Charting the Goings-On in Teaneck
//Want to play with the data from the election and share your thoughts? Here it is:
The entire spreadsheet can be found here (see sheet 2 for more detailed breakdown shown below).
For each column below, the district has been color coded (from Green = highest number of votes per district to Red = lowest number of votes per district.
UPDATE: a new column has been added with “vote-by-mail” numbers:
Continue reading “2018 Teaneck Board of Education election information data”
//Totals (mail-in and provisional ballots are still to be counted):
General 2018 Election - Unofficial Results Continue reading “2018 Unofficial Election Results”//Thank you to the League of Women Voters of Teaneck for taking this on and providing this information to the voters.
You can see the document online here. Continue reading “Voters’ Guide: Teaneck Board of Education Election Questionnaire from the League of Women Voters of Teaneck”
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INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Department Heads
From: Dean Kazinci, Acting Township Manager
Date: October 24, 2018
Re: 2019 Department Budget Requests Public Hearings
NJSA 40:69A-96 requires all Department Heads to submit requests for appropriations for the ensuing budget year and to appear before the Township Manager at public hearings during the month of November.
The 2019 Department Budget Public Hearing schedule is as follows:
| DATE | DEPARTMENT | SCHEDULED TIME | |
| Monday, November 5 | Fire Department | 9 am – 10 am | |
| Monday, November 5 | Purchasing | 10:30 am – 11am | |
| Monday, November 5 | Township Assessor | 11:30 am – 12 pm | |
| Monday, November 5 | Township Clerk | 1:30 pm – 2 pm | |
| Monday, November 5 | Building Department | 3 pm – 3:30 pm | |
| Tuesday, November 6 | Police Department | 9 am – 10 am | |
| Tuesday, November 6 | Finance | 11 am – 12 pm | |
| Tuesday, November 6 | Human Resources | 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | |
| Tuesday, November 6 | Municipal Court | 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm | |
| Thursday, November 8 | DPW & Engineering | 9 am – 10 am | |
| Thursday, November 8 | Health Department | 11am – 12 pm | |
| Thursday, November 8 | Recreation | 1 pm – 2 pm | |
| Thursday, November 8 | Library | 3 pm – 4 pm | |
| Tuesday, November 13 | Legal Department | 9 am – 10 am | |
All budget hearings will be held in the Manager’s Executive Conference Room, located at 818 Teaneck Road, 2nd Floor.
Thank you for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
cc: Council
//Tomorrow, I’m requesting the Council put forward Resolution 204-2018 to: Call for the Legislature to Amend the Open Public Records Act to Permit Municipalities to Rely on the Government Records Council as a Defense to Attorneys’ Fees or to Abolish the Government Records Council Altogether.
The Open Public Records Act is an extremely important step towards transparency in NJ. It permits residents to seek information from their elected representatives and to know, relatively quickly, what is happening at the municipal and county levels1.
But like any legislation, there are some exemptions and calls to be made. The exemptions are few, with an emphasis on disclosure. If you have an issue regarding an OPRA request, there’s also a place you can turn: The Government Records Council. Continue reading “We need OPRA reform”
//At this last week’s Council meeting, the Council introduced Ordinance 25-2018: An ordinance designating the Township Council of the Township of Teaneck to act as a Redevelopment Entity. The full text of the Ordinance appears at the end of this post.
What does a redevelopment agency do? Continue reading “Addressing Redevelopment and Transparency in Teaneck”
//The Teaneck Police Department was asked to conduct a report as to traffic and safety on Grace Terrace (which runs between Sagamore Avenue and Woods Road).
Here are the findings:
On Monday, September 17, 2018, Deputy Chief John Faggello forwarded an anonymous “Report It” notification complaining of speeding on Grace Terrace. The complainant reported that vehicles are proceeding at speeds of at least 50 MPH at all hours of the day. In response to the complaint, the Traffic Bureau performed a speed and volume study and a site survey. Continue reading “Grace Terrace (between Sagamore & Woods) Traffic Study and Police Reports”
//The Township has released the independent auditor’s report for 2017.
Part I contains the Independent Auditor’s Report and Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards.
Part II contains a Schedule of Findings and Recommendations.
The entire report can be found after the jump. Continue reading “Teaneck’s 2017 Audit Report”
//Two weeks ago, an order was entered in Superior Court for Bergen County in the case entitled: In the Matter of Elie C. Jones. Jones has been in the Teaneck news cycle over the past two years as he filed hundreds of public records requests to Teaneck, entered multiple civil rights complaints against the Teaneck police, accused the township clerk of assault, and was eventually sued by Teaneck to stop the flood of public records requests.
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The Township has maintained that Jones has been abusive and his complaints are without merit.
The Court now concludes:
Suffice it to say, Jones’ actions patently demonstrate a willful desire to abuse the judicial process and absorb precious state and judicial resources. His use of the judicial system is intended to spite others, and to punish anyone, including court staff who do not act as he directs: This is not the intended purpose of the judiciary and his actions are intolerable. (emphasis added) (page 29)
//The Teaneck Police Department was asked to conduct a report as to traffic and safety on Garrison Avenue in the area of Beatrice Street. Here are the findings:
(you can scroll through each of the documents)
Continue reading “Garrison Avenue (at Beatrice) Traffic Study and Police Reports”