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Rockaway Mayor's Suit Against Council Is Remarkably Familiar Rockaway Mayor's Suit Against Council Is Remarkably Familiar
Rockaway Mayor's Suit Against Council Is Remarkably Familiar Former Rockaway Township Mayor Michael Dachisen was in the midst of a lawsuit against the Township council, alleging his authority was being overstepped. Current mayor Michael Puzio, who is finishing Dachisen's term, filed a similar suit Monday in Superior Court. Puzio's suit says council violated state law in vesting the mayor with exclusive control over the municipal administration.  The mayor said "the straw that broke the camel's back" was when council struck a law firm from a list of professionals to be appointed as the township's new attorney, and then approved a resolution to l…

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by Cecilia Levine