Public Meetings Act. Adequate notice of this meeting was forwarded to the official newspapers on November 13, 2025, as well as posted on the Bulletin board and Township website. This meeting is being videotaped and will be on channel 9. The clerk has provided certification of the results of the
November 4th, 2025 general election. Mr. Jonathan Keane and Mr. Mike Marsh were elected to a three-year term on the township committee. Mr. Keane, please come forward to be sworn in by Pastor Joel Patterson. He's faking asleep. He's faking asleep.
He don't want to be here either. I know how it feels. [clears throat] >> Which one? >> Everybody hear me? Okay. Okay. Good. Good. >> Before I >> went to do this pose, I just wanted to
just uh express my gratitude and talk about what this book means. I think a lot of times people come up here and they remind us on on the Bible and this is, you know, this isn't Harry Potter, right? This
isn't the lock in my pocket by Dr. Seuss. This book talks about the author and how to have a relationship with that author and it's an important part of my life because I'm very grateful for what I have here. Very grateful for my wife,
my son, and um I have another son on the way and I have a good career here. Um, I'm only 32 and I'm being born into my second uh term and I'm very excited about that and I'm very grateful and I
owe that uh to God and I believe that a lot of people don't know this about you but um in high school I was a drug addict. I missed 220 days of school in high school which is over a whole year of high school. And um the reason why is
because I was just a drug seeker and I was trying to get high and somebody took me under their wing and explained to me their truth about this book. Growing up, I was told that you can have a relationship with God if you
if you just believe uh in God. This book says that if you believe [clears throat] in God, you do well because even demons believe in God. And then they, you know, I was told that you can have relationship with God if you're a good person. But this book says that,
you know, um, all sin fall short of the glory of God. What that's basically saying is that there's no such thing as good people. And we all have something inside us that's that's evil, um, that separates us from God. And, you know, I have my son here. He's two. I've never
had to teach him how to throw his keys off the table or how to scream at my wife when he doesn't want something cuz it's it's something that's in him and what's in him separates him from God and it separates all of us. We all have it.
And when I found out the truth about this book and saying that it says that if thou shalt be testified now and believe in thy heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, thou shalt be saved. What it's saying is that
the wages of that sin that's within us is death. That's eternal separation from God. If you make that confession and believe that Jesus made that payment for you, you can have a relationship with God. It doesn't make you instantly perfect. It doesn't I'm not perfect. But
what it did do is change my life. So I'm grateful for this. I take this very seriously. I want to do a good job for everybody, for people who voted for me, for people who didn't vote for me. I want to do what's right by this town. But I think we know that politics can be
a little little um tough and a lot of times that we get be at ends of each other. But you know, if you want to to have your faith that things are going to go well in this town, then you know, don't put your faith in me. Don't put
your faith in the guys behind you. did a really good job. Uh I would say you know quickly the author of this book and uh this is what's going to change it's changed my life and so I'm very grateful for it. Very grateful for what I have here today and thank you for this opportunity for me.
This is a privilege for me um and I thank for that privilege and service to you John. Um, it's a privilege for you to be able to serve your town and to serve God by serving your town. Remember that when you take this oath, that's
what you're doing. You're making an oath to serve. And so, repeat after me. I, Jonathan Keane, >> I, Jonathan Keane, >> do solemnly declare and affirm >> do solely declare and affirm >> that I will faithfully and impartially
and justly >> that I will faithfully and impartially and justly >> perform all the duties of committeemen perform all the duties of committee man >> for the township of Franklin to the best of my ability. >> for the township of Franklin to the best of my ability. I do solemnly swear that
I will support >> I do solemnly swear that I will support the >> Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of New Jersey >> the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of New Jersey >> and that I will bear true faith and allegiance >> and that I will bear true faith and allegiance
>> to the same and to the government established in the United States >> to the same the government established in the United States >> and in this state under the authority of the people. So help me God. and this state under the authority of the people. So help me God. CONGRATULATIONS.
[music] [clears throat] [music] >> MR. MARSH, please come forward this morning. So I can't follow that act up. So, >> right there. Yeah, it's right there. >> Yeah, I'll see
the follow. Thank everyone for coming out. 10:00 morning. I didn't pick the time. So I knew his day who picked 10:00 in the morning, but my phone friend today come in. I just want to say it's an honor to be as
[snorts] good. I live in g I know. Um, I pretty much grew up with my family. my family. I know pretty much everybody here.
All right. Repeat after. I Michael Marsh, Michael Marsh, do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I will faithfully I will faithfully and partially and partially and justly and just perform all the duties all the
duties of committing them of committing to the council with the council to the best of my ability to the best of my ability. I do solemnly swear I do solemnly swear that I will support I will support the Constitution of the United States, Constitution of New, the
Constitution of the State of New Jersey, the constitution state of New Jersey and that I will bear true faith and I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and to the government established to the government established in the United States in the United States and in this
state and in this state under the authority of the people and under the people. So we help you out. I have a nomination for mayor council Franklin for the year 2026. Like to nominate Jake Bruno for mayor. Second
roll call. Mr. Marsh, >> yes. >> Mr. Fella, >> yes. >> Do >> Yes. >> Mr. Kee, >> yes. >> Mr. Burn, >> yes. >> I said, "Hey, listen. [laughter]
Oh boy. Okay. What would you say about I've known him for I don't know >> too long. That's enough. [laughter] I, John Bruno, >> I, John Bruno, >> do solemnly swear >> do solemnly swear >> that I will faithfully
>> that I will faithfully >> impartially >> impartially >> and justly >> and justly >> perform all the duties >> perform all the duties >> of mayor >> of mayor >> to the council of Frank >> for the council of Frank >> to the best of my abilities >> to the best of my abilities >> I do solemnly swear
>> I do solemnly swear >> that I will support the Constitution >> I will support the Constitution >> of the United States >> of the United states >> and the Constitution >> and the Constitution >> of the State of New Jersey >> of the state of New Jersey >> and that I will bear true faith >> I will bear true faith >> and allegiance >> and allegiance >> to the same
>> to the same >> and to the governments established >> to the governments 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 >> so help me Welcome. Thank you.
May I have a nomination with deputy mayor of the council Franklin for the year 2026? I'd like to nominate Mike Marsh. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. Yes. >> Doyle. >> Yes.
>> Yes. >> Yes. >> One more time. >> Getting a workout. He's going to get that. >> Oh, okay. You ready? >> I'm ready.
I like I march I marly swearly swear that I will faithfully I will faithfully impartially impart and justly and justly perform all duties perform all duties of deputy mayor of deputy mayor for the council for the best of my ability to
best my ability. I do solemnly swearly swear support the constitution constitution of the United States United States constitution constitution of the state of New Jersey and that I will bear true faith I'll bear true faith and
allegiance to the allegiance to the government establish established in the United States the United States and in this state and in this authority of the people and the authority of people so help me help me congratulations One second.
>> Yeah. >> Before we get to the resolution, uh, I'd like to acknowledge Senator Morardi. Um, if you want to say a few words, you can [clears throat] you don't need to. Thank you. I don't want to force you on you. >> Bless his Lord. I agree. Thank you for being here,
[clears throat] your honor. Thank you for being here. We'll get it right this time, John. >> All right, we'll start with resolution 1, 2026, designating appointments to specific administrative positions.
>> Motion R126. >> Second. Mr. >> Marsh, >> yes. Mr. >> Yes. Mr. Doyle, >> yes. Mr. >> Yes. >> Yes. Resolution 222 20226 appointing
town council solicitor Jackie Vigili. >> Make a motion 0226 or Mr. Gilini. >> Second. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fella. >> Yes. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Keane. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes.
>> Congratulations. >> Thank you. Resolution 3 20226 appointing a township engineer Bryson and Yates >> make a motion 326 to Bryson and Yates >> second >> Mr. Marsh >> yes
>> Mr. Fella >> yes >> Mr. Doyle >> yes >> Mr. Yes. Mayor >> B. >> Yes. Resolution 4 2026 appointing an in order Bowman. >> Motion 0426 appointer. >> Second. >> Marsh. >> Yes.
>> Yes. >> Do >> yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bern. >> Yes. Resolution 5 2026 appointing special counsel for bond services. Fleman Daniels law firm. >> Motion 0526. >> Second. Mr. >> Marsh. >> Yes.
>> Verella. Yes, >> Doyle. >> Yes, >> Mr. King. >> Yes, >> Mayor B. >> Yes. Resolution 6, 2026, appointing a health insurance broker insurance solution. >> Motion R 626. >> Second. Mr. >> Marsh, >> yes. >> Mr. Fell,
>> yes. >> Mr. Doyle, >> yes. >> King, >> yes. >> Mayor Ber, >> yes. >> Resolution 7, 2026, appointing a risk management consultant for Trico GIF fund, Barkley Insurance. >> Make a motion R 726. Second
>> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fella. >> Yes. >> Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. King. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bernett. >> Yes. >> Resolution 8, 2026. Appointing a special projects engineer Schaefer Nasser Shyig. >> Motion R 826.
>> Second. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fella. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bole. >> Yes. >> Mr. King. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. Resolution 9 2026 appointing a municipal prosecutor Christopher Ross >> motion R 926
>> second Mr. Marsh >> yes >> Mr. Fella >> yes >> Mr. Doyle >> yes >> Mr. King >> yes >> Mayor Bern >> yes >> resolution 10 2020 appointing a public defender Mark Cardman >> motion R 1026
>> second >> Mr. Marsh >> yes >> Mr. Fella >> yes >> Mr. Doyle >> yes >> Mr. King. >> Yes. >> Mayor Ba. >> Yes. >> Resolution 11, 2026, appointing a conflict solicitor Patrick Madden and Matthew Madden. >> Motion R126.
>> Second. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fell. >> Yes. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor B. >> Yes. Appointing a planner. Resolution 12, 2026. Appointing a planner. Bryson Yates.
>> Motion R1 1226. >> Second. >> Mr. Marsh. Yes, >> Mr. Fella. >> Yes, >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes, >> King. >> Yes, >> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. >> Resolution 13, 2022, reappointing John J. Armano Jr. Esquire as a municipal
court judge to the county of Franklin Municipal Court for a three-year term. >> Motion R 1326. >> Second. >> Yes. >> Mr. Vella, >> yes. >> Mr. Will, >> yes. >> Yes.
>> Yes. Resolution 142026 reappointing Chief Matthew Dazzi as the emergency management coordinator with the county of Franklin reappointing Corporal Voso deputy coordinator and appointing Lieutenant Rohos and Corpal Krauss as deputy coordinator.
>> Motion R1 1426 >> second. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fella. >> Yes. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Keane. >> Yes. >> May. >> Yes. Resolution 15 2026. Uh, reappointing class 3 school resource
officers. >> Motion R1526. >> Second. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fella. >> Yes. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. King. >> Yes. >> May. >> Yes. >> Resolution 16726 designating official depository.
>> Motion R1626. >> Second. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mr. Clear. >> Yes. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. King. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bern. >> Yes. Resolution 17206 authorizing official depositors to honor and pay off checks.
>> Motion R 1726. >> Second. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mella. >> Yes. >> Mr. D. >> Yes. >> Mr. King. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bett. >> Yes. Resolution 18 2026. Pointing out to boards commissions and task forces.
>> Motion R1826. >> Second. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fell. >> Yes. >> Mr. Doyle. Yes, Mr. >> Keane. >> Yes. >> Mayor B. >> Yes. >> Resolution 19, 2022 expecting the penalty to be charged with non-payment of taxes.
>> Motion R1926. >> Second. Mr. >> Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fella. >> Yes. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. King. >> Yes. >> May. >> Yes. Resolution 2020 20226 adopt form required to be used for filing a foot
claim. >> Motion R 2026. >> Second. >> Mr. Marsh. Yes, Mr. >> Fella. >> Yes, >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes, >> Mr. Keane. >> Yes, >> Mayor Ber. >> Yes. Resolution 21, 2026. Uh, cash
management plan. >> Motion R 2126. >> Second. >> Mr. Marsh, >> yes. >> Mr. Mella, >> yes. >> Mr. Doyle, >> yes. >> Mr. Green, >> yes. >> Mayor Ber, >> yes. Resolution 226, authorization to conduct electronic tax
retail. Motion R 2226. >> Second. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fella. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Ke. >> Yes. >> Mayor Brook. >> Yes. >> Resolution 23 2026 approving the temporary budget appropriation.
>> Motion R2326. >> Second. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fella. >> Yes. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. King. >> Yes. >> Mayor Ber. >> Yes. Resolution 24, 2022, authorizing the execution of a certification of
compliance with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforcement guidance. >> Motion R2426. >> Second, >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fella, >> yes. >> Mr. Doyle, >> yes. >> Mr. Keane, >> yes. >> Mayor Bett, >> yes.
>> Resolution 25, 2022, appointing fund commissioner for Trackco Drift. >> Motion R26. >> Second, >> Mr. Marsh. Yes, >> Mr. Fella. >> Yes, >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Yes, >> Mayor B. >> Yes. >> Resolution 26, 2022, appointing a public
agency compliance officer. >> Motion R 2626. >> Second. >> Mr. Marsh, >> yes. >> Mr. Fell, >> yes. >> Mr. Ber, >> yes. >> Mr. Ke, >> yes. >> Yes. Resolution 2720, 2022, setting
regular meeting dates and designating official newspaper. Mission R 2726. >> Second. Mr. >> Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mr. Spear. >> Yes. Mr. >> Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. King. >> Yes. >> Mayor Burner. >> Yes. >> Resolution 28, 2022. Designating
employee salaries for certain positions and salary orders for the year 2026. >> Motion R 2826. >> Second. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mr. Pella. >> Yes. >> Do >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Ber.
>> Yes. Resolution 29 2026 authorizing tax collector and chief finance officer to cancel tax overp payments or delinquent tax amount less than $10. >> Motion R 2926 >> second Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fella. >> Yes.
>> Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Keane. >> Yes. >> May. >> Yes. Resolution 30 20226. Authorize the council administrator to approve payment of certain bills between meetings. >> Motion R3026. >> Second. Mr. Marsh, >> yes.
>> Mr. Fella, >> yes. >> Do >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mayor B. >> Yes. >> Resolution 31, 2026, authorizing contract for certain approval state contract vendors for contract pursuant to NJSA 481-12A.
>> Motion R 3126. >> Second. >> Mr. Marsh, >> yes. >> Mr. Fella, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Ke, >> yes. >> Mayor B. >> Yes. Making a motion to open the public for questions for comments. >> Make a motion.
>> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I Marshall 67. Congratulations, Mr. Mayor, for being nominated again. And Mr. Marsh, the deputy mayor. >> Thank you. >> John, I want to commend you for expressing your faith and giving us a little bit of insight your background. I
appreciate that. >> Yeah. Yeah, >> it means a lot and gives a chance to understand you a little better. >> Thank you. You're welcome. >> As you mentioned, a lot of us have done before and talking about a hand on the Bible. It does mean a lot. The laws of man are important, but the laws of God are trumpeting. Use the trump word in
that in that aspect, but it is okay. >> Yeah. >> But it means a lot. So, I appreciate that. Thank you. >> Y as committee members, as most of you know in any board, but as a nonprofit board or anything, you want to you get in this case, you're elected, you want to put everything you can towards helping as many residents as you can. I
appreciate that. I hope this is the year that that continues and then improves. We have a chance to do a lot this year. Uh and I'm hoping that it continues that way. One of those is making sure you show off the meetings you're supposed to. Uh most of you do planning meetings are here and you only make you know 30%
of them or some of them 50% of them there's a concern. So just make sure you you do what you're supposed to do when you're voted and if you can't you can't. Things happen, health issues happen, family emergencies. There are times you can't. So you're going to dedicate yourself to it. you should do what you're supposed to do in that aspect. So again, thank you and I wish you the best of you.
>> Thank you. Thank you. >> Good morning. Happy >> um congratulations for you positions. >> Thank you. >> Can you address? >> My name is Dine Sun. reside at 3200 Uklid Street in Maha Village.
[clears throat] I'm the executive of a administrator of my brother's estate where we would like to live there bringing my parents in who have worsening dementia. You have a problem with your codes. I'll be or it's either the way the code is
written the way that it is being currently interpreted, which I think is where the main problems. The more I research this and and into the specifics of the grandfather clause of 25391, the more I have questions on
definitional terms as to why in the world would in 1979 someone write such an ownorous clause to force average homeowners who cannot increase the pro size of the property because there's no more lots to buy from the 1910
subdivision. Why do we have to go through so much to add a bedroom to a house or someone has to do what if someone has a baby can't there's no more room can't add it unless we go through a variance process because we have an undersized law I understand
restricting construction but I'm going to be coming to every public meeting but I can until this is resolved I can't even ask the attorney who's making the decision who gets to get paid for the variance review I can't ask him what he means when he says the
grandfather clause does not apply. I don't I don't have the ability to do that. I don't know what meetings he comes to. So, I'm just going to have to come to every one until I find him. >> He's at the zoning board meeting. >> He wasn't at the last one I was at. >> There was no attorney. >> So,
>> so it's impossible to make laws that fit every single lot? >> No. >> Some people have a 100 acres, some people have a quarter. So the whole premise is the zoning board grants relief to people who >> require relief. >> When there is a clause that the purpose
of when there when there is a code the purpose of which it says and I didn't print that part out to encourage development of underside lots. That's the purpose of it. >> Your lot is already says that the lawyer says >> but that's for a new lot. Your lot is
already developed. >> Yes. But I can't add a bedroom. >> Instead of coming to all these meetings, the meeting to go to is a zoning board meeting. And I'm sure the board >> I can't talk. There's no open comment. I was there. There's no time for open
comment. >> The zoning board can't grant you any relief without an application. >> I understand. I >> file an application to get the variance pushed through. Unfortunately, I got sick by the time I got the list of 15 properties to
contact. One of which is a cemetery >> or no garden. >> The the garden. Okay. For some reason comes up. I have I'm but I'm also being asked for properties are at least 500 ft away. I still have to get them to sign off to. What I'm saying is
>> you just have to mail letters. They don't have to sign off. >> You Yeah. I don't want to pay $5 for every certified letter or whatever the current certification fee is to do that. So, I'm going door to door because I'd like to meet my neighbors, too. Okay?
All of which think this is absolutely insane. Okay? Because you have supposedly a grandfather calls that fixes this, but it's being interpreted to say, "No, it doesn't fix us." And this was not a problem 5 years ago.
Okay? No one was we, you know, I had two neighbors on my street developed within the last 5 years. They didn't have to go through a varian process. Okay? I'm just saying you have a problem, fix it. So the how would you say it? The authority of the people
can be respected even at this low level. I'm not trying to go around things. Otherwise, I would just put a shovel in the dirt and hired a contractor who doesn't care about permits. Okay. So, for the third time now, I'm having to answer questions about why didn't you
buy additional lots. >> I can't. There are none. Unless, of course, you're going to sell Who asked you that question? >> The engineer has asked it. I've already recorded it in the original file. >> I believe it's a standard standard question on the application. >> Why didn't he Why didn't he read my response? I've already responded to
that. Now I got to respond again to that. >> If it's in the application, I'll get >> It's in the application, but the engineer put it as one of the five things I've got to answer for. >> You got to testify at the when you >> I would like to, but now I'm being delayed till February because I got sick and so I couldn't get everything done in
time for January. >> To get the relief. So, I'm just saying this year I would like to see this kind of problem resolved so that people who have older properties that can't be added on to no longer have to go through a variance process which is expensive and ownorous
for those of us who have to go to work every day just like you guys. I have parents I have to take care of and it's just not fair. So, I would like to see that this stuff get fixed and not just tabled for some future. >> Thank you. Okay. A motion to close public portion.
>> Motion to close. >> Second. All those in favor. >> Marks. >> Uh, thank you everyone for coming. Nick, thank you. Jackie, welcome aboard. >> Thank you. >> You're going to We're in good hands now. Happy New Year. Hope every Christmas and
hope 2026 is better than 25. >> Thanks, Mark. >> I'd just like to congrat congratulate Mr. Marsh and Mr. Keane again for being reelected and uh thanking coming out as Mike said and um you know I've only been on for two years now at this point. Uh
Mike and John have been on for three. Um I think we've done good things. I think we're going to keep trying to do good things. Um bureaucracy bureaucracy and that's something you don't realize when you first get into this position. They're not a bureaucracy to get anything done. Quotes and more quotes
and everything else. And uh I just like to say, you know, I think we've all done the best that we can do and hope to continue to do so. So, thank you, >> John. >> I just uh congratulations to all appointed positions. I look forward to working with everybody this year and uh
happy new year. >> I'd like to congratulate all the professionals. I hope you're here next year. You just have to do a good job. >> Uh congratulations to Mike and John for being reelected. Congratulations to Mike
for deputy mayor. Uh I look forward to working with these guys again for another year. Appreciate the uh for uh allowing me to uh be mayor again. Thank you for coming out. Even you Joe
Pesh coming out. Ralph, not so much. But I appreciate you coming out. Uh have have a great new year. Thank you. >> Can I get a motion to adjurnn? >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Second. All
>> in favor? >> I >> Thank you. >> Thanks, Nick. >> Thanks, Nick.