WOODCLIFF LAKE—Three-term Republican Mayor Carlos Rendo and his two Republican running mates, council newcomers Julie Brodsky and Josh Stern, were sworn in by former Assemblyman and gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciatarelli at the Jan. 4 reorganization meeting at Tice Senior Center.
The reorganization followed a brief meeting where council approved three resolutions to complete year-end 2023 business, including some bookkeeping and approval of a $4,000 invoice for additional Galaxy Gardens Municipal Park design services by DMR Architects.
The council also unanimously elected Benjamin Pollack as council president. He said, “Your unanimous support and trust in me performing this role means a lot to me, And as we enter a New Year, I have exceptional trust and faith both in the elected and appointed officials on this dais to continue to lead this community.”
The council also approved appointments to council standing committees; approved annual professional appointments including engineer, attorney, special counsel, redevelopment attorney and grant writer, among others; motioned to approve mayor’s annual appointments, and reviewed new appointments to the Land Use Board (a recently combined joint planning and zoning board).
The council moreover approved 18 resolutions such as a temporary budget for 2024; a regulation on vehicle towing and storage; a resolution on retirement payout; and a resolution awarding a professional contract for the municipal prosecutor for Pascack Joint Municipal Court.