we start with a pledge of allegiance but before we do that I just want to introduce our new Deputy fire chief Kyle HML if you could just please come forward so I I I don't I don't know that if every I was I had the privilege of
being at your swearing in on January 2nd um I know that councilman Wilson was there and the mayor was there um but I wanted to introduce you to the council I wanted to introduce you to the public and congratulate you and if I could just say a couple words
about you okay so Deputy uh Chief Kyle hmel is a fourth generation Anglewood firefighter his great-grandfather was hired in 1929 and his father retired as a captain deputy chief hmel holds two Bachelor
degrees a ba in Business Administration from Coastal Carolina University and a BS in fire science from New Jersey City University he is married to his wife Laura who works as a nurse at Anglewood hospital and is a dad to three boys Ryan
Hudson and Dylan in addition to being a State Certified level to Fire officer he trains the department in safety and survival and Escape systems while keeping the best of the Anglewood fire department's Traditions alive deputy chief hmel plans to help move the
department successfully into the future through training use of top-notch equipment and providing the best service to Anglewood residents so congratulations okay and now I'll ask ask you to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance i al flag United States of
America indice okay um yansy can you please read the statement regarding the open public meetings act this meeting is called pursuant to the provisions of the open public meetings law notice of this meeting was included in a notice sent to the record
and the Star Ledger and advertised in said newspapers on January 10th 201 25 posted on the bulletin board in the municipal building and has remained continuously posted as the required notices under the statute a copy of this notice is and has been available to the public and is on file in the office of
the municipal clerk proper notice having been given the municipal clerk is directed to include the statement in the minutes of this meeting can we a roll call please councilwoman David yes councilman Rosen here councilman toer here councilman
Wilson present council president wiski here also present is Mayor Michael Wilds city manager Robert S Hoffman Deputy city manager John burner and City attorney Bill Bailey um fire chief kathlin I'd ask you
to come forward and conduct the swearingin ceremony please like mayor coun uh like the may like I was going to say the mayor was going to say but uh this is going to be the highest staff the fire department's ever been we're going to have 61 firefighters after
we're wearing these firefighters in um four of the firefighters are being funded by the federal government off a safer Grant and if it wasn't without the support of the council and Mr Hoffman this wouldn't be possible so I just like to thank the council for allowing to do this so thank you I'll turn it over to
the master thank you Chief uh thank you Chief congratulations deputy chief ladies and gentlemen my name is Michael Wilds I have the privilege of being the mayor of this wonderful City actually the longest standing mayor in its history and I have to tell you what a wonderful picture
this shows me some of the probes that are now in the leadership I've come through in the last 20 plus uh years I was at the inauguration yesterday Mrs Trump happens to be a client of mine democrat or republican doesn't matter
part of America's history was regaled yesterday when I saw the Battalion of firefighter fighers from Los Angeles from Palm Beach from New York wherever the president had a home they had representation don't kid yourselves that
the firemen and the fire women in our code enforcement and all the Departments that we have are saving our residents lives and are enshrined as some of the greatest heroes that our children have grown up with our prayer to you the family is that they will be returned
each and every night after each Tour of Duty our thanks go to our chief and our deputy chief for inculcating the best training a full compliment means that we can put out fires we can prevent fires and we can actually help our neighbors
and other communities in mutual Aid when they need something anything short of that is not reputable and I want to thank our city manager Robert Hoffman for personally making sure that our police our fire our public works all the important things that make this city shine continue with the Legacy that
we've inherited from administrations in the past I just want to thank you because I know the sacrifice that you make these are Ang's bravest and make because you the parents the grandparents the siblings and the loved ones have made it possible so I thank you as
[Applause] well Z Smith Zach Smith we're gonna have each member of the governing body uh read a bio before we do the nasty why is that okay Mr Smith Zachary Smith grew
up in Bergen County with his parents and two brothers he graduated from St Thomas aquinus College this past May with a degree in criminal justice in his spare time he enjoys running working out and learning he looks forward to he looks forward to serving the people of
Anglewood as well as continuing his education and becoming a great firefighter Zachary Smith will wear badge number 127 okay here we go number 127 put your left hand on the Bible in front of Mom
and Dad here we go I state your name I do hereby swear do hereby swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and the constitution of the state of New Jersey that I will bear truth
faith that I will bear truth faith and allegiance to the same and allegiance to the same and to the governments established in the United States and to the governments established in the United States and in this state and in this state under the authority of the people under under the authority of the
people of the great city of Anglewood of the great city of Anglewood further I do swear further I do swear that I will Faithfully that I will faithfully impartially and justly impartially and justly perform all the duties perform all the duties of the position of of the
position of Anglewood probationary firefighter Anglewood probationary firefighter according to the best of my ability according to the best of my ability so help me God so help me God congratulations firefighter
[Applause] step forward please hi I'm Kyle farington I'm coun councilwoman David is my honor to rejo as the wife of a retired Englewood
firefighter Kyle farington badge number 128 he graduated from Park Ridge High School in 2021 and worked for his family hbac since then his great great grandfather was a captain for Englewood and retired
in 1944 after 47 years of service to the city his his grandfather is active and is an active firefighter in Park Ridge for 63 years and counting he is excited to walk in the footsteps of his
grandfather and begin his career as an Englewood firefighter congratulations to badge number 128 Kyle farington and welcome to the city of Englewood you're [Applause]
welcome this is really beautiful for all of us to see really beautiful please raise your right hand and this is the rest of your family parents okay don't forget that all right I State un name I to
hereby swearby swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States support theit of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and theti of the state of New Jersey that I will bear truth faith that I will bear truth faith and allegiance to the same and alance to the same to
the government's established government's established in the united states in the United States and in this state and in this state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people of the city of Anglewood of the city of Anglewood further I do swear further I do swear
that I will Faithfully that I and that I will faithfully impartially impartially and justly perform and justly perform all the duties all the duties of the position of of the position of Anglewood probationary firefighter Anglewood probationary firefighter according to
the best of my ability according to the best of my ability so help me God so help me God congratulations Grandpa [Applause] next we ask probationary firefighter
Jonathan Gonzalez to step forward good evening Jonathan Gonzalez badge number 129 Jonathan was born in the Bronx before his family moved to New Jersey looking for a better life he's a he is proud of his Puerto Rican and
Guatemalan background Jonathan attended Montclair State University and studied International businesses he enjoyed traveling and boxing which he credits to helping him stay in shape and giving him good discipline congratulations Mr
Gonzalez [Applause] okay if you don't mind left hand on the Bible right hand up Edge 129 here we go I state your name I do hereby swear do
hereby swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and the constitution of the state of New Jersey that I will bear truth faith that I would bear true faith and Allegiance and allegiance to the same to the to the
same to the same and to the government and to the government established established in the united states in the United States and in this state and in this state Under The Authority Under the authority of the people of the people of the city of Anglewood of the city of Anglewood further further I do swear I
do swear that I will Faithfully that I will faithfully impartially impartially and justly and justly perform all the duties perform all the duties of the position of of the position of Anglewood Anglewood probationary firefighter probationary firefighter according to the best of my ability to the um
according according to the best of my ability so help me God so help me God congratulations [Applause] conat next we ask probationary fire Jak Jake chlin badge 130 Jake grew up in
Bergen County where he joined the fire service at age 16 Jake is working towards attaining his bachelor's degree in fire science he is an avid baseball player and pitched for two years in college congratulations Jake badge 130
[Applause] thank you I state your name I Jake schopflin do you hereby swear do you hereby swear that it will support the Constitution that will support the Constitution of the United States of the United States and the constitution of the state of New
Jersey and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and that will bear true faith that will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and allegiance to the same and to the governments and to the governments established in the United States stes established in the United States and in this state and in this state Under The Authority Under the
authority of the people of the people of the city of Anglewood of the city of Anglewood further I do swear further I do swear that I will Faithfully that I will faithfully impartially impartially and justly perform and justly perform all the duties all the duties of the position of of the position of angu with
probationary firefighter Ang good prary firefighter according to the best of my ability according to the best of my ability so help me God so help me God congratulations firefighter next we ask up probationary fighter fire Timothy [Applause]
Slattery and I understand Timothy is an Anglewood resident correct thank you Timothy Tim Slattery badge 131 Tim is a graduate of crcll high school where he played baseball and ran C cross country Tim has been an
Anglewood resident since 2022 he L sports music and likes to vacation on the Jersey Shore he is a c certified emergency medical technician and has Swift water training he previously worked for Kwan and creskill as well as his family's contracting business
congratulation to Tim slaughtery bad [Applause] 131 right hand please and repeat after me I state your name I Timothy Slattery do you he by swear do hereby swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States that I will support the
Constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of New Jersey and the constitution of the state of New Jersey that I will bear true faith that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and allegiance to the same and to the governments established and to the governments established in the united states in the
United States and in this state and in this state Under The Authority Under the authority of the people of the people of the city of Anglewood of the city of Anglewood further I do swear further I do swear that I will Faithfully that I will faithfully impartially impartially and justly perform and justly perform
all the duties all the duties of the position of of the position of angw with probationary firefighter Anglewood probationary firefighter according to the best of my ability according to the best of my ability so help me God so help me God congratulations
[Applause] firefighter I'm I'm going to ask um that all F all five of the probationary firefighters come forward what we'll do is um we'll take a picture with the fire chief Deputy fire chief
the F the five probationary firefighters the mayor and the council and after we take that picture we're going to ask that the whole fire department come up and take a picture together and we're going to then take a break and we will reconvene at
8:36 so if the five sorry well whatever I'm trying so if if uh if all five probationary firefighters could please come forward is there a tailor in town
okay finished thank you ja thank you [Applause] everybody get a kick out of there
you he bu [Applause] I'll be up there you got to be in this picture too right what's up Scott every where's where's council president are we
recessed are we recessed where's Council pres thank you you're welcome thank you how about that picture oh I know I just got to hang on let me stop streaming