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ologize for our 5m minute uh late start. I apologize. Um please rise for the flag salute. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Roll call. Mr. Bate, Mr. Mr. Garuso >> here. >> Miss Pasamano is not here. Mr. Pamano >> here. >> Mr. Petranio >> here. >> Miss Russo >> here. >> Dr. Scardino

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>> here. >> Dr. Tuma >> here. >> And Mr. Valvano >> here. No fun, sir. >> Thank you. Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by the following means. Annual notice was sent to the record newspaper, township clerk, and posted in the lobby of the town hall and board office. Setting forthcoming

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schedule work meetings and public meetings of the board. like to get a motion for the approval of minutes from the second Mr. >> Here Russo

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>> four >> Mr. Pasamano >> four >> Mr. Mr. Petronio, >> Mr. >> Dr. Dr. Tuma >> four, >> and Mr. Valana >> or motion carries.

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>> Uh, next we're moving on to our uh state represent I'm sorry, sorry, student representative report. >> Not state yet. One day, one day. Uh, school is out for summer. I can't believe I'm already saying that, but summer vacation has begun. I am excited

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to be saying that. Graduation went well after a short two-hour delay because of celebrating 100th anniversary. continuing past future business. First night school had several students nominated for methology

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award. I had the honor of attending high school. I've heard about service. Um, I didn't even realize that. So, Mr. Pasamano, you are stuck with some pretty long reports. Don't worry, I'll get those cut down for you. This one's

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short. >> You stole my thunder, Nick. I That was part of my board report was to congratulate you on being elected again. I'm so sorry. So, but so, so Nick kind of jumped the gun, but congratulations. Welld deserved. >> Thank you.

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I I really, if I may, I would just like to thank all of my fellow board members I sit with for teaching me so much this past year, if not through direct lessons I learned through each member's approach to different matters and problems,

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transparency when discussing important topics, and open an openness to challenges and problems our community faces. I'm honored to have learned these aspects of addressing matters in our school. looking forward to starting off

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and I'm looking forward to using these aspects uh the skills I've mastered sitting at the board to continue to better our school. I just thank each and every one of you on behalf of all students in LHS. I am pretty sure on behalf of all I can say this

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confidently. Thank you for giving Lynhurst High School a voice on this. I am honored to have been that voice this past year and I dedicate myself and will continue to dedicate myself every day to improving my ability to hear our students words so lur schools can be the

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best place for our students. Thank you each and every one of you. Thank you so much. >> Thank you so much Nick. Really appreciate that. Uh next uh Mr. Demikov our state monitor report please. Okay. I have reviewed the financial

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reports for the month ending May 2026 and support tonight's resolution that certifies that there are sufficient funds available based on the May financials to meet the district's financial obligations for the remainder of the 2025 2026 school year. The

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superintendent and his staff are continuing to work on closing the 2025 2026 financials and generating new purchase orders for the start of the 20 26 2027 school year. I have also reviewed and discussed the other

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resolutions on tonight's agenda with Mr. Dorso and support his recommendations to the board that they approve the resolutions on tonight's agenda. That concludes my report for this evening. >> Thank you so much, sir. Uh, I don't have a report. Uh, Paul wanted me to NYX my

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15minute speech, so I I I I tailored it back. But all seriousness, I just wanted to just simply all the support. >> Thank you, Dr. Scardino. Um, just to re reiterate what Dr. Scardino said, we had a we had a wonderful close. Our high

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school graduation um was last week on Thursday and then our eighth grade moving up ceremony was on Friday. Luckily, the weather held out this year for both. Uh we did shift them to the morning which ultimately ended up working out in our favor of the high school. We had to push back for a a little while. There was a threat of

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thunderstorms and that worked out. And then Friday, Friday morning was gorgeous. So, um as Dr. Cardino said, we we had a um everyone worked extremely hard. Um, you know, the last couple weeks of school sometimes are challenging, but um, our teachers, our faculty, everyone pulled together and we

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had a really smooth smooth end to the year. Um, and then, you know, as we move into the summer, I know a lot of people think that our administrators, myself included, things kind of wind down in the summer. It's actually not the case. Uh, we actually, um, are extremely busy

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in the summer and we have a lot of projects going on that I'm really excited to talk about. So, uh, this summer, um, we are, as I mentioned several times, um, up here that where we're doing the high school boilers. So, that project is well underway and on

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schedule. All the boilers have been, um, now delivered and are, uh, being working to be installed at the high school. Um, we're also doing the boys and the girls locker room at the high school. That project is well underway. and um they're actually the contractors are able to get

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into the locker rooms towards the end of the school year and start that work. So all the major construction um is done in those two spaces and we're actually ahead of schedule there. So I'm excited to showcase um you know the locker rooms as well as the fieldhouse. That project

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has been started. It's been it's been gutted. It's been painted. Um the the guys today were working on doing the hypoxy floor and we're on schedule on that project. And then the other big project we have this summer is um is Jefferson School's gym is getting

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renovated um as well. So we're uh restanding the floors. We're painting the entire uh gym and then we're upgrading um some of the aesthetics in the gym as well. So um all of that all of that work is going to be showcased in a late August newsletter. I try to send

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out a newsletter every year um when we come back to school to kind of showcase obviously all the projects we did in the summer, but also to let parents know the back to school nights um and some important dates, but all those projects will be um in that newsletter. I'm also

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excited to report that we're going to be all the families in the community are going to be receiving a newsletter Thursday or Friday um and maybe uh you might get the letter Saturday or or maybe even Monday. So, there's an end of the year newsletter that I'm excited to go out. We wanted to highlight the

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tremendous accomplishment of Lynhurst High School being ranked 15th in Bergen County. And so, that was a tremendous feat. And, um, you know, we're in we're in good company with some of the best high schools in Bergen County. So, that's going to be the front page of the newsletter. I highlight some other

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accolades that both our teachers and students got throughout the year. And then on the back cover of the newsletter that again residents will get towards the end of this week or early next week is a joint letter um from the board of education and Lynhurst Township. And so

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that's on the back cover. So I'm really excited for for not just the families that have students in in the district, but the newsletters go out to the entire community. So whether you have a child in the district or not, everyone gets the newsletters and the board um and I

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feel that's extremely important because everyone's a taxpayer in this town. So um the taxpayer is really going to get to see where their tax dollars are going and the improvements that we're making. There are some improvements highlighted in the in this newsletter, but again the major improvements will then be

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highlighted again at the end of August. So, we have a very busy summer and, you know, we're excited to be proactive in in in upgrading our facilities. Um, aside from that, on page 15, you'll see

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um the district is required to report on uh school safety data uh two times a year. So, you'll see on page 15 the January to June reporting period and all the data um is on that page. Um and then

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finally, um every year the district gives out hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarship money at what we call the MLAN Awards. The MLAN Awards we have here in the auditorium and our high school students have the ability to

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apply for a variety of scholarships that are both offered by families, by organizations in town. And so, one of our high school students was not able to attend the MLAN Awards and did receive, I had to double check the amount, I thought, a $2,000 scholarship from the

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Rotary Club. So, at this time, I'd like to call up, uh, Crystal Rojas to get that that award. And congratulations. >> So, uh, Peter Petrangio, who who is a board member, sits on the Rotary Club, and he will be presenting the scholarship to

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Crystal. James doing two things at once. >> Who do you think? $200. Some background music. >> Yeah, like elevator. >> I think they're doing Mulan Rouch, right? Is that what they're

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>> They're doing uh Sweeney Todd. >> Oh, Sweeney Todd. Yeah, you're right. I saw Sweeney Todd. >> And I'm I'm going to a conference that weekend like in Nashville. I love you. >> I might be back for this Sunday MA

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performance, but I'm >> She took it right away. Congratulations. Congratulations again, Crystal. um for the members of our community every year um the the MLAN Awards is a a wonderful night. Um if there's one night in the

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district that you ever want to come out and really see the tremendous accomplishments of our students and see um all of the money that our students get in scholarship money, the the the the MLAN Awards is a wonderful night to do that. So, congratulations to Crystal and thank you to Mr. Petranzio and the

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Rotary Club for that generous $2,000 scholarship. So, congratulations again. That concludes my report tonight, Dr. Scardino. >> Great. Thank you, Mr. Corso. Uh, now we're going to have public to be heard on agenda items. We have Mr. Daniel Parata. Mr. Parata, please. Happy to

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have you. Okay, >> perfect. Batteries are low on everything. >> Probably the bottom button. >> Mr. Scardino, members of the board, Mr. Dorso. Um, I have a question for you. I'm

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looking at the agenda here under finance. Mr. Puzzio, this is your section number three. Come on. So, I'm happy to report that this summer we are redoing the microphone system

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here in the middle school. So, um you haven't been at a meeting in a while, Mr. Prada, but I did mention at the last meeting that we have already issued the purchase order and the sound system is getting upgraded this summer. So, um >> very very good. Now, it say it says over here that the payroll for the month

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ended in May of 2026 is hereby approved in order paid. And now on number 43 on the agenda, you're adding more money into it to to revise it. Why is that? >> 45. Okay, I could answer that. Um on the

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agenda for last month there was a mistake and the number that was pulled for April 30th's uh payroll was incorrect. So this is to the amendment to the correct amount. So the the is it payroll as a as a rule usually the

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same amount of money unless it's raises or anything there becreased in that usually. >> Okay. Very good. Thank you for answering that. And now I have another one for you. I'm asking that the board do not approve number 19 on the agenda.

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Okay. >> Fin all under Mr. Petrronio under finance. Page eight number 19. Can I ask you why? >> It's going to put a burden on the taxpayer. >> So, I could let Mr. uh Heyman explain

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that better, but the budget was already approved. That's just the schedule of when the tax dollars are submitted. So, um, in terms of the overall tax levy, that's approved when we approve the budget. So, this is just merely, you know, a schedule of when those checks

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are going to be given to the board of ed. In terms of the overall approval of the tax levy, that was done. Um, but Mr. Hime could explain that more. Right. I believe that's just literally dates of when we should expect the checks. >> Yes, that's exactly what it is. It's a remittance schedule that's submitted to

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the town clerk and the tax uh assessor to basically submit checks to the board of ed. >> Yes. >> Or an already approved levy. >> What what was the vote for the approval of the uh I can uh if you contact my office I can

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give you the minutes and let you know what the vote was. Also, also under your personnel section, number 26. Page number 26, employee contracts K. Number one.

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We we we have a problem here, ladies and gentlemen. You just beat the taxpayers up for $3 million more dollars and now you're giving an increase again. This is unacceptable. You just beat the taxpayers up for $3 million and now you're going to approve

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giving someone else a raise after you beat up the taxpayers. Enough is enough. Stop spending. Stop giving raises. Stop doing what you need to do until we can get our feet fiscally responsible in this town and on this board. The people cannot keep taking and

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you Mr. Demikov keeps approving it. Him and the tyrant in Trenton are doing what they want to do and keep beating us up. Eventually the blood the you can't get blood from Iraq. The well runs dry. Gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, stop approving the budget and giving these

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people more money. Do not approve that. Rescend it or don't even approve of it now tonight and vote on it another time when there's money in the budget to be done. Mr. Demikov, you claim that you always have an a surplus. A surplus. A

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surplus. A surplus. Why did you beat the taxpayers up for more money? >> You You overrode them. You overrode them. You overrode them. >> I did not override the final budget approval. >> You overrode them on the first budget

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when they when who abstained and who voted against it. You overrode them. >> That's right. because the budget was still in the county office by a certain time and the board had the ability to change that budget between preliminary and final and they approved the final

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budget and I did not override the final budget that you're talking about. I take offense to it. >> Well, you should take I take offense to you approving it on the first time by overriding them when they said they didn't want to approve it. You overrode them. Did you or did you not?

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>> Yes, I did. So you did override them >> on the preliminary budget, not on the final budget that you're talking about for the taxpayers. >> Right. What what Mr. Demikov is saying is ultimately that he did submit the county the preliminary budget because the budget was due to the county office.

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However, the board unanimously voted to approve the final budget and there was no modifications made and ultimately the board elected to push that budget through. So Mr. them. >> So, so it was unanimously every all nine board members voted to to approve that budget. You just said

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>> I believe so. So, please don't quote me because we have to go back to the minutes, but I believe it was either 72 or 8:1 I believe. But don't quote me on that. The exact board minutes would reflect that. So, Mr. Heyman said if you

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contact his office, he will give you that exact vote, but it was somewhere in that range, I believe. So, um >> I think we I think we had six votes and I think one >> Oh, one abstension. I Okay. Yes, I think you're right. I think it was six yes, two no one abstension. I believe that

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was the final >> I would ask you not to minimize these decisions. I mean, you've sat up here. There's alwaysbody not everybody I'm sure very hard

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I'm not saying everybody That means that we have somebody who knows just I can tell you that if you look at it, shutting closing down payment,

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but certainly we also know I promise you really I can tell you how >> Dr. Scardino, thank you for for approaching me on this, but I'm going to tell you right now, we need to be more fiscally responsible. this increase 180. Not not for nothing,

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Mr. Dorso. I think you do a great job. Okay? You can handle your district. You do not need an assistant. I'm going to tell you right now how it is. You don't need an assistant. Okay? There's too many assistants on this on this board of education. If we're paying you money and you're

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capable of doing the job, which and we know you are, then why can't you just why do we need an assistant? start cutting and saving on certain situations like that. Top heavy. You don't cut little low-lying fruit. Like I always said, you don't cut the lowlying fruit.

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You start at the top lumber. Okay. If he could be he you guys voted the last time to give him in a contract a contract extension, correct? So, you know, he's capable of doing the job. Then why does he need an assistant? That's what I would like to know. Number

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one. And number two, I'm asking that you the board right now do not approve K under under personnel and either table it or send it to another day until we get every all our finances and fiscally responsible. Thank

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you. Uh, we're going to open this up for board discussion um on formal business agenda. Anyone have anything? No. Okay. What do we do?

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>> Okay. Uh, finance. Mr. Petronzio. Pursuant to the recommendation of the superintendent of schools, the committee on finance recommends the following resolutions be moved forward for a roll call vote. I make a motion to move forward finance resolutions 1 through 47 to be adopted.

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>> Second, Dr. Scardino. >> Roll call. Mr. Abate, >> four. >> Mr. Geruso, >> four. >> Mr. Pasamano, >> four. >> Mr. Petranzio, >> four. Miss Russo, >> Dr. Scardino, >> Dr. Tuma,

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>> and Mr. Valvano. >> Motion carries. >> Uh, education and curriculum. Can I get >> one to five? >> Pursuant to the recommendation of the superintendent of the school, the committee of the education and curriculum recommends that the following

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resolution be moved forward for roll call vote. Can I make a motion to move forward? >> Move it >> once to five. >> Move it. >> Roll call. Mr. Abate. >> Four. >> Mr. Guso. >> I I had to do that. Four.

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>> Mr. Pavana. >> Mr. Petranzio. >> Four. >> Russo. >> Dr. Scardino. >> Four. >> Dr. Tuma. >> Four. >> And Mr. Valvano. >> Four. >> Motion carries. policy, rules, and regulations. Mr. Vana, >> pursuant to the recommendations of the

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superintendent of schools, the committee on policies and rules and regulations recommends the following resolutions be moved forward to a roll call vote. I'll make a motion to move forward policies and rules and regulations resolutions 1 through 4 be adopted. >> Second >> second, Mr. Abate. Roll call. Mr. Abate,

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>> four. >> Mr. Guso, >> four. >> Mr. Pasamano, >> four. >> Mr. Petronio, >> four. >> Miss Russo, >> four. >> Dr. Scardino >> four. >> Dr. Tuma >> four >> and Mr. Valvano >> four. >> Motion carries. >> Thank you. Safety, security, and health.

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Mr. Garuso. >> Pursuant to the recommendation of the superintendent of schools, the committee on safety, security, and health recommends the following resolutions be moved forward for a roll call vote. I make a motion move forward. Safety, security, and health resolutions one through two be adopted.

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>> Second. >> Roll call. Mr. >> Four. >> Mr. Russo >> four >> four >> four >> four >> Dr. >> four >> Dr. Tuma >> four

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>> Isabella to the recommendation of the superintendent of schools. The committee on personnel recommends the following resolutions be moved forward for a roll call vote. I make a motion to move forward personnel resolutions A through

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M to be adopted. >> Roll call. Mr. >> Four >> Yep. I I understand what this gentleman here is saying. >> I don't know what letters they were. What letters were they? >> Okay. I mean, because I didn't vote for the budget, I can't see giving someone a

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race, unfortunately. That's how I feel. So, I'm >> four Everybody's ready for the summer. I would just like to say we um we don't meet in July, so our next formal board meeting will be August 25th. Um I just

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wanted to mention that to the public. Thank you. Public be heard on non-aggenda items? We have none. >> We have no. Okay. >> Motion to adjurnn. Moved. >> All in favor? >> Have a great summer, everyone.

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>> Carry. Oh, you think a