I have on these pages reported on lots and lots of lawsuits against the Borough since our current mayor took office in 2011. And although I am interested to know about them, and based on the hit counts when I publish them the readers have a lot of interest in them, a certain group of Belmar residents WHOSE JOB IT IS TO KNOW ABOUT THEM hasn’t shown the least amount of interest. That would any Democrat who has been on the Belmar Council during this mayor’s tenure.
The only legal means that exists for our elected officials to discuss litigation, discuss the hiring of attorneys for litigation and plan the strategies for dealing with pending or ongoing litigation is through “closed” or “executive” sessions of the Borough Council. Minutes are required to be taken at closed sessions and those minutes are to be made available to the public once the case has been adjudicated.
From the Digital Media Law Project:
I checked the meeting minutes for the first six months of this year for the following towns. They had executive sessions on the dates listed.
Manasquan
January 19
February 1
February 16
March 7
March 21
April 18
May 2
May 16
May 25
June 6
June 20
Sea Girt
February 10
March 23
April 13
April 27
June 22
Spring Lake
February 9
February 23
March 22
April 12
Spring Lake Heights
January 11
January 25
February 8
February 22
March 14
March 28
April 11
April 25
May 9
May 23
June 13
June 27
Bradley Beach
March 8
March 22
April 12
May 10
May 24
June 14
June 28
Although Belmar is probably involved in more lawsuits than all those towns put together we had exactly zero. In fact there has been no legally called executive session since Doherty took office. Either the Council is meeting about closed session issues in secret or they are not involved in them at all. Either scenario is unacceptable.
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How can the town council decide to sell the small parking lot on 10th Ave. to Barry Deppe in secret?
This posting shows exactly why this mayor needs to resign or be recalled.
Either the Council is meeting about closed session issues in secret or they are not involved in them at all
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My guess is the latter. They’re just let Matt and the borough attorney[s] handle the legal affairs without any input from themselves.
So the legal way around this is for the Mayor or Business Adninistrator to go around discussing the legal issues with each council person individually. While that might seem OK, how does this method stimulate or invoke discussion of issues amoung the Mayor and the Council? There possibly is no discussion of important issues under this methodology, and therein lies the problem.
#1- It’ll cost Barry $50k to demolish the building and pave a parking lot at 12th and RR. In return he gets a lot valued at $300k. I though the town may be required to auction off public properties but I’m sure Matt knows of some other loophole. Matt needs a new boat.
They all lack integrity and ethics that why they do what they want.
Violated civil rights.
Calls people who criticize him terrorists
Rules as a dictator.
Holds secret meetings.
Fidel Castro?
No Matt Doherty
Blowing off executive sessions…great strategy for disaster. Leadership is lacking
If I were a council member I would
not talk to anyone alone I would have a person or a recorder with me. That is
how bad this whole pile of garbage is going to be.
We have here a prime example of strong mayor weak council form of Gov’t
Or your tax dollar at work.
People need to realize that Matt Doherty works for the taxpayers. Get to a council meeting and yell at him.
The left side of the meeting room contains an abundance of supporters of the administration. How about filling up the right side with anti-administration supporters, including members of the infamous “element”? Use your five minutes of public session time to give ’em hell.
Former Councilwoman Claire, don’t get any cute ideas about filling up the room with seniors. Matt is a loser, remember? Home By Summer and Buy a Board were questionable endeavors, as well. The hurricane was four years ago, played out for all the publicity it was worth.
POI: NOT all seniors in Belmar are political pawns of the PARTY.
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