Village Council Special Public Meeting Minutes 20160113

A SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD HELD IN THE FOURTH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE HALL, 131 NORTH MAPLE AVENUE, RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2016

AT 6:30 P.M.

1. CALL TO ORDER – OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT – ROLL CALL

   Mayor Aronsohn called the meeting or order at 6:30 P.M. and read the Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act. At roll call, the following were present: Councilmembers Hauck, Knudsen, Pucciarelli, Sedon and Mayor Aronsohn. Also present were Donna Jackson, Deputy Village Clerk; Matthew Rogers, Village Attorney; Roberta Sonenfeld, Village Manager; Rich Calbi, Director of Ridgewood Water. Also present were Ed McManimon, Attorney, McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC; Bill Northgate, Attorney; and Steve Wielkotz, Forensic Accountant.

2. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC

   Mayor Aronsohn asked if there were any questions or comments from the Public. As there were no questions or comments from the Public, Mayor Aronsohn, stated that there would be a Closed Session to discuss the topic of Legal – Ridgewood Water Lawsuit.

3. RESOLUTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION

   The following resolution, numbered 16-1, to go into Closed Session was read in full by the Deputy Village Clerk as follows: