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Glen Ridge council honors long-serving borough attorney, swears in clerk and adopts routine resolutions
Summary
The council presented a commendation to John, the borough attorney, swore in a new municipal clerk (Jen Lee), and approved routine resolutions including claims/warrants and annual civil-rights and diversity affirmations; Council also announced transit outreach and a temporary service disruption.
Glen Ridge council members honored John, the borough attorney, for long service and presented him with a plaque, then swore in Jen Lee as the municipal clerk during the same meeting.
Council members offered extended remarks praising John’s institutional knowledge and dedication. Councilors described him as diligent, fair, and available at all hours; one councilor said John had served the borough through multiple administrations and was a steadying influence. John accepted the remarks and recounted being asked to help the town years ago because of environmental litigation experience, saying the work had been an honor.
The council also completed routine business. It adopted three sets of minutes (motion by Councilor Moody, seconded by Councilor Leovitz) with a roll-call vote that recorded five votes in favor and one abstention from a member absent for one of the meetings. The council approved Resolution 8-26 (claims and warrants), listing a current fund amount in the resolution stated in the transcript as $560,599; the body approved the consent agenda (Resolution 9-26) and passed Resolution 45-26 reaffirming the borough’s commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equal treatment.
Council adopted Resolution 46-26 affirming the borough's civil-rights policy for officials, appointees, employees, volunteers and contractors; the resolution emphasizes a no-tolerance approach to discrimination, harassment and violence. The council also authorized the purchase of additional water meters and meter heads via the Morris County Cooperative Contract (Rio Supply) funded through capital ordinance 1785; the meeting record lists the purchase amount as "$42,53" (the transcript is unclear on the figure).
Additional announcements: councilors described transit outreach efforts — a town hall scheduled for next Thursday at 7:30 p.m. to discuss local jitney-like service options and an active transit survey with neighboring towns and New Jersey Transit. The council also announced a service disruption on the Glen Ridge–Montontlair line from Feb. 15 to March 15, as recorded in the meeting.
The meeting concluded with brief departmental notes from parks, planning and public works and a motion to adjourn by Councilor Law.
