New Jersey Record
Pennsauken
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Vince Martinez

Deputy MayorJanuary 2024 – December 2026 (month-level start: January 2024 per 2024 reorganization meeting minutes; month-level end: December 2026 from the three-year staggered term per the Mayor and Committee page; designated Deputy Mayor for 2026 by Resolution 2026:02)

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At a glance

News mentions
1

Term ending Dec 1, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
8
Total speaking time
6:26
Avg per meeting
0:48
Segments
103

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Top issues during term (20)

medium↑Feb 2026[14]

Veteran Tax Exemptions and Refunds

Cancels municipal tax revenue on qualifying properties, in exchange for state-mandated veteran relief.

high↑Jul 2026[12]

Stockton Park Improvements

Brings $918,179 in outside grant money into the township budget.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

Police Chief Separation Agreement

Not stated in the published materials.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Former River Road Landfill Remediation

Not stated; the resolution supports remediation but does not itself commit funds.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Body-Worn Cameras for Police

Purchase price not stated in the published materials.

medium↓Feb 2026[7]

No-parking sign enforcement dispute on Froschhoffer/King Street alleyway

Minor cost for sign removal and new no-parking signs.

high↓Sep 2026[6]

Traffic safety at Merchantville Avenue and Camden Avenue

high↓Feb 2026[6]

Long-range stormwater and drainage plan

Costs aren't set yet — projects will be priced and prioritized in the engineer's plan and weighed against other budget demands each year.

medium↓Feb 2026[6]

Police fleet vehicle upfit funding

Up to $140,000 from the township budget.

medium↓Aug 2026[6]

Incomplete curb construction safety concern

high↓Aug 2026[6]

Remington Avenue sewer project condition and property maintenance

medium↓Apr 2026[6]

Pennsauken Country Club turf products contract

$240,000 total, with up to $228,000 bonded.

high↑Mar 2026[6]

election logistics

Elections cost local government money to run, but staying informed helps ensure those tax dollars are put to good use.

high↓Mar 2026[6]

CDBG street resurfacing - Bloomfield, Homestead & Terrace Avenues

Fully grant-funded at $353,294.70 — no local tax dollars needed.

low↓Sep 2026[5]

Zoning Board of Adjustment appointments

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

School crossing guard staffing

low↓Sep 2026[5]

Revocation of VFW Post 1270 club liquor license

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

Senior bus service expansion with Stonegate Three

Stonegate Three LLC will contribute $1,000 annually to help offset the cost of the bus run.

high↓Apr 2026[5]

2026 Municipal Budget Amendment

Creates up to about $1.25 million in additional allowable 2026 budget authority, with roughly $418,000 above the normal cap.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Traffic ordinance for Horner & Upsal Avenues

Decisions during term (188)

Recorded while Martinez was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approvedSep 17, 2026

Approval of Minutes - September 3, 2026

approvedSep 17, 2026

Proclamation - National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (Caius Tavarez-Martinez)

approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 17, 2026

Ordinance 2026:15 - Vehicle & Traffic (Horner & Upsal Avenues) - First Reading

approved5-0Sep 17, 2026

Consent Resolutions 2026:243 through 2026:248

approvedSep 17, 2026

Payment of Bills - August 2026

approved5-0Sep 17, 2026

Resolution Rejecting the Submittals for BID #2026-BID-11 Post Frame Garage Installation

approved5-0Sep 17, 2026

Resolution Accepting the Resignation of a Crossing Guard

approved5-0Sep 17, 2026

Resolution Authorizing Refunds of 2026 Zoning Board Escrows

approved5-0Sep 17, 2026

Resolution Approving a Place-to-Place of a In Pocket Liquor License 0421-32-021-007

approved5-0Sep 17, 2026

Resolution Appointing a School Crossing Guard

approvedSep 3, 2026

Approval of Minutes (Regular and Closed Session, August 13, 2026)

approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 3, 2026

Consent Agenda Resolutions 2026:231 through 2026:242

approved5-0Sep 3, 2026

Resolution Authorizing the Award of Non-Fair and Open Contracts for Professional Services for Engineering Services (Remington & Vernick)

approved5-0Sep 3, 2026

Resolution Authorizing the Award of Non-Fair and Open Contracts for Professional Services for Engineering Services (Consulting Engineer Services)

approved5-0Sep 3, 2026

Resolution Authorizing an Increase in the Not-To-Exceed Amount for Traffic Signal, Pedestrian and School Flasher Emergency Response and Signal Modifications and Miscellaneous Electric Service Under the Cherry Hill Cooperative Pricing…

approved5-0Sep 3, 2026

Resolution for Unpaid Municipal Charges for Example but Not Limited to Grass cutting, Clean-up and Board-up; Established a Final Billing; Impose Municipal Assessments; Enforce through Tax Sale; and Impose Municipal Liens (Lexington Ave)

approved5-0Sep 3, 2026

Resolution Accepting the Resignation of Crossing Guard(s)

approved5-0Sep 3, 2026

Resolution Appointing Anibal Sanchez as an Alternate Member to the Zoning Board of Adjustment of the Township of Pennsauken

approved5-0Sep 3, 2026

Resolution Appointing a Full Member to the Township of Pennsauken Zoning Board of Adjustment to Fill an Unexpired Vacancy

approvedSep 3, 2026

ADJOURNMENT

Voting record (54)

53 yes0 no1 abstained

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

Ordinance 2026:15 - Vehicle & Traffic (Horner & Upsal Avenues) - First Reading

Voted yesSep 3, 2026

Consent Agenda Resolutions 2026:231 through 2026:242

Voted yesAug 13, 2026

Ordinance 2026:14 — Handicapped Parking Sign (Second Reading)

Voted yesAug 13, 2026

Consent Agenda — Resolutions 2026:219 through 2026:229

Voted yesJul 16, 2026

Ordinance 2026:5 — Budget Cap Bank (Second Reading)

Voted yesJul 16, 2026

Ordinance 2026:14 — Vehicle and Traffic Amendment (First Reading)

Voted yesJul 16, 2026

Resolution 2026:156 — Read Solid Waste Budget by Title Only

Voted yesJul 16, 2026

Resolution 2026:157 (Amended) — Amend the 2026 Municipal Budget

Voted yesJul 16, 2026

Consent Agenda — Resolutions 2026:204 through 2026:218

Voted yesJul 16, 2026

Payment of Bills — June 2026

Voted yesJun 4, 2026

Ordinance 2026:12 — Stop intersection designations (adopted on second reading)

Voted yesJun 4, 2026

Consent Agenda — Resolutions 2026:158 through 2026:165

Voted yesMay 21, 2026

adopt

Voted yesMay 21, 2026

Adoption of Ordinance 2026:11 — ban on carceral facilities

Voted yesMay 21, 2026

adopt

Voted yesMay 21, 2026

adopt

Voted yesMay 21, 2026

First reading of Ordinance 2026:12 — stop intersection designations

Voted yesMay 21, 2026

Consent agenda: Resolutions 2026:150–2026:152

Voted yesMay 21, 2026

Adoption of Resolution 2026:153 — closed session on contracts

Voted yesApr 16, 2026

Bond Ordinance 2026:08 — Fire Department ambulance ($320,000) introduced on first reading

Voted yesApr 16, 2026

Bond Ordinance 2026:10 — Pennsauken Country Club improvements ($240,000) introduced on first reading

Voted yesApr 16, 2026

Consent agenda — Resolutions 2026:130 through 2026:138 adopted

Voted yesMar 5, 2026

Adopt Ordinance 2026:03 — Pennsauken Country Club 2026 Fees

Voted yesMar 5, 2026

First Reading — Ordinance 2026:07 (Bus Stop Relocation)

Voted yesMar 5, 2026

Consent Agenda — Resolutions 2026:105 through 2026:108

Voted yesMar 5, 2026

Adopt Resolution 2026:109 — Closed Session on Litigation

Voted yesFeb 19, 2026

adopt

Voted yesFeb 19, 2026

adopt

Voted yesFeb 19, 2026

adopt

Voted yesFeb 19, 2026

Ordinance 2026:01 – Peddling and Soliciting amendments (second reading)

Voted yesFeb 19, 2026

Ordinance 2026:02 – Remove handicap sign, 1857 45th Street (second reading)

Voted yesFeb 19, 2026

Ordinance 2026:04 – Remove handicap sign, 1824 44th Street (first reading)

Voted yesFeb 19, 2026

Ordinance 2026:05 – CY 2026 cap bank (first reading)

Voted yesFeb 19, 2026

Ordinance 2026:06 – No parking on King Avenue alley (first reading)

Voted yesFeb 19, 2026

Consent agenda – Resolutions 2026:80 through 2026:104

Voted yesFeb 19, 2026

Resolution 2026:102 – Purchase of three police vehicles, up to $140,000

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Motion on first reading

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Motion on first reading

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Motion to adopt

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Motion to adopt

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Motion on first reading

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Ordinance 2026:01 — Peddling and Soliciting amendments (first reading)

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Ordinance 2026:02 — Removal of handicapped parking sign at 1857 45th Street (first reading)

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Ordinance 2026:03 — Pennsauken Country Club 2026 fees (first reading)

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Consent Agenda — Resolutions 2026:67 through 2026:78

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Approval of Bills — December 2025 ($25,141,634.65)

Voted yesJan 22, 2026

Resolution 2026:13 (2026:79) — Closed Session on contracts / Route 130

Voted yesJan 5, 2026

Resolution 2026:01 — Designating Patrick Olivo as Mayor for 2026

Voted yesJan 5, 2026

Resolution 2026:02 — Designating Vince Martinez as Deputy Mayor for 2026

Voted yesJan 5, 2026

Resolution 2026:24 — Safe Neighborhoods Program Officer (Chief Phil Olivo)

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