REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES
LIBRARY BOARD ATTORNEY

SECTION 1
SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND

The Board of Trustees of the Bayonne Public Library (the “Library Board”) is currently soliciting proposals through a fair and open process in accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4, et seq., to appoint a Library Board Attorney to serve as legal counsel representing the Library Board and the Bayonne Public Library (the “Library”) in all legal aspects of public library operations and labor and employment negotiations and litigation including disciplinary matters, and to handle the following services and render legal advice and opinions as follows:

a. New Jersey Library Law statutes and applicable regulations
b. New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act
c. New Jersey Open Public Records Act
d. New Jersey Local Public Contracts Law
e. Preparation and review of requests for proposals and construction-related contracts
f. First Amendment Rights
g. Patron relations and patron conduct
h. Confidentiality of library records
i. Developing and reviewing operating and labor and employment policies and procedures and Board Bylaws
j. Library funding issues
k. Representation before State and federal courts and administrative agencies

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