Mayor and Council Special Meeting

MINUTES Mayor and Council Special Meeting Wednesday, March 13, 2024 7:00 P.M. CALL TO ORDER – A Special Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of River Edge was held in the Court Room of the Public Safety Building located at 705a Kinderkamack Road, River Edge, NJ 07661. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Thomas Papaleo. SILENT PRAYER – FLAG SALUTE Mayor Papaleo asked for a moment of silence for the good work that everyone present is called upon to do. He then led those present in a salute to the flag. STATEMENT – Mayor Papaleo read the Statement of Compliance into the record as follows: Statement of Compliance with Open Public Meeting Act: This meeting complies with the Open Public Meeting Act via the March 11, 2024 Sunshine Notice containing date, time, and location to the Town News and the Record and by posting of same on the municipal bulletin board and Borough Web Site and filing a notice of the same with the Municipal Clerk. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Councilwoman Kaufman, Councilwoman Montisano-Koen, Councilwoman Malellari, Councilman Benson, and Mayor Papaleo. ABSENT: Councilwoman Kinsella ALSO PRESENT: Borough Administrator Lissette Aportela Borough Attorney John Shahdanian, Esq. PUBLIC COMMENT Motion by Council President Montisano-Koen, second Councilwoman Malellari, and all members present voting in favor, to open the floor to the public. No one came forward. Motion by Councilwoman Kaufman, second by Councilman Glass, and all members present voting in favor, to close the floor to the public. CLOSED SESSION – On a motion from Councilwoman Kaufman, seconded by Council President Montisano-Koen, and all present voting in favor, the meeting was adjourned to the Closed Executive Session via Resolution #24-110 at 7:02 p.m. #24-110 Resolution to Go Into Closed Session and Exclude Public WHEREAS, the Open Public Meetings Act, NJSA 10:4-12 permits the exclusion of the public from a meeting in certain circumstances; and WHEREAS, this public body is of the opinion that such circumstances presently exist. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of River Edge, County of Bergen, State of New Jersey, as follows: 1. That the public shall be excluded from the March 13, 2024 special meeting and discussion of the hereinafter specified subject matter: A. Attorney-Client Privilege – N.J.S.A. 10:4-12(b)(7) 1. Contracts & Change Orders 2. Formal action may/may not be taken. 3. Minutes will be kept and once the matter involving the confidentiality of the above no longer requires that confidentiality, then the minutes can be made public. ADJOURNMENT – There being no further business to come before the Mayor and Council, on a motion by Councilwoman Kaufman, second by Council President Montisano-Koen, and unanimously carried, to adjourn this meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Anne Dodd, RMC Borough Clerk