WE WILL MOVE RIGHT INTO. OUR REGULAR SESSION.
[00:00:07]
I KNOW WE'RE GIVING AWAY A SCHOLARSHIP THIS EVENING.IF THEY'RE NOT HERE, WE WILL MOVE ON, CONTINUE WITH THE REST OF THE PROGRAM.
AND THEN ONCE THEY'RE HERE, WE WILL MAKE THE PRESENTATION.
THERESA'S OUT THERE RECIPIENT? YES. OKAY.
TRINITY COME FORWARD. COME ON.
[PRESENTATION]
[LAUGHTER]. ON BEHALF OF NEW JERSEY ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND JOHN DENARIO COULDN'T BE HERE THIS EVENING, BUT WE WANTED TO PRESENT TO YOU THE AMAZON SCHOLARSHIP AWARD.TRINITY, YOU HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED IN YOUR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION.
AS A STUDENT WHO HAS OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO ACHIEVE HER GOALS, TRINITY HAS PARTICIPATED IN AND EXCELLED WITHIN OUR WELDING PROGRAM, WHICH HAS SPARKED HER INTEREST, PUN INTENDED, AND CONTINUING HER EDUCATION IN BOTH WELDING AND COSMETOLOGY AT RVCC AFTER GRADUATION.
TRINITY IS HIGHLY DESERVING OF THIS GENEROUS SCHOLARSHIP DUE TO HER UNWAVERING EFFORT, DETERMINATION, AND COMMITMENT TO HER FUTURE. THAT'S THE WAY YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO IT.
WELDING AND COSMETOLOGY. I'LL GIVE YOU A HIGH FIVE.
DON'T SPEND IT ALL IN ONE PLACE, BUT CONGRATULATIONS.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? THANK YOU TO MY MOM [LAUGHTER] AND HONESTLY, I COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT GOD AND MY MOM, SO THANK YOU [LAUGHTER]. AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE. YOU WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH ALL THE COMMISSIONERS.
TO. OH, YEAH. THAT WOULD BE AMAZING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'LL PUT ON VIDEO. JUST PUT ON PICTURE. [LAUGHTER]. THANK YOU SHE'S DOING HARDWARE AND HAIR WEAR. [LAUGHTER].
WAY TO DO IT. THANK YOU CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT YOU DO THE SAME. WE HAVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR BOTH OUR JULY 28TH AND OUR JULY 21ST SPECIAL MEETING.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ABOVE LISTED MINUTES? SO MOVED. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GRANER YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO.I WASN'T HERE FOR THE JULY 21ST SPECIAL MEETING, SO I WILL ABSTAIN FROM THAT.
BUT I WILL APPROVE JULY 28TH THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER SOOY. YES YES. AND DIRECTOR ROBINSON. YES. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A CASH CAPITAL ORDINANCE.
[CASH CAPITAL ORDINANCE]
ORDINANCE 26-1599. PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF HILLSBOROUGH FOR THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET AND APPROPRIATING $800,000 FOR SUCH PURPOSE. WE ALSO HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING, 26-1599 SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST 25TH, 2026 AT 6:00 P.M. SO IS THERE A MOTION TO PASS THIS ORDINANCE ON FIRST READING AND SET THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST 25TH? SO MOVED. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GRANER. YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO.YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY. YES YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON. YES. THANK YOU IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 26-1500 THROUGH 26-1508?
[CONSENT AGENDA]
SO MOVED. SECOND[00:05:01]
COMMISSIONER GRANER. YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO.YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY. YES YES. AND. DIRECTOR ROBINSON. YES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 26-1509 THROUGH 26-1526.
[AWARD OF CONTRACT]
MOTION YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO. YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY.YES IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS? 26-1527 THROUGH 26-1559.
[FINANCE]
SO MOVE COMMISSIONER MARANO. YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY. YES DEPUTY DIRECTOR DRAKE. YES. DIRECTOR ROBINSON.YES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTIONS 25.
[ITEMS ADDED FROM THE AUGUST 11, 2026 WORK SESSION TO BE ADOPTED TONIGHT]
25. EXCUSE ME. 26-1560 THROUGH 26-1599. SO MOVE.1559 [LAUGHTER]. THAT WOULD'VE BEEN FUNNY WE DID 99. 99 WAS YOUR ORDINANCE. THAT WAS THE FIRST ONE.
OKAY. MY BAD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU AMENDED YOUR MOTION? 9 NEW TRUCKS. [LAUGHTER]. IS THERE A SECOND TO THE AMENDMENT? I SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ROLL CALL PLEASE. COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER GRANER. YES. COMMISSIONER MARANO.
YES. COMMISSIONER SOOY. YES YES. AND DIRECTOR ROBINSON. YES. THANKS FOR CATCHING THAT.
NO YIELDING OF TIME. NO COMING UP A SECOND TIME.
IS THERE A MOTION TO OPEN TO PUBLIC? MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
HEARING NONE, SEEING NONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC PORTION? MOTION. SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYES HAVE IT. NO EXECUTIVE SESSION TONIGHT.
SO IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION TO ADJOURN.
SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYES HAVE IT. GOOD NIGHT. BE WELL.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.