like to call this work session to order. February 13, 2026. Roll call, please. >> Commissioner Taylor, >> here. >> Vice Mayor Cot >> here. >> Commissioner Kasaboon, >> here. >> Commissioner Minnell, >> present. >> Mayor Dixon, >> here. Would you join me in rising to
salute the flag? >> Allegiance >> to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
>> This meeting is being conducted in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act of 1975. Was advertised, posted, and made available to the public as required by statute. The municipal clerk is directed to include a statement in the meetings and the minutes of this
meeting. Are there any changes to the agenda? >> There are none, mayor. >> All right. I'd like to open up the podium for public comments on the agenda only. Uh if you'd like to make any comments, please go to the podium, state your name and address and your concerns.
Please limit your comments to approximately five minutes. Steve Soloff Vinland. Is it common for agenda packets to be empty? That's it. Seeing no one else at the podium, I will
close public comments on agenda items only. Discussions of commissioners on resolutions. So, we do have a presentation for the regular meeting. This is the 2026 Milville Public Library by Courtney Reece, library director.
I believe it's just updates on what's going on with the library and everything. >> Yeah. Uh, Miss Reese contacted the commission. uh she wanted to do a presentation on all of the offerings that are currently
happening uh at the library. Uh she'll have a video uh and follow up with some of the upcoming events. >> And then we do just have our regular monthly reports. One for Commissioner Taylor for police and EMS reports and Vice Mayor Cott to file the tax
collectors report for January 2026. >> Nothing report on either one of them. just normally monthly reports for the tax collector. >> It's the uh normal police reports and EMS reports. Um calls for service for the police
department for the month of January 3,11. It's a lot for wintertime. Um but summones, which was the e ticket and stuff, is up to 411 for the month. >> I wonder if they were up because of the
snowstorm that we had. It was pretty significant. >> It could have been. >> I asked the chiefs this afternoon. He wasn't >> he wasn't really sure, but >> he wasn't concerned. >> It's It's been climbing. Our numbers have been climbing, you know. >> So, >> did anybody break that down to take a look at what exactly the calls?
>> Was there more calls for a certain thing than other things? Did you >> I do I do have I mean, there's there's the way the system breaks it down. I mean, there's there's so many to list. There's two pages, you know, >> but does any look like they
>> No, not that I can see. >> So, Sherman Sherman, they can get for you an expel Excel spreadsheet. The chief can get you just the type of call and you can sort that out and kind of compare year to year if you want. >> Yeah. So, I'm not It doesn't look like 911s
and stuff like that jumped up very much. Um, no, not too many um, severe calls, you know what I mean? Uh, UE patrols are up 186 calls.
>> So, Sherman, do um, I'm sorry, Commissioner Cop, do you mean that uh, calls from UEE officers when they're on patrol? >> Carts punched through UEZ patrol. Okay. All right.
Good. >> Uh we do have one ordinance on for second reading. It's an ordinance amending the salary ordinance. >> And that was uh there was five um different positions that were just left off the original list. Uh so we're it's
just second reading adding them to a um a list that we've already approved. These are just five that were left off. >> Yeah. And those are all things that uh the numbers were also very low and those are all positions that are very difficult to get a hold of. You know, if you're paying somebody $12 an hour to be
a fire code sub official, it's pretty tough to get those positions filled. So, that was also part of it. Those are very difficult positions to fill. any any construction official, fire sub code. Those are important positions for the city and and uh
unfortunately our our dollar values were way, you know, not even close to being in line with what you need to pay those people. >> For resolutions, resolution awarding a non-fair and open contract for municipal engineer.
Um I will say this um John Nuke is coming on board as our city engineer. Very happy. Uh did a lot of vetting on this and uh a lot of excitement um for him coming back to the city. I think he
was the municipal engineer for at least uh 19 years I think and then he went to the county and then uh for another four or five years and then he went to a private firm for another four or five years. and uh happy to have him back and
uh can't wait till he starts. >> Resolution appointing alternate member to the zoning board, DeAndre Heath. >> Just want to say we're excited to fill another position. Um he's going to be I think alternate and zoning board. Yeah, I actually uh interviewed when I say interviewed, I I try to anybody coming
on board for the zoning board or the planning board, I try to at least meet with them, have them into my office and have a have a talk to them, talk with them about what the position is. A lot of people want to serve uh the city in a they want to be a part of public service, but they don't really
understand what zoning or planning does. And I just talk with them. You know, people come in and they say, "Hey, I just want to, you know, there's so many good things that can be done in the city and there's so many." And I said, "Well, that's not exactly what zoning does. There's other ways you could probably volunteer." I said, "Zoning is and
planning is about following the rules that of of our planning use." And I explained to kind of what we what we do, what those positions do. And he was uh DeAndre, Mr. De Heath, um great guy, really enjoyed speaking with him. Wants to give back to the city. um not
originally from here, but he's been here a while and uh I I really enjoyed uh meeting with him and talking to him and I think he's going to do a great job. >> Resolution awarding a non-fair and open contract for the municipal court interpreter.
>> Yes. So, that's just uh renewing um we have a Spanish interpreter for the court and uh the contract was up, so we're just renewing something that should have been already renewed previously. >> Bueno,
>> uh resolution appointing registar. >> Yeah. So, uh we have an employee that that reached the golden ticket. Um going to be retiring very very soon. uh last day physically being here with the other day. So, we're just appointing the
um the city clerk as our registar. Uh the other employees are all certified register, but this just makes it cleaner for uh doing business. >> Resolution approving licensed towing operator application for rock towing.
>> Again, this a resolution is one of our uh longstanding uh tow companies. um they have to meet a certain criteria and uh we're just renewing the contract with Rockton >> resolution authorizing tax and utility adjustments.
>> It's our uh monthly list that we get from uh Tracy down there. Um all the tax and utility adjustments made throughout the month. Nothing to speak about at this point. Resolution authorizing the city of Milville to award a non-fair and open contract to
Edmonds GovTech, Inc. for financial software hosting and support services. >> Yeah, we're getting into the fun stuff now, right? Uh backtoback things. Um this is just a renewing software. Everybody's excited about Edmonds as who we use for our payroll and things like that. And we're just um this is our
annual fee to maintain Edmonds. >> We use Edmonds for a lot of different uh software the whole city. Yeah. Resolution approving participation with the state of New Jersey in a safe and secure communities program administered by the New Jersey Department of Law and Public
Safety, Office of the Attorney General. >> This is a grant This is a grant that the uh police department has gotten several years. Um it's going to be a $67,000 grant to offset um salaries for the uh
for the group of officers that And I believe when it says matching, it's not really matching. It's just right our salaries that we're already have. >> Yes. Does that sound right? >> Yes. Yep. >> And the way that the the way the grant is is or the not the grant, the
resolution is is written here is um what the uh agency requires it to say and be written as. That's why the numbers are the way they are. >> That's actually an inind match, not a >> Yes. Resolution
authorizing the amendment of resolution 233-2025 for an additional $26,742 required for final fire truck repairs. >> So, good news here. The uh aerial tower ladder is back in the city of Milville.
I talked to the chief earlier this morning. They are actively renewing some training on it today and they're hoping to have it back in service with the county. uh by this afternoon >> or this evening. >> Awesome. Awesome. >> And these repairs are all covered by insurance.
>> Yes. Yes. >> Yes. >> And this was from that fire that we had last year. >> I think the truck was only been out there. Sherman or commissioner what maybe two months? >> Yes. If that >> and destroyed by that. Yes.
resolution authorizing interlocal services between the city of Milville and the county of Cumberland office of aging and dis disabled with regard to the meals on wheels program. This is just a yearly thing we do every year. Um just it's collaboration with
the county and the office of aging for meals on wheels to continue that program. >> Is that just our share >> for the county? >> Yes. Is that what it is? Okay. I didn't even know it's still a zip a mill. >> Oh, yeah,
>> it does. Interesting. Okay. >> All right. Any new business? >> None at this time. Mayor. >> All right. We have now reached the public comment portion of our meeting. Anyone who would like to address the commission, please go to the podium. State your name and address and your
concerns, please limit your comments to approximately five minutes. I wasn't planning on talking, but I have a question about the registar. When is that effective date? >> So, we're waiting to talk to labor council for confirmation. So, it might
get pulled if we don't have that. Um, >> because you're only allowed to have one local registar >> and she expired in November. So, we're still waiting to figure out a couple of things. >> Well, if she expired in November, she should be renewed. Is that going to affect her retirement? That's that should definitely be renewed
and the you're only allowed one local register. So that would have to put off. >> We'll check on it. We don't Yeah, we'll get get more legal advice. We are talking to the attorneys on that. >> Okay. Well, you're only allowed one local register, a deputy register, and two alternatives. Just FYI.
I forgot to say my name again. >> All right. I I see seeing no one else at the podium. I will close the public portion comment of our meeting and we will move on to comments by commissioners. I'll start with Commissioner Sherman Taylor. Any comments today?
>> I'm just uh happy that the the aerial ladder is back. Um, it's a vital piece of equipment for our department >> and um, it's it's good to see it back in our building and I I want to thank the city of Bridton for allowing us to use
their piece of equipment while they're uh while ours was out for repair. Um, it just shows the collaboration between the municipalities that Milville has. Um, you know, we it's it's great that we can have the mutual
aid, not only with the uh manpower and stuff like that, but also equipment when we need it. Everybody helps everybody and and it's good to see that. >> That's about it. >> Thank you, Commissioner Taylor. Commissioner Reanella, anything? Yeah, we're going to have some uh
upcoming events and uh at the the meeting on Tuesday, I plan to discuss uh a lot of different meetings that we've all been uh taking we've been very busy. We've been all over the place. Uh meetings that have been taking place with organizations, businesses, artists,
uh collaborative uh work, and I'll highlight some of that stuff u so we could proceed going forward. Looking forward to some positive things. >> On the edge of my seat. Thank you, Commissioner Ranello. Commissioner Kasaboon, what do you have for us today? >> Just that the sun is a wonderful thing
and the roads are back to normal, I think, but now there is potholes. >> Yes, now we see what >> we will be approaching those soon. >> All right. Thank you, Commissioner Kasmoon. Vice Mayor Cot. Uh yeah, just not a whole lot to talk about, but um a lot of work going on behind the scenes.
You know, I've been proud to witness that, you know, not everybody gets to see um from top on down. I we got to start forcing some of these employees to go home. Um because they have been staying a long time. Um the departments
are starting to uh we start having department meet head meetings lately. We've been doing a lot of different things in each department just to try to grow and create a more professional environment and it starts from the top down and I can tell you the top level people don't leave the department heads
work >> work endlessly >> and they're doing amazing job all throughout the city and uh it's proud I'm proud watching them all work together and trying to uh write the ship with us. So I just want that's it.
>> Thank you Vice Mayor. I I'll I will jump on the back of that and I know that you know that our new uh business administrator, municipal municipal administrator, I normally leave here at 5 5:15. You know, we close at 4:30 and
uh he's still in his office working. Um I don't know what time he leaves, but it's usually after I get out here. So, a lot of people are putting a lot of hours in. Very happy to to see the way things are going. It's a lot of work. It isn't, you know, I didn't realize it was there was so much to do. you know, we all walk
in and we have 15 things we want to accomplish for the day and I don't even think sometimes I make it down to number three because of all the other things that happen. So, um it's great to see all you five still or you four still working uh tirelessly here and and I
appreciate it and the city appreciates it. And I just want to say I'll say this on Tuesday night as well, but uh thank you for the Chamber of Commerce for their annual state of the city address. It was a great event. We were all there. We had a lot of city employees there. Um it was great to acknowledge all of our
amazing city employees. Um some of them I didn't know they weren't on the original list so I forgot about them. It was not uh on purpose that's for sure. I looked at the the list the night before and uh just so busy I didn't get a chance to do a a headcount but uh everyone who was there all valuable
employees all all people who make this city work and uh it's a pleasure working with all of them. And uh it's it's it's a pleasure being supported by the business community. We want to support the business community and they support
us and they are excited and happy in the direction that um the city is going. Uh they're all very excited. I you could feel the excitement in the room. I think you all felt the same thing that I felt and uh they're there to support us and you know we in turn are going to do
everything we can to uh turn this city around and make it a place that everyone can be proud of. That's all I got. >> All right. And with that, I'd like a motion to adjurnn. >> Make a motion. >> Second.
>> And roll call, please. >> Commissioner Taylor, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Cot. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Kasaboon. >> Yes. Commissioner.