Hammonton Town Council Reorganization Meeting 2025

definitely the
glasses good evening
amean happy supposed to have heater on
keep the happy New Year good evening
Hamilton how's everybody doing
tonight I guess we're uh we're a couple
minutes late I didn't realize not
they're not on I don't hear then they
were on before well are you serious
we're on
yeah
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that I will faithfully impartially and
justly perform all the
duties okay faithfully impartially and
justly
Faithfully perform all the duties
perform all the duties required of me
require as councilwoman as Council for
the town of
Hamilton according to the best of my
ability I do further solemnly swear or
affirm that I will support the
Constitution of the United States that I
will support the Constitution of the
United States and the constitution of
the state of New Jersey and the state of
New Jersey so help me
got okay
congratulations C have a great year
thank you thank you thank you thank you
thank you while we're getting Renee to
sign her paperwork I just want to uh
notice a few dignitaries here we have
assemblyman teresi here we have
surrogate James Kio here we have
Superior Court Judge Michael donio here
former councilman bill
Lio I think I caught everybody did I
miss
anybody I think I got everybody all
right with that uh councilman Rodeo if
you'd like to come up and get sworn
in for what what's this Sammy 78 nine
nine nine excuse me didn't want to
insult
you m Mike's on m's on all right we got
everything here as you know I'm
assembles
on we got we got second and uh it's an
honor and pleasure to be back in these
Chambers here I know I've been a council
person with Mr Rodeo back in 2011 Sam F
what 2009 and continuous here to
2025 and uh regardless of party one
thing is Sam R does a great job for this
town and uh we've worked well together
all my years in town were with Sam Rodeo
it was an honor and privilege that you
asked me I really appreciate that Sam
and let's get start his wonderful right
there you want to hold hold the Bible
and uh place your left hand of the Bible
right hand in the A and here I repeat
after me I see you somly affirm youly
affirm that I will Faithfully that I
will faithfully and partially and justly
and partially and justly perform all the
duties perform all the duties required
of me required of me as councilman as
councilman for the town of hamon the
town of hon according to the best of my
ability according to the best of my
ability I further affirm I further
affirm that I will support the
Constitution that I will support the
Constitution of the United States of the
United States and the state of New
Jersey and the state of New Jersey so
help me God help me God
congratulations got
he's signing that we'll call up uh
councilman for Janie and I believe this
is five four five six seven seven I must
have lost a few years we started they're
all
little so why we get everything together
oh now now we got some sound
okay so once again uh as with Mr Rodeo I
can't in the town of Hamilton I can't
mention Sam Rodeo without mentioning
Steve for Joon the three of us have
served together through my tenure uh for
Joanie and I first ran together I I I'm
sorry Brandy his wife Brandy's family
here I only got Steve to initially run
so it's my fault I know I know and then
uh by dumb luck
Sam um myself and Stephen were always
running the same year and we always seem
to win together uh for I think 14 16 18
and uh it's it's been a joy uh Mr Fon
and I are with the grade school together
been lifelong friends and I'm here for
Steve Steve's here for me and uh we're
all here for the town and I I can't
thank you enough so um who's holding the
Bible here okay you want to make sure we
get a good picture he's got a lovely
family here so
all right Steve you're fine you guys are
great all right repeat after me Steve I
I Steve do Solly affirm Solly affirm
that I will Faithfully that I will
faithfully impartially impartially and
justly perform and justly perform all
duties required of me all duties
required of me as councilman as
councilman for the town of Hamilton the
town of Hamilton according to the best
of my ability according to the best of
my ability I further affirm I further
affirm that I will support the
Constitution I will support the
Constitution of the United States of the
United States and state of New Jersey
state of New Jersey so help me God help
me God
congratulations oh guys get a picture of
your sisters over there will
you go ahead get another
one thank you all right mayor mayor
didon I'm going to turn over to you and
and and uh I must say it's an honor to
be back here I've all my years here you
were the mayor during that time and
regardless of political affiliation you
were always a fair person we didn't
always agree I served with uh Deputy
Mayor griin Jonathan uh it's been a
pleasure and uh it's always such an
honor to come back here I know mayor
it's your last year and uh I look
forward to being back here and honoring
you uh before the end of the year so
thank you sir and and everybody Hamilton
enjoy the Good Year what a beautiful
town we have it's an honor to be from
Hamilton thank you God bless you all
thank you Michael thank you
assemblyman thank you for your kind
words Michael and support thank you
assemblyman with that I we have to
appoint a deputy mayor for
2025 uh and I hereby appoint Tom gribin
as deputy mayor for the town of Hampton
for a term of one
year thank you Mr Mayor do we have to
one Frank you want us to be first and
the second you're first okay can we get
a first and a second
please motion there
Oliva you need a first second the first
or second you were the first
you is that what you were doing that's
yeah all right so we have first and
second
discussion all in favor signify by I I
opposed motion
carried we don't we don't have to swear
to I'm in right with I have if you want
to let's do it
okay I think I is it big words do I need
my glasses yeah I better get my
glasses what's this 13 years
Tom 12 12 12 oh see so I went the
opposite way I added a
year yeah sure thanks Frank hold the
Bible Frank
thank you Thomas Thomas does a great job
for the town of Hamilton and we're very
lucky to have Tom and all the
council all right what do you have Frank
let's
see
yeah all right I I Thomas gribben do
solemnly affirm do solemnly affirm that
I will faithfully and partially that I
will faithfully and impartially and
justly perform all duties and justly
perform all duties required of me as
Deputy Mayor required of me as deputy
mayor for the town of Hamilton for the
town of Hamilton according to the best
of my abilities according to the best of
my abilities I further affirm I further
affirm that I will support the
Constitution of the United States and
the state of New Jersey that I will
support the Constitution of the United
States and the state of New Jersey so
help me God so help me God
congratulations thank Mr
all right Frank thank you
may what's next when you're ready call
the official off
over where' he get
that I didn't know that you're dad okay
okay ready when you were Franco okay
council person Pon here gribben here
Marino here Oliva here Renee Rodeo here
Sam Rodeo here mayor D denado here
notice that the meeting has been posted
and given to official newspapers please
familiarize yourself with the fire exes
to right re council chambers please do
not proceed beyond the front benches
without imitation from the mayor to do
so also each person who address wishes
to address Council will be allowed in 5
minutes all rise for the pledge and
after the pledge please remain signed
for standing for a moment of silence I
pledge alance 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 Deputy Mayor gribben would
you thank you uh mayor uh on behalf of
uh mayor and Council I would like to
extend our condolences uh to the family
of former councilman and former deputy
mayor Anthony Falcone who recently
passed away our thoughts and prayers are
with anon's wife Gracie his three
children and his six grandchildren
Anthony lived a life of service here in
his hometown serving in numerous hamton
organizations and he will be missed we
could have a moment of silence
please thank you all
all right first of two opportunities for
the public to be heard if you want to be
heard on action items step up to the
mic seeing no one we'll close that first
public
portion uh first order of business
appoint a solicitor for a term of one
year motion mayor motion for who would
you like to make the motion for Anthony
Mr molinsky Mr molinsky all right we
have a first for molinsky second second
and gribbon for
melinsky
discussion roll call please council
person for Joanie yes gribben yes Marino
yes Oliva yes R rodo yes s Rodeo yes mer
Donado yesos
car all right come on up Mike you want
to get sworn in he's not sure bring your
lovely
family all
hi buddy
hi first of all I want to wish a happy
New Year everybody in attendance
especially mayor and councel especially
the newly reelected M he's got the mic
from said he wanted to speak just speak
loud so people can hear home go for it
the newly elected member again
congratulations and I also want to wish
my wishes best wishes to the mayor for
his service throughout the years I don't
know if I'll be here before the end of
the year another meeting and if I'm not
there I know sometimes it's a fabulous
job and I I know the hours you guys put
in and um thank you for your service
thank you
judge um I think last year when I swore
in Michael I said some things and I
think the best way to summarize this is
that um when when I hired law cler I
tried to tell them they needed to do
three things to be good lawyers three
things number one be on time number two
be prepared CU if you're prepared you're
a good Boer and number three he coures
to me which means that as lawyers
everybody thinks we just fight
but we settle things and we do that by
disagreeing without being
disagreeable and this young man who I've
known for a long time he checks all
those boxes and I think that the job he
does here for all you is a very very
good job um I have seen his work on your
behalf um mediated the case that he was
involved in and he has the best interest
in this town in mind no matter what he
does and I think that you're served very
well with his service and I'm honored to
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swear and raise your right hand I'm
Michael molinsky I'm Michael molinsky
you Solly affirm we Solly affirm that I
will Faithfully that I will faithfully
impartially impartially and just and
justly perform all the duties perform
all the duties required of me a
solicitor required of me a solicitor for
the town of ab for the town of according
to the best of my will according to the
best of my will I further affirm I
further affirm that I will support that
I will support the Constitution of the
United States the Constitution of the
United States and the state of New
Jersey and the state of New Jersey so
help me God so help me God
bye Bud see you
later happy New Year happy New Year
happy New
Year he's a politician he is a
politician the little guy's a politician
he's following your footsteps
I want to thank mayor and Council
for truly is a pleasure to that I grew
up
in thank you great job buddy y
slap my
back all right we need a motion for the
adoption of rules of council so moved
second griman first Oliva second
everybody can see the rules there's
about three or four pages if anybody has
any questions or discussion
roll call please council person Jon yes
gbon yes Marino yes Oliva yes R Rodeo
yes s Rodeo yes mayor dado yes motion
carried with that we'll go into
committee assignments Administration is
gribben Oliva and the
mayor business and industry Oliva
gribben in the mayor education Marino R
rodo and the mayor finances all Law and
Order is rodo Sam IO griman and the
mayor Public Works and transportation
Sam Rodeo for Joanie and the mayor
quality of life R Rodeo Marino and the
mayor order and Sewer for Joanie s rodeo
and the
mayor with that we'll jump into some uh
the green committee is going to be
chaired this year by Thomas Hatchet and
the members are Janette deiro lindes
Pita Leslie Infante Lisa zenner Amy
menel Dudley Prince
ktina Ramirez Katherine Macintosh
airport committee is Frank
Zuber and the Public Works uh and
transportation committee communications
director who does a wonderful job Adam
monachello monelli I said I think I said
it wrong uh clock committee this year is
shank and Oliva or shank and rumal
excuse me veterans committee is John
Oliva Anthony Marino and Josh tripon uh
and going to report to the
administration committee and uh we're
going to try to work on uh maybe another
Monument out in Veterans Park if we can
get that uh you know uh Property
Maintenance task force as always is uh
myself Deputy Mayor Shirley Grasso Chief
FR and Jonathan
Oliva great a carbon wers shed is John
Keenan and Len L
cisero the bike advisory is uh Alicia
Murphy is the chair Steven and Tracy
Carr Jason Rush Dan chalice and Donna
ferbo mental health addiction and
homelessness this is a committee we
started last year and I think we've made
some great strides that there's always
work to be to do uh the other day my
wife and I were in the car driving past
the super Hawa and we saw a gentleman
carrying an air mattress towards the
woods it was very disheartening and
upsetting uh and it's been cold so we
still have some work to do to try to get
some of these folks help and it's not
just our community it's every community
and it's sad it's unfortunate and we
have to work together to help them have
a better life also Mna Santiago capella
morz ktina Ramirez Mary
young Elie Campanella Mary ruberton
Barbara Neri Britney lehy
Dave Murphy Renee Rodeo Rick zeppy Trish
donio and Jackie
capucho and that committee's going to
have some work to do this year for the
betterment of not only Hamilton but the
betterment of those that could use our
help and support at this
time
okay uh mayor's appointments
environmental commission ter ciso
three-year term Amy menel a three-year
term environmental commission class two
a two-year term doc hosic ethical
standards board there're supposed to be
six members I believe we have four did
we get a fifth four next we'll have five
we're going to end up with six they are
Zack Brown Drew
Dylan Shan Oliva Josh trione and we're
waiting for two more we're working on
two more uh historical preservation
commission four-year term Carol santour
forear term Barbara Neri fore term Class
A Jeffrey
Michelin fore term Class A Christine
McCulla and historic PR alternate
two-year term
Len shapen obscenity review board is
myself planning board forear term Ralph
capacho three-year term doc hosic
four-year term Bill Oliva all two-year
term Phil Barber
Gallow revitalization committee Council
uh Jonathan Oliva for a one-year term
and the alternate I guess is Tom grien
correct is that what you guys Parks
Commission two-year term LC capucho
two-year term Paul Dilly one-year term
Shawn McLoud two-year term Jason Wilson
as an alternate one one-year term
councilman for Joanie and councilman
serve these are Council appointments we
have to appoint an auditor for this year
somebody like to make a motion I'll make
a motion for Leon Castello of Ford Scott
Associates LLC first and gribbon second
mayor second and Aliva
discussion roll call please council
person Pon yes grion yes Marino Oliva
yes R Rodeo yes s rodo yes mayor dado
yes motion carried app point uh Bond
counsel for a term of one
year somebody like to make a
motion mayor I'll make the motion for Mr
Anthony Solomon okay for joury first
second second R
rudo
discussion roll call please council
president foron yes gbon yes Marino yes
olivo yes R rodo yes s rodo yes mayor
yes motion carried point a labor
attorney for a term of one year mayor I
like to make that motion Steve barcy the
law firm of Steve barcy S Rodeo first
May I'll second that for Joanie second
discussion roll call please counc
president Von yes gribben yes Marino
Oliva yes R Rodeo yes s rodo yes mayor D
denado yes motion carried appoint a
landscape architect for a term of one
year mayor I'll make a motion for Scott
Taylor of Taylor Design Group
LLC second mayor all right gribin first
Oliva second
discussion roll call please council
person for joonie recused grien yes
Marino yes Oliva yes R Rodeo yes s Rodeo
yes mayor D Donado yes motion
carried uh point an economic development
Grant advisor uh for a term of one
year mayor I'll make the motion to
appoint Carolyn aino Triad Associates
all right for jourie
first second mayor s Rodeo second
discussion we've had very a tremendous
amount of success with grants recently
so I thank them and uh with that roll
call please Council presor foron yes
gribben yes Marino yes Oliva yes R rodo
yes s Rodeo yes mayor dado yes motion
carried appoint a solicitor for excuse
me appointed conflict solicitor for a
term of one year mayor I'll make a
motion for Brian how as conflict
solicitor gribbon first second R Rodeo
second
discussion roll call please council
person for Jon yes grion yes Marino
Oliva yes R rodo yes s rodo yes mayor
dado yes motion
carried point a deputy clerk for a term
of one year I'll make that motion to
appoint Denise Mao as Deputy clerk for
Town town of Hamilton for one year Oliva
first and I'll second that R Rodeo
second
discussion roll call please council
person for Joanie yes gribbon yes Marino
yes Oliva yes R rodo yes s rodo yes
mayor D denado yes motion carried point
a fire chief and assistant Fire Chiefs
there's two of them for a term of one
year mayor I'll make that motion for
Sean McCree as fire chief Jim day III
and Anthony bernado as assistant Fire
Chiefs and mayor I'll second that R
Rodeo first Marino second
discussion roll call please council
person foron yes gribben yes Marino yes
Oliva yes R Rodeo yes s Rodeo yes mayor
D denado Miss motion
carry appoint a court prosecutor for a
term of one year mayor I'd like to make
a motion for Shirley Grasso
um as a as the town prosecutor and I do
that with great honor gribbon first
second mayor second I a discussion on
that roll call please council person for
Joon yes uh gribbon yes Marino yes Oliva
yes R rodo yes s rodo yes mayor D denado
yes motion carried point of conflict
Court prosecutor for a term of one
year mayor I make a nomination for Mr
Rick D Michelle Oliva first second
second
rudo
discussion Ru call please council person
for Journey yes gribben yes Marino yes
Oliva yes R rodo yes s Rodeo yes mayor D
denado yes motion
carried appoint a public defender for a
term of one
year mayor I'll make the motion for Mr
Mark Kirman
for joury first second second gribbon
discussion roll call please council
person Pon yes grion yes Marino yes
Oliva yes R rodo yes s rodo yes Mar
Donado yes motion
carried appoint a conflict public
defender for a term of one year I'll
make the motion for Frank Lin R rodo
first
second second
gribbon
discussion roll call please council
person for Joon yes grion yes Marino yes
Oliva yes R rodo yes s rodo yes M Donado
yes motion
carried pointed airport consultant for a
term of one year mayor I like to make
that motion for Dennis Yap of y d y
consultans yeah s Rodeo first second
mayor for joury second discussion
roll call please council person for
Joanie yes gribben yes Marino Oliva yes
R rodo yes s rodo yes mayor D denado yes
motion
carried appoint a town planner for a
term of one
year mayor I'll make a motion to uh to
nominate Mr Stuart Weiser of AR's Town
planner Oliva first second I'll second
I'm sorry I ribbon first I'm sorry
ribbon second I'm sorry it's okay
additional discussion
R call please council person for Joanie
grion yes Marino Oliva yes R rodo yes s
rodo yes mayor dado yes motion Carri
Appo a talent junor for a term of one
year mayor I'll make the motion for Mr
Mark Herman of arh I'll second that for
Joanie R
Rodeo
discussion roll call please council
person foron yes grion yes Marino yes
Oliva yes R rodo yes s rodo yes mayor D
denado yes motion
carried appoint an alternate engineer
for a term of one
year mayor I'll make a motion for Mr
Timothy kernin of Coler engineering and
design all right Oliva
first May second second
Marino
discussion roll call please council
person for Jon grion yes Marino yes
Oliva yes R Rodeo yes s Rodeo yes mayor
D denado yes motion
carried appointed traffic consultant for
a term of one
year mayor I'll make that motion for
Mark Herman of Adams Reagan and Hagen R
Rodeo
first second second Marino
discussion roll call please council
person Von yes grien yes Marino yes
Oliva yes R rodo yes yes s Rodeo yes and
mayor D denado yes motion
carried appointed Town dock for a term
of one
year I'll make that motion for Atlantic
care occupational medicine and urgent
care I'll second that mayor all Rio
first Oliva second
discussion roll call please council
person foron yes gribben yes Marino yes
Oliva yes R rodo yes s rodo yes may
Donado yes motion carries
Point planning board class three members
council members for a term of one year
we're going to can I get a motion for
his R please I'll make a motion for uh
councilman Jonathan ala and uh Mr Edward
Ed werman in the mayor's seat grion
first second mayor second s
rodo
discussion roll call please council
person foron yes grion yes Marino yes
Oliva I'll obain
R rodo have yes s Rodeo yes and mayor D
denado yes motion carried for me not for
Ser it he serve
it he wouldn't have it any other way not
appoint a senate review board for a term
of one year these are count two
councilmen mayor I'll make that motion
for Mr Steven for Jon and Mr Thomas
gribben I'll second that motion there we
made the big time Tom yeah t Rodeo first
second first them two Mees together
ke additional
discussion roll call please council
person Marino yes Oliva tell away yes R
Rodeo yes s Rodeo yes mayor dado yes
motion
carried Clerk's report Mr Zuber yeah was
quick uh we have one uh item under the
close report it's approval to broadcast
the Hamilton Board of Education board
meetings um either live or by
rebroadcasting on the local access hamon
cable station approval is read
can we get a motion from Council please
motion mayor Marino first I'll second
that R Rodeo second and uh the goal here
is to get these meetings up on Channel 9
hopefully live and we'll offer whatever
assistance they need in doing that and
uh and get it uh in for transparency and
rebroadcast will be on Thursdays and
yeah whatever you guys decide yeah we
can put do whatever y the meetings on I
mean the following Thursday Thursday
right
will they have will we just do once
schedule we'll go live on Thursday and
then every Thursday they'll rebroadcast
till the next meting till the next
meeting yeah than
council did we have a motion I'm
sorry
radio digal discussion roll call please
council person for Jon yes gribben yes
Marino yes Oliva yes R Rodeo yes s Rodeo
yes may dado yes motion Carri
resolutions we have resolution 11 uh
this deferred School tax resolution 12
designate Banks and
signatures resolution 13 approve State
vendors resolution 14 designate official
newspapers resolution 15 authorized
temporary budget for
2025 resolution 16 fixing interest rate
for the nonp payment of tax taxes or
assessments resolution 17 adopt the cash
management plan resolution 18 it there
yep it's a long
one appoint assessor as agent resolution
19 appointing Statewide Insurance Fund
commissioner and Alternate fund
commissioner resolution 20 appoint Risk
Management
Consultant resolution 21 budget
transfers resolution 22 approval to
apply for the N uh New Jersey DCA grant
for the Lake Park and this will be for a
uh a park Maintenance building at the
Hamilton Lake Park for the little league
and resolution 23 approval of payment
for the economic development for evil fa
approval is read motion
please so move kbon first second mayor
second Oliva discussion on any of the
resolutions mayor on 23 can we get uh
like a p&l on balance sheet can we
request that yeah sure absolutely
all right additional
discussion roll call please council
person foron yes grion yes Marino yes
Oliva yes R rodo yes s rodo yes Mar
Donado yes motion car that concludes my
report mayor thank you all right we'll
have a mayor's address and then we'll go
back to a public and adjourned
meeting hello Hammond and I stand before
you today with the heart full of
gratitude and humbled by the incredible
opportunity I've had to serve as your
mayor for the last 15 years it has been
without a doubt the honor of a lifetime
to work alongside so many of you
striving to make hamton a better place
for all 15,000 of our
residents as I reflect on my time of
Mayor I am proud of what we accomplished
as a community but I also know nothing
of True Value is done alone the
achievements we celebrate today are not
mine alone nor the work of just a few
people rather they are the product of a
collective Spirit a spirit of
cooperation and the unshakable belief
that when we come together there is no
challenge we cannot
overcome over the last two decades
Hamilton has changed in many ways at the
time might have seemed
impossible we've invested in Safety and
Security for our town and today we have
a police force that is second to none
they stand ready to protect and serve
ensuring that Hamilton remains one of
the safest communities in New
Jersey we've also made significant
investments in our fire department
ensuring that they have the tools the
resources and the training they need to
keep us safe in times of
need we put our focus on infrastructure
as well through road work public
improvements and better planning for the
future you've seen as I have our roads
are smoother our sidewalks are safer and
our utilities more reliable we've
secured more grants in the past few
years than ever before we've secured
millions and millions of dollars funds
that allow us to continue making these
important changes without asking more
from our
taxpayers throughout all of this we've
re remained committed to supporting our
small businesses our Hometown Heroes who
keep the economy driving and our town
bustling whether it's the heart of Main
Street or Uptown Hamilton has become a
destination once again the spirit of
Entrepreneurship and collaboration runs
deep in this town and we're seeing it
come to life every
day another Milestone we can all be
proud of is the arrival of Stockton
University in our town bringing a
college town to Hamilton was a bold step
but it's already making a profound
impact enriching our communities
cultures in ways we could only have
dreamed of two decades
ago equally important is our partnership
with some of the Region's largest
employers such as Atlanticare and njm
these relationships provide
opportunities for our residents bringing
good paying jobs to our community and
contributing to our growth and
prosperity and despite all this growth
and progress we have remained phisically
responsible we've managed to make these
improvements while ensuring we do not
place an undue burden on the residents
we've done this by being smart with how
we spend our money and by planning
ahead the responsible decisions we've
made together have positioned us as a
town of the future a town with a Bright
Horizon one of the things I'm most proud
of is our culture a culture rooted in
kindness respect and volunteerism and
share traditions Hamilton is a place
where neighbors help neighbors
generation grow up together and where
Community becomes before anything else
and this year we celebrate a Monumental
Milestone the 150th anniversary of the
Mount Carmel Society Festival this Inc
carable tradition like so many others
reminds us of who we are and what we
stand for our values are Timeless our
future is built on that
Foundation as we grow it is crucial that
we hold our oursel to the highest
standards personally professionally and
as a community the education of our
children is the most important
investment and by supporting our schools
we secure Hamilton's
future I Call On The Board of Education
as public servant to focus on the best
interest of our students and community
in 2025 I hope the board will reaffirm
its commitment to its mission of setting
policy and overseeing the district's
operation with the well-being of every
student at the
Forefront the future of our children and
our town depends on this
dedication as we look ahead I want to
share with you a quote my father often
said to
me one tree can blow down in a field by
the wind but when there are several
trees and their Roots locked together
the wind cannot blow them down to me
this represents the strength and unity
we find when we work together when we
support one another when we lock arms in
our shared Mission no challenge is too
great no storm is too
strong I've tried over the 15 years to
be a mayor who listens first who puts
the needs of our residents ahead of
personal interest who always aims to do
what is right for the community not just
for the individual or a family or for
political gain this job hasn't always
been easy there have been many tough
decisions many difficult conversations
and sacrifices along the way but through
it all I've been committed to serving
you and our residents and to building a
future we can all be proud
of none of this would have been possible
without the incredible staff here at
Town Hall who work tirelessly each and
every day to serve you and I'm deeply
grateful for their dedication and hard
work I also want to recognize the
outstanding employees in our highway
department and wood and Sewer divisions
whose efforts behind the scenes ensure
the town remains safe clean and
wellmaintained for all the
residents I also want to thank my fellow
council
members who have been my partners in all
this together we've navigated challenge
celebrated successes and most
importantly always kept the best
interest of our town at the
Forefront and of course I am eternally
grateful to my family for their love and
support and patience
they have been the backbone of my
service without them I could not have
done this work with heart and commitment
that I always strive to give thank you
all thank you as I stand before you
tonight just one year away from
finishing my term as mayor and not
running again I want to assure you that
I'm as committed as ever to the future
of Hamilton there is still much to do
this final year and I want to continue
to give it all every single day to
ensure our town is stronger safer and
more United than ever we've built a
strong Foundation now it's time to keep
building together thank you for the
privilege of serving you let's continue
to work together as a team to make
hamton an even better place for
generations to come thank each and every
one of you and God bless you all
Hamilton thank
you public be heard if the public like
to be
heard please actually I got um oh go
ahead Micha I have one action item okay
that actually we need to address tonight
this just came up in the end of December
uh univista Township reached out and
sort of as a shot to them uh I guess for
them being part of our joint Municipal
Court the sheriff's department has now
refused to service their prescription
Dropbox um to pick it up I talk to our
chief uh and we can accommodate
bunavista Township and service their
Dropbox I just need this council's
authorization to proceed forward with
entering into a shared service agreement
which I'll have for our next meeting but
before that the chief has to send a
letter to the DEA getting a waiver and
authorization to do it so that we're the
municipality and agency taking care of
it instead of the sheriff's department
okay so this is basically when they when
they collect old medicines correct it's
when they they have a Dropbox for the
collection of prescription drugs that no
people no longer want the Atlanta County
Sheriff's Department was handling that
uh the sheriff appeared at their last
meeting and told them that they were no
longer going to be servicing it anymore
on their behalf uh which left them in a
scramble to find somebody new uh they
originally were going to go with
Franklin Township uh and uh the Franklin
Township due to political pressure back
out and then they came to us they wanted
to do us or Franklin uh at the time they
said Hold Up Franklin because they have
the police force uh or the police force
is right there and with their solicitor
knowing Franklin Township they were in
line but then due to political pressure
they backed out so uh I said well let me
talk to our chief I think we can do
something and I just need your
authorization to proceed forward with
the shared service agreement to service
univ Township's prescription Dr box and
okay so it's a motion for shared
services yep at no cost noost it's only
it's only once or twice a year that's it
okay may make the motion Marino first
second second Oliva discussion yeah
there's no political pressure here we'll
we'll do that without a problem did the
county sheriff provide them with a
reason as to why they're not doing it
any longer
um my understanding is he said they
weren't doing it anymore for anyone
however that wasn't the case they were
still doing it for for another
municipality when that was brought to
light it's my understanding that now
they're they may be withdrawing from
that municipality but I don't
know okay just just out of curiosity the
other municipality are they part of our
court system no okay did you have to ask
that
yes that was
pretty all right all in favor signify by
I I opposed motion carry thank you sorry
I you have anything else that came up at
the last minute and we had to not a
problem in order for us to take action
at our regular meeting in January with
the shared service we need that waiver
all right public be heard if anybody
like to come up to the
mic seeing no one uh anything else from
the good Council will close that public
portion might accept the motion to
adjourn motion mayor Mar first rodo
second all in favor good night hamton
very good
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