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Council appoints special labor counsel firms for as-needed representation

Mayor and Council of the Borough of West Long Branch · March 4, 2026
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Summary

The council appointed Seraphema Menna (lead) and three other attorneys as special labor counsel at $170/hour under the professional-services exception; the resolution was adopted unanimously and published on the borough's legal notice page.

The Borough Council appointed Seraphema Menna (lead counsel) and Andrew Brown (Scarcini Hollenbeck), Richard Flaum (DiFrancesco, Bateman, Kunzman, Davis, Lehr & Flaum) and James L. Plosia, Jr. (Plosia Cohen LLC) as special labor counsel on March 4, 2026. The resolution specifies compensation at $170 per hour plus costs and notes the appointments are made without competitive bidding under the Local Public Contracts Law professional-services exception (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.).

Councilmember Bray offered the resolution and Councilmember Gomez seconded. The resolution directs that a copy be published on the official legal notices page on the borough website. The action follows a solicitation of Requests for Proposals for special labor counsel services, as stated in the meeting record.

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