[0:04] Judy everybody yes I'm going to call to order the cine dye meeting of the

[0:13] borrowed River edge mayor and council today is Monday January 6 the time is 6

[0:18] o'clock we will stand please for a moment of silent prayer reflection I'd

[0:28] like us all to remember our US Armed Forces who are being sent into harm's

[0:32] way please keep them in your thoughts when

[0:37] they are elect Tom papillae holiness on the plate through these ready salute I

[0:41] pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and periodic

[0:47] Felicia stands one nation under God it is all liberty and justice for all

[1:00] this meeting complies that the open public meeting act by notification on

[1:04] December 21st of this location being signed to the Richmond news and the

[1:08] record by posting the same on the municipal bulletin board and or a

[1:12] website and filing a notice of the same with the municipal clerk deputy clerk

[1:17] O'Connell would you please call the roll council president Steve Garrett

[1:21] councilman Knievel you're answering vote again here here here thank you

[1:29] there's a motion to approve the minutes of the work session and regular session

[1:33] of December 9th 2019 salute old favor on any opposed

[1:40] approval of the minutes of the closed session of December 9th 2019 any opposed

[1:50] all in favor aye any opposed any abstentions thank you

[1:54] and I'd like to open the meeting to the public on any item on this agenda can I

[1:58] have a motion to do so from one second on favor or any opposed

[2:03] we're now open to the public on any comments that are on the city by agenda

[2:09] need to come forward state your name for the record and you will be heard okay

[2:15] seeing none your motion to close second all favor on any opposed

[2:23] have a motion to approve the resignation of Cindy cat tree from the library board

[2:28] of trustees effective December 31st 2019 so moved forward favor on any opposed

[2:35] motion to approve the resignation of Edward trinkle back from the river edge

[2:39] volunteer fire department effective December 31st 2019 so moved second all

[2:44] in favor on any of those approved the salary increase of Jeffrey Stehr on

[2:49] police officer from an annual salary of 47,000 632 to a patrol officer 17th

[2:56] grade salary of 5656 thousand $38 effective January 1st 2020 so moved

[3:02] second fall favor on any opposed a motion to approve the salary increase

[3:09] with Matthew cutter Ski police officer from an annual salary of forty seven

[3:13] thousand six hundred thirty two dollars to a patrol officer seventeenth grade 56

[3:18] thousand thirty eight dollars effective January 1st 2020 so moved second all in

[3:23] favor any opposed there are monthly reports available from

[3:28] the clerk's office from any for anyone in the public who may wish to read them

[3:31] from the library board for c6 Doric Commission land use board you just need

[3:36] to go to the park and request those we have resolutions by consent tonight

[3:40] would anybody like to call out a resolution for separate vote or

[3:45] discussion seeing on kind of motion to approve resolutions 19-3 8 3 4 19 - 3 9

[3:55] 0 so moved okay all in favor aye any opposed

[4:00] we our finance chairwoman Councilwoman Coffman please read 19-3

[4:27] whereas vouchers for the payment of good and services rendered to the borough of

[4:31] River Edge have been received and whereas each bill has been checked by

[4:34] the receiving Department approved by the chief financial officer and borough

[4:38] clerk and reviewed by the three members of the Finance Committee now therefore

[4:42] be it resolved that bills as listed now be confirmed for payment from the

[4:46] appropriate funds as follows current accounts at 1 million ninety four

[4:51] thousand three hundred and twelve dollars capital accounts 96 thousand

[4:55] four hundred and twenty three dollars and five cents grant fund account three

[4:59] thousand one hundred and thirty seven dollars and twenty cents trust other

[5:03] accounts forty two thousand nine hundred and thirty dollars and fifty two cents

[5:07] open space accounts eleven thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars and 22 cents

[5:12] payroll accounts one hundred and sixty thousand seventy nine dollars and twenty

[5:16] cents developers escrow accounts one hundred ninety five dollars recreation

[5:21] account fifteen hundred fifty six dollars and

[5:23] fifty one cents be it further resolved that claims read and approved by the

[5:28] governing body at a council meeting will be dated the day after the reading of

[5:32] those claims and will appear on the following bill lists at the next public

[5:35] meeting of the mayor and council at which time claims would be paid so moved

[5:39] funny old favor are any opposed thank you have a motion to open to the

[5:45] public on any item that they wish to be heard on please remove second all in

[5:50] favor or any opposed we're now open to the public on any item

[5:54] you might like to be heard about the only do need to do is come forward and

[5:58] state your name seeing no one motion to close second oh they were starting is it

[6:08] the wish of the council to make comments that this agenda would you like to wait

[6:12] until the reorg ating we know at least I want to make some comments I don't know

[6:19] if you - as going present counsel present I'm going

[6:25] to reserve my comments to the rhiarna but we're please make some comments so

[6:33] I'm you have to counsel we need to thank Councilwoman on behalf of counsel we

[6:40] need to thank Councilwoman to Steve for doing the phenomenal thank you

[6:46] phenomenal job as our acting mayor it was an unusual stint of time normally in

[6:54] acting mayor's a couple of days and not a couple of months usually it is when

[7:00] the mayor is simply not in town that the council president takes on upon that

[7:05] responsibility but with the resignation of our mayor council president the steed

[7:13] then became the acting mayor and she'd done September October November and

[7:17] December into January and it's not an easy job and you did it with grace and

[7:23] you did it with a tremendous amount of effort and tenacity and you were really

[7:30] wonderful and we are all very very grateful to you and so as pretty much

[7:37] your last action we wanted to just acknowledge it and give you flowers and

[7:43] thank you [Music]

[7:47] [Applause] thank you thank you everybody I'm going

[8:00] to reserve my comments about my experience so the reorg meeting and

[8:04] that's that's very kind and I appreciate the sentiment a lot and all of your

[8:09] cooperation throughout the last several months so thank you very much would any

[8:16] other member of Council like to comment now then I am going to ask for a motion

[8:23] to adjourn the Synod I'm eating oven Rivage mayor and council so moved second

[8:29] all in favor are any opposed we're now adjourn we are not scheduled

[8:35] to begin our reorg meeting until approximately 6:30 so if you will allow

[8:40] us to do some organization of the day

[8:47] I'm going to close the order the reorganization meeting of the borough

[8:51] Rivage mayor and council this evening it's January 6th the time is

[8:56] approximately 6:30 could we all stand for a moment of silent prayer as I asked

[9:04] in the Sumida meeting maybe all keep our US troops and our thoughts as they may

[9:10] be entering harm's way

[9:15] councilman koneko please leave us in the flag salute according to the flag of the

[9:21] United States of America and for which it stands one nation under God

[9:27] indivisible with liberty and justice for all

[9:34] deputy clerk O'Connell would you please read the roll call and for President

[9:39] Bush D here councilman comedian yeah gotiya here

[9:43] Councilwoman Catherine here thank you our next item of business on the agenda

[9:48] is councilman Poppa Leo's resignation letter deputy clerk O'Connell would you

[9:55] please read that into the record letter dated December 28th 2019 - Stephanie

[10:01] Evans clerk for the borough of River age 705 Kendrick a macro River anniversary

[10:07] journalist Evans please accept this correspondence have noticed that my

[10:11] resignation is counseling for the borough of River effective immediately

[10:15] following the conclusion of the SunnyD meeting on January 6 2020 it has been an

[10:23] honor and privilege to serve as councilman I look forward to continuing

[10:27] serving the residents of River Ridge as mayor respectfully tongs are papillae oh

[10:33] thank you I'd now like to invite county clerk John Hogan to come forward to

[10:39] certify and announce the 2019 election results thank you happy new year

[10:45] everyone this is an important thing we just like

[10:49] to set your column for this event the setting it's essential we here to

[10:58] celebrate victories but that's not really the main thrust of why we're here

[11:02] we're here to celebrate our democracy because there's no place where we the

[11:08] people get closer to our lectin officials that right here think of town

[11:13] hall meetings this is where I can reach out and touch councilmen Sarlo keep

[11:20] adding them together before I can give them one of these and that's how we

[11:24] celebrate our democracy soon you're going to have a new mayor and Mayor in

[11:31] Waiting mayor and just like to share something with you it's a quote from the

[11:37] from the CEO of Facebook and hopefully these are guiding words in

[11:43] containers leadership is about making others better as a result of your

[11:49] presence and making sure that that impact lasts long after you're done I

[11:56] know you've done an outstanding job as a council member and I know you'll exceed

[12:01] that as mayor and just in summary in the last election in this town in River Edge

[12:10] you were 2017 votes cast it's about 26% to shy of 20 percent six

[12:18] percent of the votes this is to certify that in that November 5th election 2019

[12:29] comments are Apple deal was duly elected to serve for full term as mayor of the

[12:39] borough groomer edge to there received 1315 Twelve Oaks if you can do anything

[12:45] you just presented

[12:51] [Applause]

[12:57] and continue with the certifications certified general election held on 15

[13:04] November 2019 Ellen and dusty was duly reelected to serve as a member of the

[13:13] Council for a full term in the Burrell River edge the councilmen receive 1366

[13:20] total votes congratulations coming up here in the

[13:49] front this evening I made a new friend this is to certify the general election

[13:54] held on 15 November year 2019 Lisa Montesano : we practiced as I said

[14:03] really likely to serve as a member of the Council for a full term in the

[14:07] borough Burbridge and the new council member received 1298 total votes

[14:15] [Applause]

[14:24] thank you everyone good luck having successful time my last

[14:38] official duty in the big chair is to welcome mayor Kapolei oh and would you

[14:45] like to welcome senator LaDonna to spec sure well kind of joke

[14:55] [Music]

[15:01] [Applause]

[15:08] [Music]

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[15:55] [Music]

[16:11] I Thomas are papillae do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of

[16:20] the United States of the United States and the Constitution of the state of New

[16:26] Jersey and I and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same study

[16:35] and to the government established in the United States and industry in the United

[16:41] States and in the state under the authority of the people by Thomas our

[16:47] papillae oh he's always were do solemnly swear that I will faithfully and

[16:53] impartially and justly perform all the duties of mayor as mayor the borough of

[17:02] River Edge was the one building to the best to the best of my ability so help

[17:07] me God [Applause]

[17:32] [Music]

[17:48] [Music]

[17:59] I now invite assembling and Chris Tully who will Minister the oath of office to

[18:40] llst son okay great listen I apartment after after this committee no concern as

[19:15] well I just want to say 100 I am to be here tonight Ellen is not only amazing

[19:19] leader but a dear friend and quite honestly some of the best people I know

[19:22] so I thinking you do you do with earnest

[19:25] you in the hard-working most decent people out there and it's a true honor

[19:29] to swear you in tonight so thank you thank you rating again please repeat

[19:34] after me I do solemnly swear that I will support

[19:40] the Constitution of the United States

[19:44] and the Constitution of the state of New Jersey

[19:47] and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and then I will bear true faith

[19:50] and allegiance and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same

[19:54] to the thing and to the government's established in the United States and to

[19:58] the government established in the United States industry under the authority of

[20:02] the people under authority of the people I must heed

[20:06] hi Ellen busty do solemnly swear solemnly swear

[20:10] that I will faithfully commercially and justly perform all the duties as

[20:17] Councilwoman as a Councilwoman in the borough the branch in the borough of

[20:21] average to the best of my ability to the best of my ability so help me God

[20:25] so help me God congratulations [Applause]

[20:48] [Music]

[21:03] [Music]

[21:17] and now we invite freeholder Germaine Ortiz who administer

[21:21] the oath of office to Lisa oh Monticello como just repeat after me i lisa month

[22:12] econo cohen i leave someone china : do solemnly swear solemnly swear that I

[22:18] will support the Constitution that I will support the Constitution of the

[22:22] United States of the United States and the Constitution of the state of New

[22:27] Jersey and the constitution of the state of New

[22:29] Jersey and that I and that I will bear true faith and allegiance there through

[22:35] faith and allegiance to the same in to the government same in to the

[22:40] government established in the United States established in the United States

[22:44] and in the state and in the state under the authority of the people under the

[22:49] authority of the people by Lisa month Asano Cohen I need someone to sign a

[22:54] call to solemnly swear that I will faithfully do solemnly swear that I

[22:59] would faithfully in partially and justly impartially and justly perform all the

[23:05] duties as a Councilwoman perform all the duties as a Councilwoman in the borough

[23:10] of River Ridge in the warm beverage to the best of my ability for the best of

[23:15] my ability so help me God so help me God [Applause]

[23:41] [Music]

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[24:20] [Music]

[24:29] [Music] I'm clerk please call the role of the

[24:35] new mayor and council council one on the Steve here

[24:39] councilman can you go yeah yes we gonna hear hear

[24:42] Councilwoman councilman yeah Councilwoman Montesano : here the mayor

[24:47] papillae here I now ask for a motion for the election of the council president

[24:53] for 2020 to make the nomination as councilman Dario Candido for council

[24:59] president 420 we have a nomination is there another I'm seeing I was getting

[25:05] second seeing on may we have a second second all those in favor aye so guys

[25:13] have it congratulations councilman King [Applause]

[25:26] before we open to public comments of any item on the agenda and with the

[25:31] council's agreement for any comment at all we have a presentation would

[25:37] Councilwoman Cristina patron president of the women's democratic organization

[25:42] of Bergen County we do please come forward thank you thank you for allowing

[25:55] me the opportunity to be here tonight my name is Ron I'm the president of we do

[25:59] which stands for women empowered democratic organization and our

[26:03] organization's mission is to support recruit empower women who are interested

[26:09] in getting involved in public service as well as support those who are already

[26:12] serving in addition to the education of the mentorship and financial support

[26:18] that we provide every year at this time of year we go from town to town where

[26:23] women are being sorted and presented each of them with a certificate of

[26:26] achievement and this year we also have nice room now you have some reusable

[26:37] bags as well so if you would join me I go to presenting a certificate that we

[26:43] have your organization to capsule then Lisa

[26:46] locks on our colors as well as councilman Ellen Russkies I can't just

[26:51] for a second Ellen is our secretary and founding

[26:56] member we do has been a mentor to me and I always joke that whenever I'm in a

[27:02] situation where I don't know what to do I often think to myself what would I do

[27:07] that normally dies be in the most ethical and right decision today to

[27:14] Councilwoman myself and Justin life so I'm very grateful for friendships as

[27:19] soon as we got the list of the ORS I put my name here and it seems like I've here

[27:24] a lot of other women being torn in and I've only heard wonderful saying please

[27:29] they're not even I'm sure that you'll be incredibly successful as well so be

[27:33] counseled the entire organization I present you both these certificates as

[27:38] well as these fancy new bags and wish you both so much

[27:48] [Applause]

[27:56] [Music]

[28:05] thank you you're welcome thank you for coming now may I have a motion to open

[28:14] to public comments salute second all in favor hi I'd like to invite senator

[28:20] lagana back up I know that he wanted to say a few words and of course we have a

[28:26] couple other dignitaries we'd like to invite up senator if you could come up

[28:30] and if you want you can use the podium or you can use the portable life

[28:34] whichever you feel most comfortable

[28:41] it's week I recommend well first of all thank you for having me here give me a

[28:54] few minutes and happy New Year to everyone it's my honor and pleasure of

[28:58] course my friend to swear you in as mayor River Ridge is an amazing town I'm

[29:06] right next door in Paramus and it is a wonderful family-friendly community with

[29:16] amazing people I've happened to knock on pretty much every door in River Edge so

[29:22] I met everyone who lives here but it's it's a wonderful town and you know and I

[29:28] I'm very privileged in representing River Edge as a as a state senator and

[29:34] of course beforehand and the assembly I was also councilman parameter so I

[29:39] know how difficult it could be serving on a local level but how rewarding it

[29:43] can be in the legislature I have to convince a lot of people that I'm right

[29:47] which pretty much never happens here on a local level you're able to let

[29:52] the county clerk said just the you know kind of reach out and touch the

[29:55] residents and and let them know that you're there for them and they can come

[29:59] here do the same and voice their concerns and and just just a you know

[30:02] just a few of you up here can act on on pretty much anything for the borough and

[30:07] you have I know I've worked very extensively with with everyone here and

[30:12] this on this on this council and you really care about the residents

[30:17] it's it's a great town because of the because of the people who live here and

[30:21] because they happen to elect great people who really care and get back and

[30:26] again you know I'm honored that it's in my district we're here a lot and just

[30:32] know that you always have district 30 a team behind you I know freeholder

[30:37] Jermaine Ortiz who's going to come next I think I you know you always have of

[30:43] course you know the the strengths of the county and and and our congressional

[30:49] district is always behind you so every layer of government matters and we're

[30:53] all here to serve each other kind of you know one spoke in the wheel that makes

[30:56] up government but I just wanted to again say thank you wish you luck as mayor I

[31:02] know you're going to do a wonderful job you're an amazing person you've opened

[31:06] up your home to me your wife Marie just wonderful people I do want to give a

[31:11] shout out to the NJEA and Abby CEA that are here my my my favorite people in the

[31:16] world sitting behind me but I just want to thank all of you for being great

[31:21] people and I know you're going to do wonderful things at this town

[31:25] I brought some joint legislative resolution just recognizing your

[31:31] accomplishment becoming mayor Lisa and Ellen for your serving attorney or an

[31:37] accountant and being new to the council good luck we're here for you and you

[31:45] know the people of River Edge did a wonderful thing by by electing you so

[31:50] you know god bless to everybody have a safe year our first responders people

[31:55] the military let's hope that 2020 is a safe year for everybody so god bless and

[32:00] thank you for giving me a few minutes [Applause]

[32:10] silicon lagana Assemblyman Tully and Assemblywoman Swank have been doing a

[32:17] phenomenal job for Bertie County for legislative district 38 we are grateful

[32:21] for their service and we are grateful that they were able to come and Thank

[32:25] You senator I really appreciate it

[32:34] we have with us pretty holder Jermaine Fielder I hope you like say a few words

[32:40] may be grateful for that but first of all I just I just want to say

[32:55] congratulations I mean Tom I've known you for such a long time you're great it

[33:00] took a great educator and Ellen why we work together not only County apart

[33:07] they're different but countywide and working with this simple favorite

[33:11] academic programs together and now I get to meet these services to stitch you

[33:17] just made federal person and such an honor to swear you in we have a lot in

[33:22] common the were first generation will feed us

[33:25] here and be elected and even here 1515 years and Emerson whether your son is

[33:31] going to stay here as well and I'm just so proud and wish you all the best

[33:36] you're going to do an incredible job and it really is it's an investment for all

[33:41] of your investment for your community is where you're raising your family and

[33:45] this is great for your holy we're going to better what a better place and to be

[33:50] able to you're representing the residents of River Edge and I really

[33:54] look forward to continuing working with all of you as well with Michelle and Joe

[33:58] in Rosario congratulation Richard and I wish you all the best and I mean

[34:04] incredible job every time we come to Everett you guys always abrasive

[34:08] and just work it together countywide and shared services and open space we've

[34:13] done great things together and achieve great things together

[34:16] so on behalf of the county executive for $23 commendations congratulating entry

[34:23] or extend their service

[34:40] [Music]

[34:48] [Applause] the quirky County freeholder is under

[34:57] the leadership of Jermaine and the others have done a wonderful job for the

[35:02] borough of River edge and for the county they have brought in zero budgets two

[35:06] years in a row they have removed homeless veterans from our streets and

[35:11] found services and support for them they continue to do phenomenal things we are

[35:18] we are honored and proud to have you here and for all the work that you and

[35:23] the other freeholders do for us and again the county executive thank you we

[35:34] have one or two honored guests that we I'd like to just give them an

[35:38] opportunity to say a few words we have with us the president of the New Jersey

[35:43] Education Association Murray Liston Murray if you'd like to come forward

[35:48] really appreciate it she is my president you can do it a

[35:52] phenomenal job for educators and students and we have sue McBride who is

[35:57] the president of the burden County Education Association

[36:00] she also they're friends they've been doing great things for our schools and

[36:05] we're so honored that you came and joined us tonight thank you thank you I

[36:10] should say there thank you to everyone on the Town Council thank you we are

[36:17] very honored to be here ladies and gentlemen I am most privileged and

[36:21] honored to be here I was here when Tom was first sworn in as Town Council many

[36:28] years ago he asked me I was not president but I was an officer than JEA

[36:32] and I can tell you that you have done very well I'm not surprised that Tom

[36:39] Papa Leo is now your mayor you see I knew Tom as a mayor as a man as a family

[36:45] man actually I knew Murray papillae oh he was the guy married to Murray

[36:51] I know him as a family and analyst that's right but I also knew him as a

[36:58] teacher as an educator and as a leader in his work and that's why I'm so very

[37:04] confident of the job that he's going to continue to do here in leadership as

[37:08] mayor as teachers and as educators I often say that over my 35 years as a

[37:15] classroom teacher I had many many students and children come in front of

[37:19] me but I never saw in front of me what was right there I looked at my students

[37:25] as other educators do on what can be and what will be and I know that tom is

[37:31] going to take those very same traits and apply it as he is there in this very

[37:37] great town our public schools are rated number one in the United States for the

[37:43] best quality public schools and when I look here at River Edge you are rated

[37:52] into one of the two top 2/3 of the top towns to live in the state of New Jersey

[37:59] that is also not hard to believe you have one of the highly prestigious Blue

[38:05] Ribbon schools that are nationally ranked in the United States you are a

[38:11] town that is very much worthy of people looking to and for as a model in this

[38:18] state Tom's character and his integrity is beyond reproach he has demonstrated

[38:25] at that time and time again and I know that as an elected official he will do

[38:30] right by you but I also want to take the opportunity

[38:33] to thank all of you for the time that you give to support anyone who is

[38:38] elected into office it is really a very solemn occasion for anyone who

[38:44] volunteers including our legislators and our freeholders because they give not

[38:50] only their time and their dedication they have given their promise to do

[38:54] right by you but they found what their families have done the same because it

[38:58] is a lot of time behind the scenes that people don't realize

[39:04] I want to again thank you for the work in the collaboration that this town has

[39:09] given with elected officials in their public school systems because that is

[39:13] what I do they you could not get the rankings in your public school system

[39:18] here in this town if you did not have the sincere collaboration between the

[39:24] school board between Town Council between the parents and of course the

[39:29] wonderful educators and as I look around this room I see many of us in this room

[39:34] so I want to thank you again for having me it is a privilege and an honor and

[39:39] thank you Tom and thank all of you for serving in these prestigious positions

[39:46] [Applause] Tom and I have known each other over 15

[39:54] years now we started out as local presidents in Bergen County and when I

[40:01] think of one of the one of the most trustworthy decent kind good-hearted

[40:09] people Tom Papa Leo comes to mind every single time and you are well well it

[40:19] well thought out too well election as you know and as a president of the BCA

[40:24] we are so proud of you Tom and we look forward to great things for you as you

[40:30] grow a new role as mayor of the bridge the enormous congratulations on behalf

[40:34] of all of us thank you so at this point I know some of our elected and some of

[40:48] our may need to leave but we are still open to the public is there any member

[40:54] of the public who would like to make a comment about any item on the agenda can

[41:04] I have a motion to close the public salute second poll favor okay liaison

[41:11] appointments to various committees Commission

[41:14] and boards could I have the court read into the record those commissions and

[41:21] items liaison appointments to various committees commissions and boards

[41:33] council Olympics T the environmental Commission Recreation Commission Green

[41:37] Team Cultural Affairs advisory committee councilmen Conejo traffic safety

[41:43] committees LAN you support councilman Gaudi air Beautification Committee

[41:48] Councilwoman Kalman score and historic Commission Council on Montesano Cohen

[41:55] shape trade commission library board of trustees and score could I have the

[42:00] clerk read in the committee appointments committee appointments finance committee

[42:05] finance insurance technology and contracts Councilwoman Kalman chair

[42:10] councilman Conejo councilman goatee air and halter number one Councilwoman busty

[42:16] personnel mayor path Alejo chair councilman Gaudi air Councilwoman buzz

[42:22] deed Public Safety police fire Oh Yemen first aid Councilman Knievel chair mayor

[42:29] cataleya councilman Gaudi an alliance against

[42:32] alcohol and drug abuse Councilwoman misdeed shared services mayor papillae

[42:38] Oh Councilwoman vestee community center councilmember Steve is a chair mayor

[42:44] Cathal ale councilman kami go citizens Budget Anthony Barbary Constantine tres

[42:52] tres guest you al Roman Kenneth crown Hein recodification math Alejo chair

[43:00] Councilwoman Monsanto Cohen councilman Conejo could I ask the court

[43:07] to read into the record the mayor's appointments Mays appointment Maori

[43:13] appoints Bonnie Stewart pat patty ombre Pamela Gould Brian Mitchell Laura hug

[43:19] straight for three-year terms through twelve thirty one twenty two David craft

[43:25] as alternate number for a two-year term 3:12 3121 the

[43:30] Environmental Protection Commission the Maori appoints James James food straight

[43:36] as opened number two for two-year terms through twelve 3121 to the store

[43:42] Commission the Maori of coins Christopher caslen class four - five for

[43:47] a four-year term through twelve 3123 Ryan Gibbons as ultimate number one and

[43:54] appoints Gary Esposito as ultimate number two for a two-year term through

[43:58] twelve 3121 for the land you support the Maori appoints Elizabeth Whedon's Arlene

[44:04] Foust teenie Kathleen castling Christian Evers Alphonse barthelona

[44:10] Claudia O'Neil Stephanie Hartman and appoints officer Brenton priceand off

[44:15] Terry O'Shea Everland Kim Randy O'Neil Adam thousand Ola Rory

[44:21] Nolan caramel Kowski Jenelle Blake for one year turns to the municipal alliance

[44:27] against album alcohol and drugs thank you would you please read into the

[44:32] record appointments and personnel changes include the reemployment of

[44:37] Michelle for ready for a three-year term from 1231 22 great career sandy mascara

[44:43] told Gary Esposito and Kathy Donovan for two-year terms 12 31 21 to the

[44:49] Beautification Committee approved the appointment of Dara O'Connor library

[44:55] board representatives aided Doyle school board representative Sheila doobie Kate

[45:00] Murray Barrett new grandpa and Cathy privet privet Airy cricket era for

[45:08] two-year terms from 12 3121 to the Cultural Affairs advisory committee

[45:14] approved the appointment of the following officers for the Rivage fire

[45:18] to farming for the year's 2020 and 2021 chief of Department William Sanders

[45:24] assistant chief pretty deputy chief Timothy Carol captain company to vetted

[45:31] silver second lieutenant company to Mallory Stuckey second

[45:36] Tammy company one John Maui jr. approved the reappointments of Alan Silverman

[45:41] William Drew Peter DeVries Kevin Joyce and Ralph Leonardi to the fire

[45:47] prevention Bureau from one-year terms the food the reappointment of Shelly

[45:52] dance the Danziger school representative Alicia our mental recreation Marita

[45:58] Pelayo Claudia O'Neill Bonnie Stewart for two-year terms to the

[46:03] Green Team through 12 31 21 approve the reappointments of Patricia courts to the

[46:09] Board of Health for three years term editor 31:22 for the reappointment of

[46:15] Maxine runs before a five-year terms twelve thirty one twenty for the

[46:19] appointment of Alice Scheinman as a mayor's representative Julie Rabinowitz

[46:24] as a school board representative for one-year terms and the appointment of

[46:28] lucida mala milk for a five-year term through twelve thirty one twenty four to

[46:33] the library board of trustees approved the reappointment of Lawrence to rule of

[46:38] the future twelve thirty one twenty two and daliyah for Vulcans number one to

[46:46] full member for a two-year term stephen baxter from ultimate number two to fill

[46:51] the unexpired term of chris loud through twelve thirty one twenty the appointment

[46:56] of breanne editor as alternate number one for a two-year term Mary Ann Kumar

[47:01] as alternate number two for three-year term to the Recreation Commission with

[47:07] the reappointment of Henry Semler Jim B Berg from voltage number one to full

[47:12] member and Charles and Louisa from full number two all three number one for

[47:16] five-year terms to the shade tree Commission through twelve thirty one

[47:20] twenty four for the reappointment of Kathy McDonald Albert Roman Neil cow and

[47:27] the appointment of Claudia Calderon for three-year terms through twelve thirty

[47:31] one twenty two to the Traffic and Safety Committee approve the reappointment of

[47:36] Jason Milito as safety nel gate saniana vich as alternate for the year 2020 I

[47:42] have a motion for appointments and personnel changes so moved

[47:47] he's been moved and seconded all in favor say aye hi any opposed

[47:51] any abstentions all right great all those who are present who had their

[47:57] name called we'd like to do your oath of office as a group correct so I ask you

[48:04] to come in form one one line or two lines forward at this time we did leave

[48:11] someone off we're going to have to do that next time okay um so all those who

[48:16] are present if you could come forward at this time and stand in the center and of

[48:29] course anyone is not present we'll take your own fed another time okay so um did

[48:44] you could raise your right hand and repeat after me I say to say your name

[48:55] do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States

[49:03] and the Constitution of the state of New Jersey

[49:09] and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and to the

[49:18] government established in the United States the United States and in this

[49:25] state under the authority of the people I state your name do solemnly swear that

[49:37] I will faithfully and impartially hardly and justly Lesley perform all the duties

[49:46] as a member all dog to the best of my ability so help me God

[49:59] okay thank you for default everyone caught up this meeting see see the clerk

[50:06] will deals are in the conference room into the / committee okay so if you need

[50:11] to leave early you can go and sign them but before we you guys can sit down for

[50:16] a moment and if you need to leave early you can go do that but we will be having

[50:20] a reception after the meeting at my house I hope you might join Councilwoman

[50:26] the Stephen Council Councilwoman Montesano Cohen and myself and our

[50:31] families for a brief celebration of some brownies and some pastries and small

[50:37] sandwiches and and maybe a toast so so anybody needs to go feel free to do that

[50:43] that's at 1:00 to 5:00 Manning Avenue between Kim command Bogert just up from

[50:48] the donkeys that may someday be open

[50:54] [Music]

[51:00] I could I asked the clerk to read the first reading of ordinance 20 - one

[51:06] ordinance 20 - one in ordinance picks salary wage and conversation of the

[51:11] officers and employees of the borough of Redbridge the county of Bergen free

[51:15] state of New Jersey for the year 2020 for the non contractual employees

[51:20] whatever motion so moved second can I have a roll call bound Clerk councilman

[51:31] lupus Steve yes councilman can you go yes councilman go dear

[51:35] yes Councilwoman Kaplan yes council only Montesano : yes it has been

[51:44] moved and approved this is the first reading of essentially fixing the

[51:47] salaries and ranges of salaries which is required every year as a motion whatever

[51:54] you'd like to offer any other comment about this one thank you covered okay it

[51:59] will be up for a second reading at our next meeting and at that time we would

[52:04] take comments from the public if there are any at that time resolutions by

[52:11] consent xx - 1 to 20 - 55 does any member of the Council which to hold out

[52:20] for discussion or for a separate vote any of those or is there any amendment

[52:28] that needs to take place before it is moved we're going to give our attention

[52:34] to our business administrator yes mayor - minor typos on resolution 2004 halfway

[52:41] through it says account number 179 the current funded police and should leave

[52:47] the car in front of DPW for $5,000 and on a resolution 20-11 the resolution is

[52:53] fine but on the back of that mutation of the contract it says 2120 and it should

[52:58] be 20/20 any member of council are the question about those amendments is like

[53:05] Corrections but I have a motion to move the resolutions as a group resume

[53:13] it's been moved in second all in favor please say aye all right any opposed or

[53:17] any abstentions seeing on they're all approved so at this point we have public

[53:24] comments council comments and then adjournment so could I have a motion to

[53:30] open to the public salute all those in favor any opposed

[53:35] a abstention so any member of the public can make a comment on anything they wish

[53:40] at this time please feel free to come up to the mic give your name and address

[53:45] and we will you will be heard are we smart can I have a motion to close

[53:54] public comment so moved second okay all those in favor any opposed any

[54:00] abstentions great council comments um we're going to leave our newly elected

[54:05] to last and are of course our new council president so if we don't mind I

[54:11] will begin with Councilwoman Michelle Kaufmann I just would like to say it has

[54:16] been a great first year for me being on the council with everybody and very

[54:21] excited about 2020 and working with everyone to get a lot of good things

[54:25] done for this town which I love and I will be going to a Complete Streets

[54:30] seminar on Thursday just to learn more about integrating pedestrians and bikes

[54:35] and making everything safer for everyone so happy new year Jasmine got here Thank

[54:43] You mayor um all first off congratulations - councilman Conejo for

[54:50] being elected council president I know you'll do a great job very Councilwoman

[54:57] Bastille your re-election is a well-deserved honor you stand as a

[55:02] shining example of what we should all be you do a tremendous job and I know

[55:06] you'll continue to serve the residents of rich river edge well congratulations

[55:12] Councilwoman Montesano Cullen I have known you and we've been friends for

[55:18] quite a few years now and I know that you'll be a terrific Councilwoman

[55:23] and you'll be a great asset to the bar for rich as well Congrats

[55:29] mayor papa leo

[55:32] ever since I was first on the council even before you've been a vast source of

[55:38] knowledge a friend and a mentor and you know this is a again a well-deserved

[55:44] honor you really truly deserving congratulations thank you

[55:48] I'd also like to thank all the residents that were appointed to various boards

[55:53] and commissions tonight because the volunteerism in this town is one of the

[55:58] things that truly makes it great so thank you for all that you do

[56:01] Thank You Man Thank You councilman council president Pengo Thank You mayor

[56:08] first of all congratulations to you becoming there we ran together for

[56:14] council a couple of years ago so you're not going to be running with me but I

[56:17] know you're gonna be doing a terrific job as mayor and revenge is very

[56:21] fortunate to have you also congratulations to council must eat and

[56:26] Monsanto Cohen Lisa I'm looking forward to working alongside you with having

[56:30] another seat next to me again the past couple of weeks was kind of bearing

[56:35] older and I was inside the area when I'll get back here a few minutes

[56:41] a quick congratulations to the new fire officers yesterday we were at the

[56:46] induction ceremony for the fire congratulations to the chief chief

[56:51] Saunders assistant chief greevey and all the officers who were sworn in yesterday

[56:56] the Volunteer Fire Department is that we've said before here in town is of

[57:01] extreme importance to our town and their efforts their hard work they're getting

[57:07] up in the middle of the night no matter what the situation is to come and help

[57:10] the residents not enough can ever be said about the volunteer efforts from

[57:18] our fire department so I just wanted to congratulate everybody and thank them

[57:21] once again we received a couple of resignation letters that I just wanted

[57:27] to comment on and Cindy Khatri longtime Reza

[57:30] and River edge resigned from the library Board of Trustees she volunteered and

[57:38] gave so much to River edge continues to do so so our thanks are with her and

[57:42] whatever the future brings for her whatever she's going to be doing best of

[57:46] luck also at wrinkled back who was a member

[57:49] of the River Edge Fire Department and continues to be a resident here in River

[57:53] Edge has resigned and we thank him for his service as well I just wanted to say

[58:00] a special thank you to Councilwoman BuzzFeed the way she's been able to

[58:08] carry forward when the mayor resigned and she took over first as council

[58:13] president certainly for the past couple of years but also is acting there you're

[58:18] a shining example to all of us not just women all of us Ellen and I ran the

[58:24] first time together she won't I lost but I learned from her

[58:30] and I continued working and I'm here now and I'll owe I owe a lot to Ellen so

[58:36] thank you um let's see thank you all for voting news council president

[58:42] these are big shoes to fill figuratively but big shoes to fill

[58:45] I will work hard and do my best and thank you all happy new year council

[58:55] newly made Councilwoman once an economy Thank You mayor I'll be

[58:59] very brief this is a very humbly opportunity for me I was honored to run

[59:06] with you and Alan learn a lot from both of you in those months that we were

[59:12] knocking on doors and getting to know people I also look very much forward to

[59:16] working with everyone here I've known you for some good some time now and I'm

[59:21] hoping to get to know you much better as we work together for revenge so thank

[59:27] you for the opportunity and happy new year

[59:32] Councilwoman Christine thank you um I want to thank the voters of beverage

[59:38] for their confidence in me in electing me to my third term to River Borough

[59:43] Council it is a humbling experience but one that I take very seriously so I want

[59:48] to thank the voters 2019 did bring a number of changes to the borough and I

[59:55] would like to personally thank my council colleagues for their incredible

[1:00:01] professionalism for bringing levity when levity was required for us to get all

[1:00:07] get through the changes we had to adapt - I'd like to thank our borough attorney

[1:00:13] for really being a wonderful council to me as I kind of stepped into a role I

[1:00:17] was unfamiliar with and - our borough administrator rape Orio for his

[1:00:23] professionalism and leadership and kind of really holding helping us through

[1:00:29] this without having a seated mayor I'd like to thank the entire girl staff for

[1:00:35] doing that as well you were asked to do a lot more than you may have been asked

[1:00:39] to do in the previous year and on behalf of the council I'd like to extend our

[1:00:44] warm thank you for that I'd like to congratulate town populate on the income

[1:00:49] becoming mayor I look very much forward to sharing this dais with you while

[1:00:54] you're mayor and under your leadership I know you're going to do a fantastic job

[1:00:57] and I know that you have the back of the council for our efforts and I look

[1:01:02] forward to working with you and to Councilwoman Montesano cone I'm so

[1:01:07] excited we're seatmates I'm looking forward to sitting with you and working

[1:01:10] with you and I know you're going to bring wonderful fresh ideas through the

[1:01:13] council so congratulations and welcome aboard I'd also like to thank all the

[1:01:18] volunteers who have accepted appointments this evening we could not

[1:01:22] do what we do with the borough without the help of volunteers so thank you all

[1:01:28] for for stepping up I'd also like to recognize two commissioners who will not

[1:01:34] be returning to Recreation this year Chris Lau had to leave prematurely we

[1:01:41] want to thank Chris for all of his years of service to the Recreation Commission

[1:01:44] and I also want to recognize Pete Smith a longtime Commissioner on for

[1:01:50] recreation who has decided not to seek reappointment mayor we would like to ask

[1:01:56] both of them to come up to a meeting in the future we recognize for their years

[1:02:00] of service so we'll work on that outstanding idea I think all our

[1:02:04] professionals for being for joining us again for another year

[1:02:08] I want to pledge that this council will work steadfastly to enhance our

[1:02:15] communication with the residents of River Edge I know all of us up here feel

[1:02:20] that we have ways that we can improve and you have our commitment of the body

[1:02:24] to do that so that's one of the things I'm very much looking forward to but

[1:02:28] again I can't thank all of you enough for your very kind words your hard work

[1:02:31] over the last couple of months when we all had to kind of wear many hats so I'm

[1:02:35] really humbled by your kind words and thank you very much and I look forward

[1:02:38] to the next three years Thank You mayor there are there are

[1:02:47] certainly tens if not hundreds if not thousands of people to thank

[1:02:53] I I could go on forever but I don't think that's what you want me to go so

[1:02:59] uh but but I'd like to just thank my family especially my life worrying my

[1:03:07] sister Ellie Teresa Gary Laurie Vincent Tara drill and Alexandra special thanks

[1:03:16] to you they drove up her freehold they have to drive back to freehold you guys

[1:03:20] are just wonderful to have done that thank you

[1:03:23] Frannie and Michael and Michael Matthew and Madeline who would have liked to

[1:03:30] have been here but couldn't have been here Thank You the volunteers thank you

[1:03:33] to the council thank you to our professionals thank you to our

[1:03:38] volunteers really honestly we can't do it without you

[1:03:41] thank you to BCE a JK and my fellow educators I hope and to all those

[1:03:49] present oh thank you - councilman Rudman who is here from orell his wife

[1:03:55] Stephanie and to all those firefighters our DPW worker

[1:04:00] our believes all the all the employees in our business office and anyone I'm

[1:04:08] forgetting please forgive me thank you I'd like a motion to adjourn

[1:04:16] move second elevator hi thank you and you're invited back one two five Fanning

[1:04:23] Avenue please come [Applause]

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