fees rise from $200 to $500/day for festivals, carnivals, parades; cleanups and food banks remain free.
Decisions during term (5)
Recorded while LaPelusa was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approved5-0Jun 17, 2026
Authorizing the Director of Public Safety to enter into a No Cost Service Agreement with NORTHEAST TARGET & SHOOTING SUPPLY, LLC, 6 Sturms Place, Park Ridge, Nj to collect spent brass shell casting from the Police Department Shooting Range…
approved5-0Mar 18, 2026
Authorizing the purchase of thirty (30) replacement bullet proof vests for the Police Department from ATLANTIC TACTIAL, 14 Worlds Fair Drive, Somerset, NJ under State Contract 17-FLEET-00787 for the amount of $47,040.00. Public Safety
approved5-0Feb 18, 2026
Authorizing a contract with SAFEWARE INC., 4403 FORBES BLVD., Lanham, MD for the Bayonne Department of Public Safety Emergency Radio maintenance agreement in the amount of $262,000.00 for a period of one year commencing January 1, 2026…
approved5-0Feb 18, 2026
Authorizing a contract with INTERACTION INSIGHT CORPORATION to upgrade the Emergency Telecommunications Equipment in the Public Safety Emergency Services Communication Center for an amount not to exceed $97,179.00 under State Contract…
approved5-0Feb 18, 2026
Authorizing the change in monetary amount for the Department of Public Safety petty cash account to be increased from $500.00 to $2,000.00
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.