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Rockleigh council enters closed session to discuss Planning Board litigation; returns with no public action
Summary
The Borough of Rockleigh voted to go into closed session on Jan. 5, 2026 to discuss ongoing Planning Board litigation under the Open Public Meetings Act; the council returned to open session and recorded no action publicly.
Borough Attorney Robert T. Regan read a resolution (2025-77) invoking the Open Public Meetings Act to permit the council to meet in closed session to discuss ongoing Planning Board litigation. The council voted to enter closed session at 7:17 p.m.; members of the public left the chamber and the meeting proceeded privately.
The meeting minutes record that, upon returning to regular session, no public action was taken by the Governing Body. Correspondence (a Planning Board/Variance Review for 2025 prepared by Kenneth C. Dolecki, Esq.) was noted with no discussion before the meeting was adjourned. Councilman Mender moved to adjourn and Councilwoman Rosanne Antine seconded; the motion was approved by those present.
