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1. Said appointments shall commence January 1, 2021 and end December 31, 2021 unless otherwise modified by the administrative code or other formal action of the Township Council.
3. The Township Clerk shall forthwith provide certified copy of this resolution to the Honorable Mayor Michael Reina, appointees, all Directors, all Department Heads, Township Attorney, Township Engineer and any other interested parties.
DATED: 1-5-21
JANICE KISTY, R.M.C. TOWNSHIP CLERK
(Township Clerk read into the record the recommendations made by Mayor Michael Reina)
RESOLUTION 002R-21
TITLE: CONSENT TO THE APPOINTMENT OF TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY, GREGORY P. MCGUCKIN, ESQ., OF THE FIRM DASTI, MURPHY, MCGUCKIN, ULAKY, KOUTSOURIS AND CONNORS FOR CY 2021
MOTION TO APPROVE BY: SAUICKIE MOTION SECONDED BY: FLEMMING YES: BORRELLI, CHISHOLM, SAUICKIE, FLEMMING, KERN
WHEREAS, there exists a need for legal services as Attorney of the Township of Jackson; and
WHEREAS, the Township issued a solicitation of professional services contracts in accordance with a fair and open process adopted by the Township of Jackson in accordance with Ch.9, P.L. 2004; and
WHEREAS, said solicitation of professional services contracts satisfies the requirements of a fair and open process under N.J.S.A. 19:44A:20.5; and
WHEREAS, a determination of value has been made by the Township that said contract shall be a value in excess of $17,500; and
WHEREAS, all proposals were to be submitted to the Office of the Township Clerk by November 19, 2020; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing the proposal submitted, the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Township Council, desires to appoint Gregory P. McGuckin, Esq. of the firm Dasti, Murphy, McGuckin, Ulaky, Koutsouris and Connors as Township Attorney; and
WHEREAS, the maximum amount of the contract to be awarded under this resolution is as set forth in the 2021 municipal budget for legal services; and
WHEREAS, the amount of the contract to be awarded under this resolution is determined to be $144,000.00, which sum is reasonably estimated based upon such Legal Services as may be required over the contract term to be awarded under this resolution, including, but not limited to, the amount spent for such Legal Services for the previous calendar year, the costs of compensation under the contract to be awarded, and any projected increase or decrease in services anticipated