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Kenilworth Planning Board elects chair, confirms 2025 professional appointments and videography contract
Summary
At its January meeting, the Kenilworth Planning Board elected a new chairman and vice chairman and unanimously approved appointments for planner, attorney, engineer, secretary and a videography contract for 2025.
The Kenilworth Planning Board on Jan. 1 elected Mr. Pacerno as chair and Greg David as vice chair and unanimously approved a slate of professional appointments and a videography contract for 2025.
The actions set the board’s roster of outside professionals — planner, attorney and engineer — and confirmed Kathleen Michida as planning board secretary and recording secretary for a four-year term. The board also approved a contract with Marco Antonio’s Studio to videotape and edit meetings, with a yearly cap.
The reorganization and appointments matter because they establish who will advise the board on legal, planning and engineering matters through 2025 and secure meeting recording and production services, which the board said it will use for transparency and the official record.
The board first conducted the oath of office for returning and new members before moving to officer elections. After a motion and second, Pacerno was elected chair by voice vote. Pacerno thanked the board after his election, saying, “I am deeply humbled and I promise to do my very, very best as your chairman,” and asked for the board’s trust for the coming year.
The board then nominated and confirmed Greg David as vice chair; David accepted and reiterated his appreciation for the board’s confidence.
On professional appointments, the board unanimously confirmed Shamrock Enterprises Ltd. as the planning board planner for 2025 at an annual retainer of $12,000 and an hourly rate of $175 for additional matters. The board appointed Louis de Rago as planning board attorney for 2025 at a retainer of $12,000 per year and an hourly litigation rate of $145. Harbor Consultants Inc. was appointed planning board engineer effective Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2025, following a fair-and-open selection process the board cited as compliant with state procurement rules (NJSA 19:44A-20.4).
The board confirmed Kathleen Michida as planning board secretary and recording secretary for a four-year term expiring in 2028. The board also approved contracting Marco Antonio’s Studio (address noted in the resolution) to videotape and edit meetings at $150 per hour, an editing fee of $55 per meeting and a not-to-exceed total of $5,000 for 2025.
Each of these resolutions was moved, seconded and approved by roll call. The board also approved minutes from Dec. 12 and adopted its 2025 meeting schedule before adjourning.
No substantive land-use applications, site-plan hearings or ordinance votes were on the record for this meeting; the agenda focused on reorganization and administrative appointments.
