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ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE RIGHT INTO OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED PROGRAM.

[00:00:05]

I DID FORGET A FEW AND A FEW ITEMS IN MY REPORT, SO I'LL JUST GO OVER QUICKLY.

[REPORTS]

I WANT TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE THE STUDENTS AT SOMERSET COUNTY, VO-TECH FOR PUTTING ON ANOTHER YEAR SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN DAY.

I WAS THEIR HONORED GUEST THIS YEAR. WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A FLYOVER.

THE ARMY SAID NO DUE TO THE WEATHER, BUT THE MARINES CAME THROUGH.

SO AS MUCH AS I HATE TO GIVE THEM CREDIT, BUT THEY DID COME THROUGH.

[LAUGHTER] AIR FORCE NUMBER ONE, AND I'M NOT GOING TO SLIGHT THE NAVY EITHER.

WE'RE ALL ONE SERVICE, ONE FAMILY, BUT THE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB.

THIS IS THEIR 19TH YEAR. AND THEY ALSO BRING IN AN HONOR, THE GOLD STAR FAMILIES.

FOR SOME OF YOU WHO MAY NOT KNOW, GOLD STAR FAMILIES IS A MEMBERSHIP CLUB THAT NOBODY WANTS TO BELONG TO IS WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR LOVED ONE WHILE THEY'RE SERVING THIS COUNTRY, THEN THEY LOSE THEIR LIFE, WHETHER IN PEACE TIME OR WAR TIME.

BUT WE WERE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN WHO TOOK THE ULTIMATE THEY GAVE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. AND SO WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE AND APPLAUD THE STUDENTS OF OUR SOMERSET COUNTY VO-TECH FOR CONTINUING TO DO IT.

THERE'S BEEN THREATS OF THEM NO LONGER BEING ABLE TO DO THIS BECAUSE IT COMES WITH SOME TYPE OF FUNDING.

HOWEVER, THESE STUDENTS PLAN FROM BEGINNING TO END AND THEY'RE ALREADY BEGINNING TO PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR AS THEIR 20TH.

AND I HAVE COMMITTED PERSONALLY TO HELP FUND NEXT YEAR'S EVENT.

AND HOWEVER I CAN HELP. AND SO I'M ENCOURAGING ALL OF YOU TO REACH OUT AND DO THE SAME, ESPECIALLY MY FELLOW VETERANS.

LET'S KEEP THIS THING GOING. ALSO IN LIGHT OF THE BRIDGEWATER SENIOR CENTER CELEBRATED ITS 10TH YEAR.

IT WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY. THERE IS ALWAYS LIVELY THINGS HAPPENING AT THE SENIOR CENTER.

I LOOK FORWARD TO MY DAYS WHEN I'M ELIGIBLE TO BE A PART OF THE FESTIVITIES.

OF COURSE WE ARE INVITED AT ANY TIME AS COMMISSIONERS.

HOWEVER, THEY ARE PHENOMENAL SENIORS DOING GREAT THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY ARE VERY, VERY ACTIVE. ALSO THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN POWER TO THE PERIOD.

THERE ARE FIVE DAYS LEFT FOR US TO COLLECT FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS.

WE ARE COLLECTING LOCATIONS SUCH AS BRIDGEWATER, MANVILLE, SOMERVILLE, HILLSBOROUGH AND WARREN LIBRARIES.

SO FIVE MORE DAYS TO COLLECT THOSE. LAST YEAR WE GAVE TO A COUPLE OF FOOD BANKS OVER AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT OVER 100 POUNDS OF FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS. AND THEY WERE VERY APPRECIATIVE.

SO WE WANTED TO KEEP THAT GOING. AND THEN ON MAY 13TH HAPPY TO BE A PART OF AND A WITNESS TO ZUFALL HEALTH BRINGING THE FIRST SCHOOL BASED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP.

WE HAVE LONG TIME HAD A PARTNERSHIP WITH ZUFALL, WITH ONE OF THE ONLY FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. AND IT'S JUST A GREAT THING TO SEE THEM LEANING IN AND DOING MORE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THERE WAS A FAMILY WHO HAS A FOUNDATION WHERE THEY DONATED $25,000 IN HONOR OF A FAMILY MEMBER AND DONATED ONE OF THE EXAM ROOMS. SO KUDOS TO FRANKLIN SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION, FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, AS WELL AS ZUFALL FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO RIGHT INTO THE REST OF OUR 6:00 REGULAR MEETING.

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

IS THERE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES? MOTION TO APPROVE THE ABOVE LISTED MINUTES FOR MAY 12TH.

MOTION. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS OR SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES? IF NONE. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GRANER.

YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO. YES. DEPUTY DIRECTOR DRAKE.

YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON. YES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 26-1000 THROUGH 26-1007.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GRANER.

YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO. YES. DEPUTY DIRECTOR DRAKE.

YES. ABSTAIN FROM 26-1003. ABSTENTION FROM 26-1003 NOTED.

DIRECTOR ROBINSON. YES. MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 26-1008 THROUGH 26-1020.

[AWARD OF CONTRACTS]

SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GRANER.

YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO. YES. DEPUTY DIRECTOR DRAKE.

YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON. YES. AND WE MOVE ON. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 26-1021

[FINANCE]

[00:05:10]

THROUGH 26-1059. SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE.

COMMISSIONER GRANER. YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO. YES.

DEPUTY DIRECTOR DRAKE. YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON.

YES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 26-1060 THROUGH 26-1071.

[ITEMS ADDED FROM THE MAY 26, 2026 WORK SESSION TO BE ADOPTED TONIGHT]

SO MOVE. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GRANER.

YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO. YES. DEPUTY DIRECTOR DRAKE.

YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON. YES. WE NOW COME TO THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THIS MEETING WHERE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK FIVE MINUTES NO YIELDING OF TIME.

STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. IS THERE A MOTION TO OPEN TO PUBLIC? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC? BUELLER. BUELLER. BUELLER. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ALL FAMILY.

IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THIS MEETING? MOTION.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYES HAVE IT. WE DO NOT HAVE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

TIME NOW IS 6:15. THIS MEETING. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING? MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYES HAVE IT.

GOOD NIGHT. BE WELL. BE SAFE. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.