e [Music] wo [Music] [Music] [Music] thank you that is Christopher finegan from friendly sons of the shalele of Oldbridge thank you please be seated welcome good afternoon and welcome to the Oldbridge Township inauguration ceremony my name is Rosemary rivy and it is my honor and privilege to welcome you here today on the first day of the new year of 2024 as we celebrate and turn the page to a new chapter in the history of our town with a newly elected [Applause] mayor Elanor Debbie Walker is a seasoned 12-year council member who in addition has served this town and its residence for decades in various roles throughout the community her service and commitment to the people of Oldbridge is unwavering and this is why the residents have elected her mayor her new position I is a win for her but it's truly a win for [Applause] us the residents know how well this town has been progressing and they want a winning team to stay together so this is why we are here today celebrating the reelection of our Council that we have uh Eric dama Dr Anita Greenberg belly and Mary sorry and Mary [Applause] soor we thank all of you for choosing to be here today to witness our elected officials as they take their oath of office this step ensures that Oldbridge continues to move forward over the next four years with their fellow council members they will all accomplish the goals set forth and represent the people of Oldbridge so at this point I would like to ask that you all please rise for the presentation of colors being presented by the Oldbridge High School Air Force Junior RC okay and now I would like to call up Oldbridge CB Scout Pack number 129 Oldbridge Girl Scout Troops 80206 8 2123 82021 82114 and 82756 to lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance you may want to walk down the aisle you could go down to the aisle okay ready I pledge the 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 I would like to call Carolyn Haney kimok to sing the national anthem oh say can you see by the dawn's early light what so prly we he at the Twilight last gleaming who's BR stripes and bright stars through the perilous F or the r parts we watch were so gantly streaming and the rocket R clear the bombs bursting in air give proof through the night that our flag was still there oh SE do that store Spangled B we or the love of the free and the home of the [Music] bra that was beautiful thank you I would like to call up the most holy demer uh Roman Catholic Church Reverend Chester H corna Karina I'm sorry is Karina let us pray gracious God Giver of all good gifts author of true peace and Lasting Justice we stand at the beginning of a new year filled with hope and a desire to see our beautiful Township of Oldbridge Prosper as a place where families can grow business can realize success our children can be safe and every resident can live happily and peacefully we commend to you oh God our new new mayor and town counsel grant them wisdom and strength to perform the duties of town governance fill them with the love of Truth honesty and goodness help them to remember that their call to service to this community is a sacred trust and that we the people depend on them to lead us with Integrity May their time in office we pray pray coincide with brighter days and a better tomorrow this we ask oh God in your holy name amen amen thank you please be [Music] seated you did fantastic guys thank you so [Applause] much it is wonderful to look around the room and see we don't even have room in the room we have members outside of the residents and friend friend friends and family outside too um if you can try to make your way in we have some more space up here if you like on the sides come on in see we have some more here and on both sides so let's try to have everybody come inside with us Matt anyone else out there all right well they're coming in I just would like to say hello and good morning again again and welcome we have so many wonderful special guests here with us today uh we have assemblyman Rob Clifton assemblyman Alex Siskey Sarah whiskey Economic Development Steve mamakis Public Works Casey lenning Finance Don sabota we have our acting ba it's um Anna phel phelts we have I'm sorry I'm going out around the room here it's just easier this way we have our Township Clerk we have Kate Hutchinson council person Tony pisky council person Kevin Garcia Township attorney Mark roselli we have council person Jill dearo council person Kuran Desai Township attorney Ken loia all right I'm GNA make my way back to this side of the room okay so we have uh with us today and it's really important to acknowledge everyone in this room because really this is what makes our community this makes us what what makes us prosper and go forward um so we have also here we have obpd we have OEM we have our fire houses South Oldbridge Cheesequake fire companies uh we have oh Matt Matt mrio is out there too department head for Parks and Recreation uh yeah and we have Richard uh prelli from the historical Society there he is oh and I cannot forget mayor Cannon is here with us today thank you mayor all right so without further Ado I would now like to introduce a lifelong resident of our town who for the past 12 years has spent them as the mayor of Oldbridge he successfully decided it was time to represent the needs of his constituents at the state level and this January he will be officially sworn in as the New Jersey senator for District [Applause] 12 as they say once a mayor always a mayor and this is my honor and kind of bit of sweet to be the last time I'm introducing you this way but it's the way I always love to introduce you as the man who needs no introduction our mayor Owen Henry senator-elect [Applause] oh [Applause] sorry ah thank you everyone thank you so much uh you know believe it or not when you're elected official you start preparing for your removal the day you get sworn in so believe it or not I really started thinking about this day 12 years ago and at that time I didn't know if going to be 12 days where because there was a big petition to recall the mayor at that time 12 years ago but uh it certainly is Bittersweet to be uh addressing the township the residents of Oldbridge as the former former mayor 121 last night ended my official term as 12 years as the mayor at the helm and I'm going to say a few words but I could possibly stand here for another 12 years and tell you about the experience that we've had had over the past 12 years but anyway that it is afternoon well good afternoon certainly everyone happy New Year we all hope and we all pray we're all consistent that uh May in 2024 may it be a year filled first of all primarily with good health Prosperity opportunity and happiness we should all find happiness in this world and our life that we're given as the invocation said Oldbridge is a great place to experience all those including happiness and despite as we all know life difficulties otherwise known as challenges that we might face because of the unknown nobody knows what tomorrow brings especially in the beginning of a new year as a result of being a New Year we're always apprehensive of we going to write 24 are we going to continue to write 23 I think we all agree that the years go by faster and faster as we get older as the numbers get bigger and I think again we all hope and we all pray for each other that each and every one of us are up to the task of the challenges and the difficulties that we're going to be facing in the days ahead and that we work together and resolving the difficulties and we all work together that we can all move forward each and every one of us we all deal with life on a personal level we all deal with life on a professional level and today as elected officials we get to deal with life challenges on a community level and and that's why we're here today to wear in a new leader a new leader at the helm as the mayor mayor Walker you have had a front row seat over the last 12 years and you have witnessed and have played a crucial role in the transformation of this town which began 12 years ago in a not so nice place this very room but I can tell you it was filled but there were issues that we had to face 12 years ago and we did that with the help of you thank you but that was then today is now and we can all agree I hope that we are are in a much better place than we were 12 years ago a much better community and with tomorrow Debbie comes the opportunity and the responsibility to build upon the accomplishments that we all made over the past 12 years you now you have that responsibility and I think everyone in this room should be proud of what we did accomplish over the last 12 years but we also know that the challenges and the difficulties will continue to present themselves as a mayor you're going to face some challenges some difficulties that might be just bumps in the road and we can smooth them out pretty easily Casey you might come across some hurdles that you're going to have to jump over you're going to face some challenges from Mother Nature where preparation patience and I think the Roper dope works for mother nature let her wreak havoc but as soon as she's done respond in the way with your team that lets her know that we're up to the task and unfortunately mankind will present some unique challenges which we faced and those are the challenges that are going to keep you on your toes those are the challenges that will keep you up at night with those challenges I think teamwork creative thinking luck and a lot of prayers work with those challenges the toughest challenge you're going to face ahead is the dreaded brick wall the issues which cause divisiveness the decisions that impact special interest groups when it goes against someone's agenda somebody's ego is hurt things that say can't be done which they have been said can't be done we've tried it in the past don't work it's not worth it all excuses never a reason and those brick walls Debbie are going to require a strong leader with a great team a leader whose name is on that first brick that needs to come out of that wall in order to weaken it and I'm confident Debbie because of your experience your knowledge and dedication to this town and this community and its residents that you are the right person you are going to be the leader of this town and this town is going to depend on you to keep improving upon what we started 12 years ago the team I leave you with includes some of the brightest most dedicated group of individuals that I've have ever ever had the opportunity to work with it's been a a gift from God the team that we've been able to assemble here in Oldbridge and they are responsible for most of the accomplishments of what we have achieved over the 12 years the township Workforce the supervisors the department heads the professionals are all here to help you and will be there when you need to circle the wagons I ask you please treat them with respect listen to them but make sure they hear you that you have their backs and you will be there for them I'm excited we should all be excited about the future and the good things Debbie and her Administration are going to achieve here and things that are going to happen here in Oldbridge over the next four years ladies and gentlemen it has been an honor a blessing to have served as the mayor your mayor for 12 years and I cannot thank you I'll be eternally indebted for you to you for the opportunity you bestowed upon me 12 years ago and then two additional terms now as I cleaned out my office last week I had had two large drawers in my office filled with cards newspapers pictures well-wishes some not so nice wishes you know when I started at the top and that was just this past month last year December and it took a few hours and I worked my way all the way down through the draw and I got down to January 2012 down at the bottom of the second draw and it certainly was a trip down memory lane unbelievable when I thought about it unbelievable and it was a trip to remember that's for sure I will never forget but most of all it was a trip I'm so thankful to God that I was able to take Debbie your trip starts today start fill in the draw I emptied them now you have two empty drawers you could start filling it because and I'm so blessed that my trip continues as a state senator oh if only my father were able to say his son the senator if anyone knew my father um my two running mates Alex and Robie here I look forward to joining them in [Applause] Trenton how exciting although I do get a week off I don't get sworn in it's first week off in 12 years and and with your support and the support of 12 other towns now that I will be responsible for giving me the opportunity to continue my commitment as a public servant but today I wanted to uh publicly just pledge my unwavering support and guidance if needed to our new mayor Debbie Walker and her [Applause] Administration and most of all I urge everyone to do the same it's lonely as a mayor it really is so I urge everyone to please support Debbie and give her the same trust and support that you have given me I want to wish all our elected officials the best of luck and urge you also to support the mayor and her Administration and my closing words that I've been waiting to say for quite a while now if you have a problem call the mayor thank you all so much thank you God bless you thank [Applause] [Music] [Applause] you [Applause] okay so at this time I would like to invite Kate Hutchinson the Township Clerk to come up to administer the oath of office and I will call up mayor Eleanor Debbie Walker ES escorted by her husband Bruce son Eric daughter-in-law Samantha granddaughter Ally and mother-in-law Bobby Walker do you want this or this hands would you like and my Bible repeat after me I Elanor Debbie Walker I Elanor Debbie Walker do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of New Jersey and the constitution of New Jersey that it will bear true faith and allegiance to the same that it will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and to the governments established in the United States and in this state and to the governments established in the United States and in this State under the authority of the people under the authority of the people and I will faithfully impartially and justly perform and I will faithfully impartially and justly perform all the duties of my position all the duties of my position of Oldbridge Township mayor of Oldbridge Township mayor to the best of my ability to the best of my ability so help me God so help me [Applause] God [Applause] conat I won't congratulations mayor [Applause] Walker sorry no that's okay and now I would like to call up council member wait sorry Eric dep escorted by his wife Jennifer and his daughters Sophia and Brianna way so you're going to repeat after me I state your name I Eric the pal do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I'll support the Constitution of the United States that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of New Jersey and the constitution of New Jersey that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and to the governments established in the United States and in this state and to the governments established in the United States and in this state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people and I will faithfully impartially and justly perform that I will faithfully impartially and justly perform all the duties of my position all duties of my position of Oldbridge Township council person at large to the best of my ability of alridge Township council person at large to the best of my ability so help me God so help me God you're welcome now I'd like to bring up council member Dr Anita Greenberg belli escorted by her husband [Applause] Daniel I state your name I Dr Anita Greenberg valy do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that will support the Constitution of the United States that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of New Jersey and the constitution of New Jersey that will bear true faith and allegiance to the same then I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and to the governments established in the United States and to the governments established in the United States and in this States and in this state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people that I will faithfully and partially and justly perform and that I will faithfully and partially and justly perform perform all all the duties of my position all the duties of my position of Oldbridge Township council person at large of Oldbridge Township council person at large to the best of my ability to the best of my ability so help me God so help me [Applause] God and now we would like to bring up council person Mary soor escorted by her son Roman daughter-in-law Katherine and Grandson [Applause] Roman other way right yeah okay I say your name I'm Mary Rita soor do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that will support the Constitution of the United States that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of New Jersey and the constitution of New Jersey that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and to the governments established in the United States and to the governments established in the United States and in this state and in this state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people and I will faithfully impartially and justly perform I will faithfully impartially and justly perform all the duties of my position all the duties of my position of Oldbridge Township council person at large of Oldbridge Township council person at large to the best of my ability to the best of my ability so help me God so help me God [Applause] thank you Kate help out a great Round of Applause for our new mayor and our reelected council members for the benediction I would like to call back Reverend Chester Karina to the podium and let us pray your spirit Lord is truth may it make us free your spirit Lord is fire May it enkindle us with love your spirit Lord is gentleness may it bring us peace your spirit Lord renews the face of the Earth May renew the depths of our hearts shower us oh god with your blessings on our families our Township our state our country and upon the peoples of the earth help us to live in harmony as brothers and sisters children of a loving God amen amen I do apologize I went a little out of order so I would like to bring up our mayor Walker for her remarks hi I just want to welcome everybody and wish everyone a happy and healthy New Year I appreciate your presence here today since many of you were up late last night celebrating I want to express my deepest gratitude to my husband Bruce for his unwavering support throughout the demanding election process elections with their inhered stress and time commitment often take us away from our families and through it all bred by my side a heartfelt thank you goes out to the dedicated volunteers who tirelessly contributed to my mayoral campaign your passion hard work and commitment were pivotal to my success the victory you celebrate today belongs to each one of you and I am truly honored been part of such a dedicated team I only wish that my sister Pat could be here with me today while she cannot be with us physically I know she's looking down from heaven and is very proud of me reflecting on my journey it began over 15 years ago in this very room when I started attending Council meetings with councilwoman Dr Nita Greenberg balet witnessing the town heading in the wrong direction selling land to balance budgets and even neglecting budgetary allocations for snow removal I F I felt this call to step up and run for counsel 12 years ago alongside mayor Henry I ran for office when our town faced a $7 million deficit today with pride I can announce that we have achieved an doublea posit positive Bond rating and this year we had a municipal tax decrease all while increasing Services as I stand before you today to accept the responsibilities of the office of Mayor I am deeply honored and humbled by the trust you have placed to me and I pledge to serve our town with on waver and dedication I promise to keep the town in Good Financial standing while continue to put money into Capital Improvements thank you for entrusting me with the privilege of serving as your mayor I'm excited about the joury ahead and looking for for to serving our community thank you all for coming [Applause] today and now council person Eric [Applause] dama I'm just going to read H speech um first I'd like to thank my my wife and my children for putting up for me the last four years this has been a long run three elections that I've been part of as my daughter shakes her head um and thanks the residents uh very much for for believing in not only Debbie but myself and Dr belli as well as Mary soore uh this is a great privilege and honor that we do not and I especially do not take lightly uh all I could promise to the residents and everybody in this room is that I will govern as you all want us to govern with being very thoughtful and ensuring that we'll put in the residents first and the residents always and then finally I'd like to thank mayor Walker I got to get used to that now councilwoman Dr Greenberg belli as well as councilwoman soor and mayor uh senator-elect see I got to get used to this Senator elect Henry for asking me to run for at large I know I was a junior councilman for a while um this is a great privilege and honor thank you all for for allowing me to do this thank [Applause] you now I would like to call up council person Dr Anita Greenberg belli thank you we're a team we work together 247 so okay thank you all for being here today to share this moment with us we are forever grateful for your support and your kindness I want to especially thank my husband for his patience tolerance and love and also to our daughter for her help in always keeping things in perspective for me I want to thank all the volunteers for all of your efforts and the endless hour hours of work to achieve this goal and to my teammates whose work ethic never wavered and it is comforting to be able to lean on each other whenever necessary I am grateful for all the residents I've met along the way thank you for your faith and trust in us we will not let you down it's an honor to be able to serve and assist the residents of Albridge every decision we make is in the best interest of every resident in Albridge your concerns are our concerns there will be challenges but we will press forward finding Solutions we are all in this together and we will continue to work together to keep Oldbridge a safe and financially stable community we will also strive to improve infrastructure to have a favorable Community to live work and raise your families I want to thank you mayor Henry for this journey that we've been in on for a long time together and wish you all the best in the Senate and I know you will do good and we will be calling you often I'm sure Debbie we have been friends and we did start out in this Chamber coming with me to Council meetings and it's been a fun Journey ups and downs but we always persevered and we will continue to do so I wish you all a new year filled with peace Joy good health and prosperity thank you very much [Applause] and now we would like to bring up council person Mary [Music] soor thank you all this was a start of a new uh term for me and this kind of stuff I don't know that was a little funny but anyway I'd just like to say thank you Happy New Year to everyone and thank you for all the support that you've given to me you've entrusted me many years now to be your representative and I truly am appreciative of that and I will always keep you in mind I want we're a family in in Oldbridge we always have been and I think that's what I really love about being here we care about each other and we take care of each other when times are not that good and we enjoy when times are great so I think that's very important and the decisions we make in here affect you family because they're local and I think people realize that what we do on a local level is extremely important but I am so proud to be part of this whole team and that goes for everyone that's anyone on the administration uh the new mayor I met Debbie when our boys started kindergarten so it's been a few years but uh we've always had we've always had a great relationship and I trust Debbie to make the best decisions for our town and of course Anita again a friend for so long and Eric like a third son but uh I think together we made a very good team and then of course there's mayor Henry who now is Senator Henry and thank you for everything you've led the way with us you've kept us focused and strong and I think that's important so everyone I wish for a happy and healthy New Year and hopefully we'll see you again in this chamber but for good things only have a nice day thank you very much [Applause] so at this time I would like to invite Carolyn Haney kimok and Megan Valena up to sing God Bless [Music] America God Bless America that I love stand beside her and guide her through the night with the light from above from the mountains to the Prairies to the ocean with godess America my home sweet home God Bless America that I love stand beside her and guide her through the night with the light from above from the mountains to the Prairies to the o godess of mar my home sweet God bless America my home [Applause] so this work so I just want to say wait before you leave ladies so Megan Valena is a junior at the high school and Carolyn Haney kimok is the coral director of the high school but a little Township his Carolyn's dad is the late mayor art Haney and we know and we we know that Art's here with us today and he's smiling down on everything that's going on here today so he's here very proud very proud thank you both so [Applause] much [Music] you can have a seat so um I just wanted to take one moment very special person in that audience that I neglected to say hello to before and that's David Hernandez Chamber of Commerce Oldbridge that's our Oldbridge all around Oldbridge newspaper that comes into all of our mailboxes a very big part of Oldbridge here getting what's going on here at Town Hall out to all of you in your mailboxes so thank you for being here so at this time I would like to ask oh this is so exciting I get to introduce sorry a new mayor mayor Walker for your special presentation you want to hear I'd like to call up former mayor Owen Henry I told Owen that I have my new phone but all the calls are going to be directed right back to his phone so I left it in the car so I B but he's right down the road so he's goingon to be there for me if I need him so ow and since you've been here for 12 years we like to present you with this Proclamation and a plaque yes no every word start I do you always send me to places to read these I've been doing these whereas we would like to express special recognition and appreciation to Owen Henry and honor him for his distinguished 12 years as mayor of the township of Albridge we acknowledge the many forward advancements enjoyed by the community during his tenure and recognized his many successes and accomplishments and whereas mayor Henry was born in Hoboken New Jersey and moved to oldridge in 1961 with his family he still resides in the same home his parents originally purchased and whereas mayor Henry attended Vorhees Elementary School St Thomas the apostles school and then graduated from from Cedar Ridge High School known as oldridge high school he went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Trenton State College the colon New Jersey in 1981 and whereas in 1996 mayor Henry established his own business Owen Henry contract Incorporated which specializes industrial building construction and maintenance service in the utility industry throughout the state of New Jersey and Wes mayor Henry was first elected as mayor in 2011 and served continuously from 2012 12 through 2023 as his final term ended December 31st 2023 during his tenure he served the township of Oldbridge its residents businesses and the surrounding Community with undaunted Integrity he worked consistently for the betterment of the town and whereas mayor Henry also volunteered within the community in several official roles he served as an elected member of the Oldbridge Township Board of Education was appointed to the Oldbridge planning board and was an active member on the environmental Commission and whereas mayor Henry has always set aside special time to spend with his family and his two children Owen Jr and Valerie and his grandson Joseph one of his favorite pastimes is buying and selling Lionel trains his be his beautiful holiday train setup in his office it's gone now he'll be in a new office became a beloved dispay for all to enjoy it was quite an accomplishment that will be remembered and missed for years to come and now therefore I Ellen Walker mayor of the township of Albridge along with the township Council MX County state of New Jersey and on behalf of the people of orbridge do hairby extend our thanks congratulations super sere appreciation and best wishes for continued success at the state center to Mayor on Henry we're gonna put this on a nice plock though J we're going to put it on a nice CLA for you though you thank you I have something else for you too well well I have one more plaque to read for Owen Henry in grateful appreciation and recognition for your 12 years of dedicated Service as mayor of alridge Township congratulations and best wishes as you continue to serve our community as state senator thank [Applause] you I just want to we've been friends for quite a long time actually I was involved in getting him involved in politics it's all your fault and he'll be he'll be just down the road so if you have any problems or complaints he's right down the road on 5:116 thank thanks just again thank you so much for the opportunity uh I don't know what to say and uh I look forward to serving the community continue Debbie and I'm here if you're needed thank you thank you thank you everybody good luck the so that concludes our ceremony for today on behalf of Mayor Walker and the council I would like to thank each and every one of you for coming here our wish is peace kindness and love love today tomorrow and always thank you and happy New [Applause] Year oh I need oh wait can I please have all of the Girl Scouts and the Boy Scouts if you can please come up here and join mayor Walker for a photograph please I would appreciate it thank you e e e e we're going to take a a roll call council person dearo here council person dama here council person Desai here council person Garcia here council person Dr Greenberg belli here council person Murphy is absent council person pesky here council person uh soar here this meeting is being held in conformance with the open public meetings act notice has been given to the official newspapers of the township on December 12th 20123 and has been posted in public places next open public meeting will be scheduled uh for Tuesday January 16th at 20 January 16th 2024 at 7:30 p.m. so we're GNA start offed we're doing pledge again oh no we did a pledge we did the Pledge okay we're going to start off with um nominations for council president I nominate Mary soar second okay and um any other nominations we're going to close the nominations count roll call for council person diaro for Council for council president position for Mary soar yes council person dama yes council person Desai yes council person Garcia yes council person Dr Greenberg belli yes council person pasky yes and council person soar yes very reluctant congratulations thank you very now wait I'm not doing this again yeah I gotta get one in okay but all right you want to go down you want no no I said no up and down with the hands okay Bible Bible pleas I Mary soor I Mary Rita soor do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that will support the Constitution of the United States that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of New Jersey and the constitution of New Jersey that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same and to the governments established in the United States and in this state and to the governments established in the United States and in this state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people and that I will faithfully impartially and justly perform I will faithfully impartially and justly perform all the duties of my position all the duties of my position Oldbridge Township council president Oldbridge Township council president to the best of my ability to the best of my ability so help me God so help me God Mar okay thank very much everyone thank you all Council people thank you very much okay let's get adjusted here don't mean to be holding up the show here take your time Mary thank you I just need glasses so we're not going anywhere oh do you okay than I have them here somewhere two okay welcome everyone to the January 1st 2024 council meeting it's nice to have all of you here and now I'll take a nomination for vice president of the council I nominate Anita Greenberg okay yes anyone else have a nomination for vice president okay we're going to close the nominees and we're going to vote Council council person de Caro yes council person dama yes council person I council person Garcia yes council person Dr Greenberg belly yes council person pasky yes and council president soar yes congratulations Dr Greenberg [Music] [Applause] B say everybody was laughing at me I Anita Greenberg b i Anita Greenberg B do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I'll support the Constitution of the United States and I will support the Constitution of the United States and the constitution of New Jersey and the constitution of New Jersey that will bear true faith and allegiance to the same that I will bear true faithful allegiance to the same and to the governments established in the United States and to the the governments established in the United States and in this state and in this state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people that will faithfully and partially and justly perform that I will Faithfully partially and justly perform all the duties of my position all the duties of my position of Oldbridge Township Council vice president of Oldbridge Township vice president to the best of my ability to the best of my ability so help me God so help me God congratulations all right now next will be appointments May Oriel um is this with consent no no okay so mayor Walker are you yes okay first is the municipal Alliance three-year term Colleen cocheran 1124 to 1231 2026 next three-year term Ellen kellerer 1124 1231 2026 next three-year term Anthony Constantino 1124 to 1231 2026 next is a three-year term Achilles Alon 1124 to 1231 2026 next is three years Robert Bernie 11124 to 1231 2026 next is three-year Christopher nasta 1124 to 12312 6 next is 3 years Michael Flynn 1124 to 12 3126 next is three years Deborah Flynn 11124 to 1231 2026 next is 2-year Lori klei 1124 to 12312 next will be the historical commission three-year term Edward hour 1124 to 1231 2026 next is the Environmental commission that'll be three-year term Daniel Joseph Rena he serves as planning board as well as environmental commission 1124 to 1231 2026 next three-year term Russell azzarella Jr 1124 to 1231 2026 environmental commission associate member one year Rachel Rena 1124 to 1231 2024 I don't have the open space at this time so we'll skip to Cultural Arts appointments to Cultural Arts three-year term gory chy 1124 to 12 3126 three-year term Brenda worst 1124 to 1231 226 next will be the uh the planning board this will have to be with um no these are not consent uh planning board no class two member one year Township employee Casey lenning 11124 to 12312 planning board alternate one two years James Brennan 1124 to 12325 planning board class one as per statue 4-year term that's myself Debbie Walker 1124 to 1231 2027 planning board class 4 four-year term Ed L 1124 to 1231 2027 planning board environmental commission member fouryear term Daniel Joseph Rena 1124 to 1231 2027 okay all right next next will be this will be with um yeah with consent next is appointments mayor with Council consent Library board trustee mayor design 5year term Martha tropiano 1124 to 1231 2028 Library Board of Trustees 5year Kevin brilly 1124 to 1231 2028 Library board member as per statue 5-year term that's myself Debbie Walker 1124 to 1231 2028 okay next will be are department heads we have to take a vote on the appointments for the right for the library do I have a motion move it second second Motion in second by council person dep second by tonyy yep okay roll call on nominations for the library board council person dearo no council person dep yes council person Desai coun council person Garcia yes council person Dr Greenberg belli yes council person pasky yes council president soar yes motion carries okay next will be the resolution approving advice and consent to Mayor appointments of business administrator and director of departments established within the township of overd my first appointment is anahita Felts business administrator Mark do we do them separately well I it would make sense if you just want to do your announ do the director departments and then uh take a vote on the consent and to the extent that any member of council disagrees with any appointments they can just vote no or abstain to that particular appointment okay okay okay B swaboda Director of Finance Mark roselli Esquire director of Department of Law Casey lenning director of Public Works Matthew mikuo director of parks recreation and Social Services Nicole Shapiro director of Community Development Township engineer okay okay and a roll call for the nomination department head nominations council person de Caro yes council person dama yes council person Desai yes council person Garcia yes council person Dr Greenberg belly yes council person Pas skidy yes and council president soar yes thank you everybody appreciate support and thank you all department heads for all the good work you [Applause] do okay next will be resolution consenting to reappointment of James F Weber jmc's municipal court judge for the township of Oldbridge for a three-year term ending in 2026 Mo second see moved by Dr Greenberg belly second by council person p skiddy roll call on the um appointment of the the judge council person dearo yes council person dama yes council person Desai yes council person Garcia yes council person Dr Greenberg Bell yes council person pasky yes council president soar yes motion carries appointments Council resolution appointing the tax collector Don suot as the tax search officer do I have a motion move it okay move by second and second by yes by Mr paskin roll call council person de Caro yes council person dama yes council person Desai yes council person Garcia yes council person Dr Greenberg Bell yes council person Pas gidy yes council president soar yes resolution appointing the Township Clerk Katherine Hutchinson as tax assessment office officer move it second okay mve by Dr Greenberg belly second by Mr pasky roll call council person dearo yes council person dama yes council person Desai yes council person Garcia yes council person Dr Greenberg belli yes council person pasky yes council president soar yes motion carries resolution appointing Vina Savant as municiple housing liaison move it okay moov by Dr Greenberg second by Mr Desai Desi council person de Carol yes council person dama yes council person Desai yes council person Garcia yes council person Dr Greenberg Bell yes council person Pas gidy yes council president soar yes seven yeses resolution appointing the Chief Financial Officer da suod as the public agency compliancy officer second Dr Greenberg B yes second by councilman pcti yes roll call council person dearo yes council person dama yes council person Desai yes council person Garcia yes council person Dr Greenberg belly yes council person pasky yes council president soar yes seven yeses next will be our bill list Mr Garcia well thank you Bill list as of January 1st 2024 accounts payable December 31st 2023 799,000 78 pay roll December 22nd 2023 1, 35,4 19768 payroll overtime December 22nd 2023 $19,500 22 that's all I have okay does anyone have any questions okay do I have a motion move it move it second move by Mr dama second by Dr Greenberg b roll call on the bill list council person dearo yes council person dama yes council person Desai yes council person Garcia yes council person Dr Greenberg belli yes council person pasidi yes council president soar yes seven yeses okay next will be our consent agenda I will ask for a motion and second and then we will have separations by council members move it okay move by Mr pascetti second by second okay second council person Dar Caro any items for separation no thank you council person dama no thank you council person Desai no thank you council person Garcia none thank you Council vice president Dr Greenberg Bell no thank you council person pesky no separations thank you and council president soar no okay so vot on the a vote on the whole consent agenda roll call council person de Caro yes council person dama yes council person Desai yes council person Garcia yes Council vice president Dr Greenberg belly yes council person pasky yes council president soar yes seven yeses report of the Township Clerk I have no report okay Township attorney uh nothing in report but I do just want to say briefly if you indulge me council president I want to thank Council again for uh Kenny AR's reappointment and I certainly look forward to working with the new mayor and Anna and everyone in in the new Administration for the coming year and um as um I think as mayor Henry had alluded to and um there were certainly a lot of challenges over 12 years some things that I never thought could happen happened uh and it always seems if something could happen it happened in Oldbridge so I learned to even I've been practicing law for 35 years or 38 years in mpal law for a long time um you always learn something new so mayor I look forward to working with you and uh you know and the whole team and I know we'll continue to work and put our best foot uh best foot forward in the new year thank you again for all your support thank you um Township administrative report none at this time thank you wow okay next will be public comment on any subject matter for a maximum period of three minutes is there anyone in the audience who wishes to be heard today okay then I'll close the public portion and we'll go to council comments council person daro yes thank you I just like to congratulate all the new appointees um and um Good Luck in 2024 I'd also like to congratulate the at large newly elected at large members sworn in today and uh also uh congratulations to Mayor Walker and I look forward to working with you um this year and next year and you know of course Anna congratulations okay look and also happy New Year to everyone thank you and council person dep yes just happy New Year to everybody again hope everyone had a good time with your families now back to work you know with all of us up here uh good luck mayor Walker um Good Luck to everyone who was appointed today and um I hope everybody has a wonderful uh next couple hours until we get back to the work week thank you council person Desai good luck to new administration led by mayor Debby Walker also good luck to past mayor owan Henry to the state senate I have one request and a question to the traffic department and a police department as we know there are lots of construction going around Suter Road on a WTOP Route 9 if you are coming from West Side on suas there is no leftt turn they made a special Jug Handle lapon coming going on Route 9 North but there is no sign saying the no lepon so let me tell you because I use that road I re of the Old Mill Road go out that way and go Route 9 South out of five car I will say three car make a left turn they don't go straight and come even a trailer so I think we should put big sign there no Lefton sign because otherwise you are going to face some accident there as more housing are building and people travel both way so that's my request to the traffic department please make a note because now there is no juger left at Route 9 and Old Mill also so people come Oldbridge Old Mill Road Grand Mary and then they make a LEP turn at the Sumas road so this will be a problem otherwise happy healthy and prosperous New Year of 2024 to all of councilmen council people and the resident of old may God bring a peace on the earth which we deserve there is lots of turmoil going around the world and I think this is the time this should be the first resolution of every citizen of the earth that peace should be observed and peace should be attained thank you council person Garcia yes thank you first of all uh congratulations our new mayor Debbie Walker it's uh hard work we did it congratulations you deserve it as well as uh I'd like to say new council members but they're not new so congratulations on your new appointments and everybody that that was appointed congratulations and uh like K said Happy New Year to everybody we need some we need a some peace in this world so happy New Year to everybody up here everybody all our residents and everybody just happy New Year thank you that's all Council vice president Dr Greenberg belli yes I want to say congratulations to our new mayor uh good luck to Owen Henry a senate uh and all the council we're looking forward to working together and continueing to assist the residents of Oldbridge um I wish everyone peace good health love and joy this year thank you council person pesky yeah hi uh congratulations everybody congratulations uh Happy New Year to all and uh to all a good year thank you good council president soar yes I also just would like to say thank you to my co-council for the vote of support for the presidency I do appreciate it and I hope that this is going to be a year as we've all said of coming get together and working getting things done and I really do have so I'm so excited for Mrs Walker to be mayor Walker I think she's going to be great Debbie's got a lot of good ideas and I think she really is going to just shine so congratulations again my friend and Anna for the new position and to all those administrat heads department heads everybody really pulls together Oldbridge is a great town thank you to the volunteers that we appointed to the various boards because that too is a lot of commitment and it's a lot of work work for a job that is volunteer so we're very lucky in this town that we get people that want to come out and help and you know be part of the community so that's a great thing too on the other side happy New Year everyone have a great holiday well what's left now and everybody stay healthy and we will see each other in the new year for sure thank you very much to yes to adjourn second motion by Dr Greenberg Bell second by councilman dep roll call council person dearo yes council person dama yes council person Desai council person Garcia yes Council vice president Dr Greenberg belli yes council person PES giddy yes council president soar yes ma'am motion adjourned at 143