##VIDEO ID:IOqYcogA2uM## e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e this meeting held in Rosal Park High School auditorium is an open session of the Rosel Park Board of Education held under the open public meeting Act of the state of New Jersey notice of this meeting was sent to the Star Ledger local Source the home News Tribune the burough clerk School offices and the district website presentation of the results for the annual school election held on November 5th 2024 number of registered voters 10,052 number of ballots cast 6,320 Lucy Figaro Figaro sorry figorito sorry 2,155 Mark Fernandez 1,433 Zachary Infante 1,420 we will now have the oath of office for the newly elected members e do solemly 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 and that I will bear true faith and Allegiance bear true faith and ALG to the same to the same and to the government established and to the government established in the united states in the United States and this state and the state under the authority of people and the authority of people so help me God so help me God I luigo I lucif Figo do solemly swear do solemnly swear that I profess proess the qualification that I profess qualifications prescribed by law prescribed by law for the office of the m the office of the member of the Board of Education of the Board of Education am not disqualified I am not disqualified as a voter pursuant as a Ved pursuant to RS to RS 191 19 colon 4-1 am not disqualified and I'm not disqualified due to conviction of a crime due to conviction of a crime or offense listed in or offensive listed in njsa njs say 18a 18a 121 12-1 and that I will faithfully and that I will faithfully and partially and partially and justly perform and justly perform all the duties of that and all duties of that office according to the best of my ability and office according to the best of my ability so help me God so help me God iary I Zachary andant do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I will support the constition 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 I willar true faith and I will bear true faith and aliance to the same and allegiance to the same and to the governments established and to the governments established in the united states in the United States and this state and this state under the authority of the people under the authority of the people so help me God so help me God I Zachary i Zachary and fonte do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I possess the qualifications that I possess the qualifications prescribed by law prescribed by law for the office of member for the office of member of a board of education of a board of education and not 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government established in the United States and to the governments established in the United States and this state and this state under the authority of under the authority of the people so help me God so help me God I Mark Fernandez I Mark Fernandez doly swear do solemnly swear that I possess the qualifications that I possess the qualifications prescribed by law prescribed by law for the office of member of the board of education for the office of member of the Board of Education I am not disqualified as a voter I'm not disqualified as a voter pursuant to rs1 pursuing to what you said I am not disqualified due to conviction of a crime I am not disqualified due to a conviction of a crime or offense listed or fence listed in njsa in njsa 18a 18a colon 12-1 12-1 and that I will faithfully and that I will faithfully impartially impartially and justly perform and justly perform all of the duties all of the duties of the office according the office according to the best of my ability to the best of my ability so help me God so help me God roll call Mark Fernandez present Lucy figorito here Z Infante here Dr Brittney Kirkland here Cindy Meo here Jennifer mcar Chris Monroe here Constance quintella here michaelan rean here election of President the floor is now open to receive nominations for the office of president of the Board of Education nomination for board president I'd like to nominate Dr Britney Kirkland second is there a second nomination for a board president I'd like to nominate Michael Andrian is there a second to that second hearing that there are no additional nominations the floor is now open should we just confirm are there any other are there are any other nominations I'm sorry okay sorry hearing there are no additional nominations the floor is now open for a motion to close nomination I make a motion to close nomination second all in favor I I opposed vote for the office of President as your name is called please State the name of the nominee that you wish which you choose to vote for Mark Fernandez Dr Britney Kirkland Lucy figorito Britney Kirkland Zan fante Dr Britney Kirkland Dr Britney Kirkland myself Cindy Meo Michael Andrian Chris Monroe Dr britley KR Constance quintella Michael L rean Michael L Regan Dr Britney Kirkland Dr Britney Kirkland is hereby elected as president of the Rosel Park Board of Education thank you to everyone for the nomination and the vote okay the floor is now open to receive nominations for the office of Vice President of the Board of Education nominations for vice president I would like to nominate Michael and Regan is there a second second is there a second nomination for vice president second second hearing no additional nominations the floor is now open for a motion to close nominations close is there a second all in favor I I I okay can we have a v call yeah and on this since there's only one uh name and nomination it would be appropriate to vote yes or no on the uh the nomination of uh M ran for vice president Mark Fernandez yes Lucy Figo yes Zan fonte yes Dr Brittney Kirkland Cindy Meo yes Jennifer MC can you just repeat who it's for U Michael an rean for vice president no Chris Monroe yes constant quintella yes Michael Andrian yes Michael Andrian is hereby elected as vice president of the Rosel Park Board of Education congratulations okay um now we are moving into agenda items reorganization of solutions or reorganization resolutions so adoption of policies procedures and regulations B adoption of New Jersey Schoolboard member code of ethics and then C adoption of the annual schedule of meetings do we have a motion to approve items through C motion is there a second second any discussion or questions uh president Kirkland I just want a question um for C where it says the annual schedule of meetings so today is my Christmas the Orthodox Christmas and I would appreciate if we can move the date for next year's January 6th to a different day if that's something we can talk about yeah I believe so it's not listed on here so we're able to okay I appreciate that thank you so much yeah no problem if there are no other questions can we have a roll call please Mark Fernandez yes Lucy figorito yes Zan fonte yes Dr Britney Kirkland sorry president Kirkland yes yes Cindy Meo yes Jennifer mcar yes Chris Monroe yes Constance quintella yes michaelan Regan yes the floor is now open for public comments as a reminder individuals wishing to speak must State their name and also comments are limited to 3 minutes in duration oh I'm sorry there's one more part that I need to read please note the Board of Education recognizes the value of public comment on educational issues in school matters of community interest in support of this position the law establishes a period of public comment at every board meeting all statements and questions shall be directed to the presiding officer and no participant May address or question board members individually all speakers are requested to express themselves in a civil manner with due respect for the dignity and privacy rights of others whose legal rights may be affected while is not the board's intention to stifle comment on matters of legitimate concern to the school Community the public should be aware that if their statements violate the rights of others under the law governing defamation or invasion of privacy they may face personal liability to the insured party if if speakers are uncertain of the legal ramifications of their comments the board urges them to seek guidance beforehand from their own legal advisor thank you last time I almost tripped over this thing so I'm just being careful now uh Ted temp Panic uh South Amoy New Jersey uh New Jersey Education Association uh i' like to congratulate the new board I'd like to congratulate the president vice president look forward to working with you folks uh with that being said I also want to just very strongly emphasize uh in my time in Rosell and I've been working in Rosel for almost seven years now it has been an absolute pleasure oh sorry Rosel Park what did I say I Rosel Ros sorry I represent Roselle as well so I'm sorry um it's been an absolute pleasure working with superintendent voice and with Patty Mau um hang on to them for dear life uh you know negotiations other things aside they are absolute human beings and they have been great to work with uh just in a short window of time um with that being said uh I'd like to also emphasize um as I believe you're aware at this point impass was declared between the resel Park Education Association and the Board of Education um when last we met uh I'm assuming and I'm not assuming I know this is a priority for you folks while impass was declared and we're waiting on a mediator at this point Nothing Stops us from going back to the table immediately and trying to get a deal done between now and then and I think with this new face forward uh I relish that opportunity and I look forward to hearing for me folks uh other than that have a great evening thank you thank you for your comment Frank gardo congratulations to everybody the only comment I wanted to make was uh one of the things you guys started to do last year was you included the student from the high school and this year also uh a suggestion that I have is if for next year just maybe you line up a junior that's going to be a senior and maybe have them attend to kind of see what she does and also see what the meetings are all about so she can kind of or he can get used to what's going on here and and they feel maybe a little bit more comfortable sitting up there with you guys that's it thanks guys thank you okay seeing no other members from the public for public comment can I have a motion to close public comment motion second great thank you all in favor I the next schedule board meeting will be an open session held on Tuesday January 21st of 2025 at 7M the board meeting will be held in the Roso Park High School auditorium can I have a motion for adjournment motion can I have a second great all in favor hi great thank you all have a wonderful evening for