Jan 04, 2024 Township Committee

[Call to Order]

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EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO THE 2024 REORGANIZATION MEETING FOR THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF MONTGOMERY. THIS MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT 740. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT. ADEQUATE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS PROVIDED ON DECEMBER 29TH 2023 TO THE COURIER NEWS, THE STAR LEDGER POSTED ON THE MUNICIPAL BULLETIN BOARD AND FILED WITH THE TOWNSHIP CLERK. PLEASE JOIN US IN. PLEASE JOIN US IN THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG.

[1. Oath Of Office – Patricia Taylor Todd ]

CONGRESSWOMAN BONNIE WATSON. COLEMAN WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO COMMITTEE MEMBER PATRICIA TAYLOR. TODD WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN US IN FRONT OF THE FLAG OR THE TABLE? PAT? I. MR TAYLOR TALKS. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SQUARE? THAT I WOULD SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION WILL SUPPORT THE OF THE UNITED STATES , UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY THAT I WILL BEAR TO FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH. AND TO THE GOVERNMENT. ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES IN THIS STATE. UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE, AND I WILL FAITHFULLY AND FAITHFULLY, IMPARTIALLY AND JUSTLY.

IMPARTIALLY AND JUST PERFORM. ALL OF THE DUTIES PERFORMED ALL OF THE OFFICE OF TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE OFFICE OF TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. SO HELP ME GOD.

TELL ME THAT. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR COMMITTEE MEMBER DENNIS ON.

[2. Oath Of Office – Dennis Ahn ]

I STATE YOUR NAME RENAISSANCE. I SOLEMNLY SWEAR, SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH THAT I WILL BEAR TOOTHPASTE AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME TO THE GOVERNMENT'S ESTABLISHED AND TO THE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED THE UNITED STATES. IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN THIS STATE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE, AND I WILL THANK YOU. AND I WILL FAITHFULLY IMPARTIALLY IMPARTIALLY AND JUSTLY PERFORM AND JUST LEAVE, PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE ALL THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE TOWNSHIP. TOWNSHIP. COUNCIL MEMBER. ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO HELP ME.

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[3. Election and Oath of Office of Mayor for 2024 ]

HONORED TO SECOND THE NOMINATION. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS? THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR. NO. I WANT ALCOHOL ROLE COMMITTEE MEMBER ON YES, HARRIGAN. YES, MEMBER KEENAN? YES, COMMITTEE MEMBERS SANG YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER TAYLOR TODD.

YES. BY VIRTUE OF THE VOTE. NINA SINGH IS ELECTED MAYOR OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP.

2024. CONGRESSWOMAN BONNIE WATSON. COLEMAN WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO MAYOR SAY IT.

I NINA THINK YOU SOUND LIKE SQUARE. THE SOLOMON SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY THAT I WILL DARE TO FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME. I WILL DARE TO FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME. AND TO THE GOVERNMENT. AND TO THE GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE STATES AND IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, NEW JERSEY AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE AND I WILL FAITHFULLY RESPECTFULLY AND PARTIALLY IMPARTIALLY AND JUSTIN PERFORMED AND JUSTLY PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES. ALL THE BEAUTY OF THE OFFICE OF MAYOR OFFICE OF MAYOR. ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO HELP ME, GOD HELP ME GOD. THANKS.

SORRY PLEASE INDULGE THE FAMILY PICTURE. I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE BONNIE IN THE PICTURE.

[4. Mayor’s Remarks ]

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I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR AMAZING STAFF. MY TOWNSHIP ADMINISTRATOR LORI SAVA, RON ZAFARANIYAH AND THE TOWNSHIP WITH ANY WENDY RUBENSTEIN, WHOSE HELP WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN MY TRANSITION TO MAYOR THIS YEAR. KNOWLEDGE, MANY OF THE FORMER AND CURRENT VOLUNTEERS OF MONTGOMERY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS YOUR SERVICE TO THIS TOWN IS INVALUABLE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO MAKE MONTGOMERY THE BEST TOWN TO LIVE IN. GUESTS FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. I STAND. I WILL ACTUALLY I'M SITTING BEFORE. YEAH BEFORE I SITTING BEFORE YOU AND AMERICAN SIKH WOMAN AND INDIAN AMERICAN WHO LANDED IN THIS COUNTRY, IF NOT ON ELLIS ISLAND, BUT I STILL CAME HERE WITH THE SAME HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS AS OUR FOREFATHERS.

I THANK GOD THAT MY FAMILY AND I ENDED UP SETTLING IN BEAUTIFUL MONTGOMERY CHAMPIONSHIP, A TOWN THAT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM. A LAND OFFERING ALL HIS PEOPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP. BETTER RICHER AND FULLER LIVES. IF AMERICA IS A MELTING POT THAN THE MONTGOMERY IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF ITS DIVERSITY FOR A GIRL WHOSE DAD WAS BORN IN A SMALL VILLAGE IN PUNJAB, INDIA, THIS COUNTRY AND THIS TOWN HAS GIVEN ME A MEASURABLE OPPORTUNITIES AND I'M IMMENSELY GRATEFUL. INTERESTING FACT. MY FIRST WEEK IN MONTGOMERY. I GOT A KNOCK AT MY FRONT DOOR. IT WAS THE WELCOME LADY. I HAD NEVER MET ANYONE BEFORE. WHO WAS A WELCOME LADY

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THESE ARE OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHO MAKE TIME IN THEIR BUSY LIVES TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. AS WE LOOK TO 2024 WE KNOW THAT THE SAFETY AND THE MOBILITY OF OUR RESIDENTS IS VERY IMPORTANT AS OUR TOWN GROWS AND OUR BUSINESS HUBS EXPAND. THIS PAST YEAR, WE STARTED PEDESTRIAN SAFETY INITIATIVES COLLABORATED WITH OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY FOR TOWN WIDE EVENTS SECURED MONEY FROM NEW JERSEY STATE FOR IMPORTANT PROJECTS AND COLLABORATED WITH HILLSBOROUGH TO RESTART THE BUS TO NEW YORK CITY. WE ARE WORKING ON NEW CROSSWALKS BY PARTS TRAIL CONNECTIONS TO OUR RECREATION SPACES, SCHOOLS, ETCETERA, WITH THE MONEY WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM OUR STATE PARTNERS. THANK YOU. WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR SOMERSET COUNTY PARTNERS ON PROJECTS TO MAKE MONTGOMERY A DESTINATION TOWN IN THIS VERY LOCATION. WE ARE PLANNING TO HOST OUR LONG RUNNING FARMERS MARKET AND WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON PLANS TO CREATE AN ALL INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND TO SERVE ALL OUR RESIDENTS. I'M PROUD TO SHARE THAT. AS THE NEW MAYOR, I WILL SIGN AMIR'S WELLNESS CAMPAIGN PLEDGE. WHICH WILL FOCUS ON BUILDING A HEALTHIER AND STRONGER COMMUNITY. THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT, RECREATION SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, BUSINESSES AND LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS TO COLLABORATE ON THIS IMPORTANT QUALITY OF LIFE ENDEAVOR. OUR GOAL FOR 2024 IS TO ENSURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS HAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE RESOURCES WHETHER IT'S COMMUNITY HEALTH. TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC SPACES, MUNICIPAL SERVICES. BUSINESSES OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON STRATEGIES TO MAKE OUR TAX DOLLARS GO FURTHER, BUT RESEARCHING WAYS TO BRING MORE GRANT MONEY AND EXAMINING OUR CHAIRS, SERVICES.

PARTICIPATION LEADS TO INCREASED CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, VOLUNTEERISM AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. WE ARE FORMING STRATEGIES TO INCREASE RESIDENT ENGAGEMENT AND IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS TO BETTER REFLECT THE OPEN AND INCLUSIVE SPIRIT OF ATTENTION. I'M ALMOST DONE. NOW I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY AMAZING FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MY HEARTIEST CONGRESS RELATIONS TO DEPUTY MAYOR OOPS. OKAY, THAT I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY, THAT'S A LITTLE. THAT THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE IN THERE RIGHT NOW. I'VE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK COMING.

REMEMBER COMMITTEE MEMBER DEBRA KEENER ARE FORMER FORMER MAYOR OF MONTGOMERY FOR A DILIGENT SERVICE TO OUR TOWN, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP. COMMUNITY MEMBER PATRICIA TELL HER. TODD BRINGS EXPERIENCE IN LABOR, EMPLOYMENT, RELATIONS DISPUTE RESOLUTIONS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH HER ON DIVERSITY INITIATIVES COMMITTEE MEMBER DENNIS AREN'T BRINGS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE AND THEN HIS EXPERIENCE AS AN ENTREPRENEUR. AND LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER TO OUR COMMITTEE AND OF COURSE COMMITTEE MAN. VINCENT BARRAGAN IS A DISTINGUISHED US ARMY VETERAN WHO BRINGS HIS FINANCIAL ACUMEN AND BALANCED DECISION MAKING APPROACH TO OUR TOWNSHIP INITIATIVES. FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. YOU SEE BEFORE YOU A DREAM TEAM OF PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO ARE COLLABORATIVE.

TRANSPARENT AND ATTENTIVE TO OUR RESIDENTS. I'M PROUD TO BE LEADING SUCH A DIVERSE REPRESENTATIVE AND A HARDWORKING GOVERNING BODY TRULY HISTORIC MOMENT IN OUR TOWN. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE FOR THEIR FAITH IN MY LEADERSHIP ABILITIES AND FOR UNANIMOUSLY VOTING ME TO THIS PRESTIGIOUS POSITION AS THE MAYOR OF MONTGOMERY. LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING MY TOWN AND ALL MONTGOMERY RESIDENTS AS THE

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WE WILL NOW TURN TO THE VIDEO SCREEN TO HEAR FROM THOSE HONORED GUESTS THAT COULD NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE THIS EVENING.

TO SHARE A FEW WORDS WITH YOU ALL TODAY AS YOU GATHER, I'M A FORMER MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL PERSON AND I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS YOU ALL ARE ON THE FRONTLINES OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN AMERICA, TOUCHING PEOPLE'S LIVES IN A WAY, FAR MORE INTIMATE THAN ANY OTHER HIGHER OFFICE IN OUR LAND. HERE IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ESPECIALLY YOU ALL ARE IN MANY WAYS WHERE THE SERVICE HITS THE PEOPLE. I KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE SIZE OF THE PROBLEM, YOU ALL ARE OFTEN THE FIRST TO HEAR ABOUT IT FROM YOUR COMMUNITY THAT YOU COMMIT YOURSELVES TO DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. AND SHOW THAT RESILIENCY AND THAT DEDICATION THAT TIRELESS NOUS TO SOLVING PROBLEMS. THIS IS A TESTIMONY TO WHAT THE CALL OF SERVICE IS REALLY ABOUT. IT'S ACTUALLY THE HIGHEST IDEALS OF OUR DEMOCRACY. I KNOW THAT UNDER YOUR STORE SHIP, THE COMMUNITY AND OUR STATE WILL THRIVE. I KNOW THAT YOU ALL TAKE THIS IDEAL OF PATRIOTISM, WHICH IS LOVE OF COUNTRY. YOU CAN'T LOVE YOUR COUNTRY UNLESS YOU LOVE YOUR FELLOW COUNTRYMEN AND WOMEN THAT THAT IS THE LOVE THAT ANIMATES YOU TO DO YOUR WORK. THERE ARE MANY FORCES TRYING TO UNDERMINE THE TRUTH OF WHO WE ARE. BUT YOU ALL IN YOUR SERVICE SPEAK TO THE GREATNESS OF US AS A NATION. AND THAT FUNDAMENTAL IDEAL THAT FUNDAMENTAL VIRTUE OF BEING THERE FOR OTHERS WHO NEED YOU? I COME FROM A SMALL TOWN IN JERSEY. THOSE WHO PROTECTED OUR HERITAGE. THOSE WHO EMPOWERED OUR PARKS KEPT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY GOING. THOSE WHO MADE THE COMMUNITY REALLY A COMMUNITY OF LOVE AND NURTURING AND NOURISHING THOSE FOLKS. I OWE A DEBT TO THAT I CAN'T REPAY. YOU ARE ALSO ALL THAT DEBT, BUT YOU'RE PAYING IT BACK BY PAYING IT FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU. FOR YOUR LOVE. HI EVERYONE. IT'S SENATOR ANDREW ZWICKER. AND I'M SO SORRY . I CAN'T BE WITH YOU TONIGHT, BUT I WANT TO SPEND ONE MINUTE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. FIRST TO OUR NEW MAYOR, NINA SING. YOU'RE A TRAILBLAZER, THE FIRST SEEK FEMALE MAYOR IN NEW JERSEY, THE FIRST FEMALE INDIAN AMERICAN MAYOR IN NEW JERSEY. IT IS GOING TO BE SUCH A PLEASURE TO SEE WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TOWN OF MONTGOMERY AND YOUR LEADERSHIP TO COUNCILMAN ON AGAIN. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT YOU HAVE IN STORE FOR MONTGOMERY OVER THE NEXT YEAR. FINALLY TO MAYOR DEBORAH KEENAN. LAST THREE YEARS UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP, THIS TOWN HAS GROWN IN WAYS THAT SOME PEOPLE DIDN'T THINK WAS EVEN POSSIBLE. I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED COLLABORATION, EVERYBODY WISHING YOU NOTHING BUT THE BEST HAPPY NEW YEAR LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER THANKS SO MUCH, EVERYONE THIS IS STATE SENATOR VIN GOPAL. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CONGRATULATE MY FRIEND NINA SING ON HER HISTORIC APPOINTMENT TONIGHT AS THE FIRST INDIAN AMERICAN MAYOR IN THE HISTORY OF NEW JERSEY HERE IN MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. THIS IS REALLY AN INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENT. AND FOR EVERY YOUNG SOUTH ASIAN GIRL GROWING UP, NOT JUST IN MONTGOMERY, BUT ACROSS NEW JERSEY THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A TRUE ROLE MODEL TO LOOK UP TO, AND NINA SAY, AS THE FIRST INDIAN AMERICAN SENATOR IN NEW JERSEY AND THE CHAIR OF THE A P I. LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS. I WANT TO OFFER OUR FULL CONGRATULATIONS TO NINA WISH HER

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CONGRATULATIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND, UM, OPPORTUNITY TO THE PUBLIC IF THEY HAD ANY WORDS TO SAY REGARDING THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT. THANK YOU. OH, YEP, YOU HAVE TO COME TO THE MIC. USED OR ITS SISTER. ON THE BEHALF OF YOUR SISTER COMMUNITY RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD, ROCKY HILL. MAYOR BOB URIC AND THE PEOPLE OF ROCKY HILL. WELCOME YOU AS MAYOR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I, TOO WANT TO ADD MY CONGRATULATIONS.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. UM AS MAYOR, I ALSO WANTED TO TURN AND THANK STARTUP JAFFA FOR HER SERVICE AS WELL. UM, AND ALSO SERVING WITH ME IN THE ASSEMBLY AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE WITH YOU. UM AND FREE AND NINA WERE VERY EXCITED.

MONTGOMERY IS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU NOW AS MAYOR. I WILL TELL YOU THAT I THERE'S ANOTHER EMOTION THAT COMES TO MIND. I'VE BEEN WITH YOU AT COMMUNITY EVENTS. EXHAUSTION IS THE WORD THAT COMES TO MIND BECAUSE YOU YOU ARE JUST YOUR OWN, UM, ENERGY EURO AND SO BEING WITH YOU AND SERVING WITH YOU, AND BEING AT THE EVENTS IS WONDERFUL , BUT ALSO I'M JUST I AM ANTICIPATING BEING EXHAUSTED. CONGRATULATIONS. AND BEING MAYOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HELLO MONTGOMERY. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE SEARCH FOR FORMER RESIDENT IN TOWN, FORMER MAYOR HERE. MY HEART IS POUNDING SO FAST AND PARTLY IT'S BECAUSE OF THIS IMAGE AND FRIEND OF THE ON THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. LOOK AT THIS DIVERSITY AND PARTLY IS BECAUSE OF THIS. GRADUATIONS NEW MEMBERS OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE AND MY DEAR FRIEND NINA. CONGRATULATIONS WHAT A JOURNEY HAS BEEN AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THE ONLY REGRET I HAVE IS THAT IT'S BEEN TAKING SO LONG. SO UM. I SAY BEING HERE TODAY AND BEING WITH YOU ALL, IT'S SO EXCITING AND SO TOUCHING BECAUSE IT REALLY YOUR YOUR HISTORIC WIN IS A TESTAMENT OF THE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE HAVE BEEN PROMOTING FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS, MONK ARMORY HAS GROWN AND GROWN, IT HAS GROWN FOR THE POSITIVE IT HAS GROWN FOR THE BETTER. AND THE FACT THAT YOU'RE SITTING THERE IS ANOTHER REMINDER THAT EVERY CHILD IN THIS ROOM EVERY CHILD IN THIS TOWN IN THIS COUNTRY KNOWS THAT ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. SO I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT YOU'LL CONTINUE TO CONTINUE TO BREAK MORE BARRIERS TOGETHER WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES WITH EVERYBODY AND CONTINUE TO MAKE THIS COMMUNITY EVEN MORE VIBRANT AND MORE INCLUSIVE. SO HAPPY NEW YEAR AND CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. UM I ECHO THE SENTIMENT THAT IT'S JUST BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK UP HERE AND SEE ALL OF YOU WHO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY AND SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. UM I WOULD SAY WE CERTAINLY HAVE PROBABLY THE MOST DIVERSE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE IN THE STATE. THAT'S SOMETHING TO BE REALLY PROUD OF. BEYOND THAT, I THINK ABOUT JUST HOW MANY HOURS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU PUT INTO THIS JOB. I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALLY UNDERSTAND UNLESS THEY'VE SERVED IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THE LOVE OF YOUR COMMUNITY THAT IT TAKES THE INVESTMENT IN TIME. AND SO I THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. IT'S A TOWNSHIP. IT'S A COMMITTEE STYLE GOVERNMENT, SO IT TAKES YOU ALL TOGETHER TO DECIDE ON YOUR LEADER. AND NINA. I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS I WAS THINKING BACK TO OUR MEETING IN A COFFEE SHOP TALKING ABOUT WHETHER YOU WOULD RUN AND, UM YOU KNOW, IT TAKES SO MANY OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS THE VOTES OF SO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM AND IN THE COMMUNITY. UH TO MAKE SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS. SO CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. INVESTED. LOOK TO YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. FIRST I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU. SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE OF FORMER MAYOR DEBORAH CANNON. THREE YEARS. LOOK HOW FAR WE'VE COME. IT'S AN AMAZING THING THAT YOU'VE DONE SO THANK YOU, BUT WE'VE BEEN DOWN TURNING TO NINA. NOBODY BRINGS AN EVENT TOGETHER LIKE NINA SENT AND IF YOU AND THERE'S A LOT OF ENERGY IN THIS ROOM, BUT IF YOU SUM UP ALL THE ENERGY

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS A COMBAT HERE. AND FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW ME, I'M ONE OF THE COACHES FOR THE WILD SAY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE COUNCIL. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU AND THOROUGHLY CONGRATULATE YOU AND BECOMING MAYOR. EVEN SINCE I WAS JUST A VOLUNTEER FOR HER CAMPAIGN AND BECOMING TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE WHO'S ALWAYS BEEN ABOUT YOUTH ENGAGEMENT AND ALWAYS PUTTING THE IDEA THAT HIGH SCHOOLERS AND EVEN MIDDLE SCHOOLS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AND I THINK IT'S BECAUSE OF HER THAT THE WILD SERIES AS PROSPEROUS AS IT IS SO ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A BIG HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU. RAJ KUMARI, UM FROM THE SICK AMERICAN LEAD, LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND AND ONE OF THE BORDER DIRECTORS AND WE JUST WANTED TO COME. AND CONGRATULATING ON THIS HISTORIC APPOINTMENT, AND I KNOW I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS. UM SO PERSONALLY, I WANTED TO COME CONGRATULATE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND SEEING HOW AMAZING THINGS YOU DO AND BEING A MENTOR TO OUR SICK YOUTH AND SHOWING THAT THEY SHOULD GET CIVICALLY AND INVOLVED AND ENGAGED AND HOW AMAZING IT WILL BE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS DANIELLE JONES, AND I AM ACTUALLY A COUNCILWOMAN FOR THE BOROUGH V IN TOWN, LOCATED HIM ON THE CAL, YOU JERSEY AND I WANTED TO COME TO GIVE MY HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS. NOT ONLY TO YOU, MAYOR, THIS IS JUST MAKING MY HEART SORE. I ALSO WANTED TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT MY EMERGENCY JERSEY SISTER.

PATRICIA TAYLOR TODD. CAR THIS YEAR THROUGH THAT FELLOWSHIP AND OF OUR CLASS. WE WERE TWO WERE THE ONLY ONES ELECTED TO OFFICE, SO I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR HER AND HER FRIENDSHIP ALSO WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS, YOU COUNCILMAN ODD. I THINK THIS IS WONDERFUL AND I IT'S JUST A JOY TO BE HERE AND TO BE OUT HERE TO COME OUT AND SUPPORT YOU. AND AS ELECTED OFFICIAL. EVEN THOUGH I'M DOWN IN MONMOUTH COUNTY. I AM HERE FOR YOU. SO I'LL MAKE SURE I GET YOU GUYS MY CONTACT INFORMATION, BUT CONGRATULATIONS . IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE THE LEVEL OF DIVERSITY ALL THE DIFFERENT VOICES AND EVEN THOUGH WE MAY NOT AGREE ON EVERYTHING, WE CAN STILL WORK TOGETHER, AND I LOVE TO SEE THAT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS RAJESH, JUST A COMMON MAN FROM ELEMENT. AND A LOT OF INTRODUCTIONS SUGGEST ONE OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT FROM NEW JERSEY BUT MODE HERE THREE YEARS AGO. EVERY TIME YOU MET A LOT OF PASSION IN US OF MANY, MANY CONGRATULATIONS FROM KETCHUM COMMUNITY BOARD. THANK YOU. HI JOHN. ALSO VERY COMMON PERSON, NO POSITIONS IN THE TOWN OR WHATEVER, BUT VERY EXCITED TO SEE EVERYONE ON THIS THIS PODIUM TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY NINA FROM YOUR KETCHUM COMMUNITY WISHING YOU CONGRATULATIONS, AND THIS AND YOU GUYS WERE AT OUR DOOR DESPITE SEASON AND WE TALKED AND YOU HEAR MORE FROM US, BUT CONGRATULATIONS FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. UM THEY CONGRATULATIONS, NINA FROM SEMORAN. WE SORT OF REPRESENTS THE CULTURAL COMMITTEE OF MONTGOMERY. AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, UM, WE MOVED HERE IN 2018 AND NINA FROM DAY ONE HAS BEEN

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CONGRATULATIONS WE SHARE THE SISTERHOOD THROUGH YOUR YOU KNOW, ANALOGY AND THIS ENERGY THAT YOU CREATED WONDERFUL AND ALSO AS A SICK WOMAN. I AM SO PROUD OF YOU, RIGHT? YOU LET THE PART NOT FOR US, BUT THE GENERATIONS TO COME. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT I'M NATE ASSYRIA. I'M REPRESENTING OUR WONDERFUL BOARD OF HEALTH. SO WE WANNA THANK NINA SING FOR BEING OUR WONDERFUL LIAISON FOR THE LAST YEAR. LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU FOR THE MAYOR'S WELLNESS CAMPAIGN AND WANTED TO THANK MAYOR DEBORAH FORMER MAYOR DEVRA KEENAN FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY ELSE AS WELL. THANK YOU. MAJOR THANKS. PROBLEM ISSUE AT THE MEETINGS IN THE MEETINGS. FLAKE I'M SIX YEARS OLD. I JUST WON THE CASE. BYE. MY NAME IS BLAKE. I'VE SIX YEARS OLD. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS THEMSELVES HAPPY TO LIVE. YEAH. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING AND CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW ELECTED OFFICIALS AND MY DEAR FRIEND, NINA SINGH. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE LIVE IN THE WORLD WHERE PEOPLE ARE BORN WITH DIFFERENT FINGERPRINTS BECAUSE WE'RE MEANT TO TOUCH THIS WORLD AND ONLY THE WAYS THAT WE CAN AND I KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE THAT YOU TOUCHED IN THIS ROOM IS ONLY A FRACTION OF WHAT YOU'VE TOUCHED, AND THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE TO OFFER AND THE WORDS OF OUR AS A FIRST SICK AMERICAN MAYOR. INDIAN AMERICAN MAYOR. IT IS MADE STATE HISTORY TODAY. THAT'S A HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT. LET'S GIVE THAT A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. ME GREAT JOY TO SEE THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE INSPIRING LITTLE GIRLS AND BOYS THAT YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE YOU MET YET? AND I CAN TELL YOU, IN THE WORDS OF OUR GURU, NOT ISSUE. THERE'S A SAYING WHERE HE SAYS FROM HER KINGS ARE BORN. WHAT I'M LOOKING AT IS A QUEEN, SO GRATEFUL FOR THE EURO TOOK UP THE BATTALION TO RUN AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE REPRESENTING. THANK YOU FOR RUNNING. THANK YOU FOR BEING YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND THE REST OF THE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU. THANKS. HELLO, EVERYBODY. MY WIFE AND I MAY HAVE TO MOVE BACK TO MONTGOMERY. AFTER STAYING FOR 20 YEARS IN THIS TOWN. WE RECENTLY MOVED TO A NEIGHBORING TOWN. BUT NOW THAT WE NINA HAS BECOME A MAN WE MAYBE, BUT SO HAVING NO NINA FOR ALMOST 23 YEARS AS A FRIEND. YOU GUYS ARE IN FOR SUCH A GOOD MAN I CAN CAUSE SHE'S SO HARD WORKING AND SO DEDICATED AND WE ARE. WE HAVE A VERY STRONG GROUP OF FRIENDS HERE. WE'RE JUST HERE FOR NINA AND I WAS SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THEM. HOW MUCH WE LOVE YOU, NINA AND HOW MUCH WE ARE PROUD OF YOU AND THIS TOWN. NATURALLY FEEL PROUD OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS, BUT THIS TOWN WILL BENEFIT IMMENSELY IMMENSELY FROM YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THIS TOWN. SO LOVELY IRAN AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. HI MOM. TASHA JUST WANTED TO SAY ON BEHALF OF OUR FAMILY. WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU. WE ALL GREW UP IN MONTGOMERY. THIS IS A BIG PART OF OUR LIVES AND TO SEE YOU UP THERE TODAY. IT'S JUST SO HISTORIC. WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

AND YES, YOU HAVE A TON OF ENERGY. WE'RE ALL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BOTTLE THAT, BUT THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING, AND I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU PUT INTO THIS AND SO IT'S JUST VERY WELL DESERVED. HUGE SOUND OUT AND THANK YOU TO THE REST OF THE COMMITTEE AS WELL. I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE GONNA DO GREAT THINGS. CONGRATULATIONS. ON BEHALF OF THE SOMERSET COUNTY COMMISSIONER BOARD. WE'RE HERE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS, COMMITMENT ON

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CONGRATULATIONS WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE TO WORKING WITH YOU. AND AGAIN, MAYOR KEENAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR STRONG LEADERSHIP. EVEN DURING THE COVID. YOU WERE PHENOMENAL BEING ON CALL SEVEN DAYS A WEEK BEING THERE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THIS TOWNSHIP BUT ALSO FOR US COMING TOGETHER LEADING US THROUGH THIS HARDSHIP AND EVEN THROUGH IDEA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS DAISY WALLY, A AND ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE KELLER WILLIAMS CORNERSTONE FAMILY, NINA. CONGRATULATIONS I'M NOT EVEN A RESIDENT OF MONTGOMERY. BUT EVER SINCE I'VE KNOWN NINA, THE ONLY THING SHE TALKS ABOUT IS MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. I ALMOST WANT TO MOVE HERE NOW. BUT CONGRATULATIONS ON BEHALF OF EVERYONE. WE ARE SO VERY PROUD OF YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HEY MY NAME IS JANEY COME FROM THE NORTH BERGEN COUNTY. AND I CAME BY INVITATION OF COUNCILMAN DENNIS ON HERE. I AM A FEMALE KOREAN AMERICAN ELECTED OFFICIAL . I SERVE ON THE COUNCIL IN MY TOWN, AND I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT MONTGOMERY EXCEPT FOR SADAF AND DENNIS AND I CAN TELL YOU I AM INCREDIBLY IMPRESSED.

UM THIS COMMUNITY IS SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUCH DEDICATED DIVERSE GREAT PEOPLE HERE, AND I HOPE THAT EVERY COMMUNITY AND IN NEW JERSEY TAKES NOTE, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY AS A FEMALE AND AS AN ASIAN, ASIAN AMERICAN. THIS IS YOU GUYS CERTAINLY ARE THE ROLE MODEL FOR THE ENTIRE STATE. SO CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. AH WE MAKE A LIVING BY WHAT WE GET. AND WE MAKE A LIFE BY WHAT WE GIVE AND THAT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUOTES BY WESTERN CHURCHILL. YOU ALL ARE PHENOMENAL. YOU GIVE UP YOURSELVES. YOU GAVE UP YOUR TIME AND LOOK WHERE WE ARE. I AM SO HONORED TO HAVE SERVED WITH YOU, MAYOR KEENAN AS YOUR DEPUTY MAYOR. THIS IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR LABOR. NINA CONGRATULATIONS, MAYOR. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. MY EMERGE SISTER PATRICIA TODD AND MY PREDECESSOR , CONGRATULATIONS AND COMMITTEE. MEN ON YOU ALL ARE DOING A GREAT WORK STAY FOCUSED, EXCITED AND CLOSING OUT ON BEHALF OF ELECT WOMEN. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU AND PATRICIA AND OUR VERY OWN, VINCENT. THANK YOU. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. GOD BLESS YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS, NINA. I DON'T. UM I'M I'M EYEWITNESS OF HOW MUCH EFFORT YOU HAVE PUT IN. I REMEMBER KNOCKING DOOR TO DOOR IN A RAINY DAY. ASKING FOR SUPPORT, BUT IT'S NOT JUST THAT MANY WERE WE NEEDED. YOU ARE ALWAYS THERE. WHETHER IT'S THE VALLEY, YOU KNOW, ROTARY GARNISH EVEN SOME FUNCTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE KID'S GRADUATION FROM DANCE ACADEMY. YOU AND THERE IS ALWAYS THERE SUPPORTING US. AND IN MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP, ESPECIALLY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU'RE BOTH ARE KNOWN. NOT ONLY TO ADULTS, BUT EVEN SMALL KIDS. SO THAT SPEAKS ABOUT YOU KNOW HOW MUCH EFFORT YOU HAVE PUT IN UM, I ALSO WANT TO COOPERATE. CONGRATULATE US. NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW WHAT I HAVE SEEN HIM PERSONALLY PUTTING A LOT OF EFFORT AND SITUATIONS TO YOUTUBE. AGAIN MANY CONGRATULATIONS AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND SERVING THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. HI I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M CONGRESSMAN ANDY KIM. I OFTEN CALL MYSELF BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN SIDEKICK. SO I'M GOING

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THANK YOU, EVERYONE. THAT WAS. OH I THINK THERE IS SOMEONE WALKING UP. WHAT IF THAT'S YES? GO AHEAD. I'M STILL SHARON. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF MONTGOMERY GMS. FIRST OF ALL CONGRATULATIONS, MANIA. SECOND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE ENTIRE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE. FOR THE GREAT SUPPORT. THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED. PROVIDED US. WE ARE NOW A GROUP OF OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS. BUT ABILITY TO HELP THE TOWN IS AMPLIFIED. WITH THE COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT. WE RECEIVED FROM THE TAP. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR IT. TUMOR. KEENAN YOU ARE A TRUE FRIEND. OF THE AMS. AND I WOULD SAY OF THE SITE COMPANIES AS WELL. YOU HAVE REALLY TAKEN A LONG EFFORT IN UNDERSTANDING US. UNDERSTANDING OUR PROBLEM. AND HELPING US FIND SOLUTIONS. IT WAS ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT. WE'RE NINA WILL LOVE THE ENERGY. WE LOVE THE ENTHUSIASM. WE LOVE THE IDEAS. WE REALLY DON'T FORWARD TO WORKING WITH IT. THANK YOU. OH, WE GOT ANDREW AND CONSTANTLY YEAH. THERE.

YEAH. WAS ABOUT AN HOUR AWAY DOING ANOTHER SWEARING IN, AND I LEFT JUST SO I COULD GET HERE TO

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[5. Election and Oath of Office of Deputy Mayor for 2024 ]

COMMITTEE MEMBER KEENAN YES. COMMITTEE MEMBER TAYLOR TODD? YES. MAYOR SING YES.

CONGRESSWOMAN BONNIE WATSON COLEMAN WILL ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE TO DEPUTY MAYOR MAYOR BARICAN.

THE COMMITTEE MEN IS TAKING AN OATH ON THE BIBLE. THAT HE HAD WITH HIM WHILE HE WAS IN SERVICE TO THIS COUNTRY. VINCENT BARICAN. DO YOU SOLEMNLY SQUARE? YOU SAW ME SWEAR THAT I WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION THAT 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 THAT I WILL BEAR TO FACE THE TRUE FAITH AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME TO THE GOVERNMENT'S ESTABLISHED GOVERNMENT. ESTABLISHED THE UNITED STATES UNITED STATES IN THIS STATE, AND IN THIS CASE, THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PEOPLE FAITHFULLY FAITHFULLY IMPARTIALLY AND PARTIALLY JUSTLY AND JUSTIN PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES PERFORM ALL THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE SOUTH DEPUTY MAYOR, DEPUTY MAYOR ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, ACCORDING TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY SO HELP ME GOD HELP ME GO! MY HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO DEPUTY MAYOR VINCENT DARIGAN, A DISTINGUISHED US ARMY VETERAN WHO BRINGS HIS FINANCIAL ACUMEN AND BALANCED DECISION MAKING APPROACH TO OUR TOWNSHIP INITIATIVES. VINCE. YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT PARTNER AS WE WORK THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT REORG FOR 2 2024. YOU ARE A FORWARD THINKER, A PROBLEM SOLVER AND I COULD NOT HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER PARTNER AS WE WORK TO MAKE MONTGOMERY THE BEST TOWN IN NEW JERSEY. YOU HAVE APPOINTMENT AS THE FIRST HISPANIC DEPUTY MAYOR IN MONTGOMERY AND PERHAPS IN SOMERSET COUNTY IS A MATTER

[6. Remarks – Deputy Mayor, Newly Elected Township Committee Members ]

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COLLABORATIVE FARM, OUR LOCAL COUNTY AND STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS TOWARDS UH, SUPPORTING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AS WELL AS IMPROVING AFFORDABILITY FOR MONTGOMERY RESIDENTS AND FINALLY ENSURING INCONCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

I WILL NOW INVITE. COMMITTEE MEMBER PATRICIA TAYLOR THOUGHT TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

COMMITTEEWOMAN PATRICIA TAYLOR TALLEST, THE SECOND AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN ELECTED TO MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP. PAT I'M SO APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR POSITIVE ENERGY AND YOUR SPIRIT OF SERVICE AND HERE, PLEASE GO AHEAD WITH A FEW WORDS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND THANK YOU, EVERYONE WHO'S HERE TONIGHT? I'M JUST DEEPLY HUMBLED. AND JUST SO GRATEFUL TO BE HERE TO SERVE YOU TONIGHT. UM AND JUST BRIEFLY. I JUST LIKE TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE TRUST THAT YOU'VE PLACED IN ME BY ELECTING ME TO THIS ROLE. IT'S AN HONOR, AND IT'S A RESPONSIBILITY THAT I DON'T TAKE LIGHTLY. I WAS REALLY BLESSED AND HONORED TO BE APPOINTED TO FILL OUT THE ROLE OF THE INIMITABLE SHELLY BELL JUST ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND SHE WAS A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW. AND I HOPE THAT I HAD BEEN ABLE TO, UM, YOU KNOW, FULFILL THE HONOR THAT WAS PLACED UPON ME. UM, REALLY APPROACH. THIS ROLE WITH A DEEP SENSE OF HUMILITY. AND AS THE MAYOR SAID, UM, ARE AMAZING. COLLEAGUES ON THIS COMMITTEE HAS BEEN AMAZING AND WORK WITH OVER THE PAST YEAR, AND AS THE MAYOR POINTED OUT, WE ALL HAVE OUR DIFFERENT SKILL SETS AND ARE DIFFERENT PASSIONS. MY PARTICULAR PASSION IS FOR THE PEOPLE. REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HELPING THE COMMUNITY BE MORE ENGAGED AND TO LISTENING TO YOUR CONCERNS. UH YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE A LOT OF QUALIFICATIONS UP HERE. I HAVE A LOT OF LETTERS BEHIND MY NAME, BUT REALLY, I'M JUST A LITTLE GIRL FROM PHILADELPHIA THEIR WAY THROUGH COLLEGE AND $3.85. SO IT I'M REALLY HUMBLED TO BE HERE, SO I AM REALLY THANKFUL. AND GRATEFUL AND LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT THREE YEARS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. EVEN NOW INVITE COMMITTEE MEMBER DENNIS ON TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

COMMITMENT DENNIS ON YOUR HISTORIC WIN IS A GREAT MATTER OF PRIDE FOR ALL OF US. I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT THROUGH THIS REORGANIZATION.

YOU'RE RESOURCEFUL AND INNOVATIVE POINT OF VIEW IS SO APPRECIATED. I LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON ON LOCAL BUSINESS ADVOCACY EFFORTS AND COMMITTEEMAN ON WILL SAY IF YOU WORDS HI, EVERYBODY FIRST. I'D LIKE TO, UH THANK YOU, UM. OUR FRIENDS FROM NORTH JERSEY. COME HERE. JAMIE CHUNG, COUNCILWOMAN OF FOSTER. AT THE END PARK COUNCILMAN OF 10 TO FLY CHRIS CHUNG, FORMER MAYOR OF PALISADES PARK. JIMMY CHE, FORMER COUNCILMAN OF DUMOND. SUNNY KIM, DIRECTOR OF UNITY. AND THEN AS A SECOND GENERATION DURING THE

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THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE DURING THIS BUSY MONTH. YOU'RE SUCH AN INSPIRATION TO ME AND MILLIONS OF MOTHERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. I'D LIKE TO THANK MY FAMILY, MICKEY KINGSTON. ALI.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE, LOVE AND SUPPORT. YOU'VE GIVEN ME THE COURAGE TO BE UP HERE AND SERVE. FINALLY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY IN MONTGOMERY. THANK YOU FOR HAVING FAITH IN ME TO REPRESENT YOU. I'M TRULY HONORED AND PROUD TO SERVE ACCOUNT SHIPS. THANK YOU. GOODBYE.

WE WILL NOW TAKE A SHORT BREAK FOR REFRESHMENTS. THAT'S YES, YOU CAN TRAP FOR THAT.

YES MEMBER CANNON? YES, DEPUTY MAYOR BARICAN. MAYOR SING YES. RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-1 DASH 04

[10. 2024 Township Committee Liaisons to Boards and Committees ]

TODD YES. MEMBER CANNON? YES DEPUTY MAYOR BARICAN. YES. SING? YES. RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-1 DASH

[11. 2024 Appointment – Appropriate Authority ]

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE TOWNSHIP WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON. IF COMMENTS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE ALREADY STATED, PLEASE INDICATE YOUR SUPPORT OR OPPOSITION GROUPS ARE ASKED TO SELECT A SPOKESPERSON IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC THAT WISHES TO DISTILL COMMITTEE? OKAY UM, WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. CONSENT AGENDA. ALL MATTERS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA

[Consent Agenda]

[52. Adopting a Temporary Budget for 2024 ]

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[53. Authorization for Deputy Mayor to Perform Marriage]