Boonton special meeting moves into closed session to discuss litigation

A special meeting of Boonton on July 8, 2026, was called "to discuss a litigation matter," and the meeting recessed into a closed session after the chair moved for closure and a second was given, the chair said.

The chair read the public notice required under the open public meetings law, saying notices were emailed to the press, published on the town’s legal notices webpage on 07/08/2026, posted at Town Hall and filed in the municipal clerk’s office. "Demeesel Kirk is directed to include this statement in the minutes of the meeting," the chair said.

Clerk led the Pledge of Allegiance and read roll call twice during the brief meeting. As read on the record, attendees included Mister Meehan, Miss Cascone, Miss Divanasia, Mister Balen (also read as "Bailin" elsewhere in the transcript), Miss Mazze (also read as "Mazy"), Mister Weisman, Mister Lynch, Mister Laverty and Miss Bosworth. The transcript records Mister Rakilski, Miss Lopez, Mister Semrad and Mister Pasternak as absent. The transcript contains inconsistent spellings for several names; the article reports names exactly as they were read.

The chair called for public comment and invited members of the public to step forward and introduce themselves; no speakers came forward and the public-comment period was closed. Shortly afterward, Weisman moved to adjourn; the motion was seconded and a voice vote recorded as "Aye." The chair then closed the meeting.

No substantive discussion of the litigation matter appears in the public transcript; the subject was handled in closed session. Individual vote tallies or roll-call votes were not specified in the public record provided.

The meeting notice and the chair’s statement will be included in the municipal minutes, per the chair’s direction.