Special Meeting of the Mayor and Council
Special MeetingRiver Edge, NJ · September 20, 2021
Minutes
MINUTES
Mayor and Council Special Meeting
Monday, September 20, 2021
*Meeting held via Zoom
CALL TO ORDER –
Mayor Papaleo called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m.
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 by notification on January 8th of this location, date and time to the
Ridgewood News and the Record and by posting of same on the municipal bulletin board and
Borough Website and filing a notice of the same with the Municipal Clerk. The notice of this
Special Meeting via the Friday, September 17, 2021, Sunshine Notice has been sent to the
Record and Ridgewood News, has been posted on the municipal bulletin board and Borough
Website.
ROLL CALL –
Councilwoman Busteed, Councilman Chinigo, Councilman Gautier, Councilwoman
Kaufman, Councilwoman Kinsella, Councilwoman Montisano-Koen and Mayor Papaleo
were present.
AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION –
#21-169 -Resolution to enter into Closed Session
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 September 20, 2021, special meeting and
discussion of the hereinafter specified subject matter:
Closed Session Statutory
Docket # Item Title or Description Reference
21-9/20-1 Personnel – Borough Clerk NJSA 10:4-12(b)(8)
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.
There being no further business to come before the governing body, on a motion from
Councilman Chinigo, seconded by Councilwoman Montisano-Koen, and all present voting in
favor, the meeting was recessed to the Closed Session at 6:34 p.m.
The Special Meeting resumed at 7:03 p.m.
PERSONNEL CHANGES –
On motion by Councilwoman Busteed, seconded by Councilman Gautier, the following
personnel change was approved unanimously as follows:
The resignation of Stephanie Evans as Borough Clerk effective September 20, 2021.
ADJOURNMENT –
On motion by Councilman Chinigo, seconded by Councilwoman Busteed to adjourn the meeting
at 7:04 p.m. was unanimously approved.
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Thomas Papaleo, Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________________
Judy O’Connell, Deputy Borough Clerk
Agenda
Borough of River Edge
Mayor and Council
Agenda
Monday, September 20, 2021
Special Meeting Borough Hall 6:30 P.M.
705 Kinderkamack Road
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1. Call to Order –
2. Silent Prayer – Flag Salute
3. Statement of Compliance with Open Public Meeting Act: This meeting complies with the
Open Public Meeting Act by notification on January 8th of this location, date and time to
the Ridgewood News and the Record and by posting of same on the municipal bulletin
board and Borough Website and filing a notice of the same with the Municipal Clerk. The
notice of this Special Meeting via the Friday, September 17, 2021 Sunshine Notice has
been sent to the Record and Ridgewood News, has been posted on the municipal bulletin
board and Borough Website.
4. Roll Call –
5. #21-269 Resolution to enter into Closed Session
Closed Session Docket # Item Title or Description Statutory Reference
Personnel Matter – N.J.S.A. 10:4-12(b)(8)
21-9/20-1
Borough Clerk
6. Adjournment
BOROUGH OF RIVER EDGE
RESOLUTION #21-269
Resolution to enter into Closed Session
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 September 20, 2021, special meeting and
discussion of the hereinafter specified subject matter:
Closed Session Statutory
Docket #1 Item Title or Description Reference
21-9/20-1 Personnel – Borough Clerk NJSA 10:4-12(b)(8)
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.
September 20, 2021
Motion Second Yes No Abstain Absent
Busteed
Chinigo
Gautier
Kaufman
Kinsella
Koen
Mayor
Papaleo
I hereby certify that this resolution, consisting of 1 page(s), was adopted at a meeting of the Mayor
and Council of the Borough of River Edge, held on this 20th day of September, 2021.
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Judy O’Connell, Deputy Borough Clerk
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