VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
MAY 8, 2019
8:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order – Mayor
2. Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act
3. Roll Call – Village Clerk
4. Flag Salute and Moment of Silence
5. Acceptance of Financial Reports
6. Approval of Minutes
7. Proclamations
A. Proclaim May 19-25, 2019 as Emergency Medical Services Week
B. Proclaim May 20 through June 2, 2019 Click It or Ticket Campaign
C. Proclaim May as Mental Health Month
D. Proclaim June as Gay Pride Month
E. Proclaim June 2, 2019 as National Cancer Survivors Day
F. Proclaim June 2, 2019 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day
8. Comments from the Public (Not to exceed 3 minutes per person – 40 minutes in total)
9. Public Hearing on Bergen County Grant Application for Permanent Lighting at Maple Park Field
10. Resolution 19-130 Approval to Submit Application for Bergen County Grant for Permanent Lighting at Maple Park Field
11. Village Manager’s Report
12. Village Council Reports
13. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION – RIDGEWOOD WATER
NONE
14. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING – RIDGEWOOD WATER
NONE
15. RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER
19-131 Award Contract under State Contract – Maintenance of Chlorine, PH, and Phosphate Analyzers
19-132 Award Professional Services Contract – Twinney Well Feasibility Study
16. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION
3722 – Prohibit Use of Single Use Plastic Bags
17. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING
3720 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Police Department Fees
3721 – Amend Chapter 212, Article VII – Dogs in Parks
18. RESOLUTIONS
19-133 Title 59 Approval – Resurfacing of Tennis Courts
19-134 Award Contract – Resurfacing of Tennis Courts
19-135 Title 59 Approval – Bus Transportation Services – Day Camp
19-136 Award Contract – Bus Transportation Services -Day Camp
19-137 Title 59 Approval – Horticultural Supplies
19-138 Award Contract – Horticultural Supplies
19-139 Authorize Change Order – Sewer Line Grouting – Demarest Pump Station
19-140 Authorize Change Order – Demarest Pump Station and Graydon Park Storm Sewer Lines
19-141 Authorize Execution of Declaration of Interest Form – Shared Services Agreement with Bergen County – Technical Assistance for Flooplain Acquisition Plans and Floodplain Restoration Planning Services
19-142 Authorize Approval of Bergen County Trust Fund Grant – Kings Pond Improvement Project Phase II
19-143 Oppose Vegetative Management Response Act
19-144 Endorse Community Development Project and Use of HOME Funds – Supportive Housing through BCUW Madeline Housing Partners, LLC at The Enclave
19-145 Authorize Mailing of Estimated 2019 Third Quarter Tax Bills
19-146 Authorize ELM Group Access to Village’s Monitoring Wells at North Walnut Parking Lot
19-147 Appoint Municipal Recycling Coordinator
19-148 Appoint Member to Parks, Recreation and Conservation Board
19-149 Appoint Members to Stigma Free Task Force
19. Comments from the Public (Not to Exceed 5 minutes per person)
20. Resolution to go into Closed Session
21. Closed Session
Legal – Central Dispatch Services
22. Adjournment
21. Closed SessionLegal – Central Dispatch Services
Time to pay back the Bergen County Democratic Party for their help running your campaigns.
Does anyone know who is in charge of The Bergen County Dispatch Center ? Who is the go to person ?
19:61-7.3 Definitions
The following words and terms, as used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
“Recusal” means the process by which a person is disqualified, or disqualifies himself or herself, from a matter because of a conflict of interest.
“Relative” means a spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, father-in-law, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, or first cousin, whether in whole or half blood, by marriage, adoption or natural relationship, and the spouse of any such person.
19:61-7.4 Situations where recusal is required
(a) A State official is required to recuse himself or herself from an official matter that involves any private sector individual, association, corporation or other entity that employed or did business with the State official during the one year prior to the official’s commencement of State service. This recusal shall remain in effect for one year after the commencement of the official’s State service.
(b) A State official is required to recuse himself or herself on an official matter if he or she had any involvement in that matter, other than on behalf of the State, prior to commencement of his or her State service. The recusal shall remain in effect until the agency no longer has any interest in the matter.
(c) A State official must recuse himself or herself from a matter if he or she has:
1. Any financial interest, direct or indirect, that is incompatible with the discharge of the State official’s public duties; or
2. Any personal interest, direct or indirect, that is incompatible with the discharge of the State official’s public duties.
(d) For purposes of (c) above, an incompatible financial or personal interest includes, but is not limited to, outside employment; a debtor/creditor relationship; a fiduciary relationship; a source of income; any matter pertaining to or involving a relative or cohabitant; a relationship with a person providing funds, goods or services without compensation; any matter pertaining to or involving a business associate or business investment; and a leadership role in a professional or trade organization, which interest might reasonably be expected to impair a State official’s objectivity and independence of judgment in the exercise of his or her official duties or might reasonably be expected to create an impression or suspicion among the public having knowledge of his or her acts that he or she may be engaged in conduct violative of his or her trust as a State official.
(e) An incompatible financial or personal interest may exist in other situations which are not clearly within the provisions of (c) and (d) above, depending on the totality of the circumstances. A State official should contact his or her agency ethics liaison officer or the Commission for guidance in such cases.
(f) A State official must seek the advice of the State agency’s counsel, agency ethics liaison officer or the Commission as to the propriety of participation in a matter if any person requests that a State official recuse himself or herself from that matter. Oral advice, followed up by a writing, may be provided by the agency’s counsel, the agency ethics liaison officer or the Commission to avoid delay. Oral advice should subsequently be memorialized by a writing or by inclusion in public minutes.
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EXAMPLES
The spouse of the Director of the Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste (Division), Department of Environmental Protection, recently became a partner in ABC, an environmental consulting firm that represents clients before the Division. The Director must recuse himself from any involvement with ABC matters that come before the Division. The recusal must be memorialized in writing and conform to the standards of N.J.A.C. 19:61-7.5(b).
The Director of a program that regulates health insurance carriers has been approached about possible employment by a regulated entity. The entity does not currently have any specific cause, proceeding, application or other matter pending. The solicitation must immediately be disclosed to the Director’s supervisor and the Department Ethics Liaison Officer to avoid a situation where the State official may appear to be using his/her official position to gain an unwarranted advantage. The circumstances surrounding the solicitation and the State official’s official interactions with the entity must be reviewed before the official proceeds with any job-seeking activities. If it is determined that the State official may respond to the solicitation, he must recuse himself from any involvement with the entity in his official capacity. Such recusal must conform to the standards of N.J.A.C. 19:61-7.5(b).
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 19:61-3.1(e), if a member of the Commission holds office or employment in the same Department which employs a State official named in an allegation, he or she must disqualify himself or herself from participation in any decisional process relating to that particular case. One of the Commission meeting agenda items is an allegation that a Department of Personnel employee has violated the Conflicts of Interest Law. Because the Commission Chairwoman is the Commissioner of the Department of Personnel, materials associated with this matter would not be forwarded to her. In addition, the Chairwoman would place her recusal and the reason for such recusal on the record at the meeting and leave the room during non-public deliberations.
A member of the Real Estate Commission (REC) is a Director and past President of the New Jersey Association of Realtors (NJAR). The NJAR currently opposes a regulation proposed by the REC, has submitted a letter outlining its position, and plans to attend the REC meeting to express its opposition to the regulation. Because the REC member is an officer of the NJAR, he must recuse himself from discussions and voting on the regulation in question.
19:61-7.5 Procedure for recusal
(a) If a State official finds, or is advised by agency counsel or the agency ethics liaison officer, that an incompatible financial or personal interest exists on a matter, the State official must recuse himself or herself from that matter or seek advice from the Commission. The recusal must be absolute, that is, the State official must have no involvement with the matter from which he or she has recused himself or herself.
(b) All recusals, other than those provided for in (c) below, must be memorialized in writing. See the subchapter Appendix for samples. The writing must:
1. Specify the reason for and the date of the recusal;
2. Specify the duration of the recusal (which may be expressed in terms related to the pendency of the matter in the State agency);
3. Specify the effect of the recusal on the State official and his or her State agency (for example, that the State official is not to be contacted or involved or participate in any manner concerning the matter from which he or she has been recused);
4. Name the person who is to assume responsibility and authority for the matter from which the State official has been recused (if applicable); and
5. Be disseminated to all persons who might be affected by the State official’s recusal and to the agency ethics liaison officer, who shall maintain the writing for as long as the State official serves in his or her position.
(c) In the case of a State agency that maintains a public record of a proceeding, that is, a Board or Commission meeting, formal written recusal is not required; however, the following procedures must be followed:
1. To the extent feasible, meeting materials involving a matter from which the State official must recuse himself or herself should not be distributed to the State official;
2. At the subject meeting, the State official must place his or her recusal and the reason for such recusal on the record prior to any discussion of the matter; and
3. The State official must leave the room at a non-public portion of the meeting while the matter in question is under discussion.
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help an old man out here – – what pig(s) is being invited up to the public trough?
help an old hate monger out here – – what pig(s) is being invited up to the public trough?
There, I fixed that for you. You can thank me later.
Frank the tank! Frank the tank!
NWBC Central Dispatch is a scam of disgusting proportions. It’s outright theft of taxpayer funds with graft, incompetence and stupidity.
Lots more spending in there. Easy to spend other people’s money, eh Council?