DOVER — The Town of Dover Mayor and Council will meet on Tuesday, January 28 at 7:00 p.m. at 37 North Sussex Street.
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This meeting is being held in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, also known as the Sunshine Law, N_.J.S.A. 10:4-6.” Notice of the meeting was sent to the Daily Record and Citizen on Thursday, January 2, 2025, and published in the Daily Record on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, and the Citizen on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Notice was also posted on the Bulletin Board of the Municipal Building. These notices were sent within 48 hours before this meeting, and insufficient time for the publications to publish them. A copy of said notice is on file with the Municipal Clerk. It should be noted that an interpreter is present if a resident should need one.
A summary of items on the agenda includes:
Ordinances:
- First Reading:
- Ordinance 02-2025: Restrictive parking regulations for a portion of Union Street and Richards Avenue
Approval of Bills:
- Resolution 54-2025: Approval of the Bills List.
Resolutions:
Consent Agenda:
- Resolution 55-2025: Approving taxicab driver licenses.
- Resolution 56-2025: Awarding a professional services contract for bond counsel (Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer).
- Resolution 57-2025: Awarding a contract for municipal attorney services (Antonelli, Kantor, Rivera).
- Resolution 58-2025: Awarding a contract for municipal planner services (John McDonough Associates).
- Resolution 59-2025: Awarding a contract for risk management services (IMAC Insurance Agency).
- Resolution 60-2025: Awarding a contract for residential tax appeal attorney services (Bell Shivas & Bell, P.C.).
- Resolution 61-2025: Awarding a contract for municipal prosecutor services (Daniel R. Danzi, Esq.).
- Resolution 62-2025: Awarding a contract for special OPRA attorney services (Cohl Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf).
- Resolution 63-2025: Awarding a contract for labor attorney services (Dias Law LLC).
- Resolution 64-2025: Awarding a required disclosure contract (Denis Driscoll, Esq.).
- Resolution 65-2025: Appointing a Qualified Purchasing Agent.
- Resolution 66-2025: Appointing Acting Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer.
- Resolution 67-2025: Canceling taxes per N.J.S.A. 54:4-4.32.
- Resolution 68-2025: Amending resolution for appointing Dover Housing Authority commissioners.
- Resolution 69-2025: Renewing social and athletic club licenses (Club Colombia).
- Resolution 70-2025: Refunding escrow balance for Planning Board Application P24-06.
Discussion and Consideration:
- Resolution 71-2025: Awarding a contract for holiday decorations.
- Resolution 72-2025: Purchasing two Jeep Grand Cherokees via ESCNJ contract.
- Resolution 73-2025: Approving the New Jersey Office of Planning Advocacy’s Planning and Implementation Agreement.
Mayor James Dodd
(December 31, 2027)
Claudia P. Toro
Council Member – First Ward
(December 31, 2025)
Sandra Wittner
Council Member – First Ward
(December 31, 2026)
Sergio Rodriguez
Council Member – Second Ward
(December 31, 2025)
Geovani Estacio
Council Member – Second Ward
(December 31, 2026)
Michael Scarneo
Council Member – Third Ward
(December 31, 2025)
Veronica Velez
Council Member – Third Ward
(December 31, 2026)
Marcos Tapia, Sr.
Council Member – Fourth Ward
(December 31, 2026)
Arturo “A.B.” Santana
Council Member – Fourth Ward
(December 31, 2025)