Solicitor (Request for Proposal)

Description: Township Solicitor shall perform all of the services customarily performed by a Township Solicitor of a municipality the size of the Township. Such services include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following: a. Attend all regular and special meetings of the Township Committee; b. Prepare all required resolutions and ordinances;c. Receive, review and respond to all correspondence pertaining to the Township's legal matters; d. Review, research and render such written and/or verbal legal opinions as the Township may require; e. Assist Bond Counsel, if requested by Bond Counsel, in the preparation and processing of all bonding procedures; f. Render any and all other legal services required by the Township; g. Handle tax appeals before the County Board of Taxation and the Tax Court both of which will be considered litigation; h. Represent the Township in grievance arbitration, when asked by Labor Counsel which will be considered litigation; i. Represent the Township at Construction Board of Appeals hearings and hearings under the Township's Demolition Ordinance, both of which shall be considered as litigation; j. Assist in the negotiation and preparation of collective bargaining agreements; k. Prepare deeds and attend closings of title with respect to sales of Township property.