January 9, 2024 (January 17, 2024)

Public Meeting — Recessed meeting of January 9, 2024 (January 17, 2024) The West Orange Township Council meeting began at 6:08 p.m., the Municipal Clerk read the following statement: This is to inform the general public that this meeting is being held in compliance with Section 5 of the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, Public Law 1975. The annual notice was emailed to the Star Ledger and filed in the Township Clerk’s office on November 21, 2023, and published in the West Orange Chronicle on November 30, 2023. The meeting notice for the continuation of this meeting was published on January 10, 2024. Roll Call — Councilwoman Casalino, Councilwoman Ghebremicael, Councilwoman Scarpa, Councilwoman Williams, Council President Rutherford, Mayor McCartney Pledge of Allegiance *Review of Consent Agenda *Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting — December 5, 2023 *Report of Township Officers-None *Reading of Petitions and Communications and Bids-None *Bills — None *Resolution(s) adopted on Consent Agenda a. 1-24 Resolution Designating the Official Newspapers for the Township of West Orange (Clerk) b. 2-24 Resolution Authorizing the Temporary Budget — 2024 (Gross) —- Approved on 1.9.24 c 3-24 Resolution Authorizing a Cash Management Plan for 2024 (Gross) — Approved on 1.9.24 c 4-24 Resolution Authorizing the Township to Increase the Annual Rate in the Township’s Professional Services Agreement for a Public Health Nurse Utilizing Additional Grant Funds Awarded to the Township by the New Jersey Association of County and City Health Officials (Legal-Moon) d. 5-24 Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Raffle Licenses (Clerk) e 6-24 Resolution Approving Governor’s Council On Alcoholism And Drug Abuse Fiscal Grant Cycle October 2020-June 2025 (VanDyke) 7-24 Resolution Authorizing the Governing Body of the Township of West Orange to Apply for a Grant from the State of New Jersey in the amount of approximately $15,000 to fund the following project: Update of Cultural Resource Survey for Township of West Orange, New Jersey (Brian Feeney, HRC Chair) 8-24 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Blau and Blau, 223 Mountain Avenue, Springfield, NJ to Serve as the Special Tax Counsel for Commercial Properties for the Township for 2024 at a Flat Fee Rate of $6,000. Per Month (Legal-Trenk) 10-24 Resolution Authorizing a

in Avenue, Springfield, NJ to Serve as the Special Tax Counsel for Commercial Properties for the Township for 2024 at a Flat Fee Rate of $6,000. Per Month (Legal-Trenk) 10-24 Resolution Authorizing a Professional Service Agreement with Hendricks Appraisal Company, Inc., 7 Hutton Avenue, West Orange, NJ to Provide Appraisal Services to the Township for the Period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 at an Hourly Rate of $150. (Legal-Trenk) 1