20170817 - Special Public Meeting

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 ON AUGUST 17, 2017 AT 6:00 P.M.

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

Mayor Knudsen called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. and read the Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act. At roll call, the following were present: Councilmembers Hache, Sedon, Voigt and Mayor Knudsen. Councilwoman Walsh was absent. Also present was Donna M. Jackson, Deputy Village Clerk.

1. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLICPamela Perron, 123 Kenilworth Road, stated that she believed the public did not have adequate notice of the special public meeting and claimed the meeting had not been properly noticed. She also stated that she had many questions regarding the resolution to hire Mr. Woods. Ms. Perron was concerned that neither Mr.Woods nor his partners live in Wyckoff, Midland Park, or Ridgewood. She asked what Mr. Woods would be charging for his hourly rate.Mayor Knudsen responded that the special public meeting had been properly noticed on the Village website and she remembers the Village Manager mentioning the special public meeting in the Manager’s Report in a recent Village Council meeting and that the special public meeting would be in the 5^th Floor Conference Room. Mayor Knudsen also mentioned that she, herself, had added the special public meeting to her Facebook posting. Regarding the resolution for Mr. Woods, Mayor Knudsen remarked that there are no conflicts; that Mr. Woods is independent; his fee will not exceed $52,000; and he has filed all the appropriate paperwork. Mr. Woods was interviewed by Mayor Knudsen, Councilwoman Walsh, Village Manager, Heather Mailander, and Village Attorney, Matthew Rogers.
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5. RESOLUTION

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION, NUMBERED 17-247 WAS ADOPTED BY CONSENT AGENDA, WITH ONE VOTE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL, AND WAS READ BY TITLE ONLY:

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1. ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Village Council, on a motion by Councilman Sedon, seconded by Councilman Voigt and carried unanimously by voice vote, the Village Council’s Special Public Meeting was adjourned at 6:05 p.m.

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                                                                        Susan Knudsen

                                                                        Mayor

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Donna M. Jackson

Deputy Village Clerk

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Village Council Special Public Meeting

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