Mayor says he advised borough attorney to adjourn rent-control board meeting

Mayor told a reporter at the council meeting that he had advised the borough attorney to adjourn a recent rent-control board meeting because it "was not proceeding in accordance with the local public meeting" requirements.

Charlie Cradaville, editor of New Brunswick Today, asked the mayor directly whether he had instructed the borough attorney to adjourn the rent-control board. The mayor answered, "Yes, I did. The meeting was not proceeding in accordance with the local public meeting. And so I suggested that the meeting be closed."

The exchange occurred during the meeting’s second public-participation period; the transcript records the mayor’s answer but does not include additional detail about the rent-control board meeting’s date, the specific procedural problems observed, or how the borough attorney implemented the advice. The mayor’s remarks were recorded after Cradaville said he had not received a response to a prior inquiry about a disturbing video from a rent-control board meeting.

The transcript does not include the borough attorney’s explanation or a staff report about the circumstances that led to the advice to adjourn. Anyone seeking formal documentation—minutes, recordings, or the attorney’s file—should contact the borough clerk for the rent-control board’s records and the borough attorney’s office.