October 16, 2008 (Harrison, NJ).  Mayor Raymond McDonough and the Harrison Town Council will hold a special meeting tomorrow Friday, October 17, 2008 at 5 p.m. in Town Hall.  The exact nature of the meeting is unknown because as of the close of business today, Thursday October 16th, the Town Clerk had not published the Agenda on the Town's website.  The Town's website also failed to mention the Special Meeting in its Town Calendar or Meeting Date section.

It is not unusual for the McDonough Administration to hold Special Friday meetings.  In fact this year, the Mayor and Council have held five special meetings.  Tomorrow's meeting with be the sixth Special Meeting this year.  Critics of McDonough Administration point out that the Special Meetings are held on Fridays at 5 or 6 p.m. purposely to reduce attendance by town residents.  It works.  Important issues including redevelopment, bonding and the town's budget have been the content of the special meetings.  Despite the state requirement that the town announce its meetings on the Town's website, the town webmaster fails to do so.  Agendas from past meetings are not archived and immediately removed once the meeting is held.  The Webmaster apparently has no problem with deleting informational items.  It is adding informative and timely items that he has a problem with.  Obviously, the Webmaster reports to the administration whose interests he is upholding.

If an Agenda is published, KOTW will publish the agenda.  Until then we can only imagine what important item of town business will be discussed (or not discussed) and passed at the unannounced Special Friday evening meeting.