##VIDEO ID:CwGg9g4W0xc## e e e e e e e e e e e e hit the button IIT the button I didn't know if you would started okay all right uh apologies for being a few minutes late um I'd like to call the meeting of the township Committee of long hill special meeting dated October 6 16 2024 uh would everybody please rise and join me in a pledge of allegiance I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all Megan please uh read the statement of presiding officer in compliance with the open public meetings Act of New Jersey adequate notice of this meeting specifically the time date and public call and information were included in the meeting that was electronically sent to the Echo setl and posted on the township website the agenda and public handouts for this meeting can be viewed online at www.long Hill nj.gov a public comment period will held in the ORD is listed on the meeting agenda thank you m Megan uh please take rooll committee mend dorsy here committee woman rer Elaine here committee verza here Deputy Mayor lavender will not be joining us mayor Pia present uh at this point we'll go right to item number three on your agenda so the meeting is open to the public remarks and statements pertaining to any matter comments and remarks will be limited please if you could to three minutes good evening good evening all and thank you for uh being part of this um question one why is our public safety director compensated $100,000 more than any other public safety director in the state of New Jersey number two did that have anything to do with his affiliation with the companies that helped with the Ala of Chief Naga number three was Matt dorsy being factious when he said that the five familyes of long hill at Mr Pep's eulogy or was that a Freudian slip number four when will the Town Council just admit that look we needed Naga gone peoples was the man to do it and now he's being compensated to the tune of a million dollars via the taxpayers of Long Hill Township okay question number one that's not a factual statement the per one of the people at least that we interviewed for the job was paid that roughly at another town so town in question that was question number one no no but I'm saying the town because my friend is in Patterson he's running to replace uh what's his name Pascal $100,000 more than Patterson the guy who spoke at the last meeting Mr Regio 100,000 huh rerio rerio my mistake $100,000 more than Union and these are towns that have much bigger populations and much more crime than longh Hill Township to my knowledge so again what was the town that was being compensated $213,000 for their public safety director if you don't mind mind me asking I can't speak to patteron re Union I can speak to us which no no you said that is another town that was being compensated to that amount 213,000 what town was it I don't think I should answer that question I what I can say is your statement was uh director peoples is being 100 being paid $100,000 more than any other public safety director in the state of New Jersey and I said that is not a factual statement but yet you cannot although I mentioned Union Patterson bym these count these towns Byrum's like $133,000 so where $213,000 came from is like and Bam's population and crime rate is comparable to ours so the fact that you can't tell me the town that you're using as a reference we're not going to turn this into a debate but what I would say to you we don't know what the job responsibilities are in the three respective towns that you said I know what the job responsibilities are in for direct the peoples and that job offer was voted unanimously by all four members voting members that I can say right that's public document one more question if you don't mind sure how is it that the president of the United States can be fired but public safety director can't be he can be fired how no no it was no it was written oh and and what was the due cause there we go exactly cause right exactly look I'm not going to get into a debate the contract is what it is it speaks for itself is the contract public document sure and you know what the contract is the contract is horrendous like I said every one of you can be replaced but not safety direct the peoples have a good evening no no I want to answer the rest of your questions uh well Matt I Matt's going to speak for himself what was your second comment oh it was about when uh Mr py passed away Matt said the five families of Long Hill Township I thought he was trying to be funny but after speaking to the commission I think that he was well that's what they call it and the commission I thought that you know it was a fraudi and slip I I cannot comment I yes Matt you don't have to I referenc the five families of lower Sterling where us poor folks are all from Italian families all right thank you very much have a good evening for coming down good evening good evening Charles renz Millington again no questions only comments you the township committee have created this problem the public safety director fiveyear employment agreement has responsibilities that conflict with the New Jersey case law this is the document someone created it someone signed it this committee agreed to it the council disagre this agreement th let me finish I ask no questions tonight this agreement say that again I don't need your permission to speak you don't need mine well I'm asking questions and you're taking up my time so that like questions you're you're you're taking up my time I didn't ask a question on carry on quit taking up my time I can say that can I yes you can sir thank you you're welcome this agreement has done or contributed to costing the Long Hill taxpayer excessive dollars through a very expensive public safety directorate $217,500 per year for 5 years additionally we've contracted with labor attorney fees to pelosa con and LLC number two a deteriorating relationship with Mars County prosecutor's office number three a police department administration being public safety director officer in charge and tenant that is at best is disjointed in its working relationship at Best You've implemented a public safety director position that is not in any recommendations in the two police studies that we as taxpayers paid for they are the MRI study and the recommendations by Mr rbert ferano in the police department assessment number five no progress has been made in moving the Police Department headquarters out of the flood plane six no lill Township police chief has been has been vacant for two years in another few weeks there needs to be a look back and someone to be held accountable for this problematic employment agreement and the creation of the Public Safety Director's position such a look back should come with the appropriate actions terminations resignations Andor firings the taxpayers have had enough on this issue and it's gone on way way too long thank you all for your time thank you Mr R thank you seeing nobody else in the courtroom can I turn to Megan anyone at home and Chuck thank you you were right on three minutes well done must be if anybody on Zoom would like to make a public comment please raise your hand now FL would like to speak good evening uh Frank liberado uh here on Zoom I don't know if you can hear me but on Zoom cutting quite a bit we can hear you Frank okay very good um I'll just be brief um mayor just wanted to understand with this additional special meeting uh that you called for tonight is this part of the process of arriving at you said a uh conclusion to this hopefully on October 23rd wherever we're going to end up in regards to the uh matter with uh the police department and the public safety director or is this a completely unrelated issue to me I I wouldn't use the word closure I would use progress and yes it it's in the vein of progress for the topic you just referenced okay so that's so basically it's you're still in negotiations I guess and uh we we we're not at a point where we have any answers to anything is that a safe assumption again again not fair to you but I wouldn't use the word negotiations while the township committee is considering all of its options all right well uh I'll sign off here because unfortunately with the zoom I'm only hearing bits and pieces of your responses but thank you anyway Frank thank you thank you Frank any any any others all right seeing none we're going to go into exact I'm sorry motion motion I thought didn't you say I was a dictator you were going to do you you were going to say motion after what you were going to say thank you Au you're welcome thank you team effort if Megan hadn't interrupted me no Megan as usual is correct she did not interrupt me can I have a motion to go approve resolution I'm sorry all right I didn't resolution to go into go see mat didn't know either with no further action second there you go committee mandori yes committee woman rer Eli yes committee verza yes may Pia do I say yes now Megan or correct thank you thank you everyone