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Council authorizes up to $120,000 for tax-appeal legal services in noncompetitive contract
Summary
The council approved Resolution 108-25 to authorize a professional-services agreement without competitive bidding for tax-appeal legal services with DeFrancesco, Bateman, Kuntzmann, Davis, Lehr & Plowm PC, with CFO-certified funds up to $120,000 and required public disclosures to be filed.
Councilor Lefkowitz moved and the council approved Resolution 108-25 on June 15 authorizing the administrator to execute a professional-services agreement with DeFrancesco, Bateman, Kuntzmann, Davis, Lehr & Plowm, P.C., for tax-appeal legal services.
The resolution states the contract is awarded without competitive bidding under the local public contracts law because of the qualitative nature of the professional services. The mover noted that the firm must provide the business-entity disclosure certification and a completed political-contribution disclosure form as required by New Jersey law. The chief financial officer has certified that funds are available in a maximum amount of $120,000.
The council approved the resolution by roll call (6 ayes, 0 nays). A copy of the resolution will be published in the Glen Ridge paper within 10 days, as required by law. The resolution as read specifies that the award is made under the professional services exception to competitive bidding and authorizes the administrator to execute the agreement subject to the stated disclosures and CFO certification.
