PM2.9.16.pdf

PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA-Amended Township of West Orange 66 Main Street – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 9, 2016 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. A notice of this meeting was emailed to the Star Ledger and the West Orange Chronicle on October 14, 2015. A notice of this meeting was also posted on the Bulletin Board in the Municipal Building, West Orange and filed in the office of the Municipal Clerk of the Township of West Orange on October 14, 2015. Statement of Decorum In all matters not provided for in subsection 3-15.1 and except upon consent of the Council President, each person addressing the Council pursuant to this subsection shall be required to limit his or her remarks to five (5) minutes, and shall at no time engage in any personally offensive or abusive remarks. The chair shall call any speaker to order who violates any provision of this rule. (1972 Code § 3-15.2) ** Please note that Councilman Cirilo was sworn in on January 1 as Council President at 12 noon. There was no formal meeting. ** Roll Call – Councilwoman Casalino, Councilman Guarino, Councilman Krakoviak, Councilwoman McCartney, Council President Cirilo (Mayor Parisi) 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Public Comment 3. *Consent Agenda 4. *Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting – Public Meeting and Executive Session 1.19.16 5. *Report of Township Officers-None 6. *Reading of Petitions and Communications and Bids- None 7. *Bills 8. *Resolutions a. 23-16 Resolution Authorizing an Agreement with Fox Rothschild, LLP, 75 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 200, Roseland, NJ to Serve as Labor Counsel for the Period of January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 at an Hourly Rate of $175.00 (Legal-Moon) This resolution would authorize execution of a contract with Fox Rothschild, LLP (“FR”), whereby FR would serve in the capacity of Labor Counsel at an hourly rate of $175 for the calendar year 2016. b. 24-16 Resolution Authorizing an Agreement to Retain Blau & Blau for the Provision of Commercial Real Estate Tax Appeal Services on a Flat Fee Basis of $6,000 Per Month for the Balance of Calendar Year 2016 (Legal-Moon) This resolution would authorize the execution of an agreement with Blau & Blau, Attorneys at Law of the State of New Jersey, to serve as special counsel to the Township in

endar Year 2016 (Legal-Moon) This resolution would authorize the execution of an agreement with Blau & Blau, Attorneys at Law of the State of New Jersey, to serve as special counsel to the Township in connection with commercial real estate tax appeals.