real [Music] really ch fin seat yeah yeah I'm ready that's right he can't do were you asking where you s were you asking where you s good evening everybody there call this meeting to order adequate notice that this meeting has been provided as required under chapter 231 Public Law 1975 specifying the time date location and to the extent known the agenda by posting a copy of the notice on the municipal building Municipal website providing a copy to the official newspaper of the burrow and by filing a copy in the office of the burrow clerk in accordance with the certification by the clerk which will be entered into the minutes we can all have you all stand for a moment of silence and then a salute to the flag 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 and then we have uh chaplain David borgan we'll have you come up to the podium for the invocation quiet right now please okay now Mr Mayor and of this girl is my honor to be here for the invitation this evening tonight we come here with hearts deeply thankful for all the gifts we have we are thankful for those who have helped us to get where we are and we thankful for our current FAL council members and may us all their hard labor and all their for our indeed we all come from many places background and by many paths yet today we all welome here inspired by a singular mission to struggle for the wellbeing of all those who have this this we fall home and our newly elected mayor and City Council Members assume their new responsibilities lead B may they be empowered to Bear the responsibilities of leadership with utmost Integrity courage and humility may we always see in them dedication to service and may they always see in US willingness to give their support may they be inspired with courage wisdom and compassion and may they stand in solidarity with the needy and the poor defeat Prejudice and unify our girl may they be guided to know and what to do is right to challenge and defy anything that anything at all that would diminish Justice in this world and in this land man in the world may we all view this remarkable moment as an invitation to move forward with a purpose and intention with the work of repairing a world filled with Injustice hate and intolerance may we understand that we can never become enlighted until we become occupied not with being right but lifting the lives of people around us and healing our families and community may our intentions be sincere our labor selfish and and may our beautiful barel become a shining example for all to fall amen amen [Music] amen Mr Mayor thank you Mr Morgan thank you I'll do the certification of election now a statement of determination of the board of County caners relative to an election held in the county of middlex on the 7th Day of November in the year 2020 3 for the election of councilmen this the said board did determine that Gary posnanski and Frank moo were duly elected councilmen for the burrow of mtown County of middlex state of New Jersey I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true full and correct statement of the determination of the board of County canvers as filed in the office of the county clerk of middlex a statement of determination of the board of County canvassers relative to an election held in the county of middlex on the 7th Day of November in the year 20 23 two 2023 for the election of Mayor the said board did determine that George Murray was duly elected mayor for the burough of miltown County of midc state of New Jersey I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true full and correct statement of the determination of the board of County canvers as filed in the office of the county clerk of middle sex this time I would like to have mayor Murray come up so he can receive his oath of office [Music] that I'm going have you repeat after me I George Murray I George Murray do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I will Faithfully that I will faithfully and partially impartially and justly perform and justly perform all the duties of the office of Mayor all the duties of office of Mayor to the best of my ability to the best of my ability and that I will support the Constitution and I will the Constitution of the United States of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and that I will bear true faith and Allegiance and I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same to the same and to the governments established and to your governments established in the united states in the United States and in this state and in this state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people so help me God so help me God congratulations repeat after me I Frank Mano i Frank Mano do Solly swear do solemnly swear that I will Faithfully that I will faithfully impartially impartially and justly perform and Justice performed all the duties of the office of counsilman all the duties of the office of C to the best of my ability to the best of my ability and that I will support the Constitution that I will support the Constitution of the United States of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and that I will bear true faith and Allegiance and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same to the same and to the governments established and to the government established in the united states in the United States and in this state and and in this state under the authority of the people under the authority of people so help me God so help me God congratulations theing the [Music] Bible hold the Bible hi Gary pki hiary Solly swear Solly sweare that I will Faithfully I will faithfully impartially impartially and justly perform justly perform all the duties of the office of counsilman all the duties of the office of councilman to the best of my ability to the best of my ability and that I will support the Constitution of the United States I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey constitution of the state of New Jersey and I I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and to the governments established the government established in the United States and in this state in the United States and in this state under the authority of the people of people so me God congratul okay congratulations to all of our elected officials current and new and I'm going to now turn over the meeting to our mayor will the clerk please take call the RO please councilman Collins oh I got to unmute him sorry okay okay John we're doing roll call okay councilman Collins here councilman moo here councilman posnanski here councilman Potter here councilman revolinski here councilman zamb BR here mayor Murray here I am opening the floor for nominations for council president for 2024 I would like to nominate councilman rinsky second any other nominations no if not if no closing nominations I will ask for a roll call vote councilman Collins I councilman moo I councilman pansi hi councilman Potter I councilman revolinski I councilman zamb BR iar yep so now we will do the swearing in first for chief of police Christopher Johnson if he and his family want to come [Music] up oh yeah nice and close to the mic please hi Christopher Johnson hi Christopher Johnson do L swear you Solly swear that I will Faithfully that I will faithfully impartially impartially and justly perform and justly perform all the duties of office of chief of police all the duties of office of chief of police to the best of my ability to the best of my ability and that I will support and that I will support the Constitution of the United States the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and that I will bear true faith and Allegiance true faith and allegiance to the same to the same to the government established to the government established in the united states in the United States and in this state and in the state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people so help of God so and now Lieutenant Carmen dorenzo sign I have the ones to sign here those were just the reading to I Carmen D Lorenzo I Carmen D Lorenzo do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I will Faithfully that I will Faithfully imp partially imp partially and justly perform and justly perform all the duties of the office of of the duties of the office of police Lieutenant police Lieutenant to the best of my ability to the best of my ability and I will support Constitution and I will support the Constitution of the United States of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and the constitution of the state of and that I will bear true faith and Allegiance and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same to the same and the government's established and the government's established in the united states in the United States and in this state and in this state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people so helping God so helping God Harman kman Harman Harman and now Lieutenant oh James pronounce his name hi I James meski James meski you Solly swear you Solly swear that I will Faithfully faithfully impartially impartially and justly perform and justly perform all the duties of office all the duties of office of police Lieutenant of police Lieutenant to the best of my ability to the best of my ability that I will support the Constitution I will support the Constitution of the United States of the United States and the Constitution and the constitution of the state of New Jersey of the state of New Jersey and I will bear true faith and Allegiance and I will bear true faith and allegiance to do the same to do the same and to the government and to the government established in the United States established in the United States and in this state and in the state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people so help me God so help me thanks next Sergeant Michael [Music] Dennis take your time [Music] [Music] hi Michael Dennis hi Michael Dennis this solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I will Faithfully that I will faithfully impartially impartially and justly perform and justly perform all the duties of office of all the duties of office of police Sergeant police Sergeant to the best of my ability to the best of my ability that I will support that I will support the Constitution of the United States the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and I will bear true faith of an allegiance and I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same to the same and the governments established and to the governments established in the united states in the United States and in this state and in this state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people so help me God so help me God oh my go she's adorable [Music] I Eric Hefner I Eric Hefner do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I will Faithfully that I will Faithfully partially and partially and justly performed and justly performed the duties of office the duties of office police Sergeant police Sergeant to the best of my ability to the best of my ability and I will support the Constitution and I will support the Constitution of the United States of the United States and the Constitution and the constitution of the state of New Jersey of the state of New Jersey and I will bear true faith and Allegiance and I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same to the same and the government's established and the government's established in the united states in the United States and in this this state and in this state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people so help me God so help me God [Music] yeah oh yeah grab my make they make the announcement so we're we're going to wait a couple minutes for the for everybody to uh the ones that are heading heading out exciting form St you la yeah say hold on oh no thanks that times congratulations wa maybe a you got you got a wholeo I don't have I got something like I can't make it s receip here we're going to get started uh we've got appointing the professionals and then we're going to go into the ex not until the r enjoy corination you got s Flowers I love how she didn't want to come my son I'm trying to they should have came up well I'm glad Heidi came [Music] question I don't [Music] know Y open up the public comment now is the time for public comments limited to the resolutions listed on the agenda if you would wish to speak please step up to the microphone say your name and address for the [Music] record seeing no comments this portion of the meeting is closed to the public all right resolution 24-1 will the clerk please read resolution 24-1 by title resolution 202 24-0 one appointing 2024 professionals if you heard this reading of this consent resolution what is your pleasure move that this resolution be adopted second will a clerk please call the role council president revolinski I councilman Collins councilman Collins John you with us John you with us John that John John can you hear us yes I can hear you okay we're voting on resolution 20 24-1 appointing the professionals and up to you all thank you councilman moo I councilman posnanski I councilman Potter I councilman Zam BR I actually have two questions okay should I just go ahead with my questions yes okay so uh can someone explain to me the thought process between having a burrow engineer and an alternate engineer the purpose it affords us the ability to compare pricing on different projects and different expertise between the bur engineer and the alternate engineer yes so what you're saying is we could so we're going to have our Engineers compete against each other yes okay is is that the same with the architect no there's uh I believe there's only one architect listed on here right right so it's the same firm as as the alternate bur engineer unless that's correct yeah so it's the same thing okay okay and then my other question is do we have a qpa listed or is that going to be an executive no that be the next meeting next meeting thanks that's it and your vote uh I uh will the clerk please read this resolution 24-02 resolution 202 24-02 entering executive session whereas the open public meetings ACT public law 1975 chapter 231 permits the exclusion of the public from a meeting in certain circumstances and whereas this public body is of the opinion that such circumstances presently exist and whereas the governing body wishes to discuss Personnel matters whereas minutes will be kept and once the matter involving the confidentiality of the above no longer requires that confidentiality then the minutes can be made public now therefore be it resolved by the burrow Council of the burrow of Middletown County of middle sex state of New Jersey that the public be excluded from this meeting can I have a motion to enter executive session so moved second I have a motion by councilman Potter uh seconded by councilman rinsky council president r valinsky um will clerk please do roll call council president revolinski Hi councilman Collins hi councilman moo I councilman posnanski I councilman Potter I councilman Zam Brana I all right at this point we're going to have the public leave the room and just just Mr uh Mr Mayor just for the record uh we were going to close session to discuss Personnel matters it is anticipated the council will be taking action when it comes out of executive session okay thank you Mr venard you got it for [Music] s well the clerk call the role please council president revolinski Hi councilman Collins hi it's here councilman Mano here councilman pansi hi councilman Potter here councilman Zim Brana here I can I will read the uh first resolution by title only 202 24-3 resolution providing for the removal of the business administrator well the we need a motion and make a motion that this resolution be adopted um will the clerk please call the RO council president revolinski Hi councilman Collins hi councilman moo I councilman pansi I councilman Potter I councilman Zam Brana no resolution 202 24-4 resolution confirming the appointment of Glenn Cullen as part time Chief Financial Officer for the burough of miltown effective January 3rd 2024 make a motion that this resolution be adopted second will the clerk please call the rooll council president revolinski I councilman Collins I councilman moo I councilman panski hi councilman Potter hi councilman Zam Brana no surprise and 202 24-5 resolution providing advice and consense to the appointment of fed Carr as part-time business administrator we make a motion that this resolution be adopted second second CL please call the RO council president rinsky I councilman Collins I councilman moo hi councilman panski hi councilman Potter hi councilman zimbrana no and now we have consent okay a consent resolution has been prepared for Resolutions listed on the agenda all matters listed under the consent agenda are considered to be routine in nature and having been reviewed by the burrow Council will be enacted in one motion any item may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any council member and if so removed it will be treated as a separate matter any items requiring expenditure or supported by the certification of funds and if any member of the council wants any resolution acted upon individually please give me the resolution number and it will be pulled from the consent resolution okay so now we just need a motion y we a motion a second for uh so moved second uh will the clerk please uh council president revolinski Hi councilman Collins I councilman moo I councilman pansi hi councilman Potter hi councilman Zim Brana hi okay we got Council assignments Council assignments yep okay will the clerk please read resolution um RR their R by title creating B working subcommittees and chairpersons you have heard this reading of this resolution what is your pleasure Mr Mayor make the motion this resolution be adopted second we have motion by councilman Potter seconded by council president rinsky motion has been made uh any discussions will the clerk please call the rooll council president revolinski Hi councilman Collins hi councilman m o hi councilman posnansky hi councilman Potter hi councilman zimbrana I will the clerk please read resolution SS by title appointing Council on to boards committees and commissions you have heard this reading of this resolution what is your pleasure make a motion that this resolution be adopted second I have a motion by council president rinsky second in by councilman otter any discussions yes I have one question um I see that the human relations committee is missing um an appointing an appointment so was that uh something was just missed or no um we're currently evaluating whether or not um the need for the human relations committee is still that's a meural appointment isn't it mayor um yes I think we were evaluating that so is is a thought to disband the human Relations Committee um not at present we were we wanted to evaluate the details of it details of it okay it it really was a committee that was formed a few years ago uh during some unrest in this country um to provide some uh inclusiveness and diversity so you know just keep that in your mind as you go through because it's actually something that's needed in this town okay will the clerk uh was a motion yep I got to call the rooll council president rolinski I councilman Collins I councilman moo I councilman pany hi councilman Potter hi councilman Zen Brana no okay open public for any comments open to the public the public comments portion of our meeting is to allow public to bring the council's attention to their comments and concerns uh Council will respect the Public's Time by refraining any comments till the speaker is finished it should be further noted that a public comment portion of the meeting is not to structure any questions and answer session please state your name and the address for the record when coming to the podium seeing none um we'll go to close the public portion close the public portion and Council comments is there any further is there anything further anyone on the council would like to bring up at this time Gary has I'd like to I actually wrote something out or printed something out thanking the people in town can you talk into the microphone R if I into the mic I am honored to be a member of the new governing body ready to help rebuild and vitalize our town I'd like to thank all the people who voted for me I'm humbled by the support I've received I'll be open to listen to your issues or concerns I'll always have the best interest of all the citizens of miltown from The Young to the oldest some of you may be old enough to remember this as Ed cotch a popular New York politician used to ask how am I doing um my son told me to take this out because he's going to he said people are going to think that you don't know what you're talking about but if anyone remembers Ed cotch he knew what he was doing and and he was a pretty sharp guy um I will be using that phrase too there was also an expression used to her in the depression the Forgotten man the beleaguered middle class that bore the of the hardships in times of Crisis I promise to represent the Forgotten men women and children of miltown I believe in American exceptionalism I also believe in miltown exceptionalism working together we will achieve the pride of our our our town deserves again to the people that voted for me thank you and for those that did not vote for me I gladly represent you also the greatness of our town is only possible by the goodness in the hearts of its citizens our neighbors lastly I would think like to thank my wife Heidi my son they were here um my son Troy for their steadfast support and making this possible thank you good night and God bless America uh I reiterate everything Gary said as well uh this is just a great place to be and I'm happy to be here and I did get the full impression of people who wanted someone to express their voice and um and some people who didn't like what I said but I still heard what they said and I expect to express their opinions as well and we're all here to safeguard miltown and the future of and uh I'm happy to be here I hope I can help thank you good John do you have anything to have yeah I just like to say congratulations to George Gary and Frank on your election Council congratulations to Chris Johnson on his promotion to police chief and the rest of the uh police officers I him PR thank you yeah i' I'd like to say thank you to uh everyone for their support this year I look forward to working with the rest of council um as we try to really move miltown in the right direction in 2024 25 26 27 and on to the Future um this marks my sixth year I started my sixth year as a councilman in miltown which I'm very proud of and I hope to continue that um for many more years as we make miltown a great place to live and keep it a great place to raise families so I want to thank everyone and wish you a happy and healthy New Year um healthy especially uh I know a lot of us have come down with illness in the past few weeks but uh hopefully that'll that'll lead to clear skies in the future so thank you very much okay yeah I'm good I was going to say exactly what you guys said so no need to repeat all right mine's going to be quick first I would like to wish every everyone a very happy healthy New Year healthy especially for everyone up here I would like to thank everyone who came here tonight and for those are watching at TV and on at home I want to thank the residents who supported Frank Gary and I we will work tirelessly to move miltown in the right direction I would like to thank some dignitaries who were present here tonight mayor Pete gindy from South River Mayor John E Madden from middle sex burrow uh Mr Don Katz who's standing in for for Rob benab banga the county chair um thank you uh at this this time of change in addition to new bur Administration we also had a change in Administration in miltown Police Department I would like to congratulate once again Chris Carmen James Mike and Eric from the miltown police department I would like to wish our miltown or own miltown firefighter Brian kak to a speedy and full recovery I look forward to for working with our chief Raymond Jolly deputy chief Anthony fam and all the members of the miltown fire department I would like to congratulate miltown Rescue Squad with their new captain Will Kaplan and assistant Kaplan Chris Slover and I enjoy I will enjoy working with the entire Rescue Squad members I cannot wait until I get to work with the burrow employees and produce a short and long-term range Capital plan for the entire burrow my decision to run for mayor was a simple one it was to make this little town that I love a better place the responsibility comes with sacrifices and I'll be asking Council as a whole to work through any differences disagreements and encourage more transparency to make this a better miltown for all of the residents to live and enjoy if we have a better communication more transparency it will encourage positive feedback from each other that we can all all support and grow upon all of the members sitting here work for you and we will do a better job I want to thank my wife Louise my daughter Victoria my son Jonathan for all of their support and unconstitutional unconditional sorry unconditional love for me even through my additional stress when I discussed with my family that I would like to run for mayor it was an interesting but as a family we came up with the decision that was positive I wish my mother Barbara and my father Rod could be here in New Jersey my father passed away in August of this year and my parents were looking forward to positive energy that had bring him this town and knowing that I am here to accomplish great things I want to thank my Scout leaders for going above and beyond when I had to miss certain camping trips and get out of scout meetings early I look forward that we all will be there for changes and challenges that we will face but we will overcome them we will have a very busy year ahead of us and I'm going to mention some of the items that we will focus on first our safety for our residents and pedestrians so if you are a resident slow down obey the crosswalks you will be seeing a nixel message soon improving the look of miltown and make this town more attractive for businesses and residents to enjoy for years to come we will come we will continue the efforts on the infrastructure improvements in roadway projects that that are currently underway again I want to thank everyone for coming tonight and have a wonderful evening so our next is agenda session for January 22nd yeah right now there's just the one item on there okay uh I'd like to make a m motion to close the meeting so moved second who second it uh councilman rinsky president brainsky all in favor I I all right nice