January 6, 2016

Elect Vice-Chairman: Chairman Weston nominated Dr. Bagoff for Vice-Chairman. There were no further nominations; Chairman Weston declared the nomination closed. Dr. Bagoff was elected Vice Chairman by unanimous vote. Appoint Board Transcription Service: There was a brief discussion regarding the prelude to the departure of the Board’s previous transcription service. Chairman Weston advised the Board the Township was seeking to hire a new service. In the interim, the Board had voted at the December 2, 2015 meeting to adopt a Resolution appointing the Secretary as the Board’s official transcriber. Chairman Weston read the Resolution as follows: “WHEREAS the Planning Board of the Township of West Orange, County of Essex, State of New Jersey (the “Board”) is required pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10(f) to “provide for the verbatim recording of the proceedings by either stenographer, mechanical or electronic means;” NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: 1. The Board does hereby declare that effective this day and until further notice a verbatim record of its hearings shall be kept by a recording device to be operated by and under control of the Board Secretary. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board has caused this Resolution to be executed by its Secretary as of the 2nd day of December 2015. “ It was determined that in lieu of an appointment, the Board would vote to memorialize the Resolution with revision to read “through December 31, 2016, or until further notice.” Councilwoman McCartney asked if the recommendation should be sent to Council; Mr. Dwyer said it was for the Board to determine; Chairman Weston said the recommendation was to ensure the Board was adhering to MLUL and ordinance requirements. The Board voted on the memorializing the Resolution (with revision as noted) as follows: Motion: Vice Chairman Bagoff Second: Mr. Gurland Bagoff: Yes | Carlucci: Absent | Eben: Yes Ghebremicael: Absent Gurland: Yes | Klein: Yes Lester: Absent | McCartney: Yes Wegner: Yes | Wilkes: Absent | Weston: Yes