I saw the email just now. My heat had broken. >> Okay, >> we'll call the meeting to order. Will the township clerk please read the statement? In accordance with NJSA 10 col4-9, adequate notice of this meeting is
requested to be weighed because such meeting is required to deal with matters of such urgency and importance that adequate notice would be likely to result in substantial harm to the public interest. The meeting is limited to acting with respect to such matters of urgency and
importance. Notice of this meeting was provided by delivering same to the New Jersey Herald and Sunday Herald and Star Ledger on January 21st, 2026 and was posted in the municipal building. It is notice it is noted the public body could
not reasonably have foreseen the need for such meeting at a time when adequate notice could have been provided. The purpose of this meeting is to approve resolution 2612, resolution of the township of Bernie, county of Sussex, state of New Jersey,
granting authority for approval of certain purchases in excess of the bid threshold through New Jersey state contracts and/or purchasing cooperatives for 2026. Official action will be taken. >> Okay. And the roll call.
>> Council member Canino >> here. Council member Ols, Council Member Rudo >> here. >> Council member Sparta >> present. >> Council President Higgins >> here. >> May I have a motion to uh Well, let's see. Resolution is 26-78, resolution
authorizing emergency meeting uh January 21. >> May I have a motion to approve that resolution? Want to >> make the motion and the second? >> Second. And a roll call. >> Council member Canino.
>> Wait, are we voting on the resol? >> No, this is for the emergency meeting. >> Having a meeting? >> Yes. >> Have the emergency meeting. >> Yes. >> Council member Rudo. >> Yes. >> Council member Sparta. >> Yes. >> Council President Higgins. >> Yes.
>> Motion carries. >> To the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America to the republic for which it stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
I have a motion to open discussion of resolution 26-78. Moved. Second roll call. No. >> Are you doing I'm sorry. You're doing
78, but we just did 78. >> Well, 78 was >> for the res >> resolution authorizing the meeting. Okay. Yeah. >> The same number on both. No. >> Yeah. The numbers on both. >> Oh, on your cheat. >> Should be resol. Yeah. Cheat sheet. >> Oh, the cheat sheet. >> Yeah, >> I went off the cheat sheet. So, it
should be >> It's res 2612. >> 12. Yeah. >> Not uh not 2678. So it's to open discussion for 2612. >> I'll make the motion. >> Second. >> Roll call.
>> No. Any discussion? >> Right. >> Yeah. Discussion on 2612. The discussion began with uh opening up the voting and discussion to purchase the fuel oil only
and to uh continue with 2678 on the agenda for Monday for all other purchases. That's really where we're at right now. The the idea here is to come together and solve this problem of purchasing. I just uh I have just one
other question of of the mayor besides the fuel >> since we do have this storm coming in this weekend or supposedly coming in this weekend. >> Um are you you set on ice melt products and rock salt? >> I heard we are. Yes, >> we are. Uh how about repairs to uh
vehicles from the last snowstorm? >> I don't know. Howie um said that we have three vehicles that are down right now that they're waiting to repair before the weekend and it
reflects on this resolution. >> Do you know what vendor they use for those repairs? >> No. >> Can you find out? Thank you. play for sheetrock. Was that who I remember when Dave went
to the house he used? >> It's a funny house. Um, his mother like cats. >> No. >> And cat piss everywhere. So like he's had to rip a bunch of sheetrock out, fix like wood that was
just >> I think that's Marcy's mic on by accident. >> I don't know who's talking. >> There's anybody on. Maybe Peter. >> I don't know who's on. >> Yeah, me. I don't know who that is. I
just muted them. Very strange. >> It's getting back to me. >> Okay. I just want to make sure that we we're able to get covers repaired as well. I mean, >> it says my name on there. I don't know. >> I don't know who that is.
>> I mean, as of right now, the fuel oil companies and and gas companies on here that I've marked are Majestic Oil. They do uh diesel and gas. National Fuel Oil does diesel. Riggins that does diesel. And SJ Fuel South
Company that does gas. So, I I would think those would be five that we would want to have on plus um the uh equipment repairs. I would probably guess it's probably
Campbell. >> One too. They fix a lot of our fire trucks. Fact, they're working on a a truck right now. The question would be do we have to name
every vendor that we want to be allowed to do business in the next five days or can we make a general statement that all services required to keep the DPW and the salt and the fuel. I think this is standard right and it's standard every year we we put this out correct
>> yes >> that's this >> covered in on one statement >> Tony Sanchez >> any other ideas on that Pat >> I think as long as we provide the township the ability to cover their
needs during a period uh regarding fuel and regarding the maintenance or repair emergency maintenance and repair of necessary uh uh >> vehicle manower >> and manpower then as far as I'm concerned that's that's fine
>> right >> so we're approving the resolution with vendors that pertain to salt oil and um salt fuel and vehicle repair >> vehicle repair >> then things like for instance
um No, those will those aren't >> those aren't those would be on the next meeting. I just want them to be discussed. Again, it's not like I really want to impound on the day-to-day operations of the town. I just feel if it was tabled, we should discuss it at a bigger meeting. >> Yeah, it would be on Monday's agenda.
>> Yeah. Yeah. >> So then, and I don't know if Marcy can answer. or if it's a Peter question, can we just do a an amended resolution to cover all vendors for Rockalt vehicle repair or do they have do they have to
be specified out? >> I mean, I I would say looking at the resolution, the way that it's prepared, they have to be specified. >> I I would Yeah. Okay. >> Well, we could just uh hopefully Howie gets back to us soon. I'm just pecking
off the uh ice melt and rock salt ones as well. >> All right. You're familiar with some of the vendors then? >> Well, they have listed in the in the uh >> like auto parts, general merchandise, all the rest of the stuff.
Oh, Xtech. >> Do we need to wait for uh >> employee to get back to us or can we just vote on the necessary requirements? Yeah, we can vote on necessary. Marcy, you're under
the impression that we have to name the individual. >> Yeah. >> I won't know what they are and I know just to >> to put out a resolution that just says >> yeah, >> you know, >> I mean I
>> an emergency repairs I I wouldn't know who they are. if you want to >> Campbell. I mean, some of these aren't on here, so they would have to be >> Yeah. So, if they're not on here, they're um where they would be under a
um the quote amount, so they wouldn't have to be, but the ones that >> American hose. Yeah. All right. So, I believe route 2. So, uh can I make the uh amended motion
and I'll try to go slow for you? >> Oh, yeah, please. They're in alphabetical order. um to only allow emergency purchases for American Hose and Hydraulic, Atlantic Salt,
>> Campbell Freight Liner, East Coast Salt Distribution, >> Xtech Building Materials, Majestic Oil, uh that would be for the biodiesel and then Majestic oil for the gasoline.
Morton Salt for the uh Morris County Cooperative and for the Rock Salt one. Um Tony Sanchez for uh maintenance repair heavy duty vehicles uh class 5 or higher.
National Fuel Oil for diesel. Riggins for diesel and SJ Fuel South Company Inc. for gas and I believe that >> oh and Petroleum Traders also >> and that's because we don't know which
vendors can get here by Friday. That's why we're doing all those that service those um products. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, you made a motion to include those people, only those people and this. Do we have a second for that?
>> Second. >> Second. Roll call vote on that. >> Council member Canino? >> Yes. >> Council member, >> yes. >> Council member Sparta, >> yes. >> Council President Higgins, >> yes. >> Motion carries.
>> No other members on or no other subjects to be discussed? Do we open it to uh >> make that >> have a motion to open the floor to the public for comment? >> I'll make that motion. >> Second. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> Any notes?
>> This was very foolish. What happened here? You don't question these things at a reorg. You question them at the budget time. That is when these questions get answered. This could have put the town into a dead
stall if there was a storm. Ask questions of yourself, not of the material in front of you. That was wrong to table this. Thank you. >> Thank you. Any other comments? Seeing
that no one else is here, we'll close the public. And uh I have a motion to adjurnn. >> We just need a motion to close. >> I'll make the motion to close. >> Yeah. Okay. Second. >> Any second to close to the public?
>> Second. >> All in favor? >> I motion to adjurnn. >> Move. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Meeting's over. Hey Brian, you got salt or something on
the back of the coach. >> Right. >> Uh back uh left and out. >> Thanks. Yep.