AUG. YES. ALL RIGHT. BUT WAIT, IS TEXAS READY FOR US? JEN? CALL IT TO ORDER. GIVE IT A
[ Items I & II]
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COUPLE MINUTES. GIVE IT A COUPLE SECONDS. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. YOU GO AHEAD. ADEQUATE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING AS REQUIRED BY SECTIONS THREE AND FOUR OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT, HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC AND FILED WITH THE TOWNSHIP CLERK. ROLL CALL. DOCTOR GRAYSON. NO, SHE DOESN'T ROLL. ROLL CALL. OH, YES. SORRY, JEN, I JUST. I'M JUST WAITING FOR IT TO SHOW. OH IT HASN'T IT HASN'T SHOWED. THIS IS NOT READY. WHEN TEXAS IS READY, LET US KNOW. HI, JAY. THAT'S OKAY. WE'RE WAITING FOR TEXAS. YOU'RE IN GOOD SHAPE. GOOD. PART TWO NOVEMBERS ARE DOWN THERE. THIS IS CHRISTINE ZACCARO. YES.WE'RE READY. ALL RIGHT, I AM DEBUT. YES. WE'RE READY. GO FOR IT. OKAY, GENTLEMEN, DO ROLL CALL. YEAH. DOCTOR. GRAYSON. SORRY, DOCTOR MCGARRY. OH, HERE. CHRISTINE. ZACCARO HERE, DOCTOR SHARMA HERE. DOCTOR SARAYA. DOCTOR NEWMAN HERE. MISTER SARTI. YES. HERE, DOCTOR PRATT.
DOCTOR. SERENE. YES. PRESENT. DOCTOR. MANDELBAUM, DEVANG. PATEL HERE. JENNIFER FOSTER.
HERE. PATRICIA. TAYLOR. TODD. THE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN. ALL RIGHT, SO APPOINTMENT OF
[ III. ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 2026]
TEMPORARY CHAIR DEVANG PATEL. YES. SO WE'RE MOVING MOVING ON TO ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR 2026. I MAKE A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT. SO THIS IS WHERE I NEED A BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBERS TO JUST NAME WHO THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE PRESIDENT FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH. I KNEW SHE WAS GOING TO DO THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE GARY AND GARY, PLEASE. CARRY AN SECOND. OH MY GOD, I AM DOOMED. MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS SO MOVED SECOND. SECOND. READY FOR ROLL CALL. ROLL CALL. DOCTOR GRAYSON, DOCTOR MCGARRY. DOCTOR. SHARMA.DOCTOR. NEWMAN. YES, DOCTOR. SORAYA. MISTER. YES. CHRISTINE. ZACHARIAH. YES. DOCTOR. PRATT.
DOCTOR. SERENE. YES. ALL RIGHT, SO NOW I'M THE PRESIDENT. YOU ARE THE PRESIDENT AND YOU ARE THE CHAIR AGAIN. IT'S A SCARY FIVE MINUTES THERE. OKAY. GOOD JOB. OH MY GOODNESS.
CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, PLEASE. I NOMINATE DOCTOR NEWMAN CHRISTINE NEWMAN. THANK YOU. I SECOND OKAY I GOT YOUR BACK. OKAY. MOTION OKAY. MOTION TO CLOSE NOMINATIONS. OKAY. WHO SECONDED SECOND. YEP. YEP. DID YOU GET THAT JEN. YEAH. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. GO FOR IT.
ROLL CALL. OKAY. DOCTOR. GRAYSON. DOCTOR MCGARRY. DOCTOR SHARMA. YES. DOCTOR. NEWMAN.
YES, DOCTOR. SORAYA. MR. YES. CHRISTINE. ZACHARIAH. YES. DOCTOR. PRATT. DOCTOR. SERENE.
YES. OKAY. SECRETARY. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY. NOMINATE DOCTOR SHARMA. NO. I SECOND THE NOMINATION. LET'S GO DOWN THE ROW. WE HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS. WE MOVE TO CLOSE. OKAY. SECOND, SECOND. THANK YOU. OKAY, JEN, SORRY.
REWRITING. DOCTOR GRAYSON. DOCTOR MCGARRY. DOCTOR SHARMA. YES. DOCTOR. NEWMAN. YES.
DOCTOR. SORAYA. MR. YES. CHRISTINE. ZACHARIAH. YES. DOCTOR. PRATT. DOCTOR. SERENE.
[IV. MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH RESOLUTION NO. 2026-01: BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING SCHEDULE]
YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026, DASH ZERO ONE, THE BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING SCHEDULE. SO BE[00:05:05]
IT. RESOLVED THAT THE FOLLOWING IS ESTABLISHED AS A MEETING SCHEDULE OF REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH TO BE HELD DURING THE YEAR OF 2026. OH, YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD, SAID MEETINGS TO BE OPEN AT THE FOR THE PUBLIC AND PUBLICIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT. THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS WILL BEGIN AT 7:30 P.M. THE LOCATION SHALL BE THE TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL BUILDING AT 100 COMMUNITY DRIVE AND SKILLMAN. I JUST WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT THERE'S A LIST OF DATES HERE, STARTING IN JANUARY, CONCLUDING IN DECEMBER. THE ASTERISK IS A MEETING THAT WOULD BE NOT FOR THE FULL BOARD OF HEALTH. SO THOSE WILL BE OFF MONTHS. SO WE'LL HAVE DURING THOSE MEETINGS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING FOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. SO WE'LL HAVE FULL BOARD MEETINGS JANUARY, FEBRUARY, APRIL. JULY, AUGUST, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.AND THE REST WILL BE FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE. SO THOSE SUBCOMMITTEE MONTHS, THERE'S NO REGULAR BOARD. THERE'S NO REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING. THERE WILL BE IF YOU ARE ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE. AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER. THAT WILL BE FOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ONLY. AND THEN IF YOU WANT, JULY AND AUGUST ARE TYPICALLY THE SUMMER VACATION MONTHS. SO THAT'S UP TO YOU GUYS. IF YOU'D RATHER HAVE THOSE ALSO BE SUBCOMMITTEE OR BOARD MEETINGS. OKAY. I GUESS IT DEPENDS ON THE SUBCOMMITTEE. YEAH. YES. AND WE COULDN'T HAVE A QUORUM AT THOSE MEETINGS EITHER. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE SO IT HAS TO BE LESS THAN THE QUORUM FOR OUR FULL BOARD. FOR PEOPLE. YES. FOR PEOPLE. OKAY. OKAY. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DICTATE OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT, A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION SHALL IMMEDIATELY BE POSTED ON THE MUNICIPAL BULLETIN BOARD AND SHALL REMAIN POSTED FOR THE YEAR OF 2026. IT WILL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED NEWSPAPER, WHICH FOR THE NEW MEMBERS SHOULD KNOW. THAT IS THE COURIER NEWS UP UNTIL MARCH.
RIGHT, JEN. AND THEN AFTER MARCH IS I THINK THE LAW IS THE LEGAL NOTICES WILL CHANGE TO JUST THE MUNICIPAL WEBSITE. RIGHT. STATEWIDE. YEAH. OKAY. IT WILL ALSO BE FILED WITH THE TOWNSHIP CLERK AND MAILED TO THOSE PERSONS WHO REQUESTED AND PAID THE CHARGES FOR COPIES OF THE SCHEDULE AND REVISIONS THERETO, AND SHALL BE PROMPTLY MAILED TO THOSE PERSONS WHO HEREIN AFTER MAKE SUCH A REQUEST AND PAY PREPAY SUCH CHARGE. IT WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP WEBSITE, AND AFTER MARCH IT WILL BE THE ONLY PLACE THAT IS POSTED NOT IN THE PAPER FOR THE DURATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY. THE LINK TO THE VIRTUAL MEETING, IF WE HAD THIS IS ACTUALLY IF THERE IS A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WHERE WE CAN ONLY BE MEETING VIRTUALLY, THERE WILL BE A LINK POSTED ON THE TOWNSHIP WEBSITE AND THE THERE'S A LIST HERE OF THE MEETINGS THAT WE ARE THAT ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, THAT WE ALREADY DISCUSSED. SO COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS? THESE MEETINGS? OKAY, OKAY. CAN I HAVE A SECOND PLEASE I SECOND THAT. OKAY. ROLL CALL. JEN. DOCTOR GRAYSON. DOCTOR MCGARY.
YES. DOCTOR. SHARMA. YES. DOCTOR. NEWMAN. YES. DOCTOR. SARAYA. MISTER. YES. CHRISTINE.
ZACHARIAH. YES. YES. DOCTOR. SERENE. YES. OKAY. THE NEXT RESOLUTION IS MONTGOMERY
[V. MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH RESOLUTION NO. 2026-02: ADEQUATE NOTICE OF MEETINGS]
TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026. DASH ZERO TWO, ADEQUATE NOTICE OF MEETINGS. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY, THAT JENNIFER FOSTER, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AND REGISTRAR, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DIRECT AND DIRECTED TO CAUSE ADEQUATE NOTICE TO BE GIVEN OF EVERY MEETING OF THIS BODY TO BE HELD DURING 2026, EXPECTING THAT THOSE ONLY ONLY THOSE MEETINGS THAT ARE SHOWN ON THE DULY ADOPTED AND DESIGNATED 2026 REGULAR SCHEDULE OF REGULAR MEETINGS OR REVISIONS THEREOF, LIMITED TO MATTERS OF URGENCY AND AS TO WHICH THIS BODY AUTHORIZES A MEETING WITHOUT ADEQUATE NOTICE, AS PROVIDED BY SECTIONS FOUR B OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT, OR LIMITED TO ONLY CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS FROM WHICH THE PUBLIC MAY BE EXCLUDED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS SEVEN B OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT, THE ADEQUATE NOTICE REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH ONE OF THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BE SUBSTANTIAL, SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FOLLOWING FOUR FORM, AND[00:10:03]
THEN THE FORM IS LISTED HERE. I'M NOT GOING TO READ THAT FOR YOU SAID NOTICE AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING SHALL BE PROMINENTLY POSTED IN MUNICIPAL BUILDING, TRANSMITTED OR EMAILED TO THE OFFICIAL LEAGUE DESIGNATED NEWSPAPER, OR MAILED TO THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE, AS OF THAT TIME, HAVE REQUESTED AND PAID THE CHARGE FOR THE SAME, AND FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE TOWNSHIP CLERK, AND ALSO POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. MOTION TO ADOPT. ALL RIGHT.OKAY. OKAY, I HAVE A SECOND. THANKS, CHAIR. OKAY, JEN. DOCTOR GRAYSON. DOCTOR MCGARRY.
DOCTOR SHARMA. YES. DOCTOR. NEWMAN. YES. DOCTOR. SARAYA. MISTER. YES. CHRISTINE.
ZACHARIAH. YES, DOCTOR. YES, DOCTOR. SERENE. YES. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE NEXT RESOLUTION IS
[VI. MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH RESOLUTION NO. 2026-03: FIXED CHARGE FOR MEETING NOTICES]
MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026. DASH ZERO THREE, FIXED CHARGE FOR MEETING NOTICES. SO BE IT. RESOLVED BY THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH. A CHARGE OF $12 IS HEREBY FIXED TO COVER THE COSTS OF PROVIDING THE MEETING. THE 2026 SCHEDULE OF REGULAR REGULAR MEETINGS, REVISIONS OF THE SAID SCHEDULE AND ADVANCE NOTICE OF 20 TO 26 MEETINGS TO EACH PERSON WHO REQUESTS THE SAME AS PROVIDED BY SECTION 14 OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT, SAID CHARGE SHALL ABATE AT THE RATE OF $1 FOR EACH FULL CALENDAR MONTH THAT SHALL HAVE ELAPSED BETWEEN THE BEGINNING OF THE CALENDAR YEAR AND THE DATE SUCH REQUEST IS SUBMITTED. PAYMENT OF SAID CHARGE SHALL ACCOMPANY SAID REQUEST AND SHALL BE PAYABLE TO THIS BODY OR SUCH OTHER PUBLIC AGENCY AS THIS BODY SHALL, FROM TIME TO TIME, DESIGNATE ALL SUCH REQUESTS FOR NOTICE SHALL TERMINATE AS OF MIDNIGHT ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2026.AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING REQUEST FOR NEWS MEDIA OTHER THAN NEWSPAPERS TO WHICH NOTICE IS REQUIRED TO BE GIVEN WITHOUT CHARGE PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13, 13, D AND FOUR OF THE OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT SHALL BE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE FOR REQUEST FOR EMAIL.
NOTIFICATION SHALL ALSO BE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE. JUST WONDERING WHO BY IS THAT INFORMATION? YEAH. DO YOU? I DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THAT TO YOU. JEN, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY WHO PAYS THIS FEE? EVERYTHING SAID TO THEM? NO. AS OPPOSED TO I MEAN, AS YOU GO, WE USED TO GET PAID A FEE, YOU KNOW, AS FAR AS, LIKE OPRAHS AND COPIES AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT. YEAH. AS THEY GET CHEAPER EVERY MONTH, IS IT LESS TO MAIL IT? WE GO UNDERSTAND THAT AT ALL? I GUESS IT'S A DOLLAR A MONTH. DOLLAR A MONTH, THE SAME PIECE OF PAPER, I DON'T KNOW. OKAY, WELL EITHER DO A 12 MONTH. THEY JUST SAID WE'RE GOING TO CHARGE YOU 12 MONTHS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR. AND IF YOU MISS JANUARY, THEN YOU ONLY HAVE TO PAY $11.
I GET THAT, BUT IT'S JUST A SCHEDULE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU ABOUT IT. JEN, I, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T, I DON'T, BUT IF YOU IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, WE CAN. I THINK IT'S FINE. OKAY. I MOVED TO ACCEPT IT. OKAY, GOOD. CHRISTINE HAS MOTION.
SECOND, PLEASE. OKAY. OKAY. WELL, JAY'S LIKE, RUINED THE DAY HE HEARD ABOUT IT. OKAY, OKAY. JEN. ROLL CALL. JASON. DOCTOR MCGARRY. YES, DOCTOR. SHARMA. YES. DOCTOR. NEWMAN.
YES. DOCTOR. SARAYA. YES. MISS. ZACHARIAH. YES, DOCTOR. YES, DOCTOR. SERENE. YES. OKAY. OH, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE. OKAY. THERE'S MANY MORE. THERE'S MORE. THIS IS THE REORG. THIS IS WHAT WE DO AT THE REORG GUYS. READING SKILLS TO BE PRESIDENT I DON'T KNOW I THINK I'M GOING TO LET THE VICE PRESIDENT DO THIS ONE FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT TO DO THIS ONE. THAT'S WHAT YOU GET. WHAT DID YOU SAY. YES. YOU DID DECIDE TO GO FOR IT. GO FOR IT. WE ARE FOR NO, WE'RE FOR
[VII. MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH RESOLUTION NO. 2026-04: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RESOLUTION-APPOINTAING BOARD OF HEALTH]
YES YES YES. GOOD THING I'M DOING IT. MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH RESOLUTION 20260 FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RESOLUTION APPOINTING BOARD OF HEALTH ATTORNEY. WHEREAS THERE EXISTS A NEED FOR LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH FOR 2026. AND WHEREAS, THE BOARD OF HEALTH HAS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRM OF WEINER LAW GROUP AND WENDY RUBENSTEIN, ESQUIRE, SHOULD CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THE POSITION OF MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH ATTORNEY. AND WHEREAS, PAYMENT FOR THE SERVICES OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH ATTORNEY ARE SUBJECT TO ADEQUATE APPROPRIATIONS OF FUNDS BY THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE, AND WHEREAS, THE LOCAL PUBLIC CONTRACTS LAW NJSA 40, A DASH 11 ONE ET SEQ.REQUIRES THAT THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND COMPETITIVE BIDS IN THE CONTRACT ITSELF MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH AS FOLLOWS. THE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OF THE BOARD ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FIRM WEINER LAW GROUP AND WENDY RUBENSTEIN, ESQUIRE. THE CONTRACT IS AWARDED WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING AS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED RULE OF THE LOCAL PUBLIC CONTRACTS LAW. BECAUSE THE CONTRACT IS FOR SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED BY ATTORNEYS WHO ARE AUTHORIZED AND REGULATED BY LAW TO PRACTICE A RECOGNIZED PROFESSION, THE COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION AND OF THE CONTRACT SHALL BE PLACED ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH SECRETARY, AND SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.NOTICE OF THIS ACTION SHALL BE PRINTED ONCE IN THE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED NEWSPAPER. DO WE USE THE BOARD ATTORNEY MUCH AT ALL? DO WE? OKAY. BEHIND THE SCENES SORT OF THING. OKAY. QUESTION.
YES. SO WHEN WE MAKE THESE KIND OF THERE MUST BE SOME, SOME FOUNDATIONAL WORK HOW IT IS CONTINUATION FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR, RIGHT. YES, YES. SO WE HAVE COMMUNICATION WITH THE LAWYERS. AND THOSE PEOPLE ARE THE FIRM THEY ARE WILLING TO CONTINUE OR HOW IT WORKS. SO SINCE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, THE THE BOARD OF HEALTH ATTORNEYS WERE LEGALLY REQUIRED TO HAVE A BOARD OF HEALTH ATTORNEY. AND THE WAY MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP HAS HAS ALWAYS DONE IT. IT HAS BEEN THAT THE BOARD OF HEALTH ATTORNEY HAS BEEN THE SAME ATTORNEY THAT THE TOWNSHIP USES.
EVERYONE DOES IT DIFFERENTLY. OTHER OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, FOR EXAMPLE, MIGHT HAVE A BOARD OF TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE BOARD OF HEALTH. ATTORNEY MONTGOMERY HAS ALWAYS JUST HAD THE TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY BE THE BOARD OF HEALTH ATTORNEY. SO IT'S IT'S ALWAYS ASSUMED THAT WHOEVER IS THE TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE OUR BOARD OF HEALTH ATTORNEY. WE MUST BE HAVING SOME MASTER AGREEMENT OR SOMETHING WITH WITH THE OR THE.
YEAH. BETWEEN THE FIRM WE DO, BUT WE'RE INCLUDED IN THE TOWNSHIP'S AGREEMENT WITH THEM.
NICE. YES. OKAY. ABSOLUTELY. WHO ELSE? ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. SO I WILL ALSO JUST NAME WHEN THERE ARE BECAUSE WE ARE A AUTONOMOUS BOARD. WE REPORT TO THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. SO WHEN THERE HAVE BEEN SITUATIONS WHICH DOES NOT HAPPEN OFTEN, BUT IF THERE HAS BEEN A SITUATION WHERE THE TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY'S INTERPRETATION OF THE LAW DOES NOT ALIGN WITH MY EXPECTATIONS OR MY UNDERSTANDING, I HAVE REACHED OUT TO OTHER PRO BONO ATTORNEYS WHO ARE SPECIALISTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH LAW TO GET THEIR GUIDANCE, AND WE HAVE BEEN IN THOSE SITUATIONS. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY THE PRO BONO FOLKS HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL. AND WORKING WITH THE TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY HAS BEEN ALSO FINE.
THEY YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MOMENTS SAID, YOU KNOW, WE ARE INTERPRETING THIS DIFFERENTLY.
IT IS OKAY. I WILL GO WITH THE WHAT THE TOWNSHIP PREFERS AND THAT'S FINE. BUT I DO KNOW AND PUT IT ON THE RECORD THAT I HAVE SOME DISAGREEMENT WITH THE INTERPRETATION. WHY DON'T WE HAVE AN ATTORNEY WHO SPECIALIZES IN HEALTH LAW? I THINK MOSTLY IT'S A COST ISSUE BECAUSE THEN WE WOULD HAVE. YEAH, WE'D HAVE TO. YEAH. SO AND THAT'S WHY FOR, YOU KNOW, BEING AN ECONOMIST, I SUPPORT EFFICIENT AND MORE COST EFFECTIVE WAYS OF HANDLING THESE THINGS. SO I WOULD EXPECT THAT THIS THIS FIRM I MEAN, SPECIALIZES IN PUBLIC LAW LIKE THEY DO. YES THEY DO. THEY DO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC LAW. THEY DO. LOGICALLY.
WOULDN'T IT BE USEFUL TO HAVE A FIRM WHICH HAS SPECIALIZATION IN DIFFERENT THINGS, INCLUDING HEALTH, SO THEY CAN HAVE THEY MAY HAVE MORE THAN ONE ATTORNEY, RIGHT. YEAH, RIGHT. THAT'S TRUE.
SO IF THEY HAVE A SPECIALIST WITHIN THE SAME FIRM, THAT COULD BE EVEN MORE COST EFFECTIVE BECAUSE THEN WE DON'T HAVE TO GO TO. THAT'S CORRECT. YES, THAT IS CORRECT. YOU'RE COMPENSATING THEM. IT MAKES SENSE TO KIND OF LEVERAGE, YOU KNOW, PAYING FOR A FEE, RIGHT.
YES. YES IT WOULD HAVE IT. AND WHEN DO YOU COME TO A FEW BOARD MEETINGS. SHE'LL PROBABLY WE CAN INVITE HER TO THE ORIENTATION. YEAH. WE CAN INVITE HER TO THE ORIENTATION.
YEAH. THAT'S FAIR. OKAY. MOTION MOVE TO ACCEPT. OKAY. SECOND. OKAY. GO FOR IT. JEN. DOCTOR.
GRAYSON. DOCTOR MCGARRY. YES. DOCTOR. SHARMA. YES. DOCTOR. NEWMAN. YES. DOCTOR. SARAYA.
MISTER. YES, MISS. ZACHARIAH. YES, DOCTOR. YES, SIR. YES. SURE, I'D LOVE TO. THAT WAS SO
[VIII. MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH RESOLUTION NO. 2026-05: HEALTH SERVICES CONTRACTS]
MUCH FUN. OKAY. OKAY. MY RADIO VOICE ON MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026. DASH ZERO FIVE HEALTH SERVICES CONTRACTS. WHEREAS THE BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO PROVIDE CERTAIN NECESSARY HEALTH SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWNSHIP. AND WHEREAS, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES, IT[00:20:01]
IS NECESSARY TO ENGAGE THE SERVICES OF CERTAIN SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THIS 14TH DAY OF JANUARY 2026, THAT THE BOARD HEREBY RECOMMENDS TO THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY THAT THE FOLLOWING AGREEMENTS BE EXECUTED FOR 2026 AT THE RATES SO SPECIFIED IN THE 2025 BOARD OF HEALTH APPROVED OPERATING BUDGET FOR SERVICES AS FOLLOWS ZUFALL HEALTH CENTER STD SCREENING SERVICES, WOMEN'S CANCER SCREENINGS HILLSBORO HEALTH DEPARTMENT, CHILD HEALTH CONFERENCE, HOME CARE, VETERINARY GROUP, RABIES AND ANIMAL CONTROL VETERINARY SERVICES. SAVE A FRIEND, HOMELESS ANIMALS, ANIMAL SHELTERING AND RELATED VETERINARY SERVICES. THE HEALTH OFFICER IS HEREBY DIRECTED AND AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE PROPER AGREEMENTS FOR THE SERVICES WITH THE SPECIFIED ORGANIZATIONS. WE'VE BEEN DOING IT. ANY DISCUSSION IT'S GOING TO TAKE OVER. GO FOR IT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT. SO MOVED. SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.DOCTOR GRAYSON. DOCTOR MCGARRY. DOCTOR SHARMA. DOCTOR. NEWMAN. YES. DOCTOR. SARAYA. MISTER.
YES. MISS. YES, DOCTOR. YES, DOCTOR. SERENE. YES. JAY. DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS ONE? BECAUSE IT'S ABOUT WASTEWATER. IT'S YOU DELEGATING. DELEGATING. DELEGATE. THAT'S FINE. DELEGATE
[IX. MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH RESOLUTION NO. 2026-06: CONTINUATION OF SEPTIC DESIGN DELEGATION INCULDING ADVANCED WASTE WATER STAFF]
THE HECK OUT OF THIS. MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020 606. CONTINUATION OF SEPTIC DESIGN DELEGATION, INCLUDING ADVANCED WASTEWATER TO STAFF.WHEREAS THE BOARD OF HEALTH HAS DETERMINED THAT IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF EFFICIENCY TO DELEGATE SEPTIC DESIGN APPROVAL, INCLUDING PEAT MOSS SYSTEMS, TO LICENSED STAFF, AND WHEREAS, LICENSED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STAFF HAS DEMONSTRATED COMPETENCY AND EXPERIENCE IN SEPTIC DESIGN APPROVALS. AND WHEREAS THE STAFF ALREADY THOROUGHLY REVIEWS SUBMISSIONS FOR SEPTIC DESIGN APPROVAL FOR COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND LOCAL CODES. AND WHEREAS THE BOARD HAS ROUTINELY AND SUCCESSFULLY USED SEPTIC DESIGN DELEGATIONS IN THE PAST, AND BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH SHALL CONTINUE TO DELEGATE SEPTIC DESIGN APPROVALS, INCLUDING PEAT MOSS SYSTEMS, TO THE LICENSED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STAFF OF THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. NUMBER ONE, THE APPLICANT MAY REQUEST A FULL BOARD REVIEW OF THE SEPTIC, SOIL AND SITE APPLICATION IN LIEU OF THE STREAMLINED STANDARD APPROVAL PROCESS. IF THE APPLICANT IS AGGRIEVED DUE TO ANY CONDITION OF APPROVAL, DECISION OR RULING DETERMINED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, STAFF SAID APPLICANT MAY USE THE FORMAL APPEAL PROCEDURES AS SET FORTH IN B COLON ONE THREE, IN ORDER TO REQUEST AN APPEAL, AN APPEAL MAY BE FILED WITH THE BOARD WITHIN 45 DAYS OF A STAFF CONDITION OF APPROVAL, DECISION OR RULING. DISPOSAL SYSTEMS WHICH REQUIRE A TREATMENT WORKS APPROVAL FROM NJDEP ARE NOT SUBJECT TO DELEGATION TO STAFF. THIS RESOLUTION IS IMMEDIATELY EFFECTIVE FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. ANY QUESTIONS? CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT? SO MOVED SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU. ROLL CALL PLEASE. DOCTOR GRAYSON. DOCTOR MCGARRY. YES.
DOCTOR. SHARMA. YES. DOCTOR. NEWMAN. YES. DOCTOR. SARAYA. MISTER. YES, MISS. ZACHARIAH.
YES. DOCTOR. PROUTY. YES. DOCTOR. SERENE. YES. THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT ME? SHOULD WE SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ONE FIRST? BECAUSE THIS IS. I THINK WE'LL. DIRECTOR. MEDICAL DIRECTO SO IT.
SORRY. WE'RE CHECKING IN ON THE TITLE. YES, DOCTOR. YES, I THINK IT'S DIRECTOR. IT'S DIRECTOR AND THE STATE OF THE ART. WE HAVE JUST NEED TO DRAFT A DRAFT A CONTRACT, EVEN IF IT'S PRO BONO. OKAY, SO THAT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING NEW FOR THE FOR THIS YEAR. SO THAT'S.
SO WE JUST WANT TO EXPLICITLY MAKE IT CLEAR THAT DOCTOR FAISAL IS OUR DIRECTOR FOR THIS YEAR. OKAY. SO DOCTOR FAISAL, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY ONE THING ABOUT THIS RESOLUTION. AND HAPPY TO HAVE A VOLUNTEER TO HAVE SOMEBODY READ THIS ONE. DOCTOR FAISAL WAS A MEMBER OF OUR BOARD AND HE DID THAT AS TO SERVE ALSO AS OUR BOARD OF HEALTH MEDICAL DIRECTOR. AND
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THEN WE REALIZED HE COULD JUST BE NAMED AS MEDICAL DIRECTOR, AND THEN WE COULD ADD AN ADDITIONAL PERSON TO THE BOARD. SO WHAT HE I SPOKE TO HIM LAST YEAR. HE WAS HAPPY TO DO THAT.HE IS WORKING IN A DIFFERENT ACTUALLY A DIFFERENT STATE. SO IT ACTUALLY WORKED OUT BETTER FOR HIM BECAUSE HE WAS HAVING A HARD TIME MAKING OUR MEETINGS BECAUSE OF HIS WORK SCHEDULE ANYWAY, SO HE WAS VERY HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AS A DIRECTOR. WE DO HAVE TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT FOR HIM AND THAT WILL HAPPEN, I'M SURE. RIGHT. IT HASN'T HAPPENED YET. NO, BUT IT WILL HAPPEN BY THE. YEAH. AFTER APPOINTMENT, AFTER THE APPOINTMENT. SO I THINK IT CAN WE CHANGE IT TO APPOINTMENT OF OR SHOULD IT BE A SEPARATE RESOLUTION FOR MEDICAL DIRECTOR.
OR CAN WE ADD MEDICAL ADVISOR AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR TO THE RESOLUTION. YEAH, WE COULD DO THAT. SO THAT'S LIKE A BOTH AND IS ACTUALLY ALTERNATE ALSO. YEAH. SO SO ADVISOR. YEAH HE'S ADVISOR AND DIRECTOR. YES. YES. ADVISOR AND DIRECTOR. SO WHAT AM I CHANGING I'LL I'LL MARK IT UP FOR YOU JEN. AND BRING IT OVER AT THE END. IS THAT OKAY? YEAH. YEAH. SO I WANT TO WHY DON'T I READ IT SINCE WE'RE MARKING IT UP. IS THAT OKAY? THAT'S. DID ANYONE FEEL THE NEED BURNING DESIRE TO READ IT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I'M JUST CHECKING. OKAY. MONTGOMERY
[X. MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH RESOLUTION NO. 2026-07: APPOINTING BOARD OF HEALTH MEDICAL ADVISOR]
TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH RESOLUTION NUMBER 2026, DASH ZERO SEVEN, APPOINTING THE BOARD OF HEALTH MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND ADVISOR. WHEREAS THERE EXISTS A NEED FOR A MEDICAL ADVISOR SERVICES AND DIRECTOR SERVICES FOR THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH FOR 2026. AND THE BOARD OF HEALTH HAS DETERMINED THAT DOCTOR SIDDIQUE FAISAL, MD, MEETS THE QUALIFICATIONS TO SERVE AS THE BOARD OF HEALTH MEDICAL ADVISOR AND DIRECTOR.WHEREAS THE ROLE OF MEDICAL ADVISOR AND DIRECTOR FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS RESOLUTION IS A NON-PAID BUT AND BEING FILLED BY A DULY APPOINTED NOT KNOW. CAN WE TAKE THAT OUT? AND WHEREAS THE BOARD OF HEALTH HAS FURTHER DETERMINED THAT DOCTOR JEREMY GRAYSON, MD, ALSO MEETS THE QUALIFICATIONS TO SERVE AS A BOARD OF HEALTH MEDICAL ADVISOR AND DIRECTOR, MEDICAL ADVISOR OR SORRY, MEDICAL ADVISOR. THANK YOU. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP OF MONTGOMERY BOARD OF HEALTH ON THIS DAY, THE 15TH OF 14TH, 14TH. EXCUSE ME, 14TH OF JANUARY, 2026, AS FOLLOWS. THE BOARD OF HEALTH APPOINTS DOCTOR SIDDIQUE FAISAL TO SERVE AS THE MONTGOMERY I'M SORRY AS THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND ADVISOR TO THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH AND MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THE BOARD OF HEALTH HEREBY APPOINTS DOCTOR JEREMY GRAYSON TO SERVE AS AN ALTERNATE MEDICAL ADVISOR TO THE MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF HEALTH AND MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP HEALTH DEPARTMENT. IN THE EVENT THAT THE ADVISOR IS IS UNAVAILABLE AND ALTERNATE MEDICAL ADVISOR IS DULY AUTHORIZED TO ACT IN THE MEDICAL ADVISORY ROLE. THIS APPOINTMENT EXPIRES DECEMBER 31ST, 2026, SUBJECT TO ANNUAL RENEWAL BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT? YES.
OKAY. AND A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. YES, YES. I'M SORRY. SLASH SLASH DIRECTOR. YES. FOR SIDDIQ. NOT IN. IT'S THE SAME POSITION. RIGHT. SO IT'S THE SAME. YEAH. SLASH. SLASH. THANK YOU. YES. SLASH. OKAY, OKAY. ROLL CALL. DOCTOR. GRAYSON. DOCTOR. YES. DOCTOR. SHARMA.
YES. DOCTOR. NEWMAN. YES, DOCTOR. SARAYA. MISTER. YES, MISTER. ZACHARIAH. DOCTOR. YES.
DOCTOR. SERENE. YES. OKAY. WE MADE IT THROUGH ALL THE THINGS WE NEEDED TO. FOR OUR REORG MEETING. SO COULD WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I MOVE. SECOND, PLEASE. SECOND. SECOND.
OKAY, GO FOR IT. DO WE HAVE TO SAY THE FUNNY? I WILL SAY THAT. I'LL
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