Charter Review Vote on Board of Trustees Agenda This Week

The South Orange Board of Trustees will squeeze one more meeting into 2013 at 8 p.m. on Monday at One SOPAC Way.

The Board is set to decide on its Village Charter, which was tabled at the last meeting after a difference of opinion between the Trustees. The Board voted 4-1 in favor of tabling the resolution with Trustees Mark Rosner, Howard Levison, Steve Schnall and Walter Clarke voting in favor and Sheena Collum voting against. Trustee Deborah Davis-Ford was absent from the meeting.

A second draft, which only includes the uncontroversial aspects of the Charter, that are “outdated and gender specific” will be prepared for first reading while the current version remains tabled. Both will be on the agenda for the Dec. 23 meeting.

After Monday, will be a slow and restful week in Maplewood and South Orange this until both towns kick off 2014 in full force.

Maplewood and the SOMA Board of Education will hold their reorganization meetings on January first and second respectively.

Schools will be closed for winter recess from Monday, Dec. 23, until Thursday, Jan. 2.

Municipal offices in Maplewood and South Orange will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Maplewood offices will be closed on New Year's Eve while South Orange will only be closed for New Year's Day.