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Englewood Cliffs to meet on newemployee hiresTuesday, February 1, 2011
BY GIOVANNA FABIANOTHE RECORD
STAFF WRITER
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS The Republican Council majority is set to announce
several new borough employees at a special meeting tonight, a week after residents
rallied their support behind Borough Clerk Ilene Cohen and her deputy, Lisette
Duffy, who were let go in a surprise move last month.
Borough Attorney Fred Semrau and labor attorney Fred Knapp were also not
reappointed. Knapp was cut as the borough prepares to enter a mediation session
with the police union on Feb. 15.
The vote widened the rift between Republicans and Democrats on the council, who
vehemently disagreed with the decision and held a rally Jan. 14 to support Cohen
and Duffy.
At a regular meeting last week, more than 100 people crowded into the municipal
courtroom, spilling into the lobby and an adjacent room in the complex, to show
their support for the women. Republican council members declined to comment
when asked by the public why they did not reappoint the employees and gave no
clues as to whom they planned to appoint tonight.
Council President Robert Agresta and Councilwoman Carrol McMorrow did not
respond to requests for comment.
Mayor Joseph Parisi said he was not made aware of who will be appointed.
"I don't understand their logic and I don't understand why they're being so
secretive," Parisi said.
The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at Borough Hall at 10 Kahn Terrace. Officials had
planned to move the meeting to the Lions Club because they were expecting a large
crowd, but changed the location to Borough Hall instead.
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Tuesday February 1, 2011, 5:09 PM - compromiser says:
What is this - Egypt? The Mayor should know better. Mobs don't make good
decisions. The sky is not going to fall in if the two office jobs remain vacant. It would
be appropriate for the council to solicit resumes from interested individuals for these
jobs. Has anyone suggested doing that? I am sure if there is a need to fill the jobs
by tonight, the council can make an interim (temporary) appointment. I wouldn't be
hasty to judge the Republicans for their silence. They are acutely aware of the
sensitivity of such matters and surely want to avert costly litigation. The experienced
Democrats are too, but instead of leading by good example they are, as is their
habit, goading them and stirring up mischief. This "take back the Town" business is
nonsense. I would ask - "take it back for whom?" Parisi? The Parisi Family has owned
the town for nearly four decades. They've done some good things and we are
appreciative. But, it's time this town is run by people who don't have a business
interest here; people who don't profit from municipal patronage and favors etc. Ilene
and Lisette are really not the issue in this larger struggle to make EC a finer
community.
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Tuesday February 1, 2011, 4:37 PM - HoboM says:2.
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This is obviously not the "open and transparent government" Councilwoman Carrol
McMorrow promised when she was elected. Odds are the COuncil Majority are not
saying a word becuase they are going to reward their own unqualified hacks for
these jobs and don't want to take that hit now. The town is hiring employees tonight
whcih no one knows anything about or who they are, what kind of government
leadership is this?
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