HOBOKEN, NJ — Last week, the Hoboken City Council passed the 2025 municipal budget by a 5–3 vote, narrowly avoiding the risk of a state takeover and sizable tax increases. Councilwoman and mayoral candidate Tiffanie Fisher worked with Council President Jim Doyle to secure the five votes necessary and after the vote, Doyle praised Fisher for her leadership and her commitment to doing the right thing for Hoboken residents.

The budget allows the city to address rising costs for health care, open space, and infrastructure while maintaining services — but with tightening that respects the growing concerns about affordability.

“With our city facing a looming budget shortfall and tough fiscal challenges in 2026, I stepped up to put residents before politics, ensure stability, maintain the services we all rely on, and minimize the impact on taxpayers,” Fisher said. “But no single budget can fix a system where politics too often comes before people — like we saw this year. Hoboken needs a different kind of mayor, and a different kind of government — one where the City Council and the Mayor work together to put residents first.”

Following the budget vote, Fisher unveiled her comprehensive plan to restore trust in Hoboken’s City Hall through transparency, fiscal responsibility, and accountability to residents.

“Hoboken deserves leadership that manages taxpayer dollars responsibly and opens City Hall to the people it serves,” said Fisher. “Trust starts with transparency — and that’s the kind of leadership I’ll deliver from day one.”

As a former CFO with over 23 years of financial experience, Fisher has saved Hoboken taxpayers millions by cutting waste, negotiating smarter contracts, and demanding accountability. On the City Council, she restructured Hoboken’s water contract to save $33 million for infrastructure improvements and led efforts to cut more than $35 million in unnecessary spending.

Her plan for a new city hall built on trust, transparency and fiscal responsibility:

1. Fiscal Discipline and Smart Spending

Fisher pledged to restore a collaborative and on-time budget process, create Hoboken's first five-year financial forecast, and eliminate wasteful spending. She will stop tax giveaways for luxury development, demand more resources from Hudson County, and only use debt for long-term investments with lasting community benefits. “Your tax dollars should be spent wisely, full stop,” Fisher said.

2. Transparency and Accessibility

Fisher will open City Hall to residents through monthly office hours, joint town halls with the City Council, and reliable, fact-based communications. She will make all city documents easily accessible online, modernize Hoboken’s website, and ensure legislative transparency by providing clear summaries of every City Council agenda.

3. Partnering with the City Council and Community

Unlike the current administration, Fisher emphasized a new era of collaboration between the Mayor’s office and City Council. She pledged to attend all Council meetings, hold public caucuses before votes, and support good ideas no matter the source.

Fisher’s track record sets her apart from the field of mayoral candidates. “I haven’t just cast votes, I’ve shaped policy, fought corruption, and been a consistent voice against wasteful spending. That's what leadership is all about"

“As Mayor, I’ll build a government that works for Hoboken -  transparent, fiscally responsible, and always accountable to the people,” Fisher said.

For more information, visit:

https://www.tiffanieforhoboken.com/issues/trust-transparency-and-financial-responsibility

https://www.tiffanieforhoboken.com/trust-transparency-and-financial-responsibility-platform.pdf