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Commissioner Meeting Meeting

January 28, 2026 · Sussex, NJ
Source: Meeting minutes 2026-01-28 (PDF, 17 pp)
Retrieved April 14, 2026 from www.sussex.nj.us ↗
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Attendees

✓ Director Space (Director)
✓ Deputy Director DeGroot (Deputy Director)
✓ Commissioner Carney (Commissioner)
✓ Commissioner Henderson (Commissioner)
✓ Commissioner Silverthorne (Commissioner)
✓ County Administrator Christina Marks (County Administrator)
✓ Clerk of the Board Linda Miller (Clerk of the Board)
✓ County Counsel Doug Steinhardt, Esq. (County Counsel)
✓ Present: 8/8

Decisions

#1

UNANIMOUS

#2

APPROVED WITH ONE ABSTENTION

#3

UNANIMOUS

#4

UNANIMOUS

#5

UNANIMOUS

#6

UNANIMOUS

#7

UNANIMOUS

#8

UNANIMOUS

#9

UNANIMOUS

#10

UNANIMOUS

Agenda Items

#1

CALL TO ORDER BY DIRECTOR

Director Space called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
#2

ROLL CALL

Attendees were recorded
#3

MOMENT OF SILENCE AND SALUTE TO THE FLAG

A moment of silence and salute to the flag was held
#4

PUBLIC STATEMENT

A public statement was read regarding the Open Public Meetings Act
#5

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

The agenda was approved with amendments
#6

PROCLAMATIONS/CERTIFICATES/PRESENTATIONS

None
#7

PUBLIC HEARING

None
#8

PUBLIC SESSION FROM THE FLOOR

No one spoke during this public session
#9

COMMISSIONERS’ COMMENTS

Commissioners shared their comments and updates
#10

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA

No consent agenda for this meeting
#11

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes from previous meetings were approved
#12

ORDINANCE

No ordinances to consider at this meeting
#13

APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RESIGNATIONS

Appointments were moved to after executive session
#14

RESOLUTIONS

Resolutions A-E were adopted
#15

AWARDS OF CONTRACT/CHANGE ORDERS/BID

None
#16

FINANCIAL

Bills were paid and a cap to limit county budget appropriation increase was introduced
#17

PERSONNEL

No personnel agenda for this meeting
#18

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Reports from various departments were shared
#19

COUNTY COUNSEL REPORT

No report
#20

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

No unfinished business discussed at this meeting
#21

NEW BUSINESS

Appointment to the planning board and a resolution authorizing the execution of an amendment to a contract were discussed
#22

PUBLIC SESSION FROM THE FLOOR

Public comments were heard
#23

REMINDERS

Check the county website for meeting schedules
#24

EXECUTIVE SESSION

An executive session was held
#25

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned

Public Comments

16 speakers
Ken Collins · Topic: Alex Pretti's shooting and Trump administration

Mr. Collins expressed his views on the topics

Amy Lenay · Topic: Poem by a German philosopher

Ms. Lenay recited a poem and translated it into English

Norma Brand · Topic: Response to religious speech from the dais

Ms. Brand expressed her concerns and exercised her First Amendment rights

Pamela Gray · Topic: Concern about Commissioner DeGroot's religious statements

Ms. Gray expressed her concerns about the statements

Jean Apriage · Topic: Trump and the democratic system

Ms. Apriage expressed her views on the topics

Sandy Pender · Topic: Make America Great Again phrase

Ms. Pender expressed her thoughts on the phrase

Karen Bolsonaro · Topic: Personal experience and view of the world

Ms. Bolsonaro shared her insights

Kimberly Knoll · Topic: ICE detention centers

Ms. Knoll expressed her concerns and asked the board to take action

David DeWitt · Topic: Sussex County Republican Committee's web page and Trump administration

Mr. DeWitt expressed his views on the topics

Sandy Hall · Topic: Jail conditions and potential sale

Ms. Hall expressed her concerns and suggested reviewing the sale of the jail

Christina Henry · Topic: Preserving democracy and deportations

Ms. Henry expressed her concerns and asked the board to take action

Kathy Brennan · Topic: Indivisible Sussex organization and ICE activities

Ms. Brennan expressed her concerns and shared information about the organization

John Snyder · Topic: Support for the SAVE Act and concern about hatred towards the president

Mr. Snyder expressed his views and concerns

Ray DeSoto · Topic: Constitution and freedom of religion

Mr. DeSoto discussed the topics

Debbie Mello · Topic: Pride in being a Republican and concern about President Trump's activities

Ms. Mello expressed her views and concerns

Laura · Topic: Learning from meetings

The speaker expressed her appreciation for learning from the meetings