Ridgewood officials approve new communications protocol
Friday April 26, 2013, 1:34 PM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
A new set of guidelines will streamline communication among members of the Ridgewood Council and provide structure for their interactions with residents.
Ridgewood’s governing body this week unanimously approved a resolution establishing the Village Council Communications Protocol, an internal checklist of regulations drafted in part to resolve lingering issues and answer ongoing questions regarding the conduct of elected officials. It also helps restore the council’s public image, which took a sideswiping blow during contentious meetings earlier this year.
Even in the moments leading up to Wednesday’s vote, the council openly worked to amend the final version of the resolution, paring down the protocol from nine numbered points to eight.
I guess we’ll never see the 46 emails from that infamous night.