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them that this audit should have been submitted on June 30th and wasn't submitted until August. They violated the state law. If there was a problem, they could have asked for an extension. Mayor Broderick began by explaining the hours of operation and how they have to be consistent with the Ordinance. Due to the construction and the new information they have ascertained about the building due to neglect for years, they are extending the emergency hours due to the construction in accordance with a resolution they had put forward. The hours of operation are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, but the hours of the operational mode will still be until 2:00 PM. Mr. Kennedy explained that they had all departments opened on Wednesday nights for a trial period of 30 days and reported back to the Committee that in that time only two people came in. His recommendation back to the Committee was not to stay opened. That is not to say that after the construction they may try another night. Mayor Broderick went on answer the question regarding the labor attorneys being appointed tonight. He said the new Attorney's were Ruderman & Glickman and Apruzzese, McDermott, Mastro & Murphy. The Mayor later spoke about the change order for Eagle Construction. He said that if Mr. Santos was on top of his game when he was the Administrator, they wouldn't have these problems. This was his failure to maintain the building. Attorney Starkey explained Resolution 458R-02 is being settled so they are now able to discuss the details. The litigation was between Jackson Township and Joshua Associates and was over zoning changes that increased the minimum lot sizes. The terms of the settlement agreement is that the owner of the property will receive preliminary approvals for smaller lot sizes, but will market his property as commercial property. He said he recommended this because it will benefit the Township to have residential property marketed as commercial property. There was no cash settlement involved. Then Mr. Starkey explained that Resolution 459R-02 was similar. It was also a challenge to zoning. The settlement was preliminary approvals based on lot sizes and the developer will be providing substantial recreation areas to the Township. This developer had a good argument. The lots sizes in this neighborhood were much smaller. Therefore, he recommended to settle this because they would get something they would not normally get if they lost this. Deputy Mayor Krakower explained that this change order for Eagle Construction was because when they started to fix the roof they found old paint cans between the tiles catching water from the leaks. None of this could have been foreseen. This was how the former administration dealt with the leaks and now they have to do it right. They are still under budget. He went on to talk about the audit being late because again due to the construction the auditors were unable to work in the main meeting room making it difficult to receive information in a timely manner. Committeeman Giblin stated for the public's edification this change order for Eagle Construction amounts to unforeseen work when putting the new roof on. To finish the project in a timely and efficient manner it was necessary to put this money in there. He went on to speak about the audit and the three recommendations that were made. The first being with the Police Department turning in their books after 6 months, number two being the Industrial Commission bringing their minutes up to date and number three was the Township needing to strengthen their controls over CBBG Grants. He commented on this being like a quiz show and he tries to anticipate the questions that Mr. Santos might ask. Attorney Starkey added that regarding the change order for Eagle Construction, there were contingent payments built into the contract. The 1,632 was taken out of contingency in the contract. Although it is a change order there was no increase in the cost to the Township.

JOHN SMATUSIK, FRANK APPLEGATE ROAD: He began by saying he was very upset about what he was hearing. Mr. Santos was his boss for many years. Whenever he told him at budget time there were leaks in the roof and something had to be done about it, he never responded with a budget. People before they went home at night had to cover the computers. They had a 25 year bond on that building and the building didn't last the bond issue. This should have been done years ago. Regarding the justice complex, the HVAC system air conditioners were delivered there as soon as the contract was awarded. They sat on the site in crates. It took three years to finish that job. The units were then put on the roof and never worked properly. The guarantee was over. Enough is Enough!