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Dept/ Agency: Law
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Purpose: Pre-Litigation Civil Settlement
Entity Name: East Coast Emergency Lighting, Inc.
Entity Address: 200 Meco Drive, Millstone Twp., New Jersey 08535
Settlement Amount: $118,508.05
Funding Source: 051-G25-P25F0-94550-B2025 and 026-46158-B2026
Additional Information:
This Pre-Litigation Settlement Agreement resolves all outstanding invoices for East Coast Emergency Lighting, Inc.
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WHEREAS, the entity named above, provided other professional services for the City of Newark; and
WHEREAS, from April 1, 2025 to February 28, 2026, the City of Newark (the “City”) utilized the other professional services of East Coast Emergency Lighting, Inc.; and?
WHEREAS, there remains an outstanding balance for the other professional services provided to the City of Newark on December 9, 2025 and February 26, 2026; and
WHEREA, a settlement proposal has been made to resolve this claim in its entirety by payment in the total amount of One Hundred Eighteen Thousand Five Hundred Eight Dollars and Five Cents ($118,508.05) (“Settlement Sum”), and execution of a Settlement Agreement and Release; and
WHEREAS, to avoid the costly expense of litigation, the Parties and the City’s Corporation Counsel desire to amicably resolve this matter with payment by the City of the Settlement Sum, in exchange for Plaintiff’s execution of the Settlement Agreement and Release (attached) as a full and complete release of the matter; and
WHEREAS, the Corporation Counsel, based upon all facts and circumstances surrounding the matter, deems it is in the best interest of the City to resolve this matter by payment in the amount set forth above; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
The Corporation Counsel is hereby authorized on behalf of the City of Newark to execute and accept the terms of the Settlement Agreement and Release, atta...
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