The latest update as a follow up to the Kates resignation as Corporation Counsel last week....
MAYOR ZIMMER APPOINTS INTERIM CORPORATION COUNSEL
Mayor Dawn Zimmer announced that she has appointed Mark. A. Tabakin, Esq. of Weiner Lesniak, LLP to serve as the City’s interim Corporation Counsel. He will attend the upcoming Council meeting on Wednesday, September 15.
The City last week initiated an open process to find a permanent, full-time Corporation Counsel. A Request for Qualifications was issued and is available on the City website (http://www.hobokennj.org/corporation-counsel/). The deadline for responses is Friday, September 17th, and interviews with prospective candidates will be conducted the following week.
Mr. Tabakin has responded to the RFQ and is under consideration for the position of Corporation Counsel.
The City Council will be asked to approve the contract for Mr. Tabakin as the first item of the agenda as agreed by Council President Marsh and as discussed in Mayor Zimmer’s letter to the Council.
Click below to view the letter from Mayor Zimmer to the City Council, the Council resolution, and Mr. Tabakin’s resume:
http://hobokennj.org/docs/mayor/interim-corporation-counsel.pdf
Link: http://www.hobokennj.org/news/mayor-zimmer-appoints-interim-corporation-counsel/
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