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Jerrariah Healy, Mayor<br />

CITY OF JERSEY CITY<br />

qfflce of the Corporation 'Counsel 280 GrClve. Street<br />

November 3,2010<br />

Council President and Members of the Muncipal.Cauncil<br />

<strong>City</strong> Hall-28 0 Grove Street .<br />

.' <strong>Jersey</strong> C~, NJ 07302 .<br />

. Re:... ResoIutions RealJ"PointigEric Bernstein,<br />

Esq.<br />

. <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>City</strong>, New <strong>Jersey</strong> 07302 .<br />

Telephone: (201) 547-4667<br />

. Fax: (201) 547-5230<br />

Bil Matsi.koi.dis, Corporation Counsel<br />

. i ," . ~<br />

. DewCounciI President and Members of the MunCIpal Council:<br />

Ásyou are aware, <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>City</strong> retas outside labor.counel on an.'anual basis. Las<br />

fiscal, year the <strong>City</strong> retainêd the fi of Schwar, SiIon,Cefso & Edelstein and Eric Bernstein<br />

& Associates. .... . . . .. . . .<br />

The <strong>City</strong> has moved ;fom a' fiscal year budget to acaleridar year budget. Eric BeIntern. .<br />

has previously been retaed pursuat to Contracts ir the amount of $125,000<br />

to represent the.<br />

;:CitY with labor mattrs andtheaIount of $75,000 with regard to issues Connected With the<br />

consolidation of the Deparent of Public Works aidthe ,<strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>City</strong> Incinerator Authority.<br />

:Specifcally, Mr. Berntein.has advised the. <strong>City</strong> with regard to furlough and .layoff issues. ,.<br />

,<br />

Although Mr. Bèniein has Ilot exhausted the amounts he was authoried for under the<br />

previous resolutions, we are obligated to renew his contractpursuantto N.J.S.A. 40A:11-15,<br />

which requires that all Pröfessional Servce Contracts be renewed on an anua basis. We are<br />

not seeking the authorization of any additional funds f.or Mr. Bernstein since he<br />

has not<br />

-'<br />

exhausted tl;einitial authorization. but simply<br />

..<br />

the renewal of his previous<br />

.<br />

èontracts. The<br />

Contract ofSchwar~ Simon, Celso&EdeIstein liaiexpired,and sÍIce there are no contract<br />

. negotiations .cuIently ongoing, the <strong>City</strong> is deai~g wíth at ths time,. we are not seeklg anew<br />

. contractwith.the fi, although we may when the new budget year commences in Janua 201l.<br />

Very tny yours,<br />

.~CORPORATION COUNSEL<br />

WMigp .<br />

c: John Kelly, Business Adrstrator<br />

Robert Kà.oleski, Assistat Business Admstratòr .<br />

RóbertByre, <strong>City</strong> Clerk .. .<br />

Joane Monahan, First Assistat Corporation Counel

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