So, I'd like to call this meeting to order. Read the notice for us. >> Adequate notice of this meeting was provided in accordance with chapter 231, public law 1975. >> Thank you. Now, before we get started
tonight, I as I mentioned last time, uh, Director Sar was unable to be here. He did have a medical procedure. He was unable to come. It was only a few days before. He is now tonight. He's online, but since he physically can't be here, I will be running the meeting again
tonight. But, director, sorry, you're there, correct, sir? >> Yes, I am. >> Very good. All right. So before we get started, I want to take a moment for a silent thought for prayer. I know Thanksgiving's coming up in a few days.
I know I have a lot to be thankful for. I'm sure we all do. So we keep that in our thoughts. So for the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. Thank you, >> Madam Clerk. Roll call to see who's here
tonight. >> Commissioner Ostino >> here. >> Commissioner Alrech. >> Commissioner Romero >> here. >> Commissioner Lo. >> Commissioner Taylor. >> Deputy Director Marshon >> here. >> Director Sorrow >> here. >> Do I have a motion and second to accept
and dispense with the reading of the minutes from the last public meeting? >> I'll make the motion. >> Second. All in favor? I >> I. >> Do we have any communications? Correspondence dated October 28, 2025 from Atlantic City Electric notice of filing of public hearings in the matter
of the combined and consolidated application of Atlantic City Electric Company to adjust the level of its rider RGI charges associated with its legacy solar renewable energy certificates finance program BPU docket number ER25070444. >> Thank you. So, next on the agenda, we
have presentations. And I know we have second and third quarter retirees. There's supposed to be two that were showing up here tonight, but we can we just read the retirees names. >> Do we have
>> we have we have that list and we'll just want to read some. >> You want to go Dad? Everybody read it. >> No, go ahead. Make it flow better. >> All right. Well, I hope I get the names right. So, >> all right. First,
>> all right, first one is Michael J. Use. These are all 25 or greater. They're retired. So, uh, energy emergency service and public protection. That's where it's at. Public, he's a public safety telecommunicator. I see the dates here now. This 27 years.
Uh, James J. Sabella, sheriff's officer. U 25 years in. Congratulations. Um, this is uh Ryan P. Brees, Lieutenant of the County Investigators. Um, congratulations. 20 years in. Uh, Nicole
Lita J. Pennington, county investigator. Um, that has 20 years in. We got Dave Pabone, county investigator, 23 years. Uh, also Edward C. Stockbridge, Lieutenant County investigator. Used to
play hockey with him, too. Congratulations. 23 years. Um, Robert Bernard, county investigator, 25 years. Congratulations. Robert J. Mendle, uh, the lieutenant, correction police.
Uh, congratulations. Uh, Gail Gail B. Lindsay, correction police officer, 26 years. Um, Chad Debby, correction officers. Um, again, I'd say 25 or greater. Uh, Victor
Murphy, social worker, instit institution. Um, cross out. Herina Torres, site manager, nutrition. Uh, Sharon D. Muborn,
keyboard clerk 2. Congratulations, Victoria. Uh, Subnovich, administrative clerk. Hope I said that one right. Congratulations to Cynthia Nichols. Nicholas, senior county clerk.
This is employment training. These two class individuals were uh Marlene Pierce um who may is not present right now, but indicates you may be there. Uh, senior receptionist, phone operator, DOS administration. Bel Rodriguez, clerk 2.
Uh, DOS administration. Congratulations. Um, Lewis Walker, human service specialist, bilingual, DOS, medical assistant. Congratulations. And Jamaran Mendes, human services specialist for
DOS fraud investigation. So, congratulations everyone. I I really do appreciate actually. I do appreciate the the ability to read this. We do have some presentations for here tonight if they do show up, but
it's uh this should be done and I'm very uh happy to be able to read this because uh we should always acknowledge the people that have served this county well over the last uh 20 25 or greater years. So, thank you. >> Yes, I I I echo Commissioner Alrech sentiments. This is something that I
know Commissioner Alrech and myself did ask for because we really do value our employees here in Cumberland County and all that they give to the people who put us in the seats um here which are our taxpayers. So, we just really want to echo those sentiments and uh we're very grateful for the years of service for
all of our retirees to Cumberland County. Thank you. >> Well, thank you commissioners and of course I wish them all happy and healthy retirements and thank them for all their service. Now, so we'll move on to public comment would be next or >> public comment on resolutions only. Do I
have a motion and second to open public comment on resolutions only? >> I make a motion to open public comment on resolutions only at this time. >> I second it. All >> in favor? I >> All right. So, we're open for public comment for resolution items only. If you have a comment, please come up to
the podium. Just state your name and where you're from. >> Good evening. I'm Nancy Richway from Upper Deerfield and Fairfield Township. Glad to see you all here tonight. Hope Mr. S is doing well. Um, resolution
2025672. This is a resolution awarding a fair contract for providing architectural services for design of an allincclusive playground for the
county. To unmute yourself, press star darn six. >> Sorry, Mr. >> That that's okay. Not patient. Uh this is a RFP and new qualifier per
RFQ and it's needed general architectural and engineering consulting services contract award by resolution 2024 683 to Associates $72,50.
This was a year ago. Why has it taken so long? I actually thought that you lost the grie. I announced at that US degree and then I saw people once out at the
library working on this surveying or whatever cuz this program is supposed to go in front of the county library and uh nothing nothing here nothing said and this is
this was November the 26th of 2024 and here is November of 2025. have with no comments from any of the commissioners or anybody on this all-inclusive program. Resolution is awarding contract for
replacement of the structure number 06F0031 South Avenue CR609 over one caps one bit number 25-38 to Waters Moving Construction Inc.
for1,361 $1,361,388. Um, it's about time that we're awarding this bid. Okay. Unless the the state gave you 1.5 million
and I guess with the leftover money you could start fixing that property that you destroyed for the bridge. But my question is um when this bridge went out I'm curious of how you're going to be replacing it because when it went out
John Luke came down to Fairfield Township and told Fairfield Township that the bridge was out. There's two coverts there and they're going to replace one and let the other one go back to nature. So, I'm curious to know
if you're going to replace both of them or just one or what's going on down there because when this first went out, Junior came with Fairfield Township and made that announcement. Thank you. >> Thank you, Mr. Dway. Do you have any other comments?
Anyone online have any comments? >> We lost um Kathy's coming in to redial out. Somehow we lost connection. >> All right. Well, in the interim, >> welcome to the audio conferencing center. Please enter a conference ID
followed by pound. If you're meeting organizer, press star now. I think we lost. Uh, >> please wait for the leader to admit you to the meeting. Thank you for your patience. You are now joining
immediately. >> So, we're back up uh online. Is it is everyone back online? If you have public comment, now would be the time. >> Hearing none and seeing none. Motion >> online. We can't hear. >> Oh, hello. >> Hello. Yes, we we lost connection. We
just reconnected. Can you hear us now? >> No. >> Okay. If you have any public comment, now would be your time. Do you? closer. She You can't hear us. >> They can't hear us. >> That's what she said. Did she heard you when you said it?
>> She could. >> And Kathy just said she's all good. >> She used the word. That's what I got. >> Okay. Do we have any public comment online? >> Seeing and hearing none. >> Yep. >> I restate motion to close. >> Second. >> Second.
>> All in favor? >> I. >> Department of Com. Yeah. Thank you. >> Probably Mr. Kazarski, please. I'm not county planning county planning director. I believe the reference to the
November 24 resolution is the resolution that authorizes all of the architects and engineers that are in the pool. Um, and that runs for a year. Uh, we uh were able to use that list for this selection process. I believe on the agenda tonight
is the next year's authorization of the architect and engineering pool. Um the grant for the playground uh runs in through uh the summer of next year. It's a two-year grant. Um and we believe that
we can complete the project or be very close to completion by the end of the grant period. >> So So we So Miss Ridgeway's coet we would lose the grit. We still have it. >> We still have the Okay. Yes, we do. >> So, we're proceeded. That's what we're
doing. Okay. Good. >> All right. So, the architect will do um multi-month design cheret. We'll include the public in that process. We'll include the library um there's a variety of components involved in the architectural work um to design the
actual space. So, that'll be the next step. And the other parts were because we were questioned. We had to check out the land to make sure it was not uh hazardous there. That that stuff we had to go through to do that first. >> There was Yes, there was a subdivision
process we had to go through. Um for green acres, there was an environmental assessment process we had to go through. These projects are not real easy. So the purpose of that because we could have kids climbing around and we want to make sure they're safe.
>> Right. Okay. So we've been moving it along and we also we also appropriated the first portion of the of the dollars to do that which was part of the match that that the county house is responsible for which is 30 which is a was a one-/3
match. Correct. >> Correct. >> 33 33% match of which we had to absorb and accommodate that. >> Very good. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> We have one other question. We have we have Mr. Whitaker.
Mr. Whitaker, are you online? >> I I am here, but I have no idea the questions >> because I wanted we weren't able to hear you. So, you have to repeat the question. >> Very good. Well, the question involves the South Avenue Culbert and there was
questions uh regarding uh that the layout of the bridge that's going to be involved in that >> the one covert two. >> I think initially maybe engineer annunciated a plan to return two-way
traffic and now I think we're going back to exactly the way it used to be for Mr. Whit. >> Yeah. Yeah. there would be if you were going to do your two-way traffic, there would be no need to build a cover. So, the the intent at this point is to put traffic back after the call is completed
to the way it was prior prior to to the uh the current event. >> Okay. >> Does anybody have any other questions for while we have them? >> So, the plan is to redo both bridges that Mrs. Wood brought up. just a broken
bridge. >> But that would equate to now having two covers, right? The two-way traffic proposal back then was to just use the cover that was in place, use the bridge that was in place, and now we're going back to exactly the way it used to be.
If uh >> deputy director the if uh if the and we've mentioned that the uh the community that neighborhood is all has changed and actually it's quieter people
actually it's a neighborhood now. Uh if this was done because we always promised it would be done. Can is it is it able are we able to consider maybe uh shorten the opening and actually stick to the
two-way uh uh traffic on the other side to accommodate if if it's requested and I mean requested for the city of Brixton formally that they would like to keep this maybe a a bike route or very very
minor traffic compared to what is uh going to be what's going to go through. It's going to be 60 70 mph through the middle of that neighborhood. Again, u I just I say out to you that if the city of Bridton made an effort to say we're going to do we're going to build it cuz we told we're going to build it uh that
we would consider that you know maybe make it more uh constricted that so that the that traffic is not really run on that. It's a maybe an offshoot or maybe bicycle traffic only compared to uh u to the
traffic that was going to happen there. So >> I'm sure if the city made an official request like that of course is what we'll consider. >> Okay. Thank you. >> I only want to set >> well I ask the issue that from a legal standpoint you're borrowing money for road improvement. So you might run into
something, but I know that there was a dialogue with the city of Bridgton confirming the business administrator. >> Well, it's not in the affirmative. >> Okay. I I'm just saying it was formally asked of us and because we've always said we're going to build this Culver. We're going to build it cuz it was out.
We've said we would finished the work. It's been what, six years or whatever? 40 years. Sorry. Four years. It seems longer. Uh but just to ask because you know there's such potential that neighborhood the way you >> Yeah. That's all I just wanted to
express that. >> All right. Thank you. >> All right. So now I guess move on to the department head comments if there is any. >> You have any department head to align that comment. >> All right. Hearing none. I guess we'll
move consent agenda. >> Do I have a motion? Second to vote by consent agenda on resolutions 2025-642 through 2025-671. I make a motion. >> Second. >> Thank you. >> Commissioner Obino, >> yes.
>> Commissioner Alrech, >> yes. >> Commissioner Romero, >> yes. >> Commissioner L. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Taylor, >> yes. >> Deputy Director Maran, >> yes. >> Director Sorrow, >> yes. Do I have a motion and second to adopt
the resolutions 2025 through 642 through 2025 to 671 by consent? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Second. >> Second. >> Commissioner Alino. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Alrech. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Romero.
>> Yes. >> Commissioner Less. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Taylor. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Deputy Director Marshon. >> Yes. >> Director Sorrow. >> Yes. Resolution 2025-672 resolution awarding fair and urban
contract for providing architectural services for design of all inclusive playground for the county of Cumberland RFP number 25 through 27 pre-qualified per RFQ number 24-39 as needed general architectural and engineering consulting services contract awarded by resolution
2024-683. Do I have a motion and second? >> Make a motion. Second, >> Commissioner Alino. Yes. Commissioner Albert, >> just want to make a comment for a vote that this uh it's I'm pleased that this is going forward. I be on the library uh
board. They're they're looking forward to have this park there. They see they're going to make this very unique. The facility is going to be unique, but they're going to make this very unique to where being around a library, and they look forward to story time and storytelling to lead them into the
library. So, I'm glad and I vote yes. Commissioner Romero, >> yes. >> Commissioner Lo, yes. >> Commissioner Taylor, yes. Deputy Director Marawn, >> I want to second the comments made by Commissioner Albbrick. I look forward to this and it has been a while, but I
think it'll be well worth it. My vote's yes. >> Director Sorrow, >> letter. Resolution 2025-673, resolution awarding parent open contract for providing soup kitchen feeding program services for the county of Cumberland authorizing the revertising for request for proposals RFP number
25-37. Do I have a motion and second? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Commissioner Austin. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Alre just a general question on it that there's two facilities in in Bridton. the other ones, the other facilities, there's
there's this one, hope I'm saying this right, the uh Trinity First Hope Center that that uh if I remember right, was Bridton and I hope I got that right. The bottom line is that the why we're is it Milville? No. All right. It seemed like
there were two facilities and why we were doing why we were splitting our money just instead of serving one. uh you know I think we did b the St. Paul or the Vitza or whatever before they they dropped off. What happened is there
was a fault. There were faults on two of the two of the submissions for respons. What this does allow is this does allow it to go back out to those who were >> so we are going to reach back out. We are going to have more facilities. All
right. I just wanted to make sure. Okay. >> I appreciate it. Yes. >> Commissioner Romero. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Lo. Yes. >> Commissioner Taylor. >> Yes. Deputy Director Manton. >> Yes. >> Director Sorrow. Yes. >> Resolution 2025-674,
resolution awarding contract for replacement of structure number 06F0031 South Avenue over Rox Run bid number 25-38. Do I have a motion and second? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Commissioner Alstino, yes. >> Commissioner Alrech, yes. Commissioner
Romero, >> yes. >> Commissioner Lodes, yes. >> Commissioner Taylor, >> yes. >> Deputy Director Marsh, >> I do have a brief comment on this. So, as been noted, this has been a long time coming and I know uh director Sar had mentioned this before that there was a slew of permits and permissions and we
needed so it is very nice to see this going. I think this was initiated when uh Commissioner Albert was director and he pushed us along and then we had former directors who really pushed us along and of course now we have uh director Sar is doing that. So I would like to thank the board for all your
efforts in getting this pushed along one of my vote yes. >> Director Sorrow Yes. >> Resolution 2025-675 resolution awarding fair and open contracts for providing as needed general architectural and engineering
services for the county of Cumberland RFQ number 25-43. Do I have a motion and second? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Commissioner Ostino. Yes. >> Commissioner Alre. I just would wish that we would uh look at we've have a lot of these people online that we would
look at maybe having a different thought uh by by reach Mr. Whitaker has been fantastic at us that we have projects we look at different architects and might come with a different vision of what we whatever
we're doing. So thanks. Yes. >> Commissioner Romero. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Loads. Yes. Commissioner Taylor. >> Yes. >> Deputy Director Marine. Yes. Director Sorrow. >> Yes. >> Resolution 2025-676. Resolution awarding fair and open
professional service contracts for providing as needed general environmental consulting services for the county of Cumberland RQ number 25-44. Do I have a motion to second? >> Some moved. >> Second. >> Commissioner Alino. Yes. >> Commissioner Alre. >> Yes. Commissioner Romero, >> yes. >> Commissioner Lo, yes.
>> Commissioner Taylor, >> yes. >> Deputy Director Marshon, >> yes. >> Director Sorrow, >> yes. >> Resolution 2025-677, resolution awarding contract for providing and delivering rock salt for the county of Cumberland and participating members of the Cumberland County Cooperative Contract Purchasing
System identifier number 181-cc bid number 25-45. Do I have a motion and second? >> I'll make the motion. >> Second. >> Commissioner Alstino. Yes. Commissioner Albright. Yes. Commissioner Romero, >> yes. >> Commissioner Lo, >> yes. >> Commissioner Taylor, >> yes. >> Deputy Director Marshon, >> yes.
>> Director Sorrow, >> yes. >> Resolution 2025-678, resolution acknowledging continued participation in the Southern Coastal Regional Employee Benefits Fund for 2026 medical benefits. Do I have a motion and second? I'll make a motion. Second,
>> Commissioner Ostino, yes. Commissioner Alrech, yes. >> Commissioner Romero, yes. Commissioner Les, yes. Commissioner Taylor, yes. Deputy Director Marshon. Yes. >> Director Sorrow. >> Yes. >> Resolution 2025-679, resolution authorizing the Cumberland County Administrator to continue an opt-
out program for eligible county employees who choose to wave healthcare health insurance coverage. Do I have a motion and second? >> Second. >> Commissioner Ostino. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Alrech. Yes. >> Commissioner Romero. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Less.
>> Yes. Commissioner Taylor. Yes. >> Deputy Director Marshine. Yes. Director Sorrow. >> Yes. >> Resolution 2025-680, resolution approving change order number one to contract for providing expert professional medical consulting services for the Cumberland County Department of Corrections. Do I have a motion and
second? >> I'll make the motion. Second, >> Commissioner Alino. Yes. >> Commissioner Alrech. just want to say it next to uh we we were backed in that we had to do this through the uh through our the lawsuits were made but actually
it's actually a good thing to have these uh individuals online the prices have increased but it's a good thing to have them so we we never go back we always go forward and we'll continue that that our jail will be better and better it won't be the greatest place we don't ever want to be the greatest place but it's it'll
be well run Thank you and Yes. >> Commissioner Romero, >> yes. >> Commissioner Loads, >> my vote is yes. >> Commissioner Taylor, yes. >> Deputy Director Marshon, >> yes. >> Director Sorrow, >> yes. >> Resolution 2025-681, resolution approving change order number
one to contract for providing expert medical consultant services for the Department of Corrections. Do I have a motion and second? >> I'll make the motion. >> Second. >> Commissioner Alino, yes. >> Commissioner Alrech, yes. >> Commissioner Romero, yes. >> Commissioner Less, yes. >> Commissioner Taylor, yes. Deputy Director Marshon,
>> yes. Director Sorrow, >> yes. >> Resolution 2025-682, resolution declaring one pair of Spalding Hydro Rib 940 portable indoor basketball hoops as surplus and unmuted property and authorizing sale through online or public auction. Do I have a
motion and second? >> I'll make the motion. Second, >> Commissioner Alino. >> Yes. Mr. Auburn, >> is it possible to just donate this to a local organization here and they is it in bad shape instead of selling or get can we just donate it to
>> and where are they coming from? >> Where are they coming from? >> Well, yeah, it's not being used anymore, but it was in storage, right? That's where we had it. So by declaring access and then you did your ad to the wall.
>> Yes. >> Commissioner Romero. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Loads. >> Yes. Commissioner Taylor. Yes. Deputy Director Marshan. >> Yes. >> Director Sorrow. >> Yes. >> Resolution 2025-683. Resolution awarding contract for providing electricity supply for the
county of Cumberland and for the participating members of the Cumberland County Cooperative Contract Purchasing System. Identifier number 181 CC CCPS bid number 25-40. Do I have a motion and second? >> Deputy before we bid we vote on this did
we we did a study on solar uh solar and the idea of that's having someone build a solar field for us is that this will cover the cost of us buying electricity supply. Can we have an update on what where that's at? It was
done two years ago. Uh the idea was to offset our cost of buying with the solar field that was planned. >> I'm unfamiliar with that. >> Well, FBA, >> I know there's one out there. It was um it exists. Yeah, it does exist. I don't
know. >> I know it hasn't been implemented. >> We haven't used status yet. Okay. >> So, maybe we can get a copy of that and get it out to the commissioner. See, you got it. >> Okay. The the goal. Okay. >> Well, you you were voting. I didn't mean
to. I just wanted to that we put it out there in order to cover a cost of maybe it's it was over a million dollars or whatever our electric bill is. But the idea if we did that on some land that we have like our our our our concrete pad land that uh that by doing that maybe we
save the taxpayers a million dollars which is 1 cent on our tax roll or maybe it's more. So, uh, that I I would hope we would proceed. We and literally people would build it for us and they would get I don't know if they still have wrecks and so it would be no cost
to the tax rate of building it just the lay to put it on uh or at the fairgrounds where they would park under it. Uh, it's just a thought that why we proceeded to do this. >> Worthy of looking. >> Okay. Thank you.
>> Do I have a motion and second? >> I'll make the motion. Second. >> Commissioner Alstino. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Alrech. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Romero. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Lo. Yes. >> Commissioner Taylor. Yes. >> Deputy Director Marshon. >> Yes. >> Director Zara. >> Yes.
>> Resolution 2025 684. Resolution affirming emergency to exist at the intersection of Brewster Road and Lis Avenue in the city of Biden regarding repair of traffic control devices and foundation and affirming the repair thereof. Do I have a motion and second? >> I'll make the motion. >> Second.
Commissioner Ostino, yes. >> Commissioner Albrech, yes. >> Commissioner Romero, >> yes. >> Commissioner Lodess, >> yes. >> Commissioner Taylor, yes. >> Deputy Director Marshon, >> yes. >> Director Sorrow, >> yes. >> Resolution 2025-685, resolution amending resolution 2025-612,
authorized the purchase of the Kabuto RTVX4 SKLH-1 utility vehicle with Kabuto attachments from New Jersey state contract vendor for the Office of Emergency Management. Do I have a motion and second? >> Make a motion. >> Second.
>> Second. >> Commissioner Ostino. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Alrech. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Romero. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Lodess. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Taylor. Yes. Deputy Director Marshon. >> Yes. >> Director Sorrow. >> Yes. >> Resolution 2025 686. Resolution
authorizing the award of a non-fair and open contract for providing third party administration of inmate insurance claims. The Department of Corrections. Do I have a motion and second? Let me make a motion. Second. >> Commissioner Oino. Yes. >> Commissioner Alrech. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Romero.
>> Yes. >> Commissioner Lo. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Taylor. >> Yes. >> Deputy Director Marshon. >> Yes. >> Director Sorrow. >> Yes. >> Do I have a motion and second to accept treasures report is provided? >> Make the motion to accept treasurer's report. >> Second.
>> All in favor? Do I have a Do I have a motion and second for authorizing payment of all salaries and wages? >> I'll make the motion. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Do I have a Do I have a motion, second to open public comment on new business only?
>> I'll make the motion. >> Second. All in favor? >> All right. So, now we're opening up public comment for new business. Should you have a comment, please come to the podium and uh say your name and where you're from.
Sandy asked me to welcome the Der Township. Um on the playground at the library, um I think these are the kind of updates that the public should be made aware of. Um you have a section on the agenda for the department head comments. Maybe that should include
updates on the ongoing projects in order to keep the public aware so we don't have to guess or share misinformation or the the lack thereof. Um, that's one point on uh 678.
Is Southern Coastal Regional Employee Benefit Fund in any way part of the Connor Strong and Buckley um firm company, whatever. And uh it states that the treasurer's
report is as quote as provided. It it's not provided to us the public. U maybe we you know it could be read or shared or some information from that treasurer's report should be or could be shared with the public. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> The treasur report is not trans. >> Is it online? >> No. After the fact is it online with minutes? Yeah. We can discuss that in a minute.
>> I'm sorry. Okay. Shashana Osafski, Fairfield Township. Um, a a friend of mine sent a resolution for your consideration to Miss Katispati, but I think that was probably not the correct channel. So,
um, I will find out what the correct channels are. In the meantime, I am going to, uh, read the resolution that I'm hoping you will consider. uh next month. And I want to just note that this county is extremely dependent on
immigrants for our economic survival. And I'll also note that we have a long history of relying on immigrants for the economic welfare of this county. So this is an ask to support the
immigrant trust act that is under considerate or will hopefully be under consideration in the state legislature and I will read the uh resolution now whereas New Jersey is one
of the most diverse states within a nation of immigrants and whereas nearly one in four New Jerseyians is an immigrant and whereas over 10% % of New Jerseys US citizen children live with at least one undocumented family member.
And whereas since 2019, the immigrant trust directive, ITD, has enabled our immigrant communities of diverse status to live without fear of interactions with law enforcement to come forth if they are the victim of a crime and not
be subject to separation from their families. And whereas public officials agree that this has kept our communities safer and reflected the value of our immigrant communities be they documented, undocumented, TPS holders,
dreamers, etc. And whereas the 10th amendment to the US Constitution clearly states that the federal government cannot compel state and local governments to enact or administer a function of the federal
government which includes immigration enforcement. And further that state and local governments are free to refuse requests to do so and to prohibit employees from assisting in federal enforcement actions. And whereas the
current federal administration has started acting on its stated intention to conduct mass immigration raids in our communities which will separate families and cause economic def devastation. And whereas New Jerseyy's municipalities,
counties, and state government reserve the right to protect our residents and maintain the stability of our communities, economy, and society in the way we best see fit. And whereas Assemblywoman Park and Senator Johnson
have introduced into the state legislature, the Immigrant Trust Act S72 A4987. And whereas the immigrant trust act ITA would codify the IDT into law and
whereas the ITA would expand the protection protection in the ITD so that no one may fear that a visit to the DMV to enroll their children in school to obtain lawfully entitled health care etc. could lead to their private
information being shared with ICE putting themselves or their families in jeopardy. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the board of commissioners of Cumberland County, New Jersey, calls upon the state legislature to pass the ITA within its current session, and with
all deliberate speed and further resolve that the board calls on our own county's representatives in the Assembly and Senate to co-sponsor and vote affirmatively for the ITA and further resolved that the board calls on the
governor to sign the ITA into law and further resolved that the clerk of Cumberland County transmit copies of this resolution to the Cumberland County State Legislative Delegation from districts 1 and three, Senate President Scutary, Assembly
Speaker Conchlin and the chairs of the two committees the bill is referred to, Senator Stack and Assemblyman Atkins and the bill's two principal sponsors and Governor Murphy. Um, can you advise me on how to make sure this gets on the
agenda for next month? Thank you very much for your attention. >> Thank you, MR. We have any other public comments on non agenda. >> Anyone online? >> Sorry.
Good evening again. Nancy Ridgeway from Upper Deerfield and Fairfield Townships. This is the 11th group of the year and it would be nice to know where the county stands with the budget that we've used this year
and what proposals you may have for the next budget. I mean, the health department tells us every month that they've lost like 30% of the budget or 70% of their budget. And you give us a view of what you've
spent on the budget and you're not telling us anything about any budget meetings that you're having to write a new budget when January 26 is going to be here in about 5 weeks. >> It's an excellent point, Miss Bridg. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Mr. >> Any other public comments? >> Seeing none, motion to close. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I think we had a few questions today. Am I correct? the the u the question about the HIF the
health insurance fund at Southern Coastal um it is it's a consortium of a number of players and a number of entities throughout throughout South Jersey who participate in shared shared fund management. Um Connor Trump is a
member of it. They they are a participating broker. Um, in our case, I don't know if they are specifically our broker. They don't represent us in this case. Um, that's a different it would be a different it would be a different vendor that that that's used for that,
but they are participating member. So, that that answer the question. >> They they buy the Conor buys for their members. That's why they're broker Brad. So, but they're not our broker. We don't use Carter Strong, but we belong to this custoorium. So, which is huge and
actually many other municipalities or whatever joined this after the state rates went through the roof. Right. >> And it's it's a it's a group of uh counties, authorities, school districts, municipalities,
>> and it's grow within the last year, two years eventually because again, the state was up at their rates because they weren't competitive. So, they've been so they moved on. No. >> And then um if I can if I can respond to
your your request about the um uh the resolution. Uh Miss Kaspari has not received it. I don't know how it didn't come in. Um was it was it by mail >> email? I don't remember seeing anything. I apologize. >> So So I'll give you my card. You can
send it to me and then I'll make sure that I'll pass it through. It would probably have to go forward for discussion for for executive session first, I would assume, would it not? I'm not sure. Your director has the authority to the agenda. >> Do you happen to have a print out of that? >> You don't have
to. >> Okay. So, I'll give you my card. >> Okay. Thank you. Please. >> Can I ask a question? >> If you're you're having an executive s You're having an executive session next month. uh so yeah but the but the the
director would have the authority to put it on and they chose as well on that. >> Okay. >> But that's something that would be discussed. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thanks. >> With the treasures report in the future probably would be good to have a few on hand to disseminate if somebody who came here wanted to see it. I know we put it
online but perhaps that might be an idea that you consider >> that be what time the treasurer would would p would actually verbally say read this report. So, and Mr. Ridgeway has been here enough times that that's been read. So could maybe in the future you
can just read it's not it's only a one page or actually go a couple page maybe the front page you can read to give them an indication and uh for the comment about the health department that's one one place we have many departments and
their their budgets are in flux a lot you probably are on top of it but it's tough to give it here we are because we add money all the time or take money way in the future. I certainly won't have an objection to it. Obviously, the director and everyone else sitting up here will
have saying that something to discuss. >> I think that's a great suggestion. Obviously, it is there's a lot of fluctuation and changes, but I think you know where we can give that update to the public. They they are owed that. >> So, thank you everyone on that.
>> So, does that satisfy the questions? I believe. >> All right. So then I guess we'll move on to commissioners reports. So maybe we're going to do this in a bit of an odd order, but director Sar, you're online. Uh do do you have a commissioner's report that you want to squeeze off
with? Now we'll just make it short and sweet. I want to wish everybody a happy Thanksgiving. Hopefully you'll be able to spend uh this day uh with your family. Uh take a moment to thank God for everything you've been given. And
again, have a great uh holiday and just be safe. >> Thank you, director. Here, >> I would like to thank the few food distribution center for all they've done this holiday season to ensure that the
families of Cumberland County do have a very happy Thanksgiving. And I want to just personally thank them. I had the pleasure of watching the operation and it's major. It's really something. And I want to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving. >> Thank you. Commissioner Romero, do you
have a comment? >> I want to feed back on the distribution center also. Uh you guys are doing a great job. I hear a lot of people and especially in the interstate how helpful you guys be by giving away his turkey
to them on a time that is very well needed. I thank you on that. Thank you, Commissioner Mino. You have a report for us? >> Yes. I uh recently attended the Coulter Heritage Commission meeting moving
forward on that, discussing next year's budget and the finalizing this year's budget and uh they do a great job promoting our county and want to commend them for that. Last night I had the honor of attending the South Jersey Commissioners meeting held in Manua at
the Edelman Museum which I recommend anybody to go up there and see it. It's part of Rome University and it's they did a fantastic job there. It's about dinosaurs and stuff like it's hard to believe that there's actually dinosaurs
on that site still being dug up there. It's a big site yet. So, it's interesting, educational, and it' be great for the families. >> There's actually a site there that you can go and dig yourself if I'm not mistaken. >> No, I don't think it is. >> Yeah, you can do
>> it's entertaining. >> Thank you, Commissioner. Commissioner. >> Yeah, just a couple things I the We're talking about. You're talking about the collections, but I was able to participate in the project Thanksgiving. Uh they have but the collection of has
been overwhelming. Uh project thanksgiving we we're actually outside the county but they had various different sites in the county but the money go the food collected and the money collected goes to provide food and to the distribution center and it's been
actually the most I've ever seen in probably the six years I've been doing it. Um and and remember there's still the Salvation Army's been collected, the uh uh Spirit Truth uh through uh the Turkey Drop and of course Project
Thanksgiving. Uh also I got the the library committee. Uh I like how it's shaping up. I like the I'm really uh pleased with the library that we have. Uh we're actually having a meet tomorrow about the finances of the uh to go over
the finances of the library. The um uh a lot of questions were asked uh they did that's how we brought up the park the Jake's Park to see where they're at because they were looking forward to getting this get what they're doing. It's a shame it's taken so long to do
this but every good things take time. So, uh, so they're really waiting for that to to happen. Um, I had the opportunity last night, I have a radio program that interviewed Kathy
Ross, and she, uh, she brought up uh, the oldfashioned Christmas, which being held on the 6th and 7th uh, in uh, the 5th and 6th in uh, Ryland, their tree lighting ceremony. Uh it's it's a starting of the uh after
the Thanksgiving season which I was my favorite holiday. The it's a start of things. U it'll be at the convention center held indoors. Uh there will be carriage rides and and u the trolley rides. But come out the they inspect
almost I guess I hope I say this right 30 to 40 vendors. Uh there'll be a you talk about the cultural heritage. will be a person uh painting uh showing people how to uh to uh paint with
watercolors, but uh it's for the kids, it's for the adults. Uh she'll show you how it's done and she and how she started. Um so it was a real it was an interesting program and I encourage you to come out. Remember on Friday we had
the Milville parade. uh Saturday we have violence parade and I think next Sunday we have the purch parade >> December 13th. >> December 13th. So please come out. They're uh uh they're always fun. Uh I like it cold. I don't think it's supposed to be that cold, but I like it
cold. That's what parades are supposed to Christmas parades supposed to have. So I encourage you to come out and in the end I just wish everybody a happy Thanksgiving. Your travel be safe. Uh but enjoy it. Uh uh so thank you. Thank you, Commissioner Mer.
>> Good evening, everybody. Uh, I have to thank you, Miss Rididgeway, for your suggestion tonight about updating the budget, updating the public on the budget regularly when I first came on the board three years ago. That was one of the things that was very important for my tenure was that we were a
transparent board. And I think that that's an excellent suggestion and I would implore this board as much as we can to update the public on on what we are spending. And a lot of that does happen with the resolutions that we pass. Uh but I think that that would be an excellent thing to I think the public
is owed knowing where the money is going in Cumberland County. So I would implore all of you as I'm nearing the end of my tenure on this board to do that for the public that puts the money into the pot and that we are at public stewards of and using. Um also I'm really glad to
see that the South Avenue culvert has finally come to a place where things are getting done. That was another actionable item that started at the end at the beginning of my tenure which is three years ago and it has taken this long and that is not a fault of this board or this governing body but that is
the product of bureaucracy and government and so I it's been very challenging at times and I'm glad to see that we finally have gotten all of those approvals back and we're finally going to get Cumberland County moving again. >> What's that? >> A shovel in the ground. >> A shovel in the ground and action
happening. Um and literally people being able to move around the county. It's so important. Uh as a teacher, I have to say that I was really excited. Uh the other night I joined um the transforming lives group which runs the alternative school program and I believe Vinland
Millville and Bridton right now and they Milville and Bridton were partnered together at the Thunderbolt Academy which uh it's based in Milville but they also take Bridton students. There's about I think just under a hundred students right now and um over half of
them received uh honors. They got all made honorable by embracing this program and all the work that they have done. And I have to say as an educator for the last 15 years, we don't often see that group of kids succeed. And when they don't understand what it's like to succeed, they continue to get used to
failure. And we don't want that to happen. So it was a really important thing that they were successful in this program. I was very glad to be there to support them. We did a Friendsgiving. We served food. They had a dance party. It was awesome. Families were invited. Um, and we'd love to see more family involved that that come out and support
those kids because this is what's going to make them want more of those successes. So, I was really thankful for those kids and the families and the organizations that support them and help them find success in here in Cumberland County. And and lastly, just thanks to
everybody who has done food drives. I mean, we did it with our family shelter. Kim, I know you're on that board. So, everything that they did to support our families. Um, Doug, you listed a number of them. And, you know, as somebody had with the five generation farm, we've always donated food. We grow 2 acres
each year and donate it for food baskets and pantries because we think it's really important for families to be together at the holidays. So, anything that we can do, we try to do. And I just want to thank everybody else who supported families coming together at the holidays and making sure that everybody has enough to eat. So, thank
you and I wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving. >> Thank you. So, I do appreciate though all those thoughtful comments by all the commissioners up here. I appreciate all your hard work. I mentioned earlier uh Thanksgiving is a few days away. Um it's one of my favorite holidays of the year.
You have family, you have football, you have food. So, three things I really enjoy. So, I do really look forward to that. I know Commissioner Albert mentioned a few of the great events that we have coming up, especially those parades. So hopefully we can uh some of you can get out there and enjoy some of what Cumberland County has to offer with
these uh great events that we have. So with all that being uh said, do we have any need for executive session here tonight? >> We do not. >> So then there's one last motion. >> Do we have a motion to adjurnn? Motion to adjurnn. Second
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