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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

More Headaches From the Montclair Parking Authority

Parking Authority Treasurer Dale Jacobs unexpectedly quit Monday, delaying the commission from acting due to a lack of a quorum. The Montclair Council appointed three new members on Tuesday.

  The Montclair Parking Authority will come to an end this month, and this week it proved that it cannot even competently manage its own dissolution.   With only four members remaining in the parking authority commission after a series of resignations earlier this year, treasurer Dale Jacobs decided to resign unexpectedly on Monday. The commission was thus unable to operate or proceed with any financial billings and business because it did not have a quorum of four members. In a swift response, the Montclair Council appointed three new members to the commission at its Tuesday night conference to make a quorum. The commissioners appointed were: Mayor Robert Jackson made what he called an “editorial comment” about the dissolution of the …

RN Kolar

11:15 am on Friday, January 4, 2013

How does a Montclair resident of 38 years get to be considered for a spot in the new Parking Utility? I am a seasoned professional, have been a commuter for twelve years, have a physical disability, and believe that someone who actually uses the town's parking facilities on a daily basis should be included in the advisory and policy_making council.   more ›

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Councils Hires Parking Enforcement Officer

The vote was the first of many that will transition the moribund Montclair Parking Authority to the newly created utility in January.

  The Montclair Council made one of the first public actions to carry out the transition of the defunct Montclair Parking Authority to the township.  The council voted to hire a supervisor officer who will take control of parking enforcement in town starting Jan. 1, 2013. The salary range will be between $35,100 and $42,021.  The council unanimously dissolved the parking authority on Dec. 4, and the newly created Montclair Parking Utility will take command of the town's parking at the start of the new year.  “These provide the ordinances to pay ... salaries,” said Business Manager Marc Dashield. “... We will be re-evaluating the whole program in the next 90 days or so."  While the township did not compare the salary range with other …

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