The Franklin Township Council held a regular meeting on January 23, 2024, at 7:00 PM in the municipal building. The meeting included the swearing-in of five new police officers, the proclamation of Muslim Heritage Month, and a commendation for Captain Sean Hebbon of the MLK Community Foundation. Public comments addressed a proposed warehouse, traffic cameras, open space purchases, and community concerns. The council approved several ordinances on first reading, a consent agenda, and an executive session resolution for a union contract.
of the Franklin Township Council was made as required indicating that this work session regular meeting would take place at the municipal building at 7 p.m. on Tuesday January 23rd 2024 stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and remain standing for invocation by James Rasinella Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United for which it's nation under members of the Township Council and residents of Franklin I hope and pray that we are ever mindful of the opportunities to render our service to fellow citizens and to all of our community keeping in mind always the enduring values of life exerting our efforts in those areas and on those things upon which future generations can build with confidence. Let us continue to strive to make a better world clerk please call the role councilman embarrassing councilwoman Francois here. Councilman Carazi here Kramer here councilman Oni Jaka yes Deputy Mayor Pataznik present councilwoman Udean here councilman Wright Councilman Vassanella here I have them backwards thank you next is item number five commendations and proclamations first in is swearing in of our new police officers who is there she is thank you thank you up okay um so good evening everyone my name is director mayweather I am the public safety director um I am in charge of the police department tonight I am honored to um present to you four of our newest officers who have well four of them just came out of the police academy and one is a transfer from another police department but we are grateful to add additional officers to our force we definitely need more officers young officers I'm proud tonight to say that four out of the five officers are from Franklin they are Franklin residents two of them are actually Franklin youth academy graduates they were part of our youth academy they went to Franklin High School and they are here now they are Franklin police officers so that is a message to our young people in town that guess what it is possible to live and serve in your township and be a proud member of this police department so I thank them for that too trusting in us and coming and staying home first I would like to have I'm going to do them in order of seniority there's a slim window of seniority listen cops they believe in it even if it's by a minute a day the alphabet seniority is seniority so uh going first will be Vito Ross so if someone from his family would like to come up and hold the Bible or his mom is yes okay I state your name swear I will support the Constitution that I will constitution and the state of New Jersey of the faith that I will bear true faith and same to the same to the governments established and to the government established in the United States and the state and in this state under the authority of the people and that I will faithfully and I I will faithfully impartially and justly perform partially and justly all the duties of all the duties of police officer police officer of the Franklin Township police department of the Franklin Township police department to the best of my ability according to the best of my ability so help me God so help me God congratulations And that I will faithfully. And I will faithfully. Impartially and justly perform. Partially and justly perform. All the duties of. All the duties of police officer. Police officer. Of the Franklin Township Police Department. Of the Franklin Township Police Department. According to the best of my ability. According to the best of my ability. So help me God. So help me God. Congratulations. All right. Next, Ashley Ramos. State your name. I solemnly swear. Do solemnly swear. That I will support the Constitution. Then I will support of the United States. Of the United States. They will bear two faith. An allegiance. And a governments established. And to the government. In the United States. In this state, and in the authority of the people. Under the I will faithfully and I partially and justly perform all the duties of all the duties officer. Police officer. Franklin Township Police Department of the Franklin Township. Best of my ability. And I want to say real quick. It was tortured to me that one day I had to drive down here. So I know she was determined to have this job. Thank you. A career. It's not just a job. All right. Zari Salas. United States. Of the United States. Constitution and the state of New Jersey. Governments established to the government states and the United States. I will faithfully and I will partially and justly perform and Franklin Township Police Department. And I want to correct myself.