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And I welcome everyone here.

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First of all, before I start,

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I want to wish everyone
a Happy New Year.

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On behalf of all of our fellow
Commissioners,

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our administration,
and all of our County employees

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here in Monmouth County.

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Welcome. What a great night.

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What a great crowd.

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Again, bringing anoter great
year here in Monmouth County.

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This is a special day
where we continue to swear

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in elected officials

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that truly care
and want to do the right thing

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for the people here
in Monmouth County.

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And hopefully it shows

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in the quality of life

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that we all enjoy here
in Monmouth County.

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Here today I'm joined
with my fellow Commissioners

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here, and I'm also joined

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by our County
Clerk, Christine Hanlon,

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our sheriff, Sean Golden,

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our Prosecutor,
Raymond Santiago,

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and our Constitutional Officer
Surrogate, Maureen

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Raisch right there.

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We also have many, many, many
elected officials here today.

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I will now read the statement

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of certification of election
of Christine Gordon O'Hanlon

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as Monmouth County Clerk.

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The following is a statement

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of determination of the Board
of County Canvassers.

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Relative to an election
held in the County of Monmouth

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on the fourth day of November,
in the year of the Lord, 2025

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for the election

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of a county clerk for
a full term according to law.

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The results are as follows
Christina

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Christine
Giordano Hanlon, Republican,

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156,121 votes.

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Alison DeNoia, Democrat,
113,840 votes

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Joshua Lyons, for 4893 votes.

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The said board does determine
that at the said election.

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Christine Gordon
O'Hanlon was duly elected.

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County clerk of Monmouth County.

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Ms. Hanlon,

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please come forward and be sworn
in office by the honorable

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Mark Lemieux, assignment
judge of the Superior Court.

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I Christine Giordano Hanlon.

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I Christine Giordano Hanlon,
do solemnly swear.

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Do solemnly swear
that I will support

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the Constitution
of the United States,

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that I will support
the Constitution

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of the United States

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and the Constitution
of the State of New Jersey

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and the Constitution
of the State of New Jersey.

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That I will bear true faith,

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that I will bear true faith
and allegiance to the same,

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and allegiance to the same,
and to the government

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and to the government
established

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in the United States,
established in the United States

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and in this state

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and in this state

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under the authority
of the people,

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under
the authority of the people.

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And that I will faithfully

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and I will faithfully,
impartially,

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impartially, and justly perform
and justly perform

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all the duties of the duties
of the office of the Office of

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County Clerk, County Clerk,

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according
to the best of my ability,

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according
to the best of my ability.

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So help me God,
so help me God. Congratulations.

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I'm very proud
of the work that we have done

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over my last term
in the county clerk's office,

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from protecting residents with
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to bringing our mobile
County Connection Initiative

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to Monmouth communities to make
our services more accessible,

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to providing the state's only
enhanced ballot tracking system.

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We have continued to provide
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and top tier services
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None of this would be possible

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without the support of a truly

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dedicated and hardworking staff,
including my Deputy Clerk,

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Felicia Santaniello, Chief Clerk
Veronica Dwyer,

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Director of Outreach and
Communication Rochelle Miller.

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My dedicated front office staff,
including Lori Abernathy

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and all of the wonderful

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supervisors and employees
of the County Clerk's office.

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The following is a statement
of the determination

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of the board
of County Canvassers

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relative to an election
held in the County of Monmouth,

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on the fourth day of November,
in the year of our Lord 2025.

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For the election of Sheriff for
a full term according to law.

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Sean Golden, Republican,

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156,286 votes.

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Michael Warren,
Democrat, 119,050 votes.

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The said board does determine
that at said election.

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Sean Golden was duly elected
sheriff of Monmouth County.

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Sheriff Golden, please come
in, come up and be sworn

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into office by the honorable
Mark Lemieux.

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I Sean Golden I, Sean Golden
do solemnly swear.

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Do solemnly swear

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that I will support
the Constitution

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of the United States,

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that I will support
the Constitution

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of the United States

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and the Constitution
of the State of New Jersey

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and the Constitution
of the State of New Jersey.

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That I will bear true faith,

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that I will bear true faith

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and allegiance to the same,
and allegiance to the same,

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and to the government
and to the governments

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established
in the United States,

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established
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and in this state
and in this state

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under the authority
of the people,

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under
the authority of the people.

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And that I will faithfully

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and that I will faithfully,

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impartially, impartially,
and justly perform, perform

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all the duties

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of all the duties of county
sheriff, county sheriff,

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according
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according
to the best of my ability.

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So help me God.
So help me God. Congratulations.

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All I can think

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about is, the entrust
that the public has placed

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in us as elected officials,
but myself as sheriff,

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because when it comes to public
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as the prosecutor
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there is no further
calling than protecting,

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those that particularly can't
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And so for the public
to entrust that into myself

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and our office,

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in the sheriff's office,
I do want to thank our residents

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of Monmouth County again
for that great honor.

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And it is a debt of gratitude
that I serve another term

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as sheriff.

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Now, I saved the last
or EMS division.

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Tim Sidley,

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who has done a remarkable job
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When you think about in just our
two year anniversary coming up

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just two years ago,
commissioners,

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we launched
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and your recognition in the fact

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that we need to serve our better
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our service of our EMS
response in the county,

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along with our volunteers,
to assist them and fill gaps

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where they are needed.

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When we had a response time

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countywide of over 18 minutes
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19 out of 21 counties,
we have driven that down

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to under 15 now in 21 counties,
and we will continue to do so.

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The stat this year is telling
over 10,000 calls for service,

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five minute
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There is no better.

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To me,
there is no better investment

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that the county could have made
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but into our MedStar program
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They are saving lives
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and we have the response times
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So we are really proud
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We are looking at the expansion
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into 2026 and 2027.

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We will continue, to equip
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with the best communication
systems, radios and technology.

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The following is a statement

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of determination of the Board
of County Canvassers

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relative to an election
held in the County of Monmouth

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on the fourth day of November
in the year of our Lord 2025.

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For the election
of a Commissioner

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of the Monmouth County Board
of County Commissioners

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for a full term
according to law.

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Dominic “Nick” DiRocco,
Republican,

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150,430 votes.

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Jacqueline Wenzel, Democrat,

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121,625 votes.

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The said board does determine
that at said election.

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Dominic “Nick” DiRocco
was duly elected as Commissioner

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of the Monmouth County
Board of County Canvassers. Mr.

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DiRocco, Commissioner

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DiRocco, please come forward
to be sworn into office.

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I Dominic “Nick” DiRocco,
I Dominic “Nick” DiRocco

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do solemnly swear.

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Do solemnly swear
that I will support

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the Constitution
of the United States,

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that I will support
the Constitution

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of the United States

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and the Constitution
of the State of New Jersey

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and the Constitution
of the State of New Jersey.

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That I will bear true faith,

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that I will bear true faith
and allegiance to the same,

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and allegiance to the same,
and to the government

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and to the governments

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established
in the United States,

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established
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and in this state

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and in the state

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under the authority
of the people,

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under
the authority of the people.

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And that I will faithfully

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and that I will faithfully,
impartially,

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impartially, and justly perform
and justly perform

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all the duties of all the duties
of the office of the office

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of County

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Commissioner, County
Commissioner,

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according
to the best of my ability,

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according
to the best of my ability.

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So help me God,
so help me God. Congratulations!

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I am truly honored and grateful

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to take the oath of office today
for another term

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on the Monmouth
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and I know that I speak
for my fellow

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elected officials were assembled
here today on the dais.

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When I tell you
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our responsibilities
as public servants lightly,

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we are keenly aware of the trust
that our fellow citizens

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have placed in us
to manage their tax dollars

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and control
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and we also have a very deep
appreciation for the fact that

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the decisions we make as public
officials have a direct impact

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on the daily lives of our nearly

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650,000 residents
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And it is for this reason
that we reorganize

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our government today
in a very public

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and formal proceeding,
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we could simply sign our oaths
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and dispense
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But it's important we believe,
that we appear before you today

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and publicly, publicly commit
to everyone assembled

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and all the residents
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that the oath we take today

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have a meaning
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So today, as a
member of the elected, Monmouth

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County Board of Commissioners,

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I reaffirm my commitment
to serving each

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and every resident
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with fairness and compassion.

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And today, I rededicate myself
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to build a government
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That is ethical, just,
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today, I take this opportunity
to recommit myself

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to promoting and effectuating
all the values that we hold dear

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in Monmouth County responsible
and responsive government,

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prudent fiscal management,

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the delivery of high quality
services in a cost

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effective manner,
safe streets and neighborhoods,

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and respect for law enforcement.

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Our first responders
and our veterans.

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The following is a statement
of the determination

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of the Board
of County Canvassers

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relative to an election
held in the County of Monmouth,

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on the fourth day of November,
in the year of our Lord 2025

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for the election of a member.

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Excuse me for the election of
a Commissioner of the Monmouth

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County Board of County
Commissioners for a full term.

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According to law.

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Thomas A.

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Arnone
Republican, 154,697 votes.

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Vincent Colasurdo Democrat,

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118,305 votes.

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The said board does determine
that at said election, Thomas A.

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Arnone, was duly elected as
a commissioner of the Monmouth

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County Board of County
Commissioners.

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Commissioner
Arnone please come forward

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to be sworn into office.

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I Thomas A. Arnone, I Thomas A.

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Arnone do solemnly swear.

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Do solemnly swear
that I will support

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the Constitution
of the United States, that

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I will support the Constitution
of the United States

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and the Constitution
of the State of New Jersey,

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and the Constitution
of the State of New Jersey.

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That I will bear true faith,

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that I will bear
true faith and allegiance

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to the same,
and allegiance to the same,

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and to the government
and to the government

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established
in the United States,

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established in the United States

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and in
this state and in this state.

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Under
the authority of the people,

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under
the authority of the people.

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And that I will faithfully
and that I will faithfully,

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impartially, impartially,
and justly perform

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and justly perform
all the duties of all the duties

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of office, of office of county

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commissioner, County
commissioner,

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according
to the best of my ability,

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according
to the best of my ability.

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So help me God,
so help me God. Congratulations.

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With that being said, we

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we implemented something
new the last few years,

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and what that was
was a state of the county

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because we have
so much information to convey.

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And we were on February 5th
at 8:30 in the morning

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at Harmony Hill.

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We will have a state
of the county

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where we detail everything
the Sheriff, our County Clerk,

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our Commissioners,
our Prosecutor, our Surrogate

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and all our department
heads will be able to.

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We can convey to everybody
in detail all the great things.

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We have to make sure
we grow smartly.

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Here in Monmouth
County. Growth is great.

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Growth is good.

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We're continuing to grow
our values are rising,

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but we got to make sure
we have smart growth.

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As we're doing
that, we're going to continue

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our infrastructure
improvements. Roads and bridges.

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But we're not going to do that
on the backs of the taxpayers.

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We're going to do that

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reaching out to get that funding
from other sources

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in the state of new Jersey,
whether it's the Dot,

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whether it's the new Jersey
Transportation Authority,

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we're going to work with our
our workforce.

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I know we got representatives
from our union trades here.

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I want to thank you for working
with us on a daily basis,

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making sure that you give us
a good workmanship,

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the reliable workmanship,

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and make sure that we can count
on a finished product.

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Thank you.

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I want to thank the residents
for Monmouth County

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for voting the Open Space Tax.

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Nobody wants to hear about a
tax, but this is a smart tax.

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And our

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towns voted
yes to continue to do that.

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So as the five of us sit there,
we make sure that we're going

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to preserve
the land of how Monmouth

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County was created
and we'll move forward.

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Over 800 acres were secured

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this past year,
with more to come.

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Now. Therefore, be it resolved

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by the Board of County
Commissioners

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of the County of Monmouth,
that Commissioner Thomas A.

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Arnone be and he is hereby
chosen and elected

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director of the Board of County
Commissioners

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of the County of Monmouth
for the year 2026.

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May I have a motion?

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I'll make a motion.

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I'll second.

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Commissioner Licitra.

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Absolutely. Commissioner. Kiley.

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Yes, Commissioner.

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DiRocco. Yes,

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Commissioner Anderson. Yes,

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Commissioner Arnone. Yes.

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Please come forward
and be sworn in as director.

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Whereas pursuant to N.J.S.A.

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40:71, at each annual meeting,
the Board of County Commissioner

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shell select
one of its members to preside

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at any meeting
in case of the absence

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or temporary disability
of the director.

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And whereas the commissioners do
hereby elect Commissioner

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Dominic “Nick” DiRocco
to serve as Deputy Director

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for 2026, and now, therefore,
be it resolved

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by the Board of County
Commissioners

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of the County of Monmouth, that
Commissioner Dominic DiRocco

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be and is hereby
chosen and elected

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Deputy Director
of the Board of County

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Commissioners of Monmouth
County for the year 2026.

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May I have a motion?

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I offer that motion second.

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Commissioner.

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Licitra. Yes,
Commissioner. Kiley.

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Yes, Commissioner.

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DiRocco. Abstain.

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Really? Abstain.

365
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Come on. Tom voted for himself.

366
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Yes, I did, and,

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did you not vote for yourself
in the election?

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I wouldn't vote for me.

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Commissioner Anderson.

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No, no, I'm just joking.

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Yes, yes, yes,

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director or no?

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Absolutely.

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Please come forward
and be sworn in as deputy.

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And in closing, on
behalf of myself and the fellow,

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my fellow commissioners,
I want to thank everyone.

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I want to thank you for all that
you give us.

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The faith that you give us
in the course of the year.

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00:17:09,895 --> 00:17:13,532
I want to thank Pastor
Vidal, Judge Lemieux

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and all the other team members
that come in to help us in this.

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Thank you. Tammy. Job well done.

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And for the rest of the staff,

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buildings and grounds
and everybody else

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that had a big,
vital part of this.

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I want to thank everyone.

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Welcome to the

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Veterans Corner
segment of Monmouth in Focus,

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a program about the services
and functions of Monmouth

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County government.

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I'm Sue Kiley, Deputy Director
of the Monmouth County Board

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of County Commissioners
and liaison to the Division

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of Aging, Disabilities
and Veterans Services.

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Today, we will meet U.S.

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Army Vietnam War veteran
Joe Casey.

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00:18:51,630 --> 00:18:53,065
Welcome, Joe.

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00:18:53,065 --> 00:18:56,034
I'm anxious to talk to you
and thank you for your service.

409
00:18:56,034 --> 00:18:58,704
Good to see you.
I have lots of questions.

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00:18:58,704 --> 00:19:01,640
You were in West Point? Yes.

411
00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:04,009
And that's how you got involved
in the military.

412
00:19:04,009 --> 00:19:04,643
For sure.

413
00:19:04,643 --> 00:19:06,945
Tell me. Tell me a little bit
about that experience.

414
00:19:06,945 --> 00:19:08,413
What was it like at West Point?

415
00:19:08,413 --> 00:19:12,551
Well, you know,
I was a 17.5 year old boy.

416
00:19:12,885 --> 00:19:13,452
Yeah.

417
00:19:13,452 --> 00:19:17,723
And then four years later,
I became a man and an officer

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00:19:18,190 --> 00:19:22,895
and, a soldier,
with a lot of maturity.

419
00:19:23,228 --> 00:19:24,930
And I was fortunate
at West Point

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to build a cadre of friends
that I've maintained throughout

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life. That's great.

422
00:19:29,735 --> 00:19:32,337
Did you feel like you were ready
when you graduated?

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00:19:32,337 --> 00:19:33,505
Oh, absolutely.

424
00:19:33,505 --> 00:19:34,339
Did you really?

425
00:19:34,339 --> 00:19:35,908
Absolutely. So I'm guessing...

426
00:19:35,908 --> 00:19:37,943
Four years at West Point's
plenty.

427
00:19:37,943 --> 00:19:39,311
I was just gonna say
they must have put you

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through
some pretty rigorous training.

429
00:19:40,646 --> 00:19:43,015
The first month was crazy.

430
00:19:43,015 --> 00:19:46,018
They call it beast barracks
for a good reason.

431
00:19:46,218 --> 00:19:47,819
They treat you like a beast.

432
00:19:47,819 --> 00:19:50,289
Oh, and they wanted me
out of the Corps Cadets.

433
00:19:50,289 --> 00:19:52,157
And they did their best
to get me to quit.

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00:19:52,157 --> 00:19:54,026
But I wouldn't quit.
Good for you.

435
00:19:54,026 --> 00:19:55,961
You remind me of that movie.

436
00:19:55,961 --> 00:19:57,229
Which movie is that?

437
00:19:57,229 --> 00:20:00,699
It's the one where, Tom cruise
says he's, he's not going to,

438
00:20:00,699 --> 00:20:01,833
you know...Tom

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00:20:01,833 --> 00:20:04,469
Cruise and I have very little
other than that in common.

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00:20:06,205 --> 00:20:06,638
So you

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reported
for duty in Alaska first

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00:20:09,641 --> 00:20:13,345
and then volunteered
to serve in the Vietnam War?

443
00:20:13,745 --> 00:20:16,615
Yeah, it's
kind of a strange situation.

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00:20:16,615 --> 00:20:20,185
I graduated June 7th, 1967,

445
00:20:20,752 --> 00:20:25,424
and after Ranger school
and, infantry officers basic,

446
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I went up to Fairbanks, Alaska,

447
00:20:27,659 --> 00:20:30,662
which is in northern
interior of Alaska,

448
00:20:30,896 --> 00:20:34,833
and it's the northern Warfare
School up there.

449
00:20:35,133 --> 00:20:38,437
And we were, commissioned
to make sure

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the Russians weren’t coming
across the Bering Strait.

451
00:20:41,473 --> 00:20:43,041
They didn't do it
when I was there.

452
00:20:43,041 --> 00:20:46,311
But it gets to be about 70
below zero.

453
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So extreme cold.

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But as I was there,
you read the Army Times

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and you see your classmates
being wounded

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or killed in action.

457
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And I knew my day would come
soon.

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And I had just been married.

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The woman I am still married
to, 56 years

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00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,763
later, three children later,
seven grandchildren later.

461
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We have a great legacy.

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And, she understood I needed
to serve and move that forward.

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And I was fortunate

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to have a General on post
who got me into Special Forces.

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Wow. So.

466
00:21:17,342 --> 00:21:20,646
That's,
it's frightening to think about

467
00:21:20,879 --> 00:21:23,148
just because that going to war
is frightening

468
00:21:23,148 --> 00:21:25,484
to think about in and of itself.

469
00:21:25,484 --> 00:21:29,054
Yeah, but you're prepared,
through West Point and Ranger

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School and Airborne school.

471
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Okay.

472
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They set your mind right. Great.

473
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So, what, did you have specific

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responsibilities over the time
you were, in Vietnam? Yes.

475
00:21:42,567 --> 00:21:47,272
When I landed in Vietnam,
in Tan Son Nhut Air Base.

476
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It was the day
they were landing on the moon.

477
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So that was July 20th, 1969.

478
00:21:54,379 --> 00:21:59,518
And as Apollo 11 was landing,
I was landing in Vietnam.

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00:22:00,285 --> 00:22:01,186
They had a little,

480
00:22:01,186 --> 00:22:02,788
more important mission

481
00:22:02,788 --> 00:22:03,522
than my end, but

482
00:22:03,522 --> 00:22:06,525
when I got on the ground there
and they had me take over

483
00:22:06,558 --> 00:22:09,294
what's called a mobile advisory
team, okay,

484
00:22:09,294 --> 00:22:12,964
which was a five man team
that worked with the regional,

485
00:22:13,098 --> 00:22:16,335
popular force
units of the Vietnam militia.

486
00:22:16,968 --> 00:22:19,971
And, so I worked directly
with the Vietnamese.

487
00:22:20,005 --> 00:22:23,041
Wow. I just,
what an amazing experience.

488
00:22:23,208 --> 00:22:26,745
You know, it's, I don't know if
amazing is the right word, but.

489
00:22:26,745 --> 00:22:29,815
Well,
I felt my service was very,

490
00:22:30,916 --> 00:22:34,019
resource resourceful
and useful in the sense

491
00:22:34,019 --> 00:22:37,856
that I worked
with the Vietnamese on medical

492
00:22:37,889 --> 00:22:43,228
situations, providing
medical needs, agriculture,

493
00:22:43,695 --> 00:22:47,065
local economy,
and everybody just thinks that

494
00:22:47,065 --> 00:22:51,269
everybody who served in Vietnam
was in combat all the time.

495
00:22:51,403 --> 00:22:54,406
Combat was probably 5%.

496
00:22:55,107 --> 00:22:56,041
Really? Yeah.

497
00:22:56,041 --> 00:22:56,875
It's rare

498
00:22:56,875 --> 00:23:00,779
that you get into a firefight
and those type of things,

499
00:23:00,779 --> 00:23:03,949
at least in the units
that I was with the Vietnamese

500
00:23:03,949 --> 00:23:07,652
at that point, the popular force
and regional force units

501
00:23:07,953 --> 00:23:12,724
were to defend the hamlets
and villages, some local people.

502
00:23:12,991 --> 00:23:15,961
And that was part
of the pacification project

503
00:23:15,961 --> 00:23:20,966
that, was evolving
at that point in Vietnam.

504
00:23:21,133 --> 00:23:22,134
Great.

505
00:23:22,134 --> 00:23:24,936
I want to move to
a different subject.

506
00:23:24,936 --> 00:23:26,638
I want to ask you about,

507
00:23:26,638 --> 00:23:28,974
whether or not
you have any experience

508
00:23:28,974 --> 00:23:31,943
with Monmouth County’s
services for veterans,

509
00:23:32,010 --> 00:23:34,579
and if so, you know,
what's your feedback?

510
00:23:34,579 --> 00:23:37,015
What do you think?
Are we doing a good job?

511
00:23:37,015 --> 00:23:40,118
Is there such a thing
as a five star rating?

512
00:23:40,619 --> 00:23:43,822
Like a michelin rating like
you would give a restaurant?

513
00:23:44,156 --> 00:23:47,325
I would give it five stars,
plus I'd give it two thumbs up.

514
00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:53,732
Wow. I was fortunate that,
in October of 2023,

515
00:23:54,132 --> 00:23:55,066
I had tried -

516
00:23:55,066 --> 00:23:58,870
and I'm relatively intelligent,
but not technically sound

517
00:23:58,870 --> 00:24:04,009
- to try to do my VA disability
compensation online.

518
00:24:04,075 --> 00:24:04,709
Okay.

519
00:24:04,709 --> 00:24:08,447
And I don't have much hair
now, but I had a little

520
00:24:08,447 --> 00:24:11,450
more hair back then
because I was pulling it out

521
00:24:11,583 --> 00:24:15,987
and I called the offices there
and they assigned me.

522
00:24:16,488 --> 00:24:18,924
And can I mention
his name? Sure.

523
00:24:18,924 --> 00:24:21,593
His name is Kenneth Frenzel,

524
00:24:21,593 --> 00:24:26,965
and he has been so valuable
to me and my family because

525
00:24:26,965 --> 00:24:30,535
he's taken me step by step
through the application process.

526
00:24:30,936 --> 00:24:34,372
And he's been what's called
a Veteran Service Officer.

527
00:24:34,372 --> 00:24:35,006
Right.

528
00:24:35,006 --> 00:24:36,508
And if there's veterans out
there

529
00:24:36,508 --> 00:24:40,178
that don't have a VSO,
get yourself a VSO

530
00:24:40,445 --> 00:24:42,214
if you're interested in claiming

531
00:24:42,214 --> 00:24:44,683
some kind of disability
benefits.

532
00:24:44,683 --> 00:24:47,352
We get, great feedback on Ken.

533
00:24:47,352 --> 00:24:49,187
You know, he's amazing.
He loves his job.

534
00:24:49,187 --> 00:24:51,156
So it's thrilling to hear
somebody

535
00:24:51,156 --> 00:24:53,291
that received the service agree.

536
00:24:53,291 --> 00:24:55,494
He's a professional.

537
00:24:55,494 --> 00:24:58,196
Yeah. He's he's
just a great guy right there.

538
00:24:59,431 --> 00:25:00,665
Just another question

539
00:25:00,665 --> 00:25:03,668
about, going forward
when you got home,

540
00:25:03,768 --> 00:25:07,405
what was your initial experience
about being home

541
00:25:07,405 --> 00:25:10,509
and I want to ask you
about advice that you would give

542
00:25:10,509 --> 00:25:13,044
to other some young men
that are getting in the military

543
00:25:13,044 --> 00:25:15,113
today, based on your experience.

544
00:25:15,113 --> 00:25:16,348
Getting in the military?

545
00:25:16,348 --> 00:25:18,083
Yeah. Well,
you know, being in the military.

546
00:25:18,083 --> 00:25:20,185
Yes.

547
00:25:20,185 --> 00:25:21,987
I grew up in Trenton,
New Jersey,

548
00:25:21,987 --> 00:25:24,990
and I know a lot of people
when they came home

549
00:25:25,090 --> 00:25:28,393
from Vietnam, they were,

550
00:25:28,426 --> 00:25:33,665
not not appreciated.

551
00:25:33,732 --> 00:25:34,032
Right.

552
00:25:34,032 --> 00:25:37,502
And some even had, words

553
00:25:37,502 --> 00:25:40,572
and, items thrown at them
and all the rest.

554
00:25:40,772 --> 00:25:43,575
So that was never my situation.

555
00:25:43,575 --> 00:25:44,142
Thank God.

556
00:25:44,142 --> 00:25:48,480
I came home to people
in a working class,

557
00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:52,717
blue collar neighborhood
that considered me a hero.

558
00:25:52,784 --> 00:25:57,122
Actually, not that I was a hero,
but I was glad to come home.

559
00:25:57,122 --> 00:26:00,058
And I had done my service
for my country

560
00:26:00,058 --> 00:26:02,727
and for these people
that like myself, like

561
00:26:02,727 --> 00:26:05,730
the fellow, fellows
that you had on here,

562
00:26:06,164 --> 00:26:08,934
you put your life on the line
for your country

563
00:26:08,934 --> 00:26:10,635
because you believe
in your country

564
00:26:10,635 --> 00:26:15,674
and you believe in the things
that you can do here

565
00:26:15,707 --> 00:26:19,077
freedom of religion,
freedom of choice of the person

566
00:26:19,077 --> 00:26:21,179
you want to live
the rest of your life with,

567
00:26:21,179 --> 00:26:25,183
freedom of education, freedom of
religion, so on, so forth.

568
00:26:25,183 --> 00:26:29,087
So all those freedoms you fight
for and they don't come easily.

569
00:26:29,454 --> 00:26:30,822
God that's great.

570
00:26:30,822 --> 00:26:34,292
I don't know who you think you
are, but I think you're a hero.

571
00:26:35,694 --> 00:26:37,262
Well, I appreciate that.

572
00:26:37,262 --> 00:26:38,096
I really do.

573
00:26:38,096 --> 00:26:41,232
I mean, I,
I think it's a huge commitment

574
00:26:41,232 --> 00:26:43,602
to want to serve your country
that way.

575
00:26:43,602 --> 00:26:45,904
You know, it's
not an easy thought.

576
00:26:45,904 --> 00:26:47,072
And,

577
00:26:47,072 --> 00:26:47,572
I just

578
00:26:47,572 --> 00:26:48,873
I really think you're a true

579
00:26:48,873 --> 00:26:51,376
hero for being willing to do it
in the first place.

580
00:26:51,376 --> 00:26:53,445
It's really terrific.
I appreciate it.

581
00:26:53,445 --> 00:26:55,780
I came home,
so I was one of the lucky ones,

582
00:26:55,780 --> 00:26:57,949
30 of my classmates
did not come home.

583
00:26:57,949 --> 00:26:59,184
Oh, that's a shame.

584
00:26:59,184 --> 00:26:59,851
Oh that's sad.

585
00:26:59,851 --> 00:27:03,355
Yeah, out of the class of 580,
30 did not come home.

586
00:27:03,521 --> 00:27:04,723
Oh, man.

587
00:27:04,723 --> 00:27:07,659
Young,
young wives, young children.

588
00:27:07,659 --> 00:27:10,662
And didn’t enjoy
the things that I'm enjoying.

589
00:27:10,662 --> 00:27:13,665
Being married,
raising a family, having a job.

590
00:27:13,832 --> 00:27:15,433
Watching your grandchildren.

591
00:27:15,433 --> 00:27:18,103
Yeah. It's
the ultimate sacrifice.

592
00:27:18,103 --> 00:27:18,803
Absolutely.

593
00:27:18,803 --> 00:27:21,172
I thank you so much
for being here.

594
00:27:21,172 --> 00:27:23,008
I really appreciated
talking to you.

595
00:27:23,008 --> 00:27:26,578
Unfortunately, I think that's
all the time we have for today.

596
00:27:26,945 --> 00:27:28,847
So we will be on next time.

597
00:27:28,847 --> 00:27:31,116
And I really appreciate
you giving us your information.

598
00:27:31,116 --> 00:27:32,417
Very nice being with you.
Nice to meet you too.

599
00:27:32,417 --> 00:27:34,452
Thank you for
inviting me. Oh my pleasure.