Council Meeting 10/27/2026 - Public Notices.

ORDINANCES

NOTICE OF ADOPTION

Notice is hereby given that the following Ordinance of the Township of Teaneck has passed its second and final reading and was adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Teaneck on October 27, 2026 

Ordinance No. 48-2026

AMENDING THE TOWNSHIP CODE TO REVISE TOWING LAWS.

Ordinance 49-2026

TOWNSHIP OF TEANECK IN THE COUNTY OF BERGEN STATE OF NEW JERSEY PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF THE DATE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE

 The ordinance, the title of which is published herewith, has been finally adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Teaneck, in the County of Bergen, State of New Jersey (the “Township”) on October 27, 2026. The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize a special emergency appropriation in an amount not to exceed $800,000 to fund the cost of contractually required severance liabilities resulting from the layoff and/or retirement of employees of the Township.

ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF TEANECK, IN THE COUNTY OF BERGEN, STATE OF NEW JERSEY PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:4-53(h) IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $800,000 FOR THE PAYMENT OF CONTRACTUALLY REQUIRED SEVERANCE LIABILITIES RESULTING FROM THE LAYOFF AND/OR RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES

Ordinance No. 50-2026

AMENDING THE TOWNSHIP CODE TO REVISE NO PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON A PORTION OF TEANECK ROAD

Ordinance No. 51-2026

AMENDING THE TOWNSHIP CODE AS TO DESIGNATED SCHOOL ZONES TO INCLUDE AN AREA OF HARGREAVES AVENUE

NOTICE OF PENDING ORDINANCE AND SUMMARY

Notice is hereby given that the following ordinance was introduced and passed upon first reading at a meeting of the Governing Body of the Township of Teaneck, in the County of Bergen, State of New Jersey, October 27, 2026. It will be further considered for final passage, after the Public Hearing thereon, at a meeting of the Governing Body to be held be held at the Municipal Building Council Chambers, 818 Teaneck Road, Teaneck, New Jersey and facilitated on ZOOM November 24, 2026, at 8:00 p.m.

During the week prior to and up to and including the date of such meeting, copies of the full ordinance will be available at no cost and during regular business hours, at the Township Clerk’s Office for the members of the general public who shall request the same.  The title and summary of the terms of such ordinance are as follows:

Ordinance No. 52-2026

REVISING THE TOWNSHIP CODE AS TO COMMERCIAL AND MOVIE FILMING

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

The Teaneck Township Council awarded the following “Professional Services” contract:

Resolution No. 344-2026

 AMENDING RESOLUTION 18-2026 TO IDENTIFY PKF O’CONNOR DAVIES, LLP AS SUCCESSOR TO BOWMAN & COMPANY LLP FOR MUNICIPAL AUDITING SERVICES AND RATIFYING THE 2026 AUDITING SERVICES AGREEMENT

WHEREAS, the Township Council is required by N.J.S.A. 40A:5-4 to cause an annual audit of the Township’s books, accounts, and financial transactions to be made by a registered municipal accountant, and intends to accept the audit for the year ending December 31, 2025 at its meeting of October 27, 2026; and

 WHEREAS, in December 2025, the Township solicited proposals for municipal auditing services through a fair and open Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) process pursuant to N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.5 et seq.; and

WHEREAS, Bowman & Company LLP (“Bowman”) responded to the RFQ with a proposal received December 12, 2025 (the “Proposal”), identifying as engagement partner Daniel M. DiGangi, CPA, RMA, who has performed the Township’s audit for several years; and

WHEREAS, the Proposal disclosed that a business combination involving Bowman might be finalized before the engagement began, and committed that, if it were, the engagement team, audit approach, and fees would remain the same; and

WHEREAS, on January 6, 2026, the Township Council adopted Resolution 18-2026, awarding Bowman a fair and open professional services contract to conduct the audit for the year ending December 31, 2025 and to provide auditing services during 2026, for a term of January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, at a cost not to exceed $80,800.00; and

WHEREAS, the combination described in the Proposal took effect on January 1, 2026, when Bowman combined with PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP (“PKF”), and Mr. DiGangi and Bowman’s engagement team became part of PKF; and

WHEREAS, as a result, the agreement executed on behalf of the Township on February 24, 2026 (the “Agreement”) identifies the contracting party as “PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP (Previously Bowman & Company LLP),” and provides for the same services, term, engagement partner, fees, and hourly rates as the Proposal and Resolution 18-2026; and

WHEREAS, Resolution 18-2026 was not amended at that time to identify PKF as the contracting party; and

WHEREAS, PKF, through Mr. DiGangi and the same engagement team, has completed the audit for the year ending December 31, 2025, which is now before the Township Council for acceptance; and

WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i) requires that professional services contracts be awarded by resolution of the governing body, and the Township Council wishes to amend Resolution 18-2026 and ratify the Agreement so that its resolution identifies the firm actually providing the Township’s auditing services before it accepts the audit; and

WHEREAS, the Township Council finds that confirming PKF as the Township’s auditor is in the best interest of the Township because the engagement partner and team selected through the RFQ remain the same, the scope of services, term, and fees are unchanged, and the change in the firm resulted from a combination that the Proposal disclosed in advance; and

 WHEREAS, because PKF is a separate business entity from Bowman, PKF must submit in its own name the political contribution disclosure required by N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.26 and the ownership disclosure statement required by N.J.S.A. 52:25-24.2, together with the other documents required of the Township’s professional services vendors; and

WHEREAS, the Chief Financial Officer has certified that funds are available for this contract in budget code 6-01-20-135-000-290;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Council of the Township of Teaneck, County of Bergen, State of New Jersey, as follows:

1. The foregoing recitals are incorporated as findings of the Township Council.

2. Resolution 18-2026 is hereby amended to award the contract for municipal auditing services to PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP, as successor to Bowman & Company LLP, effective as of January 1, 2026. All other terms of Resolution 18-2026, including the fair and open basis of the award, the scope of services, the term, the not-to-exceed amount of $80,800.00, and the budget code, remain unchanged.

3. The execution of the Agreement on behalf of the Township is hereby ratified and confirmed. The Agreement is deemed to have been awarded pursuant to Resolution 18-2026, as amended by this Resolution, and this Resolution controls over any inconsistent provision of the Agreement.

4. No payment shall be made under the Agreement until PKF has submitted the disclosures and documents described in the twelfth recital of this Resolution.

5. The Township Clerk shall cause notice of this Resolution to be published in the official newspaper as required by N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i), and this Resolution and the Agreement shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Township Clerk.

 6. This Resolution shall take effect immediately.

Resolution 334-2026

Name: WILENTZ GOLDMAN & SPITZER

Nature: Professional Legal Services

Duration: November 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026

Service: professional legal services to serve as bond counsel

Amount:  Shareholder - $200 Counsel, of Counsel – n/a Senior Associates - $150/hr Associates - $150/hr Paralegals - $90 Legal Opinion - $2,000 Bond Anticipation Notes - $50 per $100,000 Bond Ordinance Prep - $400 Multi Purpose Bond Ordinance $750 Bond Sale - $5,000 plus $1 per $1,000 issued

Resolution 339-2026

Name: Acuity Consulting Services, LLC

Nature: Professional Municipal Housing Liaison Services

Duration: November 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026

Service: is in need of professional Municipal Housing Liaison services;

Amount:  PARTNER/PRINCIPAL $179 per hour SENIOR ASSOCIATE $175 per hour PROJECT MANAGER $ 165 per hour TECHNICAL PROFESSIONAL $ 139 per hour TECHNICAL ASSISTANT $ 95 per hour