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Most professional-service contracts approved; tax-appeals counsel appointment fails on reconsideration
Summary
Council approved several professional-services contracts by consent but a later reconsideration led the council to reject the appointment of tax-appeals counsel (R-6-2026). The borough will re-run the RFQ for that service after the failed vote.
On Jan. 6 the North Caldwell Borough Council approved multiple professional-service contracts on a consent motion, including special counsel on affordable housing (R-1-2026), borough planner (R-3-2026), borough auditor (R-4-2026), procurement counsel (R-5-2026) and water superintendent/operator services (R-8-2026). The consent motion carried unanimously for those items.
Resolution R-2-2026, appointing Bond Counsel to John Draikiwicz of Gibbons, PC, passed with five affirmative votes and one abstention from Council President Floria-Callori. Resolution R-6-2026, to appoint Tax Appeal Counsel (William Rupp, Esq. of Trenk Isabel Siddiqi & Shahdanian P.C.), initially passed by a narrow margin (three yes, two no, one abstention). During a later public-comment period Councilwoman Suzanne Corbo asked to reopen her vote on R-6-2026; on reconsideration the appointment failed (two yes, three no, one abstention). Mayor Raymond said a new RFQ process will be issued because the initial appointment was the sole respondent to the original RFQ.
