Call to order. Pledge of Allegiance. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Open Public Meetings Act statement.
>> Pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, adequate notice of this meeting was forwarded to the official Township newspapers, posted on the bulletin board and Township website. This meeting is being videotaped and will be on Channel 9. >> Roll call. >> Mr. Pierella.
>> Here. >> Mr. King. >> Here. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Here. >> Mayor Bruno. >> Here. >> Vote absent. >> Can I get a motion to approve correspondence reports? >> Motion to approve correspondence reports. >> Second. >> All those in favor. >> Aye.
>> Can I get a motion to approve the minutes from June 9th, 2026? >> Motion to approve the minutes. >> Second. >> All those in favor. >> Aye. >> Can I get a motion to approve the bill list? >> Motion to approve the bill list. >> Second. >> Mr. Pierella. >> Yes. >> Mr. King. >> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh.
>> Yes. >> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. >> Can I get a motion to approve raffle and bingo licenses, Spirit Truth Ministries, VFW, Saint Joseph Academy Parents Organization, and the here Hogs and Heroes Foundation New Jersey Chapter 1 Inc.
>> Motion to approve the raffle raffle licenses. >> Second. >> All those in favor. >> Aye. >> Can I get a motion to approve road opening permit for 4401 Tuckahoe Road? >> Motion to approve the roadside permit. >> Second. >> All those in favor. >> Aye.
>> Can I get a motion to open the public hearing on ordinance 1026 repealing and replacing Chapter 138 of the general legislate legislation of the Township code related to affordable housing regulations and development fees? >> Motion 01026. >> Second.
>> All those in favor? >> Aye. >> Can I get a motion to close the public portion on O-10-26? >> Motion to close. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> Aye. >> Can I get a motion to adopt ordinance 10-26? >> Motion to adopt O-10-26. >> Second. >> Mr. Fiorello?
>> Yes. >> Mr. Keen? >> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh? >> Yes. >> Mayor Bhalla? >> Yes. >> Can I get a motion to open the public hearing on ordinance 11-26 amending township code chapter 253 to require corporation, individual, or any other entity that is not a public entity comply with the public notice
requirements under NJSA 35:3 et seq. >> Motion to open up the public portion. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> Aye. >> Can I get a motion to close the uh public hearing on ordinance 11-26? >> Motion to close. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> Aye. >> Can I get a motion to adopt ordinance
11-26? >> Motion to adopt O-11-26. >> Second. >> Mr. Fiorello? >> Yes. >> Mr. Keen? >> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh? >> Yes. >> Mayor Bhalla? >> Yes. >> Can I get a motion to open the public hearing on ordinance 12-26 regarding the purchase of any and all actual or potential interest in ownership of lot
4904, a block 4904 lot 5 in the township of Franklin, and the property returning to the ownership of Franklin Township. >> Motion to open the public portion. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> Aye. >> I'm not cracker. >> Can I get a motion to close uh public
hearing on ordinance 13-26? >> Motion to close. >> Second. All those in favor? >> Aye. >> Can I get a motion to adopt ordinance 13-26? I meant 20-12-26. I'm sorry. >> Motion to adopt O-12-26. >> Second.
>> Mr. Fiorello? >> Yes. >> Mr. Keen? >> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh? >> Yes. >> Mayor Bhalla? >> Yes. >> Can I get a motion to open the public hearing on ordinance 1326 regarding the renunciation renunciation of any and all actual or potential interest in
ownership of lot 2103, lot block 2103, lot 23 in the Township of Franklin and the property returning to the ownership of Franklin Township. Open the public for 031326. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> I.
>> Can I get a motion to close the public hearing on ordinance 1326? >> Motion to close. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Can I get a motion to adopt ordinance 1326? >> Motion to adopt 01326. >> Second. >> Mr. Fiorella? >> Yes. >> Mr. Keen? >> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh? >> Yes.
>> Mayor Bruno? >> Yes. >> Can I get a motion to open the public hearing on ordinance 1426 amending the code of the Township of Franklin, County of Gloucester, State of New Jersey to establish the municipal positions of part-time compost facility attendant and
full-time program coordinator, community center, adopting job descriptions by reference and providing for administration, classification, and compensation. >> Open the public for 01426. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I.
>> Can I get a motion to close the public hearing on ordinance 1426? >> Motion to close. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Can I get a motion to adopt ordinance 1426? >> Motion to adopt. >> Second. >> Mr. Fiorella? >> Yes. >> Mr. Keen?
>> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh? >> Yes. >> Mayor Bruno? >> Yes. >> Can I get a motion to open the first public portion on the resolutions and ordinances below? >> Motion to open the first public portion. >> Second. >> [clears throat] >> All those in favor? >> I. >> I. >> Can I get a motion to close the first
public portion? >> Motion to close. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> I. Can I get a motion to approve resolution 107-26, resolution to read budget only by title. >> Motion R-107-26. >> Second.
>> Mr. Pierella? >> Yes. >> Mr. Keim? >> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh? >> Yes. >> Mayor Perna? >> Yes. >> We have motion to resolution 108-26, introduction of the 2026 Franklin Township budget. >> Motion R-108-26. >> Second. >> Mr. Pierella?
>> Yes. >> Mr. Keim? >> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh? >> Yes. >> Mayor Perna? >> Yes. >> Resolution 109-26 following NJSA 33:1-12.18, special ruling renewing alcoholic beverage retail consumption license 0805-33-014-013
within the Township of Franklin for 2025-2026 >> year. >> Motion R-109-26. >> Second. >> Mr. Pierella? >> Yes. >> Mr. Keim? >> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh? >> Yes. >> Mayor Perna? >> Yes. >> Resolution 110-26, granting renewal of alcoholic beverage licenses within the
Township of Franklin for 2026-2027. Motion R-110-26. >> Second. >> Mr. Pierella? >> Yes. >> Mr. Keim? >> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh? >> Yes. >> Mayor Perna? >> Yes. >> Resolution 111-26, donating 136 custom wooden keepsake boxes to the Clayton
Elks with the assistance of the Franklin Township Veterans Committee. >> Motion R-111-26. >> Second. >> Mr. Pierella? >> Yes. >> Mr. Keim? >> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh? >> Yes. >> Mayor Perna? >> Yes. >> Resolution 112-26, emergency temporary
resolution NJSA 40A:4-20. Motion R-112-26. >> Second. >> Mr. Pierella? >> Yes. >> Mr. Keim? >> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh? >> Yes. >> Mayor Perna? >> Yes. >> Resolution 113-26, approval to submit a grant application and execute a grant
contract with the New Jersey Department of Transportation for the resurfacing of Williamstown Road project, motion R-113-26. >> Second. >> Mr. Fiorella? >> Yes. >> Mr. Kean? >> Yes. >> Mr. Mars? >> Yes. >> Mayor Brunell? >> Yes. Resolution 114-26 renewing
alcoholic beverage retail consumption licenses 0805-33-014-013 within the Township of Franklin for the year 2026-2027. >> Motion R-114-26. >> Second. >> Mr. Fiorella? >> Yes. >> Mr. Kean? >> Yes. >> Mr. Mars? >> Yes.
>> Mayor Brunell? >> Yes. Resolution 115-26 authorizing the transfer the transfer of Michelle Langley to part-time compost facility attendant, morning shift, for the Township of Franklin Department of Public Works due to the retirement of Richard Gushka.
>> Motion R-115-26. >> Second. >> Mr. Fiorella? >> Yes. >> Mr. Kean? >> Yes. >> Mr. Mars? >> Yes. >> Mayor Brunell? >> Yes. Resolution 116-26 authorizing the hiring of Michael Rolando to part-time compost facility attendant, afternoon shift, for the Township of Franklin
Department of Public Works due to retirement of Richard Gushka. >> Motion R-116-26. >> Second. >> Mr. Fiorella? >> Yes. >> Mr. Kean? >> Yes. >> Mr. Mars? >> Yes. >> Mayor Brunell? >> Yes. Resolution 117-26 approving a shared services agreement between the Township
of Franklin and the Township of Elk to provide housing inspection services for certificates of occupancy for 8 hours per week. >> Motion R-117-26. >> Second. >> Mr. Fiorella? >> Yes. >> Mr. Kean? >> Yes. >> Mr. Mars? >> Yes. >> Mayor Brunell?
>> Yes. Resolution 118-26 appointing Eugene T. Sherman Jr. to full-time housing inspector and code enforcement officer in the Township of Franklin due to shared service agreement with Elk. Motion R-118-26. >> Second. >> Mr. Fiorella? >> Yes. >> Mr. Kean?
>> Yes. >> Mr. Mars? >> Yes. >> Mayor Brunell? >> Yes. >> [snorts] >> Can I get a motion to introduce the following ordinance? The public hearing will be held on August 11th, 2026. It'll be ordinance 1526 appropriating certain unexpend- unexpended proceeds of
the sale of previously issued bonds and notes to finance the cost of additional capital improvements taking related actions. Motion 0 1526 for the public hearing. >> I don't know if that's on the agenda tonight, right? >> No, it's not for tonight. I'm just introducing it. >> Motion to introduce.
>> Second. >> All those in favor? >> Aye. >> And again, that public hearing will be on August 11th, 2026. And can I get a motion for public portion comments? >> Make a motion for a public portion. >> Second public portion. I'm sorry. >> Make a motion to open the second public
portion. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> Aye. >> Can I get a motion to close the second public portion? >> Motion to close. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> Aye. >> Before I start committee reports,
I'll ask the chief to say something before Marsh takes his thunder cuz you always deal with the rec stuff. >> [clears throat] >> Sure. Um I just want to invite all residents out to do what all the sporting events are about. Uh it's right next to the uh complex. Uh it's going to be a great night. We
have a lot of new things this year. Um a lot of old things, bounce houses, huge fireworks display, K-9 demonstration. We have competitive doing this year. Taste testing, balloon art, uh all kinds of stuff. So, it's going to be a great night. We invite all the residents out
on that night. Uh another great um community policing event that we just wrapped up in June with about 50 kids. Um we had about 35 uh young adults uh that are interested in developing an interest in this career and they are having a great time. >> Mhm.
Someone we're interested in crime. >> It's been awesome. We had a great graduation. Uh the mayor attended and uh you know, I just want to thank our officers for putting their time and volunteering their time to spend these with these kids. Uh Thursday, real quick there.
Um Well, I I know it's very common. Good. Thank you. >> Hey, you need to take that down. >> So, uh you know, we had a loss in our county this week. Uh we lost one of our volunteer uh volunteer uh um
the funeral is on Friday. Services are 9:00 to 12:00 at St. Anthony's Church. Uh that's the viewing and services are after. Um there will be a procession of all the fire trucks that were involved from the church to St.
Anthony's Cemetery in Bound Brook. Our two departments will escort them. So, it's going to be a traffic jam through town. >> Check your mic. >> Um getting into Manville there there's a lot of fire trucks Um so, just be uh
aware of that if you're traveling downtown. >> Thank you. Thank you. I have another I have a question for Rudy Matz, if you don't mind. Just something Nobody from DPW is here. Brian's not here. >> The the repaving, I know we did that was
section one. Now, they're going to do it the next section going to start again, right? >> Yeah. Thursday and Friday this week. >> This week? >> Yeah. >> Wow. To Flowood? >> Uh roughly Ashley Drive around that area. >> Okay. We're going to get past that bridge.
All the potholes there. >> Yeah. Yep. >> Thank you. Mike? >> Um Commissioner, I will touch with um what you said. It's it's unfortunate we had a tragic accident. We lost I think so a second line of duty death, I believe, in the history of Franklin Township. Which, you know, two one is
too many, two is enough. Um My condolences to the family and hope they get everything together and have a beautiful ceremony on Friday. >> Mark, I just like to echo Mike's sentiments on that. As far as committees, um historical
is it going to meet this month and I'm meeting with the library tomorrow, so I'm meeting with them later on either of those. >> Thank you. >> John. Uh planning board will be next uh Tuesday. Also, um from the finance that you guys have awesome notes that Robin put together.
I'd like to just thank the everybody for sending their budgets and just thank uh the finance team and accounting team for doing, you know, all the work that goes into getting that budget together. And um my thoughts and prayers, condolences to the family uh of our fallen firefighter.
>> Uh I I just want to start out with the police camp. The guys did a great job. Um from day one to uh day five is it's quite a feat. And I I actually happened to watch the uh
part of the Glassboro Police Department did the same thing and I I took a picture and sent it to Matt. They couldn't hear where it was coming from, but there was a bunch of kids going down the road chanting like they were in the Marines. They finally came into sight. But uh they did a great job. Those guys
put a lot of their their own time into that. Um and and it turns out to really really nice event. Fire camp is end of August? >> Middle of August. >> Middle of August. Um National Night Out to come out and
support the local police department. These guys do a phenomenal job. Uh fire fireworks are great. Uh and they they have a lot more people coming out, lot more vendors and stuff like that. So, it should be another another night that uh
be a good turnout. Um just so it's not hot, man. Just so it's not 100. And I want to offer my condolences to the Malibu fire firefighter. Um it's it's it's terrible. It's
it's just there's no words for it, really. It's kid that young uh going out to support the town sheriff as a volunteer and uh ending his life is is is horrible. It's
it's horrible to even think about, but with that said, may God rest his soul. Can I get a motion to adjourn? >> Motion to adjourn. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> Aye. >> Thanks for coming in.