##VIDEO ID:1Km1K5_GmTA## all right good we're now going to call the regular meeting order is now 7:00 requirements of the Sunshine Law have been met this meeting was advertised in Burlington County Times on January 7th 2024 an electronic notice was given to the njac 5 col 39-15 if I may ask reita from our American Legion if she can lead us in the pledge Legion to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for it stands one nation God indivisible liy and justice for [Music] all you will now have a moment of silence [Music] one minute for roll call one sec roll call committee woman Berkeley presid committee M car here committee woman here committee woman R present mayor Henley present also present Township solicitor Township administrator clerk Deputy Township administrator Police Chief Fire EMS Chief approval of minutes November 12 2024 regular meeting minutes do we have a motion mayor I'd like to make an amendment to the motion uh to replace the word uh abstain in my vote to recuse I recused myself and it's written as obstain are we able to do that can we make that change yes there's motion on the floor to amend the minutes there' have to be a second and a vote on the amendment second all in favor I I perfect thank you we now open the meeting for public comment on agenda items only mayor now there has to vote on the oh I'm sorry roll call Berkeley yes clar yes yes right yes mayor Henley yes motion passes 5 we will now open the public we will now open the meeting to public comment on agenda items only please remember to state your name for the record reminder this is for comment only and I believe our time is what 3 minutes I believe so yes any comment with no comment uh motion to close so move second all in favor I resolutions 15124 payment of vouchers this resolution approves the payment of bills through 1203 2024 do have a motion I make a motion to pay the vouchers second any discussion roll call berley we're accusing myself car yes yes right yes mayor Hy yes motion passes 4 Z cons agenda resolution resolution note agenda consent agenda items are considered to be routined and will be enacted with a single motion any items requiring expenditure are supported by certification of availability of funds any items requiring discussion will be removed from the consent agenda I would like to remove B please I make a motion for a C through e second second roll call V I said second okay berley yes car yes yes right yes mayor Henley yes motion passes 5 Z do we have a motion for 15324 Item B resolution approv and shared service agreement to renew for tax collection Services I make a motion for 15324 second roll call um I asked to have it pulled uhhuh I asked to have it pulled so I could discuss it you didn't say discuss it but that's the whole reason I'm I'm just explaining I continue with my same uh concern that as I had before that we need a tax collector more than 12 hours a week in the building we are here to serve the public not just to do figures and it's hard when you're not here of the public so I am concerned about that and oppose that thank you roll call Mr Mayor if I make comment the shared services calls for 15 to 20 hours a week so it's more than 12 and I also believe if I may join in that we have someone who inserts the tax bills that's here 40 hours a week roll call but I believe I was told she's only in our building for 12 hours a week right you're told to verify roll call Berkeley no car yes yes right yes mayor Henley yes motion passes 5 uh one we now open the meeting for public comment please remember to state your name and address for the record reminder this is for comment only is not an answer period oh we have someone Berita Jones 20 of marene uh commander of post 509 I have a few Awards I'd like to present to the committee and a few people here in our audience um I have our Pat Commander Michelle Miller here also and she's here to help me out here um the first award I like to uh give out to this one goes to a deserving woman on the committee um that we have great admiration for we like to present this suggestor of gratitude for your heartfelt efforts for Post 9 they have not g gone unnoticed and this is to M woman uh Nancy Berkeley this is for helping us with our Home Depot Grant um we finally got it in we we remed our kitchen uh we got some chairs we got some um uh patio chairs it's still a couple of more things that uh Home Depot is is trying things are out but we're almost done almost done we painted the kitchen and everything else we' like you to come over and take a look at what we've done since since you've been there last so this is a certificate of appreciation and recognition and sincere appreciation of extended service and assistance which contributed to the advancement of the American Legion programs and activities dedicated to guide country presented by Westampton post 59 New Jersey attested by adant Michelle Miller and Commander Berita Jones fre December 2024 thank you very much I can't wait to come over and see everything thank you yes and the next award thank you okay the next award we would like to give out to is to Mayor sany Henley this certificate appreciation teered by award to Mayor Henley in recognition of his outstanding dedication and invaluable contributions to our Veterans Day breakfast your efforts have been greatly enhanced and success of our success and we thank that we're thankful for your commitment and hard work every year thank you I appreciate that thank you thank you very much and and if we can have q come up here from the Q spot these are local uh uh uh restaurant that just opened up here in Westampton and um he helped us with our Veterans Day breakfast he put a lot of stuff for us good stuff and Veterans went Happ with W SP for veterans and this this uh certificate is awarded in recognition of your high level Community involvement your efforts to build a connection to fost relationships and positiv positively impact our post 509 Veterans Day breakfast reflect the spirit of collaboration and compassion for our veterans so I'd like to present you with the certificate of appreciation from Westampton 59 and this just let you know that our Westampton Community does get involved with our American folks absolutely here so that's for you too and I also have two um letters here i' like to give out to our new um committee women that uh that just won the election I know Dr cobwell is here I'd like to give this for thanks for your contribution for Don to our Veterans Day breakfast and I have one for uh Gail I don't know if anybody see her you give for both of you thank you very much for that's all I have thank you thank you reita thank you with no other comments uh all in favor to close all I next Township committee meeting will be on December 17th at 7 p.m. Land Development board meeting at December 4th at 7 p.m. historic commission December 8 18th at 7 p.m. Recreation committee meeting December 11th at 7 p.m. the annual tree lighting ceremonies at the firehouse December 5th at 6:00 p.m. s Santa around town December 9th through 12th at 6:30 p.m. any committee liaison reports or comments yes um we are not going to have the recreation committee meeting because this week we are having the senior dinner we have ordered 250 dinners uh and T always does a wonderful job doing that with all the volunteers delivering them and being there and also special thank you to the kitchen in West Hampton Middle School who did all the cooking and freezing and preparing them for us so uh we're really appreciative and we're looking forward to that um and uh also thank you very much for the American Legion for the honor I appreciate that thank you hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving thank you everyone for being here I wish everyone a happy holidays thank you Berita Michelle for coming today you guys do so much you have a great group of people over there um qpot thank you for bringing your business to us St and please let the committee know how we could support you better um that's all I have Mr B thank you I also wanted to um wish and hope that everybody has a great holiday season but that their Thanksgiving was great I I love when you come and support the township committee thank you for those um you know congratulations to those that had reward or were awarded tonight and I've been to the Q spot q and enjoyed um brunch there with my husband it's a great spot so I wish you much success and in any way that we can help out as well I love seeing the community um come out and you know us supporting our local businesses so thank you and again everything that um that um Otis and and as well as Jam has said tonight um thank you for always and you're such a pleasant person when you come up when you speak I do have to add that you certainly are yes so thank you thank you so much and Q SP I've heard marvelous things so that's on my list to come and visit sometime this month yes and congratulations to Dr cwell um last maybe least right um thank you to the American Legion I you know appreciate everything you guys add to our community and being a part of it always there when we need you and that means a lot um I want do want to shout out like IHOP gave uh you guys pancakes that day they always give like a tremendous amount of Pancakes and the Q spot I originally got over there because they did meet a cop and regrettably many wrongly will call me Jeep right but it smelled so good when I went over there for the meet a cop that I was like how much how much and I was going somewhere where they were going to have food and I still you know couldn't resist myself so you know obviously to have a local business Q spot IHOP to support our veterans means a lot but you know as a community we also want to support them we continue we continue to talk about you know the businesses that on anymore so if we don't want to repeat the past then it's going to be us the township who can do as much as we can through those businesses when we have the opportunity to support them as well as our community that we need to get out there I I find it you know I find it interesting that even on you know some of our local sites and if it's okay even on our Township website that we can post about the Q spot post about IHOP post about what they've done right how they've been benefiting official so that they can have people that come we can keep our business in town right because there's a there's a definitely there an opportunity to do that so thank you I appreciate it um last but certainly not least I do want to shout out John winki and his family John winki asked me to to help support that breakfast the the day that he sat down um and and and I've done that but more importantly John winki his wife and his son and and and even his daughter at the time show up every year this is the only time of the year that I really get to see them they show up every year their son is there he hands out food he works he does everything and they've been committed to doing that so the winki family I want to be able to shout them out and thank them for continuously continuing to be involved in our community continuing to help our veterans so thank you I appreciate it from everyone uh thank you to our professionals who have come today to be able to support us and help us um to our committee regretably I likely won't be here on the 17th so obviously the next time that I that I do come sit on the DI say it will be a different committee um I appreciate the committee has changed in the last seven years um that I've been involved and every committee has bought something different positive negative positive never negative but positive maybe different and for me to be able to learn from that has helped me immensely so for this committee I thank you for for whatever for everything that you've done and and and what has been brought to the table and what the learning curve has been so with that being said executive session resolution number 1203 2024 resol resolution authorizing the taion committee and support staff to meet in private session authorizing the exclusion of the public from this portion of the meeting dealing a specific issue requiring non-public nonpublic discussion attorney client privileged Personnel do we have a motion motion second any discussion roll call Barkley yes car yes one go yes right yes mayor Henley yes pass is 5 have a good night good night good night remember