--------- I call to order the meeting of the mayor and council of Burough of River Edge. January 6, 2026. The Senate die meeting Burough Call 70:05 Kind Road and Zoom 700 p.m. Please stand.
Councilman Glass. >> Yes. I'd like more Actually, it's more should be celebration with silence. congratulate RPA on the >> wedding. >> And also just a thought about
everyone, all of our public officials that are seeing office this month um for 2026. >> Thank you, >> Council President. Would you lead us in the pledge? >> Ready? Salute. 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. >> Statement of compliance with the open public meeting act. This meeting complies with the open public meeting
act by notification on December 12th, 2025 via resolution 25-301 containing the location date and time and access information which was sent to the town news in the record and by posting of the same on the municipal bulletin board and burough website and
following notice of the same with the municipal clerk. Madame clerk, roll call, please. >> Sure. Council President Monsano Cohen >> here. >> Councilwoman Canella >> here. Councilwoman Malari >> here. Councilman Benson >> here. >> Councilman Glass >> here. >> Councilwoman Jarwall >> here.
>> Mayor Papaleo >> here. I'd also rec like to recognize Assemblyman uh who is with us tonight. He will be uh doing one of the swearing in in a second uh at the next meeting actually. So um so we have uh approval
of the minutes of the mayor and council close session November 24th and regular meeting and close session of December 11th, 2025. But I have a motion in second, please. So second. >> All in favor, please say I. I. >> Uh proclamations and awards. We have uh
Councilman Benson, if you'd stand, please. Uh Councilman Benson has served this council with great distinction from 2023 through 2025. He has given his time, his effort, his energy. Um and we are so
grateful to him. And so, Councilman Benson, I present to you uh Barry Benson, Councilman 2023 2025 in appreciation of your dedication and your valuable contributions and desire to
serve the best interests of all Burough residents from myself and from the council. and Councilman, if you'd like to say a few words. >> Um, I just want to thank the residents of River Edge for giving me this opportunity uh to serve. Uh, it's been
my honor, and I want to thank uh the mayor, the council, our professionals that we work with, our our lawyers and architects, and all the department heads and administrators of the burough and and uh employees. Um, and I just want to thank everyone for giving me this
opportunity. I intend to be involved in the town and serve on various committees if given the opportunity to do. I think I'm going to be on the traffic one, I believe. >> Yes. >> Yes. Right. So, um, I look to continue to serve and I'm very excited to hand it over to uh, Councilman Feffer now, who I
know is going to do a fantastic job. I've gotten to know him a little bit. He's going to be a fantastic councilman and and I'm really excited that he's joining the council and I'm very happy handing this off to everyone that's up here. So, thank you. >> Thank you. >> Um so, the council will have some time
to say some some words about you at council comments. >> Uh you know um I know for myself that I'm grateful for your um thoughtful process. I'm grateful for the hard work you've done. Um I'm
grateful for our friendship, but we'll say more at the end. You're welcome. All right. Um so, uh can we have a motion second to open to the public comments uh for anything on the agenda? >> So,
second. >> All in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Uh actually, not just the agenda, but any public comments that uh they'd like to make. Uh is there anyone in the audience remotely? Please raise your hand.
Anyone present here? >> Okay. So, uh we're going to uh appointments and personnel changes. Oh. Oh, no. I'm sorry. We have a motion and second to close to the public. >> So, moved. >> Okay. >> All in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Okay. So, could I have a motion and
second to the two items I'm about to read into the record? Approve the salary adjustment of Michael McGinty from 162,175,000 to an annual lieutenant salary of 160, 361 per sidebar agreement effective
December 11, 2025. >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor, please say I. accept the rec resignation of Matthew Polandic, Department of Public Works, effective December 29, 2025. >> So moved.
>> Second. >> All in favor, please say I. >> I. >> We have several resolutions. Uh resolution 25-309 through 25-316. We'll have 25316 read into the record for transparency. Um, so could I have is
there first of all is there questions or comments before we move it as a block? Seeing none, could I have a motion second to move 25-309 through 25-316? >> So moved. >> Second.
>> It's been moved and seconded. Uh could uh could our budget chair, Councilwoman Consella, please read into the record 20 uh that resolution that uh deals with payment of the bills? >> Uh thank you, mayor. At a regular meeting of the mayor and council of the Burrow of River, county of Bergen, state
of New Jersey, held on January 6, 2026. We resolved that the mayor and council of the burrow of river approve the following expenditures. Current fund 1,369,86.88. General Capital Fund one thou 1,37,78725 Grant Fund $168,18952
unemployment trust $21,8210 developers escrow $2,475. Self insurance $24,55720. Recreation trust $1,264. >> Okay. So, uh, all in favor? Oh, no. I'm sorry. U Madam Clerk, roll call.
>> Yes. >> Councilwoman, >> yes. >> Councilwoman, >> yes. >> Councilman, >> yes. >> Black, >> yes. >> Yes. >> All right. Uh so that is unanimous. So now we come to council comments.
>> I want to recuse myself from uh all the bills pertaining to recreation. >> Excellent. Very good. Thank you. Um so uh we have council comments. Um anyone who'd like to uh offer a council comment? >> I'll kick it off.
Uh Barry, we were run mate running mates and I had a great time canvasing with you. It's been great having you on the council and uh I appreciate everything you've done. I truly truly going to be missed and uh but I we know where you
are so don't go far. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> I go next, right? >> Yes. >> Um I echo uh the uh thoughts of uh uh Council President Montana Cohen and Barry. We worked together with
recreation and/score um for a few years there and uh it was a a bit of a turbulent time sometimes but it was it was fun um alto together and we're going to miss you on the council. It was great working with you on various projects and
um we'll see you around. We know >> yes around you'll see me. Thank you. >> I'll just add a few words. Um Barry, thank you for your service, dedication, and care for our community. Uh you will be missed and I wish you only success.
>> Thank you. >> I'll miss you also, Barry. I wish you could have been teammates for longer. >> I really appreciate what you've done on the council. I know you've always been very costconscious and tried to drive things to best value >> and I think you've made a difference and
I thank you for that. >> Thank you. [snorts] And um I echo all your uh little thoughts for Barry. But Barry, I'm going to miss you tremendously. This one year has been great. You were my first person who had ever called me that let's meet
for coffee and I'll you know just just like as a colleague. So I will miss you tremendously. Just be humble and kind as you are and you are amazing. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. Thank you all. >> You're welcome. I I reiterate what I said before and uh on behalf of the
people of River Edge and uh the uh the burrow itself, thank you, Barry Benson. >> All right. Um could I have uh a motion second to uh Right. Just a motion second to adjourn the meeting. So moved.
Second. >> All in favor, please say I. I. I. We will have a just a two to five minute break and then we will go to the reorganization meeting. >> Do I leave? Part: 2
I call to order the meeting of the mayor and council of the bur of River Edge January 6, 2026, Burough Hall, 705 Kamak Road and uh Zoom, the reorganization meeting. Um I ask uh for us to stand for
a moment of silence uh and uh then if I could call on um Councilwoman Malari to lead us in the pledge. Council morg 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. >> Statement of compliance with the open public meeting act. This meeting complies with the open public meeting
act by notification on December 12th, 2025 via resolution 25-301 containing location, date, and time and access information which was sent to the town news in the record and by posting the same on the municipal bulletin board and the burough website and following
notice of the same with the municipal clerk. Madame clerk, roll call, please. >> Here Larry >> here. Councilman Glass >> here. Council woman >> here. >> I call upon the burough clerk to
announce the 2026 election results for the term to expire on December 31st, 2028. Madame clerk, >> Bruce Feffer was dually elected as councilman to serve a full three-year term starting January 1st, 2026 through
December 31st, 2028, receiving 2,721 votes. and Lisa Montasano Cohen was dually reelected as a council woman to serve a full three-year term starting January 1st, 2026 through December 31st, 2028, receiving 2769
votes. >> Excellent. >> So, in a moment, we're going to have the swearing in the oath of office, but before we begin, I'd like to recognize u uh Commissioner Raphael Martin, who is here with us today. Yes, sir.
I'd like to recognize Ezio Alamera. Ezio, uh, Councilman of Woodridge Woodridge. And most importantly, I'd like to recognize Assemblyman Chris Tully, who's here to swear in uh, Bruce Feffer. No, I'm
sorry, Lisa Monsanto Cohen. I'm swearing in Bruce Feffer. Um, so if I could call Bruce forward with his family, that would be great. That'd be great. So well either way
come up if you rather picture. >> So why don't you step back and stand right here? Um actually to be honest with you there would be better. All right. Um this is no small
obligation. To become a member of the council means to give of your time and energy and also to look to care for the town as your own. And so it is with uh great slimming
that we enter into this uh commitment. And we thank Bruce one. Uh we uh we acknowledge that it was a race that required a lot of effort upon the family as well as the candidate
and it will continue to call upon the family to support the candidate as uh you work forward. So Bruce, if you place have a switch, right hand on the Bible. There we go. I'm sorry. Right hand up, left hand on the Bible. >> Yeah.
There we go. Oh, great. All right. Repeat after me. I state your name. >> I, Bruce Beer, >> do solemnly swear >> Do solemnly swear >> that I will support the Constitution >> that I will support the Constitution >> of the United States >> of the United States >> and the Constitution >> and the Constitution
>> of the State of New Jersey >> of the state of New Jersey. and that I will bear true faith >> And I will bear true faith >> and allegiance >> and allegiance >> to the same >> to the same >> and to the government >> and to the government >> established in the United States >> 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 >> I state your name >> I Bruce Pepper >> do solemnly swear >> do solemnly swear >> that I will faithfully >> that I will faithfully >> impartially >> impartial >> and just >> and justly >> perform all the duties
>> perform perform all the duties >> as councilman >> as councilman >> of the burrow of river edge >> of the burrow of river edge >> to the best of my ability >> to the best of my ability always risky to ask me that question. >> That's all right. >> Just first of all, thank God for putting
me here and for giving me this opportunity. Thank you for my family who showed up and I know I have some family on Zoom and some friends that are watching as well and some friends here. And thank you all. Thank you for being part of this this um very uh as you said
solemn uh occasion but also exciting occasion. It's a time of reflecting back at the path that brought me here but also looking forward to the path ahead and working with all of you and all of you to do great things for our
community. all about service and helping the people who are looking to us for help and support. So looking forward to doing that. Thank you. >> I'd like assembly and Chris Kelly to come forward and I invite council
president Cohen here and I invite of course family after. >> I state your name. I, Lisa, the Senate, >> do solemnly swear >> do solemnly swear
>> that I will support the Constitution >> that I will support the Constitution >> of the United States >> of the United States >> and the Constitution >> and the Constitution >> of the State of New Jersey >> of the state of New Jersey >> and that I will bear true faith >> and I will bear true faith >> and allegiance >> and allegiance >> to the state >> to the state >> and to the governments established
>> to the established >> in the United States >> the United States >> and in this state >> and the state >> under the authority of the >> under authority of >> I state your name >> I sat who solemnly swear >> who solemnly swear >> that I will faithfully >> that I will be faithful >> impartial >> impartial >> and justly
>> and just >> perform all the duties >> perform all the duties >> as council woman >> as councilwoman >> of the burrow of river branch >> of the burl branch >> to the best of my ability >> best of my ability >> so help me not >> so help >> congratulations man you like to say a few words oh sure
well I I proclamation actually both Bruce and Lisa, but Lisa, I just want to thank you so much. It's been such a thrill to actually swear you in. This is your third term and I remember when we were both knocking doors in River Edge. Seems like many, many years ago. We're just reminiscing about that. But seeing how you've grown as a true public
servant, everything you've done for River Edge. Uh all the accomplishments that we've seen for both you, the mayor, and the council in this beautiful room here, and everything we've seen from pulling line, infrastructure, taxes, all across the board. I am so thrilled and we are so thrilled to continue this
partnership to continue working with you because you are an amazing representative for River Edge and we're just counciloman. Would you like to say a few words? >> Uh just I want to say thanks to my family and friends and those watching
online overseas. Um thank you Chris for letting me go. Right. I truly appreciate and respect our partnership with the 2019. We've been a great supporter. I cannot leave this as
I can. We do also for supporting since 2019. Um uh all my council members, I look forward to continue working with you. Welcome Bruce. We walked a lot this summer. So I'm hoping that this uh will be a thrill. And uh thank you everybody
for your support the VA and uh the entire department all the department heads that I've got to know in the years. This is a this is a and we couldn't do that without Thank you. Oh, well, I guess I get to go again.
But, um, I again I'm just so honored here today to be here again, Lisa. Thank you so much for the honor of swearing you in. And Bruce, welcome to the council. As I said before, this is the best day. It all goes downhill from here. Uh but really this is indicative
of what an incredible community is. Uh we see firsthand again the progress of this community for the mayor and the council and uh this is this is a hard job. Lisa, you know this uh going into so many years of sacrifice that not only you but your family make for your
community to see that progress. Uh we just want to thank you for stepping up once again and you're now one of the more seasoned individuals on this council. So, you're a true leader within this community and Bruce, seeing the the the amount of work that you've put into your campaign going door to door with
you, seeing the care and the heart that you both have for this community, we know you're going to do a great job. And we're going to do a great job because of this council here, because of this mayor, because Riveridge is an incredible community. The volunteers, the first responders, all the bureau police, everything that makes this such
a wonderful community. uh myself, Assemblyman Lisa Swain, and Senator Joe Lagana are so honored to represent you. Uh they're actually far along tonight. Uh so on behalf of uh my team, Mr. 3, we are so happy to continue this partnership. We are so happy to work with you to represent our shared
constituency here in River and we have a proclamation from myself, Senator Swain, Senator Roth from the uh Senate and the General Assembly. Congratulations to both of you. Best of luck everybody. Happy new year. Blessed, great, and successful 2026 to all of you. Thank you
so >> amazing. Thank you everybody. Appreciate it. Thank you. >> Uh now I'd like to introduce uh Commissioner Rafael Mart who represents the county of Bergen. >> Thank you. Thank you mayor. Uh it is an
honor to be here and congratulation first of all to uh uh Bruce and Lisa for your uh victory and uh for deciding to step up as we said before and represent your community. It takes a lot of effort. It takes sacrifice your family,
your friends and the people who supported you. So on behalf of the board of commissioners, I want to say thank you for stepping up and representing your community. Thank you mayor for the work that you do and the rest of the council. You guys, you guys do a great
job. You keep a great sound. Uh, I love this town. If I were to choose another town, I'm from Birmingham. If I were to choose another time, I don't take it quite thank you for everything you do. And uh uh on behalf of the board of commissioners, I have a proclamation.
They both read the same, but I'm just going to read one. in honor and recognition of your aspiring as a member of the uh of the uh River Edge Council. On behalf of the million 1 million residents of Bergen County, we thank you
for your commitment to public service and for ensuring Bergen County remains a great place to live, work. Thank you so much. This is for Bruce. Thank you so much. And this is
>> in the middle. >> Thank you. Congratulations. channel. >> So, uh, one more thing, Terry. Uh, Kane, he has many roles with her, but he is also councilman of Woodbridge. I could invite Councilman Ezio Alire just to say
a few words and congratulate the, uh, >> Thank you, Mayor. Um, Bruce and Lisa, congratulations. Um, first of all, I served in two roles. I served as your burls risk manager for many years now. I think I'm going on my 10th year. So, um I am here to help you with any needs
that you have as far as insurance. I work for your department that you have a great group here. You have a great mayor as a councilman. Um starting my 27th year on Burough Council in Woodridge. Um so, I have a little bit of experience. It's a great honor to serve the people
of your community. Uh River Edge is a great community. You have great leadership with Bayer Papo and with this council, your council women and council men. um you will do well. You serve the people. That's your primary job. You answer their questions. You return their
phone calls and your love of your community will show through. And that's how you get elected and reelected. It's to serve the people. And that's the best advice I could give you. And that's how you have longevity on this council and as leaders of the community. So, congratulations to both of you.
Thank you. Appreciate it. All right. Well, we are honored with uh all those who came, but especially those who are in the audience today and uh remotely, especially the family members. Thank you for giving of your um of your spouses,
of your parents, of your grandchildren, um of your um in-laws. So, we appreciate it. Okay. So, um, next we have, uh, the roll call for the new mayor and council. Madame clerk, roll call, please.
>> Sure. Councilwoman Montasano Cohen, >> here. >> Councilwoman Consella, >> here. >> Councilwoman Malari, >> here. >> Councilman Glass, >> here. >> Councilwoman Darwal >> here. >> Councilman Feffer >> here. >> Mayor Papalo >> here. >> Is there a member of council who would
like to make a nomination for council president? >> I do. I motioned for councilwoman India Canella to become the next council president. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> All those in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Are there any opposed or any abstensions? Congratulations, council
president. >> Council President, do you have any words that you'd like to offer? >> Um, just to myself, I'm going to wish myself good luck because I think I'm going to need it in 2026. Um, but uh I just uh want to say thank you to the council and the mayor and um
everyone that I've uh continue to work with who I will continue to work with in 2026 and I'm going to definitely be reaching out to uh former council president Montan Cohen for her guidance in this but uh I look forward to it. >> Excellent. Thank you. Thank you for your
service. >> Okay. Uh we open to the public for three minutes for any comments uh that they'd like to make regardless of whether it's on the agenda or not. Could I have a motion and a second? >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor, please say I. >> I.
>> There's someone who'd like to make a comment, please raise your hand uh remotely or come forward in the chambers. Seeing none, I may ask for a motion and second to close to the public. So >> second. >> All in favor please say I. I.
>> I. >> Okay. Uh I would like to move uh item by item. So we're going to move item 10 first. Uh leaison appointments to various committee commissions and boards as uh part of the agenda document. And
item 12 uh committee appointments as per the agenda uh document. I'm going to move them as a bulk. All in favor? Oh no, I'm sorry. I need a motion and a second. So move second. >> All in favor, please say I. >> I. >> Okay. We're going to move mayor's
appointments and appointments and personnel change. Uh item 13 and item 14 as written in the agenda and published. All uh could I have a motion and a second? >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor, please say I. >> I.
>> Any opposed? Any abstensions? It is unanimous for items 10, 11, 12, and 13, and 14. Um, administer the oath of office to the appointees. Is there
anyone present who is an appointee? If not, that's okay. You can see the burough clerk and be sworn in later. Seeing none, we will move to the first reading ordinance. Uh, in a moment could I have a motion and second after I read into the record
motion that the following ordinance be introduced and passed on the first reading and the setting January 22nd, 2026 at 7 p.m. or sooner thereafter as the matter can be heard as the date and time both council chambers and the place
uh as the place and zoom as a virtual platform for hearing of said ordinance. Ordinance 26-1, an ordinance to fix the salary, wages, and compensation of the officers, employees of the Burough of River Edge in the county of Bergen, state of New
Jersey for the year 2026. >> So moved. Second. >> It has been moved and seconded. Um, madame administrator, would you please uh for the public's benefit explain what we're doing with this item and uh what
its nature is for the overall year? >> Yes. This ordinance establishes the 2026 salary guide with the minimum and maximum ranges for non-represented employees. These are employees that are not part of any union or collective
bargaining agreement. Um at the next meeting, January 22nd is when we have the resolution specifying the salary for each employee that will fall within this guide. >> All right. Uh this is open for debate. Is there debate?
Hearing none, I call the question. Madame clerk. >> Councilwoman Montano Cohen, >> yes. >> Council President Canella, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Malari, >> yes. >> Councilman Glass, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Darwald, >> yes. >> Councilman Feffer,
>> yes. >> All right. Next is our resolutions. Uh, resolution 26 26-01 through 26-57. Does any member of council wish to pull out for a separate vote or ask a question or make a comment before we
move uh these resolutions as a block? Seeing none, could I have a motion and second to move resolution 26-01 through 26-57? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All I'm sorry, Madam Clerk. Roll call.
>> Councilwoman Monsano Cohen. >> Yes. >> Council President Canella. Yes. Councilwoman Mal Larry. >> Yes. >> Councilman Glass. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Darwal. >> Yes. >> Councilman Feffer. >> Yes. >> All right. So, that's all of our business. We just have council comments.
Does any member of council wish to make a comment as we begin a new year and we could start with our newest council person or we could end with our newest council person. It's your preference. Should we start with you or end with you? >> You can start with me. I just have two words to say to all of you. Happy New
Year. That's it. >> All right. >> I just want to congratulate uh Councilman Councilwoman Lisa for her incredible uh third wow third term. It's amazing. Uh be be the person you are
because you are amazing. >> Thank you. >> And thank you. And uh our friend Bruce, welcome aboard. >> Thank you. >> Like like Assemblyman Chris said, this is the best day of downhill. No, it's not. It's proud. It's It's
good. It's good. And congratulations uh Council President Indra Canella. >> Thank you. Happy New Year, >> Councilman Glass. >> I I really want to thank um Councilman Montto Con for her role as council president. She was brilliant. Yeah. >> Really brilliant.
>> Thank you. >> And um tireless and always picked up the phone, just gave infinitely. and all the arguments were great at least. I also want to thank our outgoing fire
chief for his generosity with his time which was phenomenal and I think our fire department is stronger than at least as strong as it's ever been. So, thank you to uh Chief Robert Schlober. Um, and thank you so much for our
incoming fire chief, uh, William Sanders, for taking on this responsibility that's so critical to our town. Um, supporting and leading our volunteer fire department. Um, Bruce, so happy to
have you on board. Welcome. Really looking forward to working with you. Thank you. And one last thing, um I appreciate very much um the appointment to uh liaison with the police department and I'm looking forward to collaborating
closely with the police department and this entire body having a terrific uh relationship with our police department moving forward. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Oh, my turn. Uh well I expressed myself
already but I would like to thank the river edge community my family and friends for their support this third term. There have been long years very rewarding and a lot of learnings. Thank you assemblyman Tali for kindly accepting to swarm me in tonight. I
appreciate that greatly. Thank you and and best wishes to Chief Sloth for his tireless year uh as captain as as chief of the uh fire department. His efforts to bring memberships have not been
unnoticed and I think uh we all owe him a a great debt of d a gratitude for all he has done to maintain the uh fire department the way it is. Uh looking forward to continue working with my fellow councilman council members for
all river. Welcome Bruce. >> Thank you. >> Uh your OCD will be tested as I call you via text. >> Uh thank you everyone. All the department heads, the VA, our deputy clerk, their efforts and their work behind the scenes is sometimes not known
but is what hold us together. And uh thank you everyone and happy new year. I just want to say congratulation to Lisa and Bruce. Bruce, welcome. >> Thank you. >> Looking forward to working with you. And
uh Lisa, congratulation on your third term. >> You're going strong for more. Indira congratulation on uh your president uh council president moment. So >> I like presidency too. >> And happy new year to all of you.
>> Thank you. not repeating. >> That's the bad part of going last. Everybody said everything I wanted to say. So, um, but I I'll reiterate, Bruce, welcome. >> Thank you. >> Um, you're going to be great addition to uh this team. Um, and Lisa, of course,
you're going to be a hard act to follow as Council President because you were on everything and I'm like, "Oh my gosh, how am I going to keep up all with all the emails and texts that she sent out and phone calls?" So, but I will try my darnest. Um, I'd like to especially
thank um, uh, Jason Molo, Department of Public Works. He was fantastic this whole year, but especially the department, um, for this last month with all the snow and everything. Um, I also would also like to thank Chief Slashberg. He I've gotten to know him
not only as the chief of of the fire department, but also as a friend. and you know he's he's done a remarkable job um just in general and he he'll be missed but I know um Chief Sanders would do amazing job yet again um I look
forward to uh 2026 and working with everybody and joining in the community and whatever comes next. So thank you. So, I want to join in those uh words of thanks and uh Lisa, thank you for three
terms. Um, thank you for being our council president. Thank you for running again. Uh, Indira, thank you for being uh, council president this year. Bruce, thank you for becoming a member of the council. Uh, Barry, I don't know if he's
still here, but again, thank you for your service. Thank you to Chief Sausburg for um making uh membership recruitment a uh an a an important priority. He made he had a lot of priorities, training and membership and he's really done a phenomenal job. Uh
all of our uh firefighters and firefighter leadership have done a phenomenal job and we are very very very grateful to them. Thank you to all of our department heads, our uh our administration heads, our clerk, our our our attorneys, all of them, especially
John here, and everyone who has taken a part in making the town better for the citizens, which is what we're all about. And um I'm grateful and honored to work with you all. And um I uh I think we
have a good year ahead of us. It's going to be a hard year. there are a lot of obstacles and uh issues that we're going to need to wrestle with. Um but I think we have the right group of people in the right place at the right time to do well for the people of River Edge. And so uh
having said that, could I ask for a motion to adjourn the re reorganization meeting? >> Can I just say I don't think we could have a better leader leader for mayor. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Mayor. May I have a motion to adjurnn? >> So second.
>> All in favor, please say I. I. >> I. Let it begin.