We're recording. >> Happy new year and welcome to the 2026 Lacy Township Reorganization meeting. Adequate notice of this meeting has been given in accordance with the open public meetings act pursuant to public laws 1975. Said notice was advertised in the Asbury Park Press and the Beacon and was
posted on the Bolton board during the time and place of the meeting. Please rise for a salute to the flag and a moment of silence 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. >> [snorts] >> Please be seated. >> At this time, I would like to invite Assemblyman Rump up to the front to perform the oath of office for committee. >> Yes, you are. Get to it. All
right. Bible. [laughter] >> Smart one. >> Steve [snorts] had a wild party last night. [laughter] >> I know you've done this before. Please repeat after me. I Steven Kenneth >> I Steven Kenneth >> do solemnly swear
>> solemnly swear >> that I will faithfully >> I will faithfully >> impartially >> impartially >> and justly perform >> and justly perform >> all the duties >> all the duties >> of township committeemen >> township committeemen >> according to the best of my ability >> according to the best of my ability >> and that I will support the Constitution
>> and that I will support the Constitution >> of the United States >> and the Constitution >> and the Constitution >> of the State of New Jersey >> state of New Jersey >> and that I will bear true faith >> and that I will bear true faith >> and allegiance to the same allegiance to the same >> and to the government established >> and 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 >> under the authority of the people. >> So help me God. >> Help me God. >> Congratulations. [applause] [clears throat] >> Okay. And at this time um I would like
to invite Committeeman Curtolo and his family to the front as well as Assemblyman Rum for the oath of office. >> [clears throat] >> Peter, it's my pleasure to be able to administer this to you. Please repeat after me. I, Peter Kuryola >> I, Peter Kyola,
>> do solemnly swear >> do solemnly swear >> that I will faithfully >> that I will faithfully >> impartially >> impartially >> and justly perform >> and justly perform >> all of the duties >> all of the duties >> of township committeemen >> of township committeemen >> according to the best of my ability
>> according to the best of my ability >> and that I will support the Constitution >> And that 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 and that I will bear true faith >> and that I will bear true faith
>> and allegiance to the same. >> 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 >> under the authority of the people. >> So help me God. >> So help me God.
>> Congratulations. [applause] >> [clears throat] >> At this time, I'm going to ask for a nomination for mayor. >> I'll make the nomination for mayor for Mr. Steve Kenneth. >> Second. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kerata? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Juliano? >> Yes. >> Mr. Laay? Yes.
>> Mr. Kent. >> Yes. >> And at this time, I would like to take a motion for deputy mayor. >> I'll make the motion that we nominate Bob Laray. >> Second. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Curyo. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Juliano? >> Yes. >> Mr. Kennis? >> Yes. >> And Mr. Laay?
>> Yeah, I guess so. [laughter] >> Okay. And if you guys would like to head to the front for your oath of office. Mr. Rum. >> Do this again. It's weird to be on this side. I feel like I have nothing to do. [laughter] Want to >> switch? >> Steve, I congratulate you on this.
Please repeat after me. I, Steven Kenneth, >> I Stephen Kennis >> do solemnly swearly >> swear >> that I will perform >> that I'll perform >> with fidelity >> with fidelity >> the duties to which >> the duties to which [clears throat] >> I have been appointed >> haveve been appointed >> and which I am about to assume >> in which I am about to assume
>> I do solemnly swear >> I do solemnly swear >> to support the constitutions >> support the constitution >> of the state of New Jersey >> of the state of New Jersey >> and of the United States >> and of the United States >> and to faithfully perform >> to faithfully perform >> the duties of the office of mayor >> the duties to the office of mayor
>> for the township of Lacy. >> for the township of Lacy. >> So help me God. >> So help me God. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> Grandpa one grandson that could >> check him out. on this. [snorts]
>> Please repeat after me. I, Robert Lorray, >> I, Robert Laray, >> do solemnly swear >> do solemnly swear >> that I will perform with fidelity >> I will perform with fidelity >> the duties of the office >> the duties of the office >> to which I have been appointed >> to which I have been appointed
>> and which I am about to assume >> and to which I am about to assume. I do solemnly swear >> I do solemnly swear >> to support the Constitutions >> support the Constitution >> of New Jersey >> of New Jersey >> and of the United States >> and of the United States >> and to faithfully perform
>> and to faithfully perform >> the duties of the office >> the duties of the office >> of deputy mayor >> of deputy mayor >> for the township of Lacy >> for the township of Lacy. >> So help me God. >> So help me God. >> Congratulations. [applause]
Awesome. >> Thank you. >> Thanks, Brian. Thanks, >> We got to get a new Bible. I know you we got to get a new Bible. >> Okay. I just want to thank everybody for coming out today. We always appreciate um the support from from all of you that
u you know elect us here. So again, I just really want to thank everybody for coming. Um, in particular, I want to just make special mention. I want to thank uh SE Brian Rump for for attending today. They busy schedule. Um, so we really appreciate you coming out to support us, Brian. I want to acknowledge
um freeholders. It's not freeholder anymore. >> Uh commissioners, >> commissioners, uh Frank Sadi and Sam Ellen Bogen are here. I want to thank you both for coming out today. And I just also would like to mention um we have our chief of police and captain here today, PJ Sullivan. Sam um
>> Delisala. Yeah. [laughter] and uh our uh oh sorry didn't see Greg Meyer in the back. Sorry [laughter] man Greg Meyer is here. So I want to thank you for coming and our chairman of MUA Jim Miller is here. So >> very nice. >> Thank you all for coming. So I'll get us out of here as quickly as I can.
Resolution 202601 making various municipal appointments for 2026. >> Resolution at the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey designating various municipal appointments and assignments for the year 2026. Department of Finance and Administration which includes administrator's office, municipal clerk,
tax collector, tax assessor and treasur is Mr. Kennes and Mr. McDonald. Zoning and land use which includes planning board, zoning board of adjustment, code enforcement and the building department is Mrs. Juliano and Mr. Laray. Community service which includes board of health and local assistance board is Mr. Curutoo and Mr. McDonald. Law and public
safety which includes emergency services, municipal court and the police department is Mrs. Juliano and Mr. Curatollo. Department of Public Works which includes beautifification and solid waste advisory is Mr. Laray and Mr. McDonald. Recreation which includes senior services is Mr. Curyo and Mr.
McDonald. The leazison for the board of education is Mr. Laray and Mr. McDonald. The leazison for the Pinelands Commission is Mr. Kennes. Leazison for environmental commission which includes illegal dumping task force and lake management is Mr. Kennes and Mr. McDonald. Leazison [snorts] for the library is Mr. McDonald and Mr. Putolo.
Leaison for the MUA is Mrs. Juliano and Mr. McDonald. Leazison for the municipal alliance committee is Mrs. Juliano and Mr. Kurutoo. Leaison for American Disability Act Committee is Mr. Curyo and Mr. McDonald. And liazison for the Veterans Commission is Mr. Curyo and Mr. McDonald. >> Can I have a motion?
>> Move. Second. >> Um, Mr. Curyo. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Juliano? >> Yes. >> Mr. Laray? >> Yes. >> Mayor Kens? >> Yes. Resolution 20262 authorizing the appointment of a township attorney. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey.
Authorizing the appointment of Christopher J. Connors of the firm Dassi McGucken, McNichols, Connors, Anthony, and Buckley as legal counsel for the township of Lacy. >> Move it. Second. >> Mr. Laray? >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald? >> Yes. >> Mr. Curyto? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Juliano? >> Yes. >> Mayor Kis? >> Yes. Resolution 20263 authorizing the
appointment of a conflict township attorney. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean, State of New Jersey, authorizing the appointment of Christopher Dasty of the firm Dasty and Stager as conflict legal legal counsel for the township of Lacy. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. Mr. Laray, >> yes. >> Mr. McDonald, >> yes.
>> Mr. Certo, >> yes. >> Mayor Kennes, >> yes. Resolution 20264 authorizing the appointment of special legal counsel for affordable housing. >> Resolution of the Township of Lacy, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey, authorizing the appointment of Gene Cypriani of the firm Rothstein, Mandel, Stum, Helm, and Cypriani as special legal counsel for the township of Lacy.
[snorts] >> Move it. >> Mrs. Yes. >> Mr. Cura. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lay. >> Yes. Mayor >> KZ. >> Yes. Resolution 2020605 authorizing the appointment of special legal counsel for the code book. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey authorizing the appointment of Lauren
Stagger of the firm Dastian Stager as special legal counsel for the township of Lacy. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Laay. >> Yes. >> Mr. Curuto. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Juliano. Yes. >> Mayor Kennes. >> Yes. >> Resolution 2026. Did I just do that one? Authorizing the appointment of labor council. Good
>> resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State, New Jersey, authorizing the appointment of Gene Cypriani of the firm Rossi Mandel Helm Cypriani and Armando Ricko as labor council for the township of Lacy. >> Move it. Second, >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Curator. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. Laray. >> Yes.
>> Mayor Katz. >> Yes. Resolution 2020607 authorizing the appointment of an attorney for tax appeals. Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey authorizing the appointment of Andrea Wyatt of the firm Rossy Mandel Strom Helm and Cyprieni as tax appeal attorney. >> Move it. >> Second.
>> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Laray. >> Yes. >> Mr. Keratu. >> Yes. >> Mr. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kennes. >> Yes. Resolution 20268 authorizing the appointment of a township engineer. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State, New Jersey, authorizing the appointment of Robert Chinalian of Vancle Engineering
Associates as township engineer. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lay. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cutoles. >> Yes. >> Mayor Katz. >> Yes. Resolution 22609 authorizing the appointment of a prosecutor. >> Resolution of the town of Lacy County of Ocean State, New Jersey authorizing the appointment of Steven Zabarski as
prosecutor and Barry Cyber as alternate prosecutor for the Township. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. Curutoo. Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Laray. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kennis. >> Yes. Resolution 202610. Authorizing the appointment of conflict township prosecutor. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy
County of Ocean State, New Jersey. Authorizing the appointment of Bonnie R. Peterson Esquire as conflict prosecutor for the township of Lacy. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Certo. >> Yes. >> Mr. La. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kennes. >> Yes. Resolution 202611 authorizing the
appointment of special conflict township prosecutor. Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State, New Jersey, authorizing the appointment of Kelsey McGuckin, Anthony Martin Buckley, Timothy McNichols, Gregory McGuckin, and Patrick Varga of the firm Dassie Dassie McGuckin, McNichols, Connors, Anthony, and Buckley as special conflict prosecutors for the township of Lacy.
>> Move it. >> Second, >> Mr. Laay. >> Yes. >> Mr. Pertolo, >> yes. >> Mr. McDonald, >> yes. >> Mrs. Juliano, >> yes. >> Mayor Kennes, >> yes. Resolution 202612, authorizing the appointment of a public defender. >> Resolution of Township Lacy, County of Ocean State, New Jersey, authorizing the appointment of Christopher J. Dasty of
Dassi and Stagger as public defender and Jeffrey Cheney and Brandon De Jesus and William Oxley as alternate public defenders for the township of Lacy. >> Second, >> Mrs. [snorts] Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cutoo. [clears throat] >> Yes. >> Mr. Laray. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kenn. >> Yes. Resolution 202613 authorizing the
appointment of a conflict public defender. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State, New Jersey, authorizing the appointment of Deborah Rump of the law office offices of Rump Law as conflict public defender for the township of Lacy. >> Move it. Second >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. Laray. >> Yes.
>> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Curo. >> Abstain. >> Mayor K. >> Resolution 2614 authorizing the appointment of a township auditor. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey authorizing the appointment of Jerry Cony of the firm Pullman Frenia and Allison as township auditor for the
township of Lacy. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kerutoo. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. Mr. >> Laray. >> Yes. >> May. >> Yes. Resolution 202615 authorizing the appointment of a hearing officer. Resolution of the Township of Lacy, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey, authorizing the appointment of Bonnie
Peterson, Esquire, and George Bachios as hearing officers for the Township of Lacy. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano? >> Yes. >> Mr. Kurata? >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald? >> Yes. >> Mr. Laray? >> Yes. >> Mayor Kennes. >> Yes. Resolution 202616 authorizing the appointment of bond counsel. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy
County of Ocean State of New Jersey authorizing the execution of an agreement with Megan Anne Bennett of Dworth Paxton LLP as bond counsel for the township of Lacy. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano. Yes, >> Mr. Feruto. >> Yes, >> McDonald. >> Yes, >> Mr. Laray. >> Yes, >> Mayor Kennis. >> Yes. Resolution 202617 authorizing the
appointment of a township position. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey appointing city MD as the township position for the township of Lacy. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mr. Laray. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cutoo. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kennis. >> Yes. Resolution 202618 authorizing the
appointment of a tax map maintenance engineer. Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey awarding a contract to East Coast Engineering for tax map maintenance. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Perto. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Juliano? >> Yes. >> Mr. Laray? >> Yes. >> Mayor Kennes?
>> Yes. Resolution 202619 authorizing the appointment of special project engineers. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey appointing special project engineers for the township of Lacy for the year 2026. This includes Collier's Engineering and Design, Richard A. Limo Remington and
Vernick CME Morgan Engineering Gerbat Consulting Group TNM ACT Engineers and French and Perllo >> move it >> Mrs. Juliano >> yes >> Mr. Kutoo >> yes >> Mr. McDonald >> yes >> Mr. Laray. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kevin. >> Yes. Resolution 2026. >> Donald, you need to abstain on the appointment.
>> Oh, yes. My my Yes. >> Resolution 202620 authorizing the appointment of a township planner. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey authorizing the appointments of CME Associates, Higher Grillin Associates, and Grow Development as Township Planners of the Township of Lacy.
>> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. [clears throat] Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. Laray. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Keratlo. >> Yes. >> May. >> Yes. Resolution 202621 authorizing the appointment of township architects. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey authorizing the appointment of Lenudo
architecture and DMR architects as township architect. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano. Yes. >> Mr. Cutotolo. Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Laray. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kenn. >> Yes. Resolution 202622 authorizing the appointment of title search company. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey
awarding a contract to Midstate Abstract Company for title work for the township of Lacy. Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cerutoo. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Laray. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kennes. >> Yes. Resolution 202623 authorizing the appointment of appraisal companies.
>> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey awarding contracts to Integra Realy Resources Henry J. Mancini and Associates and federal appraisal for appraisal work for the township of Lacy. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. Laray. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes.
>> Mr. Curo. >> Abstain. >> Mayor Kenneth. Yes. Resolution 202624 authorizing the appointment of a director of community development. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey reappointing Christopher Reed as director of community development. >> Move it. >> Second.
>> Mr. Laray. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Abstain. >> Mr. Kerah? >> Yes. >> Mayor Kenneth? >> Yes. Resolution 2026 25 authorizing the appointment of a recreation director. >> Resolution of the Township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey reappointing James Wyland as recreation
director for the township of Lacy. Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano, >> yes. >> Mr. Certolo, >> yes. >> Mr. McDonald, >> yes. >> Mr. Lay, >> yes. >> Mayor Certolo, >> yes. >> Resolution, >> Mayor Kennis, >> yes. Resolution 2026 26 authorizing the appointment of a municipal alliance coordinator.
>> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State, New Jersey, authorizing the reappointment of Heather Scanland as municipal alliance coordinator. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano, >> yes. >> Mr. Laray, >> yes. >> Mr. McDonald, >> yes. >> Mr. Kerto, >> yes. >> Mayor Kes, >> yes. Resolution 202627 appointing a public agency affirmative action
officer. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State, New Jersey appointing Amy Shelton as public agency affirmative action compliance officer for the township of Lacy. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano, >> yes. >> Mr. Lay, >> yes. >> Mr. McDonald, >> yes. Mr. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kennes,
>> yes. Resolution 202628, appointing class one special officers. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State, New Jersey, appointing class one special law enforcement officers. >> Move it. >> Second, >> Mrs. Mrs. Juliano, >> yes. >> Mr. Keratollo, >> yes. >> Mr. McDonald, >> yes. >> Mr. Laray, >> yes. >> Mayor KZ,
>> yes. Resolution 202629, appointing class 3 special officers. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy, County of Ocean State, New Jersey, appointing class 3 special law enforcement officers. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano, >> yes. >> Mr. Kero, >> yes. >> Mr. McDonald, >> yes. >> Mr. Lay, >> yes. >> Mayor Kennes,
>> yes. Resolution 202630, appointing school crossing guards. >> Resolution of the Township of Lacy, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey, appointing school crossing guards for the township of Lacy. >> Move it. Second, >> Mrs. Juliano, >> yes. >> Mr. Keros, >> yes. >> Mr. McDonald, >> yes. Mr. >> Lay, >> yes. >> Mayor Kenn, >> yes. Resolution 202631, appointing a
safety coordinator and an alternate >> resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State, New Jersey, appointing Kimberly Bassion as the township safety coordinator and Robert Krasa as the alternate safety coordinator. >> Move it. >> Mr. Laray, >> yes. >> Mr. Cutoo, >> yes. >> Mr. McDonald, >> yes. >> Mrs. Juliano, >> yes.
>> Mayor Catz, >> yes. Resolution 202632 appointing a representative and an alternate to the municipal insurance fund. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State, New Jersey appointing Veronica Laray as the township's representative and Amy Shelton as the township alternate representative to the Ocean County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund and the
Municipal Access Liability Joint Insurance Fund. >> Move it. >> Sec. No, I can't do that. Second, [laughter] >> Mrs. Juliano, >> yes. >> Mr. McDonald, >> yes. >> Mr. Kero, >> yes. [snorts] >> Mr. Laray, >> yes. >> Mayor Kenneth, >> yes. Resolution. Did I do the block one? That's the one we're on.
>> Resolution 202633 appointing a representative and alternates to the community development block grant committee. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey appointing Linda Pagaro Cavllo and the as the township representative and Veronica Laray as the alternate representative to the community development block grant committee.
>> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano, >> yes. >> Mr. McDonald, >> yes. >> Mr. Kerto, >> yes. >> Mr. Laay, >> yes. >> Mayor Kenneth, >> yes. Resolution 20s 2634, appointing the mayor to the planning board. Resolution [snorts] of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey appointing Steven
Kennes as the mayor on the Lacy Township Plan. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mr. Keratollo. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lay. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mayor K. >> Yes. Resolution 202635 appointing a class 2 member to the planning board. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State, New Jersey,
appointing Christopher Reed as the class 2 member to the Lacy Township Planning Board. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Certo. >> Yes. >> Mr. La. >> Yes. >> Mayor >> Kenneth. >> Yes. Resolution 202636 appointing a class 3 member to the planning board.
>> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State, New Jersey appointing Robert Laray as class three member to the Lacy Township Planning Board. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano? >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald? >> Yes. >> Uh, Mr. Certo? >> Yes. >> Mr. Laray? >> Yes. >> Mayor Kennes? >> Yes. Resolution 202637 appointing class
4 member to the planning board. Resolution of the Township of Lacy, County of Ocean City, New Jersey, appointing Neil Marine as class 4 member to the Lacy Township Planning Board. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Pertol. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lay. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kennis.
>> Yes. Resolution 202638 appointing an alternate member to the planning board. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State, New Jersey reappointing Joseph Bransford as alternate number one to the Lacy Township Planning Board. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mr. Laay. >> Yes. >> Mr. Keru. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Juliano.
>> Yes. >> Mayor Kennes. >> Yes. Resolution 202639 appointing members to the zoning board of adjustment. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey appointing Scott Terrella and Craig Tamalo as regular members to the zoning board of adjustment. >> Move it. Second. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes.
>> Mr. Kerlo. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lay. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kennes. >> Yes. Resolution 202640 appointing alternate members number alternate member number two to the zoning board of adjustment. Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey appointing Brian Muza as alternate number two on the Lacy
Township zoning board of adjustment. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lay. >> Yes. >> Mr. Keru. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. [snorts] [clears throat] >> Yes. Resolution 202641 appointing members to the environmental commission. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey. Appointing members to the environmental
commission for the township of Lacy. >> Move it. Second. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Herto. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. Mr. Laray. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kennet. >> Yes. Resolution 202642 appointing an alternate member to the board of health. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State, New Jersey
appointing Monica Carlson as alternate number one on the board of health for the township of Lacy. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kerto. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lay. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kis. >> Yes. Resolution 202643 appointing members to the LMUA. Resolution of the
township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey appointing James Nler as regular member to the Lacy Municipal Utilities Authority. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mr. Laray. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cutoto. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kenneth. >> Yes. Resolution 202644 appointing
members to the Veterans Commission. >> Resolution of the Township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey appointing members to the Veterans Commission. >> Move it. Second. >> Mr. Keratlo. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. Leang. Yes. >> Mayor Kennis. >> Yes. Resolution 202645, appointing
members to the municipal alliance committee. >> Resolution of the Township of Lacy, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey, appointing members to the Municipal Alliance Committee of the Township of Ly. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cerutoo. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lay. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kennes.
>> Yes. Resolution 202646 authorizing a temporary budget for 20 2026. Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey providing for the 2026 temporary operating budget. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. Certo. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes.
>> Mr. Laray. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kennes. >> Yes. Resolution 202647 authorizing the deposit of public funds in New Jersey banks. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey authorizing the treasurer to deposit public monies in any bank, savings, and loan or trust company having its place
of business in the state of New Jersey. and which is organized under the laws of the United States or the state of New Jersey. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Futoo. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lay. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kenneth. >> Yes. Resolution 202648 establishing the interest rate on delinquent taxes.
>> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State of New Jersey fixing the rate of interest to be charged on delinquent taxes or assessments. >> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Kero. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lay. >> Yes. >> Mayor KZ. >> Yes. Resolution 202649 providing for
dates of township meetings in the official newspaper of the township. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State, New Jersey providing dates of township committee meetings and designated official newspapers for the year 2026. Our meetings will take place on the second and fourth Thursday of each month with the exception of June, July, and August
where we'll only meet on the second Thursday of the month. And then we have three holiday conflicts. So the first meeting in February will take place on the second Wednesday. The second meeting of November will take place on the fourth Tuesday and the second meeting of December will take place on the fourth Tuesday. Our official newspapers are the Asbury Park Press, the Beacon, and the Atlantic City Press.
>> Move it. >> Second, >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. >> Mr. Laray, >> yes. >> Mr. Cutoo, >> yes. >> Mrs. Juliano, >> yes. >> Mayor KZ. >> Yes. Resolution 202650 authorizing the payment of township bills. >> Resolution of the township of Lacy County of Ocean State, New Jersey, authorizing the payment of township bills.
>> Move it. >> Second. >> Mrs. Juliano. >> Yes. >> Mr. McDonald. >> Yes. going to abstain on TP000035. >> Not on this bill list. >> What's that? >> It's not on this bill's list. >> It's not on there. >> No, we're only paying our joint insurance assessment for our insurance. >> Okay. Then I vote yes. Vote yes.
>> For our next meeting. >> No problem. >> Mr. Gola, >> yes. >> Mrs. Juliano, >> yes. >> Mr. Laray, >> yes. >> May, >> yes. Comments from the public. Greetings. Happy 2026 to everyone. Um, I didn't hear the names for the municipal
alliance. I think I signed up for that this year. Um, let's make 2026 a shining clean year for Lacy. With all the wind, uh, a lot of trash has been blown around. So, when it's safe to do so, please don't walk on ice. Pick up any trash on or near your property. And if
you have the time, help or visit an elderly neighbor. Thank you. Because we have a lot of them in town. >> Thank you very much. Anything else? >> Seeing none, make a motion to close the floor. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> All right. >> Okay. Comments from the committee. Bob,
you get to go first. >> What? [laughter] >> Are they limited to five minutes, Steve? >> Yeah, Bob. >> Don't worry, it's under five minutes, but I'm usually last. >> Deputy mayor. You may now. He gets to talk second now. >> You caught me off guard.
>> You think? >> Well, first of all, I want to thank everybody for coming out on this nice, beautiful day when they said we may have a flurry or two. So, uh, thank you for coming. Steve already uh made mention of all the uh government officials and
dignitaries and our police chief and captain and everybody that has come today. So, also uh thank you for coming. Uh most importantly, I want to thank my wife and family for being here, for supporting me. Uh without them that it
definitely would not be possible. Peter, I want to thank you for the year you gave us as mayor. You definitely uh highlighted the town. I mean, you you worked hard. You put in a lot of extra
effort. Um, we definitely you you didn't have to want to know what was going on this year in town. I mean, Pete made sure that the news got out there and things were handled. And um, I just want to thank you for the fine job you did this year because to me, you
really made us proud. Thank you. >> It's an honor, Bob, everybody. >> Steve, I couldn't be happier than to serve under you as deputy mayor. Uh, congratulations. I know this isn't your first time in the seat, but I'm looking forward to working with you on that on
that. And probably most importantly from my heart is I want to thank the committee. Uh this is only my second year and for them to give me the backing to be the se uh deputy mayor uh is really an honor.
So having their support after serving one year, thank you very much. I want to wish everybody a hopeful, healthy, and happy New Year's. Let's hope the coming year is even better than the last.
And I want to thank all the employees, the volunteers for all they do for Lacy. Not only the community, the employees, the volunteers, they're all together what makes this town as good as it is. So, I just want
to wish from my heart to you. Thank you. And just uh one quick thing. I I know some of you this might be the first meeting you may have attended. It's a lot of just reappointing, not much business. It's just getting things set up for the new year. Uh if you're really
super interested, our first meeting is uh next week on the 8th. So, this is actually a fun one. [laughter] We'll just give you a heads up on that. And the only thing I want to say, which I learned this year and I kind of knew,
but all I can hope for is in 20126 and this governing bodies, we do our arguing and our debating in the back room, but that we keep working tirelessly towards home rule
because the state of New Jersey, what you see in the paper, you may not see or everything else, We love our town. I don't think anybody has any idea until you're sitting on this side of the bench how much of a struggle it is to keep us
sort of a small town community. The state is constantly throwing things at us from the left to right and directions we don't even know they come for to towards us. So all I can say is, you know, let's keep striving forward. You
got questions, ask. I do uh you know whether I agree or disagree with people that come up from the public, we always do respect their comments. Everybody's got an opinion and that's some of what makes this country great. So, let's all as a whole keep working forward to keep Lacy Township the way it's been. Thank
you. >> Thank you, Bob. Committeewoman Juliano. >> Thank you, Mayor. I tried to keep everything moving fast because I know it's important to you here. So, if you heard me saying, "Yes, move it." That was because of Stephen. I try to help him out. First of all, I just wanted to
say happy new year to everybody. And um I wanted to thank Peter for his job last year. He did a fantastic job, Pete. So, God bless. >> Congratulations to Steve and Bob for mayor and deputy mayor. Look forward to working with you guys. >> You said a few things that I wanted to
say because sometimes we >> want me [snorts] to take it back. >> No. Sometimes we get through these meetings and we don't get to say, you know, everything. So, I kind of wrote down today so I wouldn't forget. I wanted to make sure we thank our staff, DPW, community development, recreation
department, our police, our EMS. Listen, we're all part of this town and we all have to work together. Might not like everything we have to say or do, but sometimes you just have to move on with it. And we're very fortunate that we we all just keep moving. Um, it's a beautiful town. We're lucky to be here
and we we should take some time to enjoy the fact that we live in such a beautiful town instead of always uh on the run. To our volunteer firefighters, we are blessed to have you. I I thank you every month because I I don't know how we would exist if we didn't have
volunteers taking care of that for this town. It's a it's a very important um job that they do. They leave their families to go out and help us and that's something to be grateful for all the time. To Veronica and Amy, I really want you
both to know that it's uh it's appreciated how you help keep this town running as smooth as you do because it's it's not easy. It really isn't. And like Bob said, till you sit up here on the other side of this uh dasis, you truly don't know what it's all about until
you're sitting in this chair. And then on a personal note, I'm in pink because I'm about to become a grandmother and it's a little girl and she's uh she's due um any day. So, we're actually um being induced tonight. I say we as
I'm I'm one of them. [laughter] Um, but it is >> when you be, [laughter] >> believe me, I'm just so proud and so happy. And [clears throat] I I'm going to be called the Gaga. And that was what my mom was. So, it's very deep to my
heart. And the other thing I want to say is sometimes we don't appreciate what we have until it's right in front of us. So, let's make 2026 about the joy for our family and the people that are around us. Enjoy your life. Stop rushing
through it. Stop worrying about tomorrow. Enjoy today because it goes really, really fast. So, God bless and happy new year, everybody. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Mayor. >> Committeeman Curello. >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh, I don't have any
uh prepared comments. I uh oftentimes want them to come from the heart, so I'll be short. I want to acknowledge all of our dignitaries that are here today. um my family and my daughter who is I love my wife but my daughter is really special to me. So I still love you.
She's a she's a junior and um just so proud of both of them going to be a teacher and already a nurse practitioner and I'm very really proud of everybody. So it's uh it's wonderful. Um so a lot of things were set up here and I have such high respect for everyone up here
and Bob who's going to do great as deputy mayor. Steve, I often say, is like a brother that's, you know, we have different moms, but he's been my running mate and he's he's just somebody that I have higher respect for. Um, Veronica, Senator Connor, Tim. Yeah, we have
disagreements, but um I think we respect each other and I want to make mention of the folks that are here in the room that not only supported me, but support all of us. So, our board of county commissioners and Commissioner Sedakei is here. And there's any number other towns that he
could be in. Commissioner Ellen Bogen is here and with his beautiful wife. There's any number of towns they could be in. Um these are the folks that support us at the local level. They they support our county health department. They let me work in our county health department. We give out, you know,
services to nurses, veterans, everything. That's because of what they do and the help they provide to all of our um all of our municipalities. In particular, personal note for our ninth legislative district. every other Thursday you often hear me saying you know the stuff the things and the
initiatives that we are involved in um we take a lead because they we have such good communication from Assemblyman Rump Senator Amato Assemblyman Meyer in the back room in particular um Assemblyman Rump who on very short or no notice because he's been a municipal leader
before the assembly lets me use my vacation time to come here and serve the people of Lacy Township. uh if I didn't have that um I wouldn't be effective. So when Bob said I was effective, it was never an I. It's always a we. So there's
a lot of people in the team. I always say whenever I'm at whether it's the Boy Scouts or doing a wedding or whatever it is, I was the face of the committee and I'm very so very proud of Steve and I know he's going to be a wonderful mayor and I'm going to he called me up at midnight on New Year's Eve and I'm going to support him because I just have
respect for him and everyone up here. So for the commissioners that keep our uh employ our people and that keep our west of the parkway uh protected pineelands I preserve our quality of life. Uh I support Commissioner Sedi, Commissioner
Ellen Bogen, those gentlemen and the rest of our commissioners can call me up. I want to be there to support them. I've supported them publicly and privately as well as our ninth legislative district. We can't do and provide from the littlest things uh what we have here at the municipal level
without support from the state and the county. We just can't do it. Um so there's so many people in the room, our chief, our captain, Dr. Andy King, our engineers, our retired lieutenant, so many people, uh people that I have
respect for, Al and Mike, and of course our MUA chief, Mr. Ner uh who incidentally built the house I live in. >> So [snorts] uh I'm grateful because it's it's good house. It hasn't given me any problems. I'm very very grateful to Mr.
Nuller for that. I saw his name on a wall before I ever knew who he was. I ripped down some ways and said Ner 93. So grateful to so many people. I don't want to be long-winded. Al Nappy's here. Keith's here. Ju car shows everybody. So
I um I'm grateful. I'm grateful. So thank you to the county, to the assembly, to our police, our EMS, our fire. You guys got us through the fire. I picked up the phone. Commissioner Sedi was there. The ninth district was there. We couldn't have done the fire. Anything
with the fire protected us ourselves here in our zip codes here without them. Brian, heartfelt thanks. Support you to the foot of the cross. Thank you, Assemblyman Meyer. Assemblyman Rump. Sorry for Brian, our commissioners, our friends, our
colleagues up here, our workers. Uh like our venerable committee woman said, it's it all it's all a team. There is no I in team. Thank you. God bless you. Have a great 2026. >> Comm McDonald.
>> Thank you, Mayor. Um first of all, I learned a long time ago. I got to thank my wife first of all. Thank you. She's my best friend, my best political advisor. She's not afraid to
tell me when I'm wrong and doesn't tell me when I'm right a lot of the times either. But that's I want to talk about 2025. Um, we did an excellent job up here. And why do I say that? Because we weren't in the newspapers.
local municipalities when they get in the newspapers usually have screwed something up really really bad and it's it's not good. Um you know Pete let us did a great job kept us out of the newspapers except for
the good things and that's not easy to do because they they don't like to print the good news. They don't like the print that our EMS response time is two under two minutes. Think about that for a second.
You call and in less than 120 seconds you got an ambulance at your door. That's phenomenal. Why are they not printing that stuff? Because it doesn't sell papers. It's it's that simple. And if you think it's easy, this town, you just went through
about 25 minutes of us reappointing or appointing swearing in people to run this town. This any town is not, it's difficult to run. And think about that. Veronica and Amy have to keep this straight. Not easy.
It's difficult. We get all the glory and we get all the heat when we screw it up. They are in the background. And if you know anything about that, you keep those people very, very happy because they can make your life
miserable in a heartbeat. But I want to wish everybody I want to thank everybody who's here, all the commissioners and the uh state representatives and so excuse me and so forth like that. Uh our our our new
chief of police is here and uh and and our captain's here. So it's a good turnout. I just want to wish everybody a very happy and safe 2026 and let's just hope we can stay out of the newspaper. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Tim. [clears throat] Um, yeah, I just again want to thank Pete for the job he did as mayor last year. Um, I made extensive comments a couple meetings ago, but he always represents us well. He does a great job. Um, and it's great serving as deputy mayor under Pete because Pete likes doing all the stuff that I don't like doing. You can
see [laughter] he he he does all the ribbon cutings. You know, he really didn't ask me to fill in that many times. Um but Bob is not going to be that lucky. [laughter] So again, thank you all for coming. I want to thank all the, you know, Veronica, Amy, and uh Chris Connors for
all the work they do behind the scenes. And uh again, have a happy new year, everybody. >> Steve, is that is that my official warning? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Hey, Bob, you can say no. [laughter] >> I know. And I asked him before we started the meeting, he said, "You're next in line.
Motion to adjurnn. >> Move it. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> We are having a reception desk in if anybody would like to join us. >> No further business, Tim. >> Oh, >> no further business. >> Tim, you got to say that. >> No further business. I got to say they didn't tell you [laughter] to tell me
that. You racking me up, peeps.