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Heat. Heat. I call this main order. It's 4:00 or 1,600 hours. Now have a prayer. Our heavenly father, grant us the wisdom to walk in your light, and the courage

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to accept the responsibilities placed upon us. Grant that our principles may be sound, our decisions wise, and our performance in office faithful. Amen. >> Amen. Please rise for flag salute. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Yeah. Yep. I got it. >> There we go. Yeah, that's bothering us.

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>> We almost didn't. >> In compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act of the State of New Jersey, adequate notice of this meeting of the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners was provided in the following manner. Published in the press of Atlantic City and mailed to the Hamilton Gazette and

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has been posted on the bulletin boards in the county office building in Atlantic City, the Stillwater Building in Northfield, and the county clerk's office in Mage Landing. We've all been given a set of minutes. May 19th, we've had an opportunity to

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review. I'll entertain a >> Oh, sorry. I'm sorry. Please call the role. >> Chairman Commissioner Days, Commissioner Shanker, and Commissioner Ruffw are attending virtually today. >> Martino >> here. >> Burns >> here. R Days

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>> here. >> C Days >> here. >> Here. Parker >> present. >> Ruff >> present. >> Grizzly >> here. >> We all good.

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>> Shanker. Okay. Okay. All right. The chair will entertain a motion to adopt the M minutes from the May 19th meeting. >> Move. >> Second. >> Second.

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>> Any discussion on the minutes, any corrections, deletions, etc. Hearing none, please call the role. >> Yes. >> Burns? >> Yes. >> R Days? >> Yes. >> C Days? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Parker? >> Yes. >> Ravio?

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Grizzly. >> Yes. >> The board of commissioners will continue to utilize a consent agenda format for sections of the agenda that the commissioners do not feel need additional discussion from the board and

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are not contested. This agenda consent format allows our meetings to run more efficiently and productively so that we can spend additional time during the meeting discussing other important issues that are not as routine. If any

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commissioner wishes for an additional discussion on a resolution or would like a resolution to be pulled from the consent format to be individually addressed for any reason, please advise and we will do so. for the public. Prior to the roll call on any resolution or

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group of resolutions, you will continue to have an opportunity to comment if you wish to do so. Anyone attending in person who would like to speak regarding an agenda item or at public comment, please come to the podium, speak into the microphone, state

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your name in the town where you reside. You will be provided up to three minutes to speak. If you are attending virtually and would like to speak, please raise your hand during the agenda item or at public comment at the end. I will call

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upon your name and request to unmute will be sent. Please state your name and the town you reside. You will be pro provided up to three minutes to first piece of business tonight is uh second reading ordinance number three

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>> ordinance amending the bylaws of the Atlanta County Board of Commissioners to provide for early public comment on agenda items not scheduled for public hearings adjusting notice requirements and other procedural updates. Final reading. >> Move. Second. >> It's been moved and second. Any

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discussion? >> Question. >> Yes. >> How will the public be notified uh which items are being placed on consent agenda for the meeting or we are we going to place them all on the consent agenda? >> We're going to have a a public session

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before um before all the listed items where the public can speak on any item. >> Thank you. Any other discussion?

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Any public comment on orders number three on final reading? >> Hearing none, please call the role. >> Bertino, >> yes. >> Burns, >> yes. >> R Days, >> yes. >> C Days, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Parker, >> yes. >> Ruffio,

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>> yes. >> Banker. >> Grizzly, >> yes. Thank you. Um, we have grants and some other things on the agenda tonight that require expenditures of money. And uh,

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just want to mention for the record that all the uh, money items on the agenda have all been reviewed by the budget committee and we recommend adoption approval. So with that

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we have grants of two s yeah yeah resolutions 254 through 261 we'll take them as a group I'll entertain a motion to adopt combine adopt 254 to 261

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>> moved second >> thank you move and second any discussion >> for 260 >> which bridges are anticipated to be included with this money Well, that particular um one that actually covers four

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counties. All right. It's under the SJTPO and um that's not as rich as you would think think it is. It it works for it works out to about 5,000 per per year for 10

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years. >> Is there a county? >> 5 million. million. Is there a county match? >> No. >> No. >> What did I say? 5,000. 5,000. >> Sorry, >> Mr. Chairman. If I can too. Yes.

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>> They're all listed in the background. If you look a little farther down, all the bridges are listed on the ones they're in consideration. They have them all listed. >> Okay. Any further comment? Any public comment on those resolutions? Hearing none, please call the role.

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>> Bertino, >> yes. >> Burns, >> yes. >> R Days, >> yes. >> C Days, >> yes. >> Earn, >> yes. >> Parker, >> yes. >> Ruffio, >> yes. >> Grizzly, >> yes. >> Moving on to resolution 262, which

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establishes a pool of firms for appraisal services. So with that, chair will entertain a motion to adopt. Move. Second. >> Thank you. Move 262. Any discussion? Any public comment?

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Hearing none. Please call the role. >> Bertino, >> yes. >> Burns, yes. >> R Days, >> yes. >> C Days, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Parker, >> yes. >> Ruffio, >> yes. >> Grizzley, >> yes. >> Okay. under bid contracts.

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Okay, I'll entertain a motion to combine adopt 263 through 267. >> Move. >> Second discussion. Any public comment hearing? None. Please call the role. >> Bertino,

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>> yes. >> Burns, yes. >> R Days, >> yes. >> T days, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Parker, >> yes. >> Ruff, >> yes. Grizzly. >> Yes. Moving on. We have one change order.

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Resolution number 268. Chair will entertain a motion to approve resolution 268. >> Second. >> Any discussion? I understand this had to to do with the

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drainage drainage issues. >> Any public comment on 268? Hearing none, please call the role. >> Ratino, >> yes. >> Burns, yes. >> R Days, >> yes. >> C Days, >> yes. >> Fern, >> yes. >> Parker, >> yes. Ruffio, >> yes. >> Grizzly,

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>> yes. All right. Under miscellaneous, we have a number of resolutions. So, um I'm going to entertain a motion to combine adopt 269 through 270

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and resolutions 272 through 283. >> Second. >> Any discussion on these resolutions? >> Mr. SH on 282

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>> operation operation helping hands. Um do we have any like uh outcome metrics that we can get to? How many individuals were served um during the previous cycle?

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How referrals are being tracked by law enforcement encounters and things of that nature? >> I'll ask administration for a response. We can get that. That's a prosecutor's management that the money goes to the prosecutor's office and the prosecutor's

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office has a subcontract with the Brooks association. >> Yeah. John Brooks through the uh Atlanta care. >> I'll find out from them what kind of metrics that they receive from Atlanta.

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>> Thank you. Any further discussion, comments on those resolutions? That's 269 through 270 and 272 through 283.

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We're going to consider resolution 271 separate. So, moving back to the ones we're considering, if there's any further discussion, if not, I'll ask if there's any public comment on those resolutions.

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>> Hearing none, please call the role. >> Bertino, >> yes. >> Burns, >> yes. >> R Days, >> yes. >> C Days, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Parker, >> yes. >> Ruffio, >> yes. >> Grizzly, >> yes.

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And moving back to U resolution 271 is memorandum of agreement with Atlantic County Assistant Prosecutors negotiated the contract. Here we entertain a motion to adopt. >> Second.

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>> We have someone online like Mr. Ferguson to give us a little overview. >> I am here. Can you hear me? >> Yes. loud and clear. >> Okay. Uh this is a uh the resolution would approve a memorandum of agreement

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uh for a negotiated successor contract for the assistant prosecutors at the Atlanta County Prosecutor's Office. Uh negotiations were concluded recently on this. Uh I've attached uh to the resolution a copy of the memorandum of

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agreement. This would uh since the prior contract expired at the end of calendar year 2024, uh this would be a uh an agreement that would run for three years, but would be retroactive to January 1 of 2025. It

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would carry through the end of calendar year 2027. Um the uh the cost of the contract uh is averages uh over the life of the contract an annual average of 5.85%

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but uh because of the fact that a number of the items in salary and all are prrated uh for instance some of the uh payments are made on a an employees anniversary date and won't cover the whole year. the

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actual cost on a PR-rated basis to this year's budget is 3.36%. Um, so uh you know it appears to be a uh a a good contract for for all the parties and does some of the things that

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the uh the prosecutor is hoping to do in terms of retention and so on. Uh if there were any other questions that anyone has, I'll be happy to uh answer them. You answered my main question about

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retention concerns. >> That appears to be a very generous contract. >> Absolutely. >> Yeah. Any other discussion? Any public comment? Not please call the role. >> Yes. >> Burns.

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>> Yes. >> R Days. >> Yes. >> C days. >> Estain. >> Yes. >> Parker. >> Yes. Rafio >> abstain. >> Grizzly. >> Yes. Moving on, we have some chapter 159. So

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I'll entertain a motion to combine and adopt resolutions 284 through 287. >> Move. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> Any public comment? Hearing none, please call the role.

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Bertino, >> yes. >> Burns, >> yes. >> R Days, >> yes. >> C days, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Parker, >> yes. >> Rafio, >> yes. >> Grizzly, >> yes. >> Okay, we have some appointments.

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Resolutions 288 and 289. I'll entertain a motion to combine adopt these resolutions. >> Move. >> Second. >> Any discussion? Um, I believe Kimberly is on and just want to thank her for stepping up and

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being on that advisory council. I >> think Kimberly Moore is on. >> Y >> and we certainly appreciate all those who come forward and give of their time. It's a most precious gift of all.

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Any public comment on these appointments? Hearing none, please call the role. >> Bertino, >> yes. >> Burns, >> yes. >> R Days, >> yes. >> Case, >> yes. >> He Parker, >> yes. >> Rapio, >> yes. >> Grizzly, >> yes.

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>> We have a couple roadway solicitations resolutions 290 through 292. I entertain a motion to combine and adopt these. >> Move. Second. >> Thank you. Any discussion? Any public comment

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hearing? None. Please call the role. >> Bertino, >> yes. >> Burns, >> yes. >> R Days, >> yes. >> C Days, >> yes. >> Bern, >> yes. >> Parker, >> yes. >> Ruffio, >> yes. >> Grizzly, >> yes. Thank you very much. Uh, that

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completes our resolutions. Does anyone have any written communications or petitions they'd like to share with the board? Any reports of committees? >> Yes, >> just a brief one. We recently had a

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bridges and roads committee meeting uh to go over the status of all the construction projects in Alena County. Uh it's pretty extensive as you see driving around. Um there is quite a lot going on. Um and that will continue. Commissioners all receive a report. I

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think you guys have gotten it already. So >> and we left the detail in it. That's it. That's it. You got it. >> Thank you. >> Any other committee reports? Any unfinished business? Any new business?

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Hearing none. Okay. Anyone attending in person who would like to speak now at public comment, please come to the podium. Speak into the microphone. State your name in the town you reside. If you're attending virtually, would like to make a public comment, please raise your hand. I will

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call upon your name and a request to unmute will be sent. Please state your name and the town you reside. You will provide up to three minutes to speak. Anyone have any public comments? None. Moving right along then.

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We're at the good of the order, ladies and gentlemen. Anyone have any items for the good of the order? >> Mr. Chair, through you to administration, could we possibly have an update on from workforce development, the apprenticeships and um workforce

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pipeline efforts? >> Not right now. I'm >> Yeah, >> as I understand they they were just granted, if you're talking about the summer youth program, >> and we just uh as I understand we're

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granted $185,000 as recently as a couple hours ago >> because I' I've had inquiries from folks that like to participate in that, you know. >> Absolutely. >> It's a good thing for our young people.

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>> Yeah. Well, that's why we have this extra $185,000, which is nice to work with. >> Absolutely. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Chairman, can I add something? >> I'm sorry. Were you finished? >> No, I was finished. So, I was thinking for

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>> just a reminder, Monday, June 8th is the first public hearing for the public to attend with questions about the criteria for Meadow View's auction, which will be coming up later, but it's the first hearing right here at 4:00.

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>> What's the date again? I'm sorry, Commissioner. >> Monday the 8th. >> Monday the 8th. >> Thank you. >> All right. Any other things under the good of the order? Looks like we're going to have a short meeting today

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and go home and watch election results. >> Go vote. >> Go vote. >> Beautiful day. >> Yeah. Well, being no further business, then I'll entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> Second. All >> in favor say I. I. Motion carries.

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>> We are adjourned. Heat. Heat.