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Mountainside council renews animal-control contract, appoints tax-appeal attorney and extends pool concession
Summary
The Mountainside borough council approved three resolutions including a three-year renewal with Animal Control Solutions, appointed Blau & Blau as contingent-fee tax appeal attorney, and extended the pool concession contract for the 2025 season; all votes passed unanimously by poll.
The Mountainside mayor and council voted unanimously to approve three separate resolutions at their February meeting, renewing municipal service contracts and appointing outside counsel.
Donna, a borough staff member, presented Resolution 35-2025 to renew the Animal Control Solutions contract for a three-year term beginning March 2025 with annual compensation listed in the motion as $15,792 for year one, $16,116 for year two and $16,440 for year three. The council moved, seconded and approved the renewal by poll vote.
Don presented Resolution 36-2025 to retain the law firm Blau & Blau as the borough’s tax appeal attorney on a contingent-fee basis, meaning the borough will not incur legal expenses unless appeals are successful; the resolution notes the services could exceed $17,500 and the appointment is effective immediately for a one-year term. The council approved the appointment by poll vote.
Donna then presented Resolution 37-2025 to extend the pool concessions contract with Clark Concessions Operation LLC through the 2025 pool season; the transcript records a season amount transcribed as "$5,001,100," which appears to be a transcription error (see clarifying details). The council approved the extension by poll vote.
All three resolutions were approved on unanimous polls recorded by the clerk.
What happens next: The contracts and appointment take effect per the terms stated in their resolutions; contingent-fee arrangements mean the borough’s legal costs are tied to successful tax appeals, and staff will implement the pool concession extension for the 2025 season pending contract execution.
