--------- here. >> Commissioner Hwitt >> here. >> Commissioner Suie >> here. >> Vice Mayor Watson >> here. >> Commissioner Kasaboon >> here. >> Can we please stand and salute the flag? >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. This meeting is being conducted in accordance with the Oakland Public Meetings Act of 1975. Was advertised, posted, and made available to the public as required by statute. Municipal Clerk is directed to include a statement in the minutes of this meeting. Madam Cler,
are there any changes to the agenda? >> There are none, mayor. >> Presentations. Seeing none, public comment on agenda items only. If anybody from the public would like to comment on the agenda items, please come to the podium, state your name, address your concerns, and please limit those concerns to approximately let me five
minutes. Miss Caperryi Cora, go ahead. >> Uh, Lyn Caperryi, Milville, am I allowed to comment on things that are in the regular session because you're supposed to be discussing them at the work session? >> Absolutely. >> Okay. Um, I had a question about one. Why are you passing ordinances on first
reading when there's a new commission coming in and they won't you will not be able to vote yourselves on the second reading? So, it really should be left to the new commission coming in. That was one question. The other one, um, I didn't understand why you're raising the trash fees.
Um, I wasn't sure they were part of the budget and you voted on a budget. Now all of a sudden you're changing the budget. So I was surprised it was just a resolution. It doesn't have to be an ordinance and you don't have to if it is a resolution why it is in two readings like it is on the resolution for the budget because the public should be allowed to comment because you're going
to be affecting them for the rest of their lives. Um, and I didn't know you in the resolution, I believe it said you're making a decision of this for the 2026 budget. That's not your concern. That's the new commission's concern. They might cut something from the department. They might be able to negotiate a new contract. They might be
able to find some miraculous cost-saving measure. So, maybe they could even lower the fee. So, I don't think it's fair that you should be voting on the fees and not giving them a chance to do their job. And, um, I didn't know too the util utilities have different rules than regular budgets. I wasn't sure if you
had to have a different process in order to vote to increase those fees. And I think that's it. And this is just I don't know what it is. I didn't know what the clean team project is. If somebody could explain that for the use of the UEE funds. >> The which thing? >> Clean team. >> The UEZ funds. Clean team. It's
$166,000. >> Yeah. The clean team was from uh UE money. We had discussed this I don't know several times over the past few months and we I can't remember if it went before the state. I think it got approved by the state already. We're waiting for that approval and that's to
have a a team that works in the UE zone, a twoman team, keep the area in the UE zone clean which will allow which will offset labor in other places as well, >> isn't it? >> They won't have to concentrate there. >> So, they can do like a cut and clean and those kind of things or just picking up trash? >> Cut and clean. There'd be plenty of
trash to pick up and you know. >> Okay. Thank you. >> If I remember correctly, I think that if we didn't spend the money, we were going to lose some of >> Yeah, we have to. That had to be spent by the end of the year. >> Correct. >> Yeah. I think the ordinance for first reading is going to have second reading at the end of the year meeting.
>> Well, that's something that I don't think has ever been done before. >> We only pay the bills. Am I correct? >> That's that traditionally that is the only thing that is done is the bills are paid at the end of the year. >> Open pay the bills closed. >> Yeah. Only last year we had close
session. I mean, if you want, we could talk about that that ordinance for the amending the uh code for this under the solid waste charges. >> I mean, I [clears throat] don't I don't know the differences like if we were to wait for the next commission to vote on. >> Well, let let me
>> here's something I'm looking at. So, we do it with the with the sewer, right? But the sewer has a huge surplus here on the trash. You want to raise rates and then you want to offer a discount to certain people. The whole reason we did the trash utility is [clears throat] because
trash wasn't being dist funds weren't being distributed evenly and we had the lawsuit >> from the apartments >> threatened lawsuit from the apartments because it was coming out of taxes. So if we're going to, you know, and I get it. I feel bad for disabled people and some of the elderly people, too. I get
all that. But you know what? People have to pay for something. I mean, to be honest with you, I know disabled people are driving around in $100,000 vehicles smoking cigarettes. So, and I realize it's only 168 people, but you know what? I'm I'm getting tired of
paying for everybody else. I'm sure our rate payers are getting tired of paying for everybody else, too. So, you know, I'm not going to support a lot of things on here tonight because really some of the stuff that we have to do, some of the stuff that we started doing before, that's great. But to do this and land
this in their guy's lap, >> it's not right. I'm going to tell you something. This is my second term on the commission. And it when it was done by previous commissions, >> it really ticks you off. >> You don't want your hands tied coming in. You know, they said what they were going to do. We they should be given the
opportunity to do it. Hopefully, they can fix the problems that we couldn't fix. And I don't want to tie their hands in any ways to stop them from doing that. So, I think this is this is a bad idea. If you told me you had a surplus in the solid waste, that we had a surplus similar to what we have in the
sewer department, then by all means go ahead. But we don't. We're raising rates. So, I don't think we should be raising rates on one on one group of people and giving somebody else a break on it. And you know, you're going to have disabled people on rental properties. They're not going to get a
break. They're still going to have to pay their full rent. The landlord's still going to have to pay for all that trash even though those people are disabled. >> So, you can't do this fairly. If if I can, Commissioner, uh, you just you just put a number out there, which now has bothered me because I I went down to
talk about this the other day. I I didn't get a number. I got I got Well, maybe some senior citizens won't qualify for it because of their income. Uh, I didn't get a What was the number you just put out? >> I believe there was 168 customers that affect that are going to
qualify. >> It's 168 people that qualify for the water and sewer uh deduction. Pretty sure we can't do that. >> Anyway, that's >> I'd be mad I'd be mad if I sitting out there in the gallery. I I I'd be I'd be
steaming if I sitting out there in the gallery. >> Well, most people with those disabilities, I mean, they're on fixed incomes. But I understand your point, Commissioner. >> Well, and you know, and and and also it's no there's no rush. There's no need to rush that. It's not like if we don't spend that money or we don't do it >> that we're going to lose the money and
send it back to the state, right? So, >> there's no rush. >> There's no rush for that. We're We're good on time on this, Vice Mayor. >> Okay. >> There's nothing pushing it. >> Not that I know of. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Now, you know, there are some things that we should do. We have
like the uh Vinland paying vin the thing for the uez for vinand. >> Yeah. >> Well, we didn't pay him since June. So, we need to catch that payment up, right? So, that is going to happen no matter what. >> Uh I don't know if you want to proceed with it with the cars. They may have a different
>> Just hold on so we can get out of I'm going to close public comment session. Um Huitt, do you have anything to discuss? If not, I'll let Commissioner Suie to keep on going. >> No, no, I'm good. I'm just I'm paying attention here. >> Commissioner, keep on going. >> The same thing with the cars. Um I don't know if they want to operate with the cars with the way we've been doing it to
get the cars for the police department in the same manner [clears throat] or not. >> They may, in which case I think they should, but I don't know if they want to. I don't even know if they know how we do it. They probably probably not >> and that's no fault of their own.
>> You guys can say something if you want here. >> Well, I mean I this is coming to you. >> But I mean this is again something that if it waits till the first week in January, it's not going to make a difference >> generally. >> But is it a different budget though? >> Like this purchase has made for the
budget for 2025. >> All right. Well, if you want Okay. Well, then let's go ahead and do that. >> We had to scrape money to We had to scrape. >> All right. If you want to do that, then we'll do it. >> This year's budget >> and this year we're only getting two instead of four. All right. So, where was that 2026 budget? That was the trash. >> Huh? >> 185 186.
>> Yeah, we had to scrape up 18 something >> to to uh to get it. >> 1858. >> Okay. But >> the number [snorts] [clears throat] >> the resolution number. >> Okay. >> 1858. We're only getting two cars
instead of four like the we've been working uh because we are you know >> which brings me to something else. You're transferring $650,000 out of the police department, right? >> What account did that come out of? Salaries and wages. >> I was going to say that came out of salaries. >> So that came out of salaries and wages
and it's going to various departments. I don't know how you decided to divide that up. I don't know if there were deficits in other departments. Is that what happened? Mhm. >> So because especially the deficit in EMS for I guess 275 75,000
>> I sat down and looked at that in between coming in here and sitting down here. >> So you know when we tell you guys that there's money placed in the budget every year for salaries for police departments and it's not used. There it is. All right. That's all I have. Thank you.
>> Anything else you got questions on commissioner? Maybe you want to talk about >> Well, the conflict council, but I guess we'll talk about that in a little while. >> Yeah, we can talk about that back here, right? >> Thank you, Commissioner Sui. Uh, Commissioner Kasman, do you have anything? >> Not at this time. >> Vice Mayor Watson, anything to discuss?
>> Yeah, for what? Commissioner S, we said I do agree to at some point. I mean, we're making decisions that our next commission is going to deal with, but at the same time, you're elected for a four-year term. You know, that that four term that four-year term, you're making decisions, you know, to better and prepare for that next commission to come on. I mean, I just think just pushing
things off just because we can. That's not progress. You know, there's things that we started on just like tonight for the work session, close session, we're discussing uh admin negotiations. This has been going on for months. Uh me personally, I've been taking time off to attend these meetings. Uh Blay's office has been um you know, here consistently
representing the city well and trying to be fair with our employees. Um so tonight, we're going to have to make that decision if we're going to follow through with it. And it's something that we've been working on again for months. Well, the only thing I would say about that is you have upward adjustments in there for certain people. You also look at uh putting the attorney in that
contract with a significant pay raise. Um you they may not want to use the attorney as an employee. They might want to go back to subcontracting it out. Uh they've been elected for a couple months. I don't know if anybody, you know, since November if anybody reached out to them and see what they wanted to do with that before we go ahead and and
do something like that with a contract. I'm sure it's sometimes >> I've talked to three of them. I don't know how many you've talked to offered my advice. If they take it, they take it. If they don't, they don't. But that's entirely up to them. In fact, I've offered my advice until December 31st, at which time I told them then
they would have to pay for it because I for [laughter] you contract. >> One hour. One hour. One hour covers everything for the week. >> Well, we had uh I mean, I'm glad that you mentioned that we had three positions in this contract. two of which was promises made from them back in 2024
that we're just trying to see through um you know for those holding the licenses to run our you know certain departments >> um so again promises that were made last year things that we working on for months you know I think it's a good thing to see these things through during the term that we were elected for not
just to push things off so for the ordinance in the first reading um for the uh solids waste uh deductions. Uh I can understand that. Um I I see that point of view. So if this
is something that we want to table or take off tonight's agenda for the next commission to side on, um I could see that. Um but for other things mentioned, I think we should move forward. Um see if I'm going to go through this agenda real quick, see if there's anything else that I wanted to bring up.
resolution for the corn main. That's $18,000. That's for fire hydrants in case anybody wanted to know. >> Uh there's I'm trying to find it. Uh there's a resolution for um W. Johnson
engineering services for the third secondary clarifier. This was on the last agenda. Um, this is just to up up update necessary paperwork uh that's required for the non-fair note. That's all this is. So, we're just rescending it and reapproving. >> I'm sorry. >> Is there a cost to that
>> for the resendment and reauthorization >> for that resolution? >> I I don't understand. >> Sure. You're hiring an engineer. Yeah. >> So, we had the conversation about >> last meeting. >> Do we know what the cost is? >> It's probably we how we extend it for a
year or six months. is extended for the year, but the project's supposed to end at the end of early, >> right? So, I'm guessing it's probably not to exceed. I think the last one was $180,000. >> I don't remember off my head. >> I believe it was the same if I remember. So, it's not the exceed, but it's built into the price of the project.
>> That's why I said it's about $180,000, but it's already built into the project, >> but you're right. It is important. the I bank lose. >> Yeah. >> To the capital >> roughly. >> It's not something that you guys will have to pay. That'll come out, like you said, out of the eye bank. So,
>> it was the amount of the original contract was $351,000. >> Yeah, we had >> not extending. It's not increasing the dollar amount. It's just increasing the time frame because the project got delayed. >> Now, we had >> How much have we spent so far? >> 20,000.
>> 20,000. 330,000 >> if you want. That's if you use it all, >> right? >> You may not. >> That's like a clock in a lot of contracts. >> Yeah. But Wayne has been here a long time. Yeah. >> Contract. >> We had the conversation about Mr. Johnson and his performance and how how
he's been involved with the wastewater treatment upgrades, multiple upgrades >> reflects to the res00. Are you moving that last time? >> Okay, you can clear that up when you do. >> Yeah.
>> And that's up to finish time. >> Yes. >> Unless you guys decide Unless you guys decide differently. >> Well, there was also um we took in consideration what it would take to have another engineer come in the middle of the project. I'm sorry. That's not what I said. I'm
sorry. This just needs to be done today. >> It's for a Yeah, it's for a time extension >> or we lose everything. >> No, somebody just has to start all over again and catch up to where he left off at. >> You'd end up going out for proposals again and all that.
>> You may delay the sewer project longer >> and bills to pay. >> There's outstanding bills to enter, but we can't because of the time. >> His contract ended in June. It's an extension for the rest of this year. >> Yes. Of this year. >> Mhm.
>> Yeah. It should have been extended before. >> Yeah. It should have been >> six months. It was emergency. >> No, this >> this was this has been ongoing, Mr. C. It's not today. >> It didn't expire in June. >> It did expire in June, but this is a
clerical reasoning for tonight. >> I'm just making it clear. Expired in June. Nobody paid attention to it, Rick. If you want to know the truth, nobody paid attention to it and slipped through the cracks. I'm not afraid to say it.
>> Not my department, but that's what happened. >> But the full 351's been encumbered against the capital from day one. >> Understood. Thank you, Vice Mayor. I appreciate the discussions of the commission. >> [clears throat]
>> Um, tonight I do agree with certain ones that if you do want to be tabled now, please do so. >> Um, >> well, I'll make a motion to table the ordinance or take the ordinance off the agenda if you guys >> for the uh seniors. >> Ordinance in the first reading.
>> Yeah, for the for the trash. >> Second. >> Motion second to remove ordinance in the first reading. Roll call, please. >> Commissioner Huitt. >> Yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson. No >> Commissioner Kasabun. >> No >> Commissioner Suie. >> Yes. >> Mayor Romnik.
>> Yes. Any others? Steve, >> you got anything? You got anything? >> No, I'm good. >> Okay. Seeing that public comment, 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 your concerns. Please limit your comments to approximately five minutes. Thank you. >> Lynn compary me. Thank you for this is a good discussion. That's the way the work session is supposed to be. It makes me very happy to see that. Um I just had a question. You didn't answer the part
about is it the way that you're handling this the increase in the um trash pickup if it's being done the way it's supposed to be being done and I don't understand why you're still considering that also >> in other words in other words it's a resolution we're amending an ordinance
with a resolution >> well and you're amending the budget and even if the budget's a resolution two hearings on that resolution so it doesn't make sense to me you're changing the budget >> are our trashes fixed by by ordinance >> the ordinance >> allows the fee to be fixed by resolution
each year because it's going to be a changing number. It's a self liquidating utility. So, it has to be commeasured with the actual cost of the program and it's going to change each year because we don't know what the cost is going to be. >> So, you're guessing what the cost is going to be next year. When you did the
budget, it has it down here and and you were a little bit over according to the budget that was passed. So I don't understand if you don't know what it's going to be and you haven't negotiated certain contracts. >> Well, the ACA shared service contract was negotiated. We have a set cost for
that for 2026, but we don't we can't associate any cost with tipping fees as they fluctuate. >> Correct. But should and I you're doing this without letting the public know and it's like a fly by night. It's the end of the year and nobody's paying attention. It's cold out, etc., etc. And
you're passing this through and you're doing an increase. And when you're not involved with the budget next year, it's their responsibility to do the budget. And you should be mad about this. >> I'm mad about >> But you should be saying something. I don't understand. So you're you're making an increase to the taxpayers on a
budget that you have nothing to do with that you don't know what's going to happen yet that you don't know what the CCIA is going to do. Maybe a miracle happen and they'll lower their fees, which isn't going to happen. But >> do we know what the tipping fees are next year? >> Yeah, we received them. They're $3 extra per pound per ton. So, how does that
affect every thing? >> About 3%. Just on the tipping. >> So, I mean, with the numbers, does that equal to giving raising everybody's fee that's going to cover? >> Does that exceed Does that exceed the bonus the the not the bonus, the surplus that we have in the trash utility? >> There was 45,000 in surplus and then
whatever else? 2 million >> because the tipping fees are what now? About a million dollars. So 900,000 in tipping fees now >> that's not on here was that >> so what's 2% of 900,000 >> yeah that's within the budget for 2.1
million >> 18,000 >> and then 900,000 >> so and then how much is the >> so 2% of 900,000 is $18,000 which doesn't exceed what's in the surplus now. >> Yeah. But then you have the increase with the ACA contract. >> The trash service went up 20%.
>> 20. >> Yeah. >> You guys negotiated that million. So it's still 20% of a million. 20,000. That's 37,000. It still doesn't exceed the surplus. >> It's 90 plus what? >> So their fees going up in total to 1.3 million.
>> 1.3ish. >> So 1.3 and 900 is 2.2. 220% >> and you've got two you have 2024 you had 2.2 million in revenues. >> I guess I'm confused. >> Yeah, this was looked at for 2026
based off of the overall 23% increase for those two. And how long's the contract that you negotiate with the ACLU? >> ACLA, I don't contract, but they give us only a one-year price. >> Like they don't give us a contract for
multiple years. >> It's just a year at a time and they can do what they want to do. >> There's nobody else. >> This was a big topic when we created >> I still don't agree that you guys should be doing it. I still think it should be up to them to figure it out.
>> I think we're it's been this way since the creation of it. is going to be at the end of every year. >> So, at the end of every year, you're going to pass a budget and then at the end of every year, you're just going to vote to increase it and not give the public a chance to speak about it. >> Is that what you guys are going to do,
too? >> I don't recall doing this last year at the end of the year. >> Last year was the first year, wasn't when was did it start last year? >> Last year. No, no, >> no. So you can so anything in the budget also you can just pass a resolution so they could increase taxes if they wanted
to >> or they could increase water and sewer if they wanted to with just one resolution. >> Well, it's a selfquidating utility which means you can't have any profit that you can transfer to some other department has to be used in this department. So you have to do some estimating every
year and you're looking at what the costs are going to be and that's how the ordinance is set up. Well, we transfer money out of that to pay like the CFO for doing work and other, you know, whoever. >> But she does work for the utility, though. It's not like it doesn't go somewhere else.
>> So, in theory, then you could come, they could come next meeting and say, "We're going to increase your water bill XYZ and your sewer bill XYZ." And that's it. Resolution passed and done. >> Well, we're not addressing the those other departments. We're addressing theoretically. We're addressing the trash.
>> Correct. Which is a utility. So any utility they could just arbitrarily increase it to meet zero or increasing cost without the public being able to come and comment. I mean they can come tonight and comment but it's [clears throat] not like it's a twoe ordinance they can think about or to to
meeting resolution >> in the in the case of the trash utility. The answer is yes because the ordinance allows the fee to be set by resolution each year because cost goes up >> and it's not in the sewer and the water.
>> I I'm not commenting upon that. >> I'll ask the question since I'm up here. Is it in the sewer order or not? >> I I'd have to look that up. >> Well, could you do that between meetings, please? >> Seeing nobody else, I would close. Seeing nobody else, I will close where am I? Close public comment portion of
this meeting. Closing comments of commissioners. We have close session to get to. Um resolutions, please. >> A resolution authorizing close session for discussion on administration contract, contract negotiations, and attorney client privilege.
>> Make motion. Second motion. >> Roll call, please. >> Uh Commissioner Hwitt, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Kasaboon? >> Yes. Commissioner Suie. >> Yes. >> Mayor Romnick. >> Yes. Part: 2
session meeting to order. Roll call, please. >> Mayor Ramen, >> here. >> Commissioner Huitt, >> here. >> Commissioner Suie, >> here. >> Vice Mayor Watson, >> here. >> Commissioner Kasaboon, >> here. >> May I please have Pastor Walt Martin of the Middle Church of the Nazarene give the invocation followed by the Suda
flag. And can we please stand? >> Good evening. >> Let's pray. Father God, you are good. [sighs and gasps] We thank you just for this privilege to come into your presence as we as we do the business of the city. God, I pray for this city. I
pray for our leadership. I pray that you will just be in the conversations that happen tonight in the decisions that are made and you will guide us forward into this holiday season by your grace. We ask it all in your name. Amen. >> Amen.
I pledge algiance 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. 1975 was advertised, posted, and made available to the public as required by
statute. The admissible clerk is directed to include a statement in the minutes of this meeting. Commissioner Suie, that was quite funny that you sat down right only been doing this for how long? >> Well, I'll trade you my knee for your knee. How's that? >> Madam Clerk, are there any changes to the agenda? >> Yes, mayor. We do have a resolution to
add a resolution to approve agreement between the city of Milville and the administrators union >> and move the ordinance. And we are removing the ordinance for first reading >> 17.1. >> That's an ordinance amending the municipal code of the city of Milville adding subsection under solid waste
charges to establish a deduction for senior disabled persons. >> Thank you. Public comment on agenda items only. If anybody from the public would like to comment on the agenda items, please come to the podium, state your name, address those concerns on the agenda, and please
limit his comments to approximately five minutes. Thank you. Good evening, Tim Cardi, Milville. So, the ordinance on first reading as far as the fees and the reduction has been removed, correct? >> Yes.
>> Okay. You just killed half my stuff. Um, then I'll speak on resolution 18-8, the purchase of the two SUVs. Um, my first question is simple and deserves a clear answer. What department are
getting these are getting these vehicles? And who specifically will be using them? This is something the public has the right to know where nearly $96,000 in taxpayer money is being located and for
what purpose. My second question, why is this commission choosing to move forward with the purchase of this size just weeks before a new commission and mayor takes office? These are not emergency vehicles
since but then again they could be nothing's on the agenda and this is not and this is not an avoidable expense. Major capital purchases made at the end of the term raise legitimate concerns. The incoming commission may decide these vehicles are
unnecessary. They may have higher priority use of the funds or they may choose to place the money in the different departments or even in the surplus. Pushing pushing through this now removes that choice from the officials who are just elected
by the residents. Thank you. >> Comment. Thank you. Uh on the SUVs, we have this commission has been purchasing SUVs through funds on the fifth lure. Uh that they use the SUVs
for a year and then they transfer to the police department. Uh that is what we're doing again, but only two instead of four. Uh there will be two new Explorers purchased by the fifth floor.
vehicles will be transferred to the PD that were purchased last year this same way for their use. These are put that's why we have been purchasing police interceptors uh because all we have to do is send them to Vinyl Electric and get the
electronics in when we receive them due to the fact that we don't have it budgeted to keep vehicles coming. Uh I think this if I'm correct is the third year that we've done this. Uh, unfortunately, your question about why are we doing it now,
we received a PO yesterday afternoon at about 3:30 for these vehicles. We've been trying to get this done. I hope that answers your question. It's how we get our vehicles. >> Thank you.
>> Presentation. Seeing none. Bills. Make a motion to pay the bills. >> Second motion. >> Roll call, please. >> Commissioner Huitt. Yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Kasaboon. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Suie. >> Yes. >> Mayor Romick. >> Yes. >> Petitions and letters. >> Need a motion to receive and file a
letter of resignation from the zoning board. William Beck. >> Make a motion. >> Second a motion. >> Motion and second. U receive a file resignation from Mr. Beck. Any comments? Thank you for your service, Mr. Beck. Roll call, please.
>> Commissioner Hwitt, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Kasaboon. >> Yes. Yes. Commissioner Suie. >> Yes. >> Mayor Romick. >> Yes. Reports of commissioners. Commissioner Huitt, go ahead. >> Uh, I'll hold my comments to the end. Mayor, >> thank you. Commissioner Suie, go ahead. No, >> I will also hold my comments till the
end. >> Okay. Commissioner Kasamoon. >> The only thing I have to say is trash. Make sure or your leaves. get them to the curb by December the 31st because their final cleanup will be begin January the 5th right after
Christmas. They'll be back in Milville and taking everything for the brush and the leaves. Correct, Mrs. Y. >> Leaves. Brush leaves. Yeah, leaves. Just the leaves. >> Just leaves. >> Just the leaves. >> Brush is done. >> Yes, >> that's it. >> Okay. Thank you, Vice Mayor Watson.
>> Yeah. I want to make a motion to receive and file a tax collector's report. >> Second motion. >> Roll call, please. >> Commissioner Hwitt, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor [snorts] Watson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Kasaboon, >> yes. >> Commissioner Suie, >> yes. >> Mayor Roman, >> yes. >> Uh, a couple other items that I wanted to add. Um, I was in support of the
sludge dewatering process for the sewer department. Um, it's been ongoing. Uh, right now we're in the TWW application from the D. Uh, there's a couple things that are holding us up, including air permitting. Um so unfortunately this year we weren't be able we weren't able to follow through with that project. So
engineering is still working on it and I hope that the next commission um you know keeps up uh South State for um the area that received the force man from the Island Avenue pump station. Uh the curbside um
I'm sorry the concrete curb restoration uh was completed on Fulton Park and Race and parts of Ireland Ireland. the work is still ongoing. And lastly, I wanted to thank Commissioner Cosin for attending a meeting today. Um, something I couldn't attend to with engineering for the meter
grade uh for the meter water meter upgrade, whatever. >> So, I appreciate I was appreciative of uh you seeing that for >> No problem. >> And I'll save the rest for later. [snorts] >> All righty. Well, since every since the rest of my commission is saving their their comments for now um for the end, I
will definitely hold that. Other than fifth floor updates, I'll just say that up to date for now, we had 1454 code violations noticed issued to property maintenance and rental property infrastruct infractions. So, we are keeping as up to date as possible with
that. Moving on, ordinances in the second reading. >> Ordinance for second reading item number one, an ordinance authorizing 5-year tax agreement Godi Enterprises, Inc. >> Make motion. >> Second motion. We have a motion and second on ordinance in the first
ordinance in the second reading item number one. I will now open public hearing for this ordinance. If anybody from the public would like to comment on this ordinance, please come to the podium. Address those concerns. Seeing none, I will close public hearing. Comments of commissioners. >> Roll call, please.
>> Commissioner Hwitt, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Kasabun, >> yes. >> Commissioner Suie, >> yes. >> Mayor Romnick, >> yes. Ordinance for second reading item number two, bond ordinance for water utility improvements. >> Make a motion. >> Second motion. >> We have a motion second for ordinance in
the second reading item number two. I will now open a public hearing for this. If anybody from the public would like to comment on this ordinance, please go to the podium. >> Seeing none, I will close public hearing. Comments of commissioners. Roll call, please. >> Commissioner Hwitt, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Kasaboon,
>> yes. >> Commissioner Suie, >> yes. >> Mayor Romik, >> yes. resolutions. >> Yes, mayor. We're going to go a little out of order and do the resolution we added first. This is a resolution to approve agreement between the city of Milville and the administrators union.
>> Make motion. >> Second motion. >> Motion to second on the resolution. Any comments? Roll call, please. >> Commissioner Hwitt, yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Kasaboon, >> yes. >> Commissioner Suie, >> yes. >> Mayor Romnick,
>> yes. Resolution item number one, resolution approving amendment to shared services agreement with Holly City Development Corporation for the annual downtown gift card program. >> Move the resolution of certification and funds in the amount of $3,000 signed by the CFO, Trisha McGee.
>> Second motion. >> Motion second on amendment to the shared services agreement with High City Development Corporation for the annual gift card program. Any comments? >> It was a big success. It is. >> It is a big success. Little bit of amendment here. Roll call, please.
>> Commissioner Hwitt, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Kasaboon, >> yes. >> Commissioner Suie, >> yes. >> Mayor Romik, >> yes. >> Resolution item number two, resolution requesting approval for the insertion of a special item of revenue funded from the state of New Jersey urban enterprise
zone authority for the Millville UEZ FY2026 clean team project. >> Make a motion. >> Second motion. >> Motion second from resolution item number two. Any comments? Roll call, please. Commissioner Hwitt, >> yes. Vice Mayor Watson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Kasabun,
>> yes. >> Commissioner Suie, >> yes. >> Mayor Romik, >> yes. >> Resolution item number three, resolution authorizing funding for the Millville Vinland Urban Enterprise Zone. >> Make motion and with that I have certification of funds in the amount of $11,000 signed by our chief financial
officer, Trisha McGee. >> Second motion. Commission and second on resolution item number three. Any comments? >> Roll call, please. >> Commissioner Hwitt, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson, >> yes. Yes. >> Commissioner Kasabun. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Suie. >> Yes. >> Mayor Romnick. >> Yes.
>> Resolution item number four, resolution authorizing amendment number one to Mont Rose Environmental Contract. >> Make a motion on resolution number four. With that, I do have certification, availability, and funds and a contracted amount of 45,000 signed by CFO Trisha McGee. >> Second motion.
>> We have a motion to second on resolution item number four. Any comments? >> Roll call, please. >> Commissioner Hwitt, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson, >> yes. Yes. >> Commissioner Kasaboon. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Suie. >> Yes. >> Mayor Romney. >> Yes. >> Resolution item number five. Resolution
awarding a non-fair and open contract to Corin Maine. >> Make a motion. And I do not have certification of funds. >> Carol. >> You said earlier >> I did. >> I don't. >> Somebody stole it. You go.
>> There you go. >> Now I have certification. [laughter] in the contract amount of $18,776 signed by our CFO Trisha McGee. >> Second motion >> for the assist. >> You're welcome. >> Thank you. Any comments? >> Roll call, please.
>> Commissioner Hwitt, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Kabun, >> yes. >> Commissioner Suie, >> yes. >> Mayor Romik, >> yes. Resolution item number six, resolution rescending resolution number 305-2025 and reauthorizing reauthorizing an
extension time period for we Johnson Engineering to provide engineering services for the Millville wastewater treatment plant thirdary clarifier addition project. >> Make motion on resolution item number six. >> Second motion. >> We have a motion second on resolution item number six. Any comments?
>> Yeah, Wayne is uh very good for the wastewater treatment plant. He's been involved in multiple upgrades. Um, doesn't make sense to, you know, not approve this for the, uh, the remaining time for the third secondary clarifier. >> I agree. Roll call, please. >> Commissioner Huitt, >> yes.
>> Vice Mayor Watson? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Kasapun, >> yes. >> Commissioner Suie, >> yes. >> Mayor Romick, >> yes. >> Resolution item number seven, resolution authorizing tax and utility adjustments. >> Make motion. Second motion. >> Motion and second on resolution item number seven. Roll call.
>> Commissioner Huitt. >> Yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson? >> Yes. Commissioner Kasabun. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Suie, >> yes. >> Mayor Romnick, >> yes. >> Resolution item number eight, resolution authorizing the word of a state contract to purchase two 2025 Ford Explorer 4WD
vehicles from Gentle Lady Motors. >> Make motion. And with that, I have certification of funds in the amount of $95,39.50 signed by our chief financial officer, Trisha McGee. >> Second motion. >> Excuse me. We have a motion second on
resolution item number eight. Any comments? >> Roll call, please. >> Commissioner Hwitt, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Kasaboon, >> yes. >> Commissioner Suie, >> yes. >> Mayor Romnick, >> yes. >> Resolution item number nine, resolution authorizing budget appropriation
transfers for the 2025 budget. >> Make motion. >> Second a motion. >> We have a motion. Second. Resolution item number nine. Any comments? >> Roll call, please. >> Commissioner Hwitt, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Kasabun? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Suie? Yes. >> Mayor Romnik. >> Yes.
>> Resolution item number 10, resolution authorizing a non-fair and open contract to Ocean First Bank. >> Make motion. >> Second motion. >> Motion second on resolution item number 10. Any comments? >> Roll call, please. >> Commissioner Huitt, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson, >> yes.
>> Commissioner Kasaboon, >> yes. >> Commissioner Suie, >> yes. >> Mayor Romick, >> yes. >> Resolution item number 11, resolution appointing conflict labor council. >> Move to table. Second motion on table item. Resolution item number 11. Roll call, please. >> Commissioner Hwitt,
>> yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Kaspoon? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Suie? >> Yes. >> Mayor Romnick? >> Yes. >> Resolution item number 12. Resolution setting the annual rate for the solid waste utility for the term of January 1st, 2026 through December 31st, 2026.
>> Move to table. Second motion. >> We have a motion to second to table resolution item number 12. Roll call on tableabling. >> Commissioner Hwitt. >> Yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson. Yes. >> Commissioner Kasaboon. >> Yes. >> Commissioner Suie. >> Yes. >> Mayor Romney. >> Yes.
>> Resolution item number 13. Resolution authorizing the cancellation of small tax balances. >> Make a motion on resolution item number 13. >> Second a motion. >> Motion to second on item number 13. Any comments? Roll call, please. >> Commissioner Hwitt, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Kasabun,
>> yes. >> Commissioner Suie, >> yes. >> Mayor Romnik, >> yes. Resolution item number 14. Resolution authorizing the cancellation of small water and sewer balances. >> Make motion on resolution item number 14. >> Second a motion. >> Motion second on resolution item number 14. Any comments?
>> Roll call, please. >> Commissioner Huitt, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Costpoon, >> yes. >> Commissioner Suie, >> yes. >> Mayor Ramik, >> yes. >> Resolution item number 15, resolution authorizing the cancellation of small solid waste balances. >> Make a motion.
>> Second. Motion second on resolution item number 15. Any comments? Roll call, please. >> Commissioner Huitt, >> yes. >> Vice Mayor Watson, >> yes. >> Commissioner Kasaboon, >> yes. >> Commissioner Suie, >> yes. >> Mayor Ramen, >> yes. Seeing no new business, I will now move to public comment portion. 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 your concerns. Please limit your comments to approximately five minutes. Thank you. Uh Rick Kovville, I just want to get up there and uh once again um thank all you
guys. Uh four years and and whatever time you had on here. Um, as much as we may discuss and disagree on different things, it's still a hard thing to do. And I'm sure uh Kirk is looking forward to being over here and harassing the next set of commissioners coming up.
>> Uh, but it does it I do appreciate it as much as we may uh disagree in certain things. Um, it does take a lot to donate the time. Um, putting in personal time from work, just taking out the time that you have for almost, you know, little to
nothing, right? and uh we sit here and have the free reign to say things that we want from here. So, good luck. Um and I appreciate everything you guys did. >> Thanks, Rick. >> Thank you, Rick. >> Joe Serly. I'm here as the program coordinator for the Milville Municipal
Alliance Committee. And um last Sunday we had our uh volunteer recognition dinner. We had 150 Noville residents come out to it. We had a nice meal and uh kids had a wonderful time. They got a picture with Santa Claus. We're still working on getting that up.
But um we're also working on the state Elks Pier Leadership Conference in February. Uh we have most of our kids signed up that are going to go to it. And I want to thank uh Steve for seeing
we got was able to get the funds to to do that and Joe for letting us know those funds were there so we could do this to you know to work on prevention programs for still students because uh unfortunately the governor felt it was important to take 68% of the funds away
from the all not just us but all of the alliances and use them for whatever purpose and uh without your help we would not be able to put this program on and we've been doing this program for 31 years and we haven't had one student
that has gone up to it that hasn't had a good time and learned a lot. Uh and then I would like to thank all of you for the support that you have given the alliance. Uh because we have one purpose and that is to try to keep kids off drugs and
alcohol until uh at least they become the age to drink. But uh without your support we would not be able to do that. So thank you very much. >> Thanks Joe. >> Thank you. >> Thank you Mr. Southern. >> Seeing that, I will close public comment portion. Closing comments of
commissioners. Commissioner Huitt, go ahead. >> Thank you, Mayor. Well, uh, when we started this, we started with snow. Here we are. We're ending with snow. Uh, first I need to
really thank the public safety team in this city. The whole complete team. Uh, people that watch and pay attention, they know what they do.
The uh, looking for the word. Yeah, might as well say it. the Facebook warriors that want to just beat up the police department, want to beat up the
fire department and the EMS. You know, maybe y'all just open your eyes. Maybe you ought to come here, talk to your commissioners. You should have come here and talk to me before my time was up cuz I'd assure talk to you. I'm pretty confident the new public safety
director is going to talk to you, too, if you show up at these meetings. but I doubt you're going to show up. So, to my team, because you guys and girls all know you were my team, thank you.
I've made some friendships that will go on for a while. I've seen some things that really I wish I hadn't seen during my time here, not here in this seat to be
perfectly clear. Out on these streets of Milville, nobody should be putting this team down, and I'm talking the whole entire team for that. Guys, girls, thank you very
much. Sherman, thank you for stepping up, for winning a seat, and carrying on. You're inheriting a really good team.
With that, commissioners, thank you. Uh, we wound up how we sit here and, uh, we made some progress. We had some issues. Uh, I thank you for your time and uh,
I'll give you a break, Rick. Uh, I won't be here right away, but hopefully I don't have to come here except show support. With that, thank you everybody. Have a great Christmas and New Year.
>> Thank you, Commissioner Huitt. Commissioner Suie. >> Yes. Well, this has been a very interesting four years. uh exhilarating at times, frustrating at times, a lot of good stuff occurred. I'll go through some of those in a minute. So, let me just touch on some of
those accomplishments. So, first of all, we began the Laurel Lake water project, the sewer upgrades, roadway improvements. We brought the UEZ back inside the Ireland Avenue lift station. We
started paving roads in Laurel Lake. Um, all those infrastructure improvements are extremely important, especially to the big developers. I've heard developers ask about your sewer capacity, your water capacity, your electric capacity. I have never heard a developer, and here I'm [clears throat] going to
get in trouble. My last meeting, ask where the library is. Do we have a county park? Never heard any of that. They asked what the workforce was like, what the educational system was like, how close our nearest colleges are. They asked all those questions. And I'm sure they rode around the town and looked and
some we got and some we didn't, which I'll get to those in a minute. So, we got many properties back on the uh tax rolls, 25 Airwork Street. We just recently closed on that. Sold several hundred acres at the Hurly Industrial Park. I'll go through some of them, which will give the next commission
opportunities to work with the money that will come in from those projects. Uh I'll get to some of the disappointments in a minute. So, like I said, CRP, that's going to eventually net you about if everything stays the same, a $10 million check, and that's
just for land, not counting the ratables. That should tentatively close in February. I wanted to get it closed this year so that that money would be available next year, but I unfortunately couldn't get it done fast enough. It wasn't for lack of effort, believe me. I would have loved to been here to make
sure that that money got spent in the right way. So, you're going to get a lot of money and you're going to get a lot of responsibility because guess what? You don't get a second chance to sell your land. You get one chance and if you don't reinvest that in your infrastructure, it's going to be gone and in Milville is going to be worse
than it is now and you will have no way to recover. Beyond that, uh, Wheat and Glass factory demolition started. I'm disappointed that it's not done, but there's a lot of problems there. at uh 300 Columbia Avenue.
City's completing the demolition demolition. That's the rescue squad building. That's still available for spot for a sale. So, that's a good spot. 10buck Street back on the tax roles not let yet developed. A little disappointment there. Same with two two North High Street, a building owned by
the CCIA, not yet redeveloped, but at least it's backs on back on the tax roles. Hopefully, you guys can get that done. Buckshidam Road project for 43 acres. So that was is underway. Let's see. Was
that closed on her yet or not? Not yet. That's two industrial warehouses which will again jobs money into the coffers for the sale and real estate taxes. 1400 Dividing Creek Road. Again,
more money in the bank. Three buildings, two at 214,000 square ft, one at 115,000 square ft. Agretar that has closed that netted us I think 400 grand for that acreage and
construction should start start in June of next year. So that will again another economic development project for you guys to hopefully use properly. Leavon meat, well that's up and running. 15th Street warehouse, we sold that. That did
allow us to be perfectly honest to get the contracts that the employees got. The good news is they're asking for an expansion. So they want to build another warehouse there. Again, more jobs, more money for the city.
25 Airwork Street as I mentioned sold back on the tax rolls. Mr. Abbott's already working on it. Buckshoot Road. Well, we're not even going to talk about that one. We'll talk about Nepro. They're planning on expanding. So again,
more jobs, more tax revenue for the city. So with all that, there were some people that were really instrumental in making those projects occur, you know, occur. Among them, our redevelopment attorneys, Nick Strasser, Connor Kimell, great guys.
Conor Connor is a redevelopment attorney now. You'll have plenty of time, plenty of projects, as you can see, to keep going to work with him. I want to also thank Wayne Johnson. Engineering is integral to that, as well as our sewer and water guys.
you know, they want questions answered. What we did is we put people in the room, the developer could come in, sit down, and get his questions answered. He didn't have to come back here 25 times to get a question answered. And that's not always easy to do. Sometimes when it starts getting more technical,
that happens. I want to count thank our current administrator, Mr. Couchy, instrumental to making things run around here. our previous administrator Ray Comperry. If it wasn't for him, most of these projects wouldn't happen. Joe keeps them
going. It wasn't for him, they'd stop. I want to thank our previously our previous CFO, Marcy Shepard, near and dear to me. She helped me so much in our first term and in this term. I also want to tr thank Trisha McGee for coming on board.
I want to thank Emily for coming on board. I think I mentioned Ray Ray uh Wayne Johnson already. And of course, I want to thank Sam Cruz. And if I missed anybody, I want to thank the employees that made it easy. There are some employees here that are dedicated, hardworking,
and there are a few left that are going to be a pain right in your backside. You'll figure that out soon enough. You will figure that out. So, with all that being said, I want to remind you something. When your new commission takes over, they're
not going to be the guys and the girl shooting people in the streets. They're not going to be the guy and the girl throwing the litter out. They're not going to be the ones high on drugs sitting on a bench on high street. You're going to look for them for answers and hopefully they can solve the
problems that we couldn't. But it's not their fault that that happens. Keep that in mind. You're going to look for them for solutions and are not always easy. And sometimes, believe it or not, some problems don't even have solutions. It's way beyond what happens here. And
hopefully the next commission can fix that. So, I want to tell you a little story. It's pretty funny, actually. It's how things get twisted around sometimes. So, I had a girl I knew saying, you know, I've known you for a long time, but I didn't vote for you. I said, "Okay, I've
known her for like 20 years." I said, "Why?" She goes, "You're mean." I said, "Oh, well, you've known me for 20 years. Have I ever been mean to you?" She goes, "Well, no." I said, 'Well, then tell me what you mean. You know, tell me what what your definition of mean is. She
said, 'Well, you tell the truth, and that hurts people's feelings, so that's mean.' I said, 'hm, so mean is bad, right? And she goes, well, yeah. I said, but the truth is mean. She goes, well, yeah, kind of. So, you're telling
me the truth is bad. So, I'll tell you, I wish I could have sat up here and lied and just did the right thing, but that's just not my makeup. So, I will tell you that um some of the main disappointments there's there's really it's only one, but it's
all kind of the same thing. So, when you have somebody that works in the city or serves a city and tells people that you're withholding money, it's a lie and it's not right. When you have people on Facebook, they don't have no clue what
they're even talking about. They'll jump on the bandwagon and they will attack you for you. You're you're gone. But I didn't do this. Doesn't matter. It's too late. But the one that disappoints me the most was the hope center telling people that
I was holding money back for Code Blue, particularly when it happened during an election. These are the people that you're supposed to be able to trust. They stood in a circle, prayed together, and then spread rumors. That is very upsetting.
So, I will tell you this as and whether you're religious or not, the Ten Commandments are pretty good advice. [snorts] So, some of the people in this town really need to pay attention to the ninth one. I'll let you look it up. You know what?
Look it up. And I know you like quotes, Mr. Mayor. >> Absolutely. >> So, I will leave you with this. All hard work brings profit. Profit while mere talk or laziness leads to poverty. And that's from Proverbs 14-23.
Thank you. >> Thank you, Commissioner Suie. Commissioner Kasibu. >> Well, I just want to say, Mr. Sutherland, thank you for all those years with the municipal alliance. our our kids need it now more than ever in
in today's standards. Um, I just want to say thank you to Kurt and Steve and and the mayor and Joe. It's been a pleasure working with you guys this it's it's been a whirlwind for me and it's been a learning curve, but it's been a pleasure
and I really thank you. I will miss you all. Um, but I really look very forward for the new commissioners coming in. They are a wonderful group. I'm very excited. Uh, no, we're not. We hope to set the world on fire, this city on
fire, but it's going to take time, but we have some really great great people and I'm very, very happy to be working with them. So, I will see you on the flip side. And with that, to the city of Milville, have a great holiday. God bless you all. Thank you.
>> Thank you, Commissioner Kasaboo. Vice Mayor Watson. as the rest of the commission has taken this opportunity to thank the city. I wanted to as well. Um, you know, initially prior to being elected, my concern was for my family, my and for my hometown. I can't look at you. [laughter]
>> Excuse me. >> Yeah, >> you had to look right at her. >> Nope. Uhuh. >> Please move over. >> Yeah. Uh, wanted better for my family, my friends, my neighbors, and of course, the next generation, you know, my kids. Uh my goal of being elected uh was to learn or see if there's anything that
could be done uh to better our home. Uh I made no promises as I had my petition signed and I told residents the truth that I didn't really know what to expect other than I just wanted to try. You know, once elected, I found out that there are so many challenges that we face as a city. Some challenges have no
real answers or fixes and the hardest decision to make was choosing between the best of worst options. Over the past three years, although there've been been some differences, the part that helped the most was knowing that I wasn't alone. I had fellow council members to learn lean on, city staff always willing
to help or educate me, and residents standing at that podium are reaching out, giving their advice, and stating their concerns. Through this experience, I now have a better understanding not only how a city operates, but I also had my eyes open to how much is involved to operate a city. I have a much higher appreciation for those willing to sit in
these seats and I continue to respect and appreciate all employees that continue to provide services to us as mil residents each and every day. There's so much to be thankful for being given this opportunity. I will forever be grateful to those that contribute their time, stand up for their beliefs,
and continue to try for the best interests of our home, city of Milville. As we move forward, I do believe in the next commission and I truly wish them the best. um might not be uh advice, but maybe just a little bit of a reminder. Um just do your best, evaluate your
options, use your resources, and don't forget that your family is uh oh man, your biggest supporters. [laughter] Stop looking at me. I want to thank I [laughter] want to I want to thank my family, especially my
wife and my two girls, uh for their continued love, support, and encouragement. Uh thank you for allowing me to serve our city and follow my aspirations. Uh to my wife and my kids. Oh man, you are my greatest strength and I love you so much. With this experience
as city commissioner, which I couldn't have done without without you girls. It uh this experience has given me a chance to grow, mature, and embrace time spent with the people I love. The position was very humbling, and the experience serving the city of Milville was an honor. I hope the people of Milville
seen with every decision made, it was with a thought that I knew it would affect real people and real family just like my own. So to the city of Milville, thank you and happy holidays. Thank you, Vice Mayor.
Well, the time has come. Four years. And yes, Commissioner Hwitt, you were right. Our swearing in did get delayed because we had an exceptional amount of snow. I remember it was like the fourth and it got delayed to the 6th and we all got ridiculed because of everybody in history knows what happens on January 6
and the years passed. Um, and my has have I learned a lot. I didn't originally start here. I started seats over to my right, your left. I
started in the parks department. I learned a lot through Sam, through Ed, through Brooke, through the guys, through how the parks department here in the city of Milville operates day in and day out when they switch their hours and residents complain that because they're out there cutting the grass that the
city owns, raking the leaves that fall on city property, doing everything that makes this city look better. And yet, time change and they're out there early. to the residents that come here, learning about your thoughts, how you think, trying to understand your point
of view. We sit up here, the five of us that represent the 27,500 and change residents that live in the 44 square miles of Milville, New Jersey here in the Cumberland of County of the Cumberland County
in South Jersey. I got to meet a lot of wonderful people being a commissioner and then being the mayor of the city of Melville. Moving on with hiring Joe Couchy on fifth floor management. Fifth floor was
awful. No up which way was up, which way was down. We got it together with Couch and Mr. Caperryi wanted to leave and I knew who was going to become business administrator before the question was asked. Mr. Kachchi has been doing a
fantastic job as our city business administrator and I can't thank enough Mr. Comperryi for your job when you were here part-time and that's giant air quotes um and everything that you did to help us
move forward and getting a lot of these early jobs and deals done such as Leavon Meets. I will forever remember that meeting showing up being the director of parks and public property and sitting down and Mr. Comperry looking at me and
saying you're not going through this insert adverb door until your signatures on this piece of paper that I understood the gravity of bringing an international client here to the city of Melville and they are striving with almost 20 employees to this day and they want to
expand. So make sure you get to meet Nikolai Leavone. Um, we have all the relationships for you guys. We want to help you out. Rick, I know you will succeed. I've known you for the longest um on this new commission. I do want to see the city succeed. None of us ever
want ill will for what we have done for our past four years. And I do thank those of you that have sat here for all four years. I think there's that we broke some stat um in the state of New Jersey with most most elections in four years or something. I remember somebody
outside not not not near here in the city told me that fact and I was like really and I was like yeah we did have some turnaround but it does take dedication, heart and honor uh to sit up here. Thank you Sean and Tina Sean my business
manager for the fifth floor and most importantly the es and flow of city hall. You're right, Commissioner Suie. The dedication and hard work of those individuals that want to work for the city of Milville must be appreciated. We appreciate each and every one of you,
all 273 or possibly even more or less right now. Um, that was the last number I got. So, we appreciate all of you. I appreciate all of you. And utmost for first, my family. I thank you for the dedication that you've given me this
time up here. I know we have disagreed. Uh there's been many arguments of why we were doing this or why I was defending what we were doing. And my family didn't like me as some people in here didn't like me. Um but it's okay. I
it's I understood and I wanted to do what was best and I hope I did what was best for all of you watching, listening, and out here today. So I will leave with a quote as I just sit here and say quote of the day and it is by Jim Ron.
It is the set of the sails not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go. Enjoy the holidays with your family and friends and thank you. Thank you. City of Melville. >> Motion for adjournment. >> Make a motion. >> Second motion. All in favor?