001All right. Good evening everyone and welcome to the 2025 reorganization meeting of the West Milford Board of Education. I'd like to call this meeting to order and wish everyone a happy new year. Uh please join me in a moment of silence. >> Thank you. Please stand for the flag of 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. In accordance with the provisions of the open public meetings act, a public notice of this meeting has been sent to board members, all district schools, the Herald news, suburban trends, the record, messenger, Wester town hall, county superintendent's office, the board attorney, cable vision of Warwick, and Westper TV7 and posted in the administration building. Copies of the board meeting
002calendar resolution were provided to all local media, town hall, township library, and all district schools. [Applause] Uh, at this time, I'd like to read the results from the election that was held on November 5th, 2024. Uh, for three for elected for a three-year term is Mrs. Terresa Dwire with 6,640 votes, Mrs. Claire Lockwood with 5,473 votes and Mr. Raymond Marino with 325 writing votes. There were 915 total writing votes. At this time, I'd like to ask Mr. Cuddy, our board attorney this evening, to administer the oath of office. >> It's working that Okay. Would you like them to stand up? >> Yeah. You want to stand a little bit? >> The new elected members, please stand up and come to the I'll go nice and slow. So, please raise your right hand. >> I'll go
003nice and slow. >> Oh, yes. >> I state your name. Teresa Dwer, >> I love >> do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States. >> Do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey. >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey >> and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> and that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same >> and to the governments established in the United States. >> and to the governments established in the United States. and this state >> and this state >> under the authority of the people. >> So help me God. I state your name. I love >> do solemnly swear or
004affirm >> that I possess the qualifications prescribed by law >> that I possess the qualifications prescribed by law >> for the office of member of a board of education >> for the office of member of the board of education >> and that I am not disqualified as a voter >> and that I am not disqualified as a voter >> pursuant to RS19 4-1 >> pursuant to RS19-4 nor disqualified due to conviction of a crime or offense. >> nor disqualified due to conviction of a crime or offense. >> Listed in NJSA 18A12-1. >> listed in NJSA 18A12-1. and that I will faithfully and partially and justly perform >> And that I will faithfully and partially and justly perform >> all the duties of that office >> according to the best of my ability. >> So help
005me God. >> Congratulations. [Applause] >> Welcome back. Hello, William. How are you? Happy. >> Congratulations everyone. I'd like to now open up the floor for our our reelected and newly elected board of trustees for their remarks. Uh Mrs. um am I on me? Um, I would like to thank the community for for believing in me and for trusting me to do what is the best for our children. Um, working with Mrs. Lockwood and the other board members has been very um, encouraging. I see good things happening for the district and I'm glad to be a part of that and I hope that anyone who has a problem knows they can reach out to our administration for any help they may need. And uh I thank you once again. >> I just want to thank uh
006the community and everyone that entrusted um themselves to voting for me. Um it's going to be another 3 years. Uh this past 3 years went very quickly. I felt like we got a lot achieved. There's still a lot more to go. Um, I look forward to working with um all my board trustees and the administration to move this district forward uh like we have been doing the past year. Thank you. I also want to thank my family for supporting me in allowing me to do another three years on the board. >> Welcome back, uh, Mr. Green. Thanks. Um, would you say a few years ago I'm back, right? Um, thanks first of all we write to uh my family in particular my wife who said uh yeah if you want to put your name in
007as a writing go ahead and do that uh again um and I and I did that because you know in a township of 24,000 people you know to have two people run for the board of education I'm hoping that we see um many more kind of step up and do that because it's the right thing to do for the taxpayers. for the students and for the staff of the school district. So, that's why I'm here. I'm hoping that I can uh just kind of have a small part in this big thing that we do as a as a school district and I thank all of you that are here as an administration to to really do a great job in running the school district. So, please continue to do that and we'll be here to
008to help and and sometimes challenge when we can. So, thank you. All right. Thank you everyone. Uh at this time I'll take the roll call. Uh Mrs. Dwire >> here. >> Mrs. Lman >> here. >> Mr. Gina >> here. Mr. Stovich >> here. >> Mr. Jurgensson >> here. >> Mrs. Markquire >> here. >> Mr. Lippy >> here. >> Mrs. Rano >> here. >> Mr. Van. >> All right. I'll call for the nominations for the office of board president. I would like to nominate Claire Lockwood. Claire has uh done amazing work in the past three years and I think she would continue to bring us bring us into the 21st century even further and move us forward. >> There are any other nominations? I move to close nomination. Second. >> All those in favor? I >>
009and I'll do the uh the roll call vote for the office of vice president, Miss Lockwood. Uh Mrs. Dwire, >> I would like to nominate Mrs. Rano. >> Oh, no. We're doing the vote for the >> Oh, we're going to vote for Claire. Okay, >> you did the nomination. >> My sub went. So, I have water in my basement. That's what I dealt with all day. So, I'll move it. Um, >> uh, yes. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Mrs. Mrs. Laughlin. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Jurgensson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Greenwood. >> Yes. >> Mr. Stovich. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Markwart. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lippy. >> Yes. >> And Mr. >> Yes. >> Congratulations. [Applause] Right. All right. I'm a stoic English girl, so I'm not going to get emotional. Thank
010you all for entrusting me in another year in this position. Um, I look forward to working with you all as we have done this past year. And um, I always say I think my my saying is with a a a listening ear and a strong voice. Um, I promise to listen. I promise to push and and and not to push when we need to. Um but I feel like um we've worked well together this past year and um I think um we can definitely move this district even more forward than what we have this past year. Work with the administration um and just all come together and just do what's best for this district, for our community, for our staff, for our kids, and um for everyone. Thank you. Thank you all for entrusting me
011in this. [Applause] really move the thing over. You can stay there if you want to do that. >> That works. >> How about we do that? >> That works. >> This way. Uh >> Oh, thank you. >> Okay. So now I'm going to open up uh for the vice president nominations. I nominate Tara Hannah. >> Second. >> Any other nominations? See none. Can I have someone? >> I move close nomination. Second. >> Okay. So we do a voice vote uh >> for opposing the nomination. >> Yeah. Uh so all those in favor. >> Any opposed? >> And roll call. >> Mr. Jurgensson. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Markwart. >> Yes. >> Mr. Satovich. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Dwire. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Lockwood. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lippy. >> Yes. >> Mr. Gurian. >> Yes. >>
012Mrs. Rano. >> Yes. Um, I just want to um thank all of my fellow board members um for voting for me and entrusting me with this position. Um, as Claire said, I feel like we've built a great team here with um, the nine of us and the administration, and I know that we can move this district, continue to move this district in the positive direction. And I'm really looking forward to a great collaborative year with everyone um, being able to work together and, um, just make West Milford public schools great. Thank you, Mrs. Rano. Okay, the agenda. Any uh amendments to the agenda? There's one typo um under uh recognition uh the uh under number 13 one year. Uh it says 24 and 25. 256. >> What page? >> On page uh four. Thank you.
013organization resolutions. >> I move to adopt the agenda as presented. >> Second. All those in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Okay. Mrs. Rano, you want to um read the motion for the board reorganization resolutions for me? You want to move the motion? Do you need a >> No, just you can just move it. >> I should >> I'd like to move item one under board reorganization resolutions. >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> All those in favor? >> Oh, sorry. Uh, roll call vote. >> Mr. Bino, >> yes. >> Mr. Mr. Jurgensson. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Dwire. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Rakana. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Lockwood. >> Yes. >> Mr. Stovich. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Marker. >> Yes. >> Mr. Libby. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Rano, you want to move? >> I would
014like to move uh motion number two under board reorganization resolutions. Second. >> Any discussion? See a non roll call please. >> Yes. [Applause] >> Mr. Bina. >> Yes. >> Mr. Jurgensson. >> Yes. >> Mr. Rano. >> Yes. >> Mr. Stovich. >> Yes. >> Mr. Lippy. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Lachan. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Markwar. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Dwire. >> Yes. I >> I excuse me. Sorry. Um I have a quick question. Do we have the same uh issue with the fourth clause now? Therefore, be it resolved December 31st, 2024 is the ending date on that. >> 25. He said, >> did we miss one there as well? >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. >> H5. >> That's Thanks. Well, New York. [Applause] >> Um, I'd like to move items. Um 3 through 12 under board reorganization
015resolutions. >> Second. >> Any discussion? [Applause] >> I'll give you a minute to look through it all. Thank you. >> All about efficiency. [Applause] Any discussion? >> Well, you're still looking for a will, Mr. Stovich? >> No, we can move on. >> Okay. >> Thank you, Mr. Lipe and Mrs. Mr. Jurgensson, did you are you okay to move on? >> Yep. >> Good. Okay. No discussion. Okay. See no discussion. Roll call, please. Mr. Schultz. >> Mr. Jurgensson. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bina. >> Yes. >> Mr. Dwire. >> Yes. >> Mr. Ly. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mark. >> Yes. >> Mr. Stovich. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Lockwood. >> Yes. >> Okay. Old business. Any old business? I move to close all business. >> All those in favor? Any opposed? New business. >>
016Any new business? >> New business. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Public comment. Is there anyone in the public wishing to speak? >> Move close public comment. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> Any opposed? Okay. >> Move to adjourn. >> 17 on record. All right. >> All those in favor? >> Any opposed?