[music] [music] I ask everyone to please rise for the pledge of allegiance and remain standing for a moment of silence when we're done. I 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. Please also keep in your thoughts the men and women who have served our country and who continue to serve our country. [clears throat] Notice requirements of the open public meeting law have been satisfied
concerning this meeting. The Home News Tribune and the Star Ledger published the notices on November 13, 2025 and November 14th, 2025, respectfully. Notice was also posted on the municipal bulletin board and it should be so noted in the minutes of this meeting.
Councilman Anderson >> here. >> Councilman Bower here. >> Councilwoman De Jesus >> here. >> Councilman Harris >> here. Councilwoman Man >> here. >> Councilman Patel here. >> Councilman Small >> here. >> Councilwoman McCullik >> here. >> And Councilman Spillet >> here.
>> Council, at this time we're going to begin by swearing in the five word council members in numeric order. At this point, I'm going to start with Sharon McCull if I ask you to please confront them with who's going to hold your Bible. Trying to be creepy.
>> [clears throat] [snorts] >> Do you shall swear that we support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey. We will bear faith and allegiance to the same to the government established the United States and this
state of faith and partially just All the police, [applause] >> Mr. Bower from the second ward. >> [clears throat] >> Oh, good. A >> power
of the United [clears throat] States and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey. faith and allegiance to the same to the government established the United States and this states may authority faithfully and justly laws perform all the duties of the office of secret.
>> I do [applause] [applause] third Councilman Spiller. Glory S. Spillerly swear we will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey. We will bear faith in allegiance to the same to the government of the
United States and this people. We will partially adjust the enforce perform all the duties of the office work. [applause] >> Fourth word. Do you verb Hajra Patel solemnly swear we will support the Constitution of the
United States and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey. We will bear faith and allegiance to the same to the government established in the United States and this state of view and justly enforce all laws to perform all the duties of the office of court.
>> [applause] >> Fifth Ward Councilwoman Debbie Man. [applause] Oh, >> made it. If you debi and solemnly swear that you will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of bear faith and allegiance
to the same to the governments established in the United States and this state of the authority of people. We will faithfully and partially and justly enforce all the laws and perform all the duties of the office of fifth council according to Billy
[applause] >> [clears throat] >> It's good. and council. At this time, I'd like to seek nominations for the office of council president for 2026. >> Mr. Mitch, >> it is an honor and a privilege to nominate Sharon McCau for council
president. Everyone will agree that she had big shoes to fill with the passing of her dear friend Nancy Bader Drum. And she has done that to an honor. Like Nancy, she always responds to her constituents calls. She's been an
advocate for more use as well as upgrades at Parker Press, bringing a holiday Christmas tree to Seaworn like we have in many other [clears throat] towns. [snorts] She stays on top of changes coming to Seaw Warren such as upgraded dog park, expanded marina,
dredging, dock and dine, and other waterfront amenities. She has worked hard with the administration on creating a safer school zone when it comes to the speed on Amboy Avenue for the Raw Street and St. James communities and more. It is
for these reasons and more that I put her name forward as president. >> Thank you. Is there a second? [clears throat] >> Yes. Thank you. >> Good evening everyone. Today is January 6, 2026
and we are gathered here tonight in the great ch council chambers of the great council of it's truly an honor to be here tonight. First, I would like to thank our honorable mayor for his leadership and
to express my gratitude that our team myself along with my four council colleagues. We all were reelected in the last November election with a great community support. Thank you to all our residents for
laying out your continued confidence with us. I also thank my wife Nana for standing there and standing behind with me unreached support. And to all my great
friends from the township and beyond who chose to serve their precious time to join our beautiful swearing in ceremonies. I also want to extend my sincere appreciation to our great friend and
councilman Cody Spieler for his outstanding service as council president over the past year. Corey, you are just deeply involved in a community oriented leader who lead with great care
for our beloved residents and conducted all our council meeting with such professionalism and great love for our township. Cody, we wholeheartedly thank you for your outstanding and dedicated services.
Tonight I honor to rise to second nomination of my great friend Councilwoman Shannon McLuriff to serve as our council president for 2026. I would like to also thank my great
friend Brian Small for your excellent first nomination for Sharon. You spoke so highly of her that you left a very little room for me [laughter] that you want anymore.
But but I still have a few but essential and important reflections of her which I would like to share in order to reinforce my second nomination. I have known Sharon for over 10 years.
Even before she joined this council, many of us remember that her wonderful bagel shop was just situated as cross for me. I often saw her early in the morning working hard, passionately,
always smiling, greeting customers warmly, serving great coffee and bagels and giving exceptional service to our community. Although she eventually had to close that occasion,
but as a result, we truly discovered who she was then and who is she now. a dedicated worker, caring neighbor, and community focused business owner. Now, let's go back in 2022
[clears throat] when our great dear friend, outstanding council woman Nancy Drum, who passed away. We were so sought and extremely saddened. Let me add our prayers continue to go
out for her and her beautiful family. Eventually, we wondered who could possibly feed her schools. Well, we were relieved with some enthusiasm. When our mayor announced Sharon's the
name, many of us felt a sense of relief. Knowing that our community would again be represented by someone with great heart, unwavering commitment, and full energy. Over the past few years, Sarin
has proven that confidence karaki. She has served with distinction supporting our downtown special improvement district with its beautifification efforts, redevelopment, creating and promoting successful local businesses.
and she continues to support small businesses not just in works but by visiting them, talking with owners and helping connect them to the right resources. You will always find her walking in our
parades, attending concerts and joining Fourth of July fireworks, greeting residents, sharing hands, giving hugs and asking how she can help them. She not only listen to them, she
will promptly put herself into action to get them the right help they needed. She has been a strong advocate for presenting the environment who believes in balanced environmental practices and
sustaining sustainability for foreseeable future. She has also dedicated house the youth program schools equipped [clears throat] with safe and state-of-the-art infrastructure and have the sports community outreach
and to invest in the youth for a stronger and successful future. And even going through all of these, she did not stop but continued on her mission with a great business spirit and
built a brand new business in a new location called not just the hills in the heart of downtown Main Street. The building it is architecturally so beautiful in and out and once again started serving
our residents. That takes courage, intelligence and real business practice and essential tactics. Sharon has al also served this council as a vice president and we have seen her
hold the gavl and conducted meeting with confidence and respect. her parents are PHI and I can promptly say and proudly say that they have raised such a wonderful daughter and
she's no doubt that she have also dedicated herself as a loving mother to her son and daughter. Now we have witnessed that she holds a very impressive and appealing resume [clears throat] and it just become my extreme pleasure
to strongly endorse that she's a person of great character see but this is a very strong commitment to the community and has an outstanding person for serving our residents without any problems for all who is done in my highest honor
to second the nomination of council shar Molly to be our council president for 2026. Sheron, good luck and best wishes. May God bless you and your family. May God bless you all. Good night and thank you
all. [applause] [applause] Thank you, council. Are there any other nominations for council president? Any other nominations? Can I get a motion that the nominations be closed? >> Motion.
>> Have a second. >> Second. >> All in favor? I >> opposed. Congratulations. [applause] [applause] Congrats. Almost charging. >> Yeah. They're coming.
>> They're right there. [cough] You know what's interesting? >> It's a great job. Do you Sharon McCaule solemnly swear that you support the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the City, and you will faithfully and justly
enforce all laws and all the rules of the office of council president your ability. So help me. >> I do. [applause] >> [applause] >> You got it all covered. That was cool. Great job again.
Madam President, if you'd like to offer some comments. >> Thank you, Mr. Mitch. First, I'd like to thank everyone for coming out tonight. I'd like to thank my fellow council mates for the confidence you have placed in me to serve as council president for 2026.
I am grateful for the nominations and the kind words of support and I am honored by this opportunity. I can only hope to lead with the same integrity, dedication, and strong leadership demonstrated by those who have served before me.
I look forward to working closely with the administration, promote clear communication, responsible leadership, and effective operations of our town. I'm fully committed to working diligently to keep Woodbridge a welcoming and thriving destination to
live, dine, shop, and enjoy all the entertainment that we provide throughout our township. I would also like to thank my family and friends for their unwavering support and encouragement. my committee members for their dedication to our township
and my constituents for continuing to place their trust in me through their votes in the most recent election. I'd also like to thank the county committee people who are here tonight attending our inductions. As council president, I'm eager for the year ahead and to
close to work closely with my coun the council and administration to meet challenges headon and continue serving our community. I'd also like to thank Mr. Mitch and his office for all the support that they give us throughout the year. Thank you.
[applause] >> At this time, I'd like to entertain nominations for the office of council vice president. Mr. Mitch, I am honored and privileged to nominate Councilwoman Elizabeth de Jesus for the position of council vice president. Having worked alongside Elizabeth for
the past eight years, I've witnessed firsthand her unwavering dedication to the residents of Wilbur Township. Her past leadership during the CO9 pandemic, and the social unrest after the death of George Floyd was defined by a commitment to public safety, community resilience,
facilitating community dialogue, and maintaining governmental transparency during these crisises. Her track record is defined by issues that impact our daily lives, focusing on the quality of life issues such as housing, children, local businesses, women's rights, and
minorities. She has consistently demonstrated the ability to bridge those gaps and deliver results, ensuring that every resident has a voice in our government. For those reasons, and and many more, I am honored to nominate my dear friend, Councilwoman Elizabeth Jesus, for the position of council vice
president. Congratulations and best of luck. [applause] Thank you, Councilman. Do I have a second? >> Mr. Mitch, um it is my honor. Um I rise proudly to wholeheartedly uh second the nomination of Council Vice
President Liz Beth De Jesus. I've known Liz Beth for many years. She is um not only a colleague on this council, but a true servant of the people of Woodbridge Township. Her dedication is rooted not in titles or
recognition, but in lived experience, compassion, and unwavering commitment to the community. First and foremost, Elizabeth is the mother of four. Anyone knows her understands that this is not just her a personal detail that it's a
defining strength. She brings to this council a perspective of a working parent, an advocate, and a protector of our children's future. She understands the everyday challenges families face because she lives them and she carries them those concerns with her into every
decision that she makes. Elizabeth Beth has always been deeply involved in our schools and our neighborhoods. And as a strong advocate and member of our former Raw Street PTO, Ros Street School PTO, she didn't just show up, she stepped up.
Uh she worked alongside parents, teachers, and administrators to ensure that children had the resources, opportunities, and support that they deserved. Her leadership there was hands-on, thoughtfully, and inclusive.
She's also been a consistent supporter of girl sports, recognizing the importance of opportunity, confidence, and teamwork in young women. Elizabeth understands that investing in our youth, especially our
children, our daughters, build stronger, healthier community. And lastly, she is a strong advocate for the Latino community. Elizabeth has been a voice for those who are often too unheard too often unheard. She's worked tire
tirelessly in the uh in the community and represents uh representation and provides access and fairness while always striving to bring people together rather than divide them. Her advocacy is grounded in respect, unity, and on uh
and a belief that Woodbridge is strongest when everyone has a seat at the table. With that said, I'd like to nominate Miss Elizabeth de Jesus for council vice president. [applause] Are there any other nominations?
Are there any other nominations? A motion that the nominations be closed. >> Motion. >> Motion second. >> All in favor? I >> I opposed. [applause] There you go. Elizabeth de Jesus softly swear that you support the Constitution of the United
States and the Constitution of the State of the Union faith and allegiance of the same to the government established in the United States of the State of the People and just enforceable laws to perform all the duties of the Office of Council Vice President
>> [applause] >> You got it. Oh yeah. Council Vice President, do you care to make any comments? >> Yes, please. I want to thank everyone that's here today. Um, I don't want to get emotional, but I am
because for the first time in 10 years that I've been on council, my mom swore me. [applause] >> [applause] >> So, first I want to thank God because if you know me, you know my faith plays a huge part in my life and without him I
wouldn't be where I am. I want to thank my family. My children, three of them are here. Brianna's working. Um, they are my reason for sitting in the seat. They are my reason for being their dad angel because he's always been very supportive of everything that I do. And
my mom because um when we came here in 1981, my mom came as a single mom and my brother and I, you know, we grew up in New York City, but she was without speaking a word of English. My mom was
present, never missed an meeting at school, was always there with us. So she's the force behind me and I hope to be the same force behind my children. [applause]
I want to thank the mayor, the administration, my fellow councilmates, Mr. Mitch, your staff, because we sit up here, but we wouldn't be able to do the work that we do without standing together as a unit and having the
support as a unit. So, my gratitude extends to everyone in this room. And I don't know if you guys know this, but if you do know, I am a big supporter for women and women history. And Sharon, we just made history tonight by being
[applause] >> [applause] >> For the first time ever, the council has a woman president and a wood a woman VP. To my council president, you started off by honoring your dear friend Nancy. But for the last four years, you have taken
ownership of your seat. You've earned it and you deserve it. So be confident and know that you deserve that seat >> and I will have your back no matter what [applause] and I know you all want to get out of here. So my deepest gratitude to our
township. I serve everyone in Woodbridge Township. My goal is for us to be a united unit and for us to be able to do the best work that we can for all of our residents in the town. Um, know that the nine of us here, any concern, any idea,
anything, you can come to any of us at any time. But I am, yes, I am Hispanic, but I do represent all of Wbridge Township, all of our residents. My passions are of course my family but I believe in that women can do and achieve
anything. So I do honor and I do support girls sports um any women in leadership but I also anyone anyone in leadership I do I'm a big advocate for my Latino community but in general as a council woman at large I'm an advocate for all
of township residents and I want everyone to keep that in mind. Thank you for your belief in me and thank you to all of you for supporting me in this seat. I look forward to serving with my council president and having a
phenomenal year. Thank you. [applause] >> Thank you, council. I promise to be brief. First of all, if I can get a motion to approve the minutes from the December 16th, [clears throat] 2025 meeting. >> Motion. >> Second. Any questions or comments from council? All in favor? I oppose. Eyes
have it. We're going to take resolutions one and two at the moment. Can I get a motion to approve resolutions one and two by consent? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Any questions or comments from council? All in favor? I. >> Opposed. We're going to take the four first reading ordinances listed. Could I
get a motion that the four ordinance be passed on first reading published in the home news Tribune on Friday, January 9th, 2026 and notice of public hearing be held on January 20th, 2026 at 6 p.m. >> Motion? >> Second. >> Any questions or comments from councel? All in favor? I
>> I opposed. And finally, you have resolutions 3 through 22 remaining. Can I get a motion to approve them by consent? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Any questions or comments from councel? >> Uh, yes, Mr. Mitch. I'd like to abstain from number 22, please.
>> So noted. Any other comments? All in favor? I >> opposed. Eyes have it. That's all I have. Madam President, >> at this point, we're going to go into the public session of the meeting. Uh
when approaching the microphone, please state your name and what section of the township you live in, and you will be given a one-time opportunity to speak. All members of the audience shall adhere to the township's courtum audience which is posted on the entrance of the council
door chambers. The public session is uh the public session allows for five minutes that includes remarks by the speakers and any response by the council president or administration. When there is one minute left, I will alert the speaker as to emphasize any
remaining points or questions they may have. When the five-minute period has passed, all speakers are to leave the microphone area and return to their chairs. All videotaping must be taken in the designated area. There will be no interruptions from your chair. Please
make sure there are no signs or posters in the aisles, walkways, or exit access area. The public portion of the meeting is a comment and or Q&A interaction between the council president and the speaker. The council president presides
over the council meeting. Thank you. Is there anyone who would like to speak tonight? >> Are there any comments from the public? >> Hear no comments from the public. Can I get a motion that the public comment portion be closed? >> Motion. >> Second.
>> Any questions or comments? All in favor? I >> opposed. Eyes have it. We'll go into the agenda. >> Okay. Um my agenda I uh my agenda is in order. I just have a couple of little announcements to make tonight. Um in the
community events, Relay for Life, join the Relay for Life team on January 10th at 9:30 in the morning for the first lap, which is the kickoff of the 2026 Relay for Life session. They will be doing a power walk at the Woodbridge Community Center. And it's not too early
to make a relay for life team. Start your fundraising now. I would just like to congratulate um all of the newly installed officers of our township's fire department and a special congratulations to Councilman Bower on his appointment as the fire chief in
Fords. Then also on Ros Street School will be having a fundraiser at the Elks on Sunday, January 11th, uh from 8:00 a.m. to uh 11:00 a.m. And uh that is all I
have this evening. Thank you. >> Okay, Elizabeth Beth uh Councilwoman De Jesus, you're next up to speak, please. >> Thank you, Council President. My agenda is in order. I would just like to congratulate um the five ward council
people in getting um sworn in today. Congratulations. And to Sharon, congratulations. And I just have one announcement. The Wbridgeidge Community Center will be hosting a bagel and coffee seminar January 14th in room 2:14 from 11 to 1:00 p.m. Again, that's bagel
and coffee seminar January 14th at the community center. And that is all that I have. Thank you. Thank you, Council Member Liz Pep. Um, next we're going to go to Councilman Corey Spiller. Thank you, Council President. My agenda is in order. Uh,
just a couple announcements. Uh, first and foremost, I want to uh congratulate yourself and council vice president. I've had the pleasure of working with both of you up here for some time now. Also, as vice president, vice president, I know the job that you're going to do is going to be phenomenal. So,
congratulations. Welld deserved. Um, once again, I just want to thank uh first and foremost my wife Erin, my children Emily, Elizabeth, and Connor uh for their uh love and support. Without that, I wouldn't be able to be sitting up here. Uh again, thank you to the mayor administration for all their
support, Mr. Mitch, your office. Um congratulations to my fellow counsel mates. Um and um along with the rest of my council mates, it continues to be uh truly a pleasure to sit up here and work for the
residents and more importantly uh again want to thank the residents um and voters who overwhelmingly put all of us back into office. So thank you. Hope everybody enjoyed their new year. Spring will be here soon. Thank you. >> Thank you Mr. Spiller. Next um
Councilman Bower. >> Thank you Council President. Thank you for the kind remarks. My agenda is in order. Uh first foremost thank my neighbors and my family without you. your love support patients none as possible to the mayor
ministry. Thank you for your leadership and guidance and support throughout the year. My classmates are so unique and person [clears throat] that are close to their hearts that thank you for your hard work and dedication and making us a great team.
Congratulations to my work classmates under reelection to the voters. Thank you for believing in me. I'm excited to continue this mission as I serve the res the second work the residents of workers capture for the next four years. Uh also congratulations both council
woman council Jesus on your nomination as in the position of president and vice president of this council. Your consistent hard work and leadership in our community is truly aspiring and a great asset to our team. I am confident both of you will bring the same excellence to these roles that you have
in the past both professionally and personally. to congratulate you again and best of luck. Last but not least, congratulations to all the firemen and business officers from K for fire companies that were sworn in on January 1st. And I know my council council mate
Elizabeth the Has like this one for girl power. Both blond and Fords fire made history that day on January 1st. Oakland Fire sworn in their first female fire officer, Serena Rodriguez, and Forest Fire sworn their first female executive
board visit officer, Savannah Deo. Wishing them and all our first responders a happy, healthy, and safe year. That's all I have. Thank you, Council President. >> Thank you. Uh, next we have, uh, Councilman Kyle Anderson. >> Thank you, Council President. Getting
used to this order now. [laughter] >> Very brief announcements. Um, first I'd like to congratulate all of the council uh men and women who were sworn in today. And um I know that uh your next four years uh you'll it'll allow you to get back to work. And I would also like
to congratulate our firefighters that were sworn in on January 1st. Um two uh announcements. Um, our Martin Luther King um, ceremony that we have every year will be Monday, January 19th at the
Acacia Center at 95 Port Reading Avenue at 6:00 p.m. Uh, where you will hear our very own uh, Reverend Lawson from the First Baptist Church of Seaw Warren. Uh, he'll be the keynote speaker as as he has always been. And um on January 18th
um the Garden State Storm will be having their pancake breakfast from 11 uh 8:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Woodbridge Elks. Tickets are uh for anyone over 10 are $12 and for seniors and kids under 10 uh
$6. And uh I'd just like to, you know, congratulate our our two historic uh council vice president and president. As Ruth uh Supreme Court Justice uh Ruth Bader Ginsburgg said, when there are
nine when they asked when her job would be done. So right now we're starting with when there are two. Right. We have two women leading us and I think it's a great thing. Great job. Congratulations. >> Thank you, Councilman Anderson. Uh, next we have Councilman Small.
>> Thank you, Council President, and thank you for allowing me to be a special part of this evening. It was an honor. >> Thank you. >> I wish you the best of luck. You'll do great. To our vice president, Elizabeth de Jesus, congratulations. You're going to do great again.
Uh, to the five uh, council ward uh, council people that were reelected and to Mr. Harris, congratulations. Looking forward to working to you with you all. and to our fire chiefs who are sworn in, especially this guy to the right of me that just keeps doing it over and over
again. I don't needs his head examined. I don't know, but his dedication is second to none. I want to congratulate him especially. Just one announcement. Uh Woodbridge Elks is holding a uh fundraiser night at the races on January 16th at the Elks at 7 p.m. If you're
interested, you can contact uh an email to lodge l2116gmail.com. It's $25 uh per ticket, $30 at the door. It'll be a great night and God bless all our first responders and God bless America. That's all I have this evening,
Council President. Thank you, Councilwoman Debbie Mian. >> Thank you, Council President. I just want to thank my family and my girlfriends that were here tonight to swear me in. Thank you to the Colonia community for continuing your faith and your support in the work I do for
Colonia. It truly means the world to me and I'm humbled and proud to be able to continue to work for the residents of Colonia because it truly is an honor and a privilege to take care of you. Congratulations to my two women council mates. I'm very proud of both of you. We
work hand in hand all the time and I know the good work you do for our community and our residents and how much you care about people. And congratulations to all my other council mates that were sworn in tonight. We are an amazing team up here and you could tell by all the emotion in our voice all
evening. Um it's a privilege and an honor to work with all of you. So thank you. >> Thank you Councilman Patel. >> Thank you Council President. I'd like to congratulate you as a newly nominated council president and all
sisters for vice president of the council. Congratulations. Would like to thank my wife, all my friends for coming out and sharing your love, time and precious moment with us in this wedding excited
colleague for standing together. Last year was very spacious and successful years. I would like to also thank our mayor and administration. Uh we have attracted one great retailer in Isl. It's called Trader Joe. I happen
to be there more than six times. It's a beautiful place, great addition to the house. Uh from Italian to oriental to Indian, they have so many great dedications there. I want every one of you to go and experience yourself. you know, great stuff, great uh I would say
place to soft and it was a great addition. So, thank you, Mayor. Thank you all. Wishing you all a happy May. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Councilman Harris. >> Thank you, uh, Council President, and congratulations to yourself and our
newest council, Vice President, Elizabeth Jesus. I have great faith in the both of you. Uh, congratulations to our ward council people on your re-elections. Look forward to serving with you as well. And uh Councilman Spiller, I I missed it last month. Uh thank you for your service uh this past year. Certainly my first and an
enlightening experience. Nice nicely done. Uh just one um actually two items. We we did have a couple special guests. Uh they they snuck out, but I there's 25 towns in Mils County and they all have to have their reorganization meetings in the first seven days of the new year.
And we were uh we were joined here earlier by uh County Clerk Pinkin, uh county surrogate Cortez, and county commissioners uh our own Charlie Kenny, Charlie Tamaro, and uh uh Sharon McAuliff. Uh so just want to thank them for for making an appearance this
evening for for us up here. And then uh for my agenda item number five, the mayor's wellness campaign. Just want to put in a plug. You should have all received a mailer at your house for the Wii Community Center. There's a special going on uh encouraging uh residents to
to join the community center this year for the month of January. There is no joiners fee. There's also a 3-day free pass should you wish to, you know, uh try it out, try out all the great amenities before joining. Uh that again that uh the free joiner, excuse me, the
waiver of the fee uh is good for the entire month of uh of January. Uh if you want to join the the facilities, it's uh indoor pool, indoor track, strength and cardio equipment, fitness classes, and discounts on some of the amenities
throughout the building. Uh it's a great facility. I'm a member of myself and encourage you to join as well. Other than that, thank you very much. Happy New Year everybody. >> Thank you. Um thank you everybody. I'd just like to recognize former Councilman uh Greg Vicar. Thank you for coming out tonight. [applause]
I'm sure everybody up here appreciates your support coming out for us tonight. Thank you so much, Mr. Mitch. >> Uh, thank you, Madam President. My agenda is in order. A couple quick items. Congratulations to yourself and Mr. Deji Seuss. Also want to thank you and Mr. Stiller for a fine year last year and congratulations to all the
newly reelected council members. And just a reminder, immediately after the administration, we're going to go very quickly into board of health meeting. >> Thank you. [clears throat] >> Short agenda. Mayor. >> Thank you, Council President. I'd like to congratulate six council people who
won their election this past November. This was a very difficult fall. September and October, we had to put up with a lot. These meetings got tense. A lot of things were said that were simply not true. A lot of attacks were made that were not fair. But the bottom line is all six of the people we had running
got more than 60% of the vote. Control of this council was at stake in this election. And all six of you won. and all six of you got 60% or more of the vote between 60 and 70. That says something to the people who run against us that the people in Woodbridge are happy with the job that you're doing for
them and I'm proud to be on the same team as you and I'm proud to have have been part of your campaign. Let's do it again in two years. I want to thank Dan for uh stealing my thunder and introducing all the county people. I want to thank Sharon for stealing my thunder, introducing uh Greg Vicara. We
do have one other elected official in the office in the audience tonight. He's actually a spy. Uh, Councilman Joe Coyle from Edison is here. John Coyle. >> Oh, that's John. Oh, >> I got the wrong coil. >> Oh, man. My fault. >> I got the wrong coil. I thought you were
I thought you were Joe from Edison. I figured you were spying on us. Edison wants to see how things are done in Woodbridge so they can go back and and tell them how to do it. So, another other than I just want to say thank you to our administration. uh they voted for you, the six of you, but the people at
this table and the 1,200 full-time employees and the 600 part-time employees of Woodbridge Township are who really were the beneficiaries of the votes that for you. You're on the ballot, but all 1,800 people who work for Woodbridge are on the ballot, too, and they appreciate your advocacy for
them and your support for them. Thank you very much. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Business Administrator Smaluca. >> Thank you, Council President. Congratulations to both you and Council Vice President. We look forward to a very productive 2026. And to all the Ward Council people that were reelected,
congratulations. Looking forward to working with you. I have a few things on my agenda for this evening. I have a tax and sewer overpayment. I have a 100% disabled veteran uh tax relief. And I have a county tax appeal. Thank you, Council President. >> Thank you.
Director Niski. >> Thank you, Council President. On my agenda, I have a handicap parking space to delete on Diaz Street and I have a handicap parking space to add on Lee Avenue. That's it, Council President.
>> Thank you, Director Darden. >> Thank you, Council President. Just our standard bi-weekly refund resolution. Thank you. >> Thank you. And Director Brew. >> Thank you, Council President. on my agenda chamber number one and finally
that's for streets. >> Thank you. >> Legal. >> We don't have anything this evening, council president, but I just want to take a chance to congratulate you and uh councilwoman uh Da Seuss for ascending to be the the president and the vice president making this a historic night.
Want to also congratulate everyone who was sworn in tonight and thank them for their service to the township of Woodbridge. takes uh a real commitment to put your hand up and say, "I I want to lead. I want to make the hard decisions. Give me the problems and I'll solve them for you." And that's what the folks that we were that we swore in
tonight have done so well and so effectively over time. I tell everybody whenever I get to introduce you, I have a first row seat, front row seat, uh to watching all the hard work and and and appreciating the commitment that you all make. Uh and that is is true uh in every sense of the way. So, thank you for
serving. Thank you for uh being great leaders for Woodbridge and congratulations >> council president. If I could I should also mention that we came from Craig and I came from swearing in the board of ed members tonight. I want to congratulate the four of them who won. Jonathan Treebasser, AJ Sedanna and Vincent
Coughlin won three-year terms and Stfan Lai won a two-year term and they were also sworn in tonight and they should be congratulated too. >> Madam President, the last item on the agenda tonight is Mr. Koliginsky is here, our director of health for our board of health meeting. I'm sure if he has anything on his agenda.
>> Uh thank you, John. Thank you, council president. I just my agenda is in order. I just have one item. Uh the first of our three free rabies clinics will be held on Wednesday, February 11th at the health center from 4 to 7 p.m. And
that's it. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh motion to adjurnn. >> Motion second. >> Thank you.