"Or are you going to give them a borough attorney who could be a real-estate attorney?"

In addition, the council chose not to reappoint the borough attorney and the borough engineer.

The borough attorney, Michael P. McCafferty, said the settlement was "in the best interest of all parties."

The borough attorney was firm.

The borough attorney stated that the town had always prided itself on being inclusive.

Apparently both the mayor and the borough attorney have relatively short memories.

He pointed out though that the borough attorney had told Mr. Atkinson his decision was legally defensible and appropriate.

Since then, he has served as a municipal prosecutor in Wayne and a borough attorney for Haledon.

The borough attorney said he had no comment on the lawsuit.

For his part, Chief Greiner said he acted on the advice of the borough attorney.