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Ridgewood council votes to enter closed session to discuss Valley Health legal matter

Ridgewood Village Council Public Workshop · January 29, 2026
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Summary

At the end of the Jan. 28 workshop the council moved, seconded and voted unanimously to go into closed session to discuss a legal matter identified on the record as Valley Health v. Village of Ridgewood; minutes will be released when the matter is completed by resolution.

The Ridgewood Village Council voted at the conclusion of its Jan. 28 workshop to convene in closed session to discuss a legal matter described in the meeting notice as Valley Health v. Village of Ridgewood.

The clerk read the resolution invoking N.J.S. 10:4-12 (statutory citation read into the record) limiting the closed-session topics to legal matters. A council member moved the resolution, a second was recorded, and the roll-call indicated the motion carried with unanimous "Aye" votes. The resolution states minutes of the closed session will be made available after the matters are completed and released by subsequent council resolution.

No further details about the legal matter were discussed in open session; the closed session invocation and unanimous vote were entered into the official workshop minutes.