Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders Meeting

Name: Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders Meeting
Start: 2020-10-15
Location: Sussex

October 15, 2020 · Sussex, NJ

Attendees

✓ Freeholder Fantasia (Freeholder)

✓ Freeholder Fasano (Freeholder)

✓ Freeholder Hertzberg (Freeholder)

✓ Freeholder Petillo (Freeholder)

✓ Freeholder Yardley (Freeholder)

✓ County Administrator Greg Poff (Administrator)

✓ County Counsel Kevin Kelly (Counsel)

✓ Clerk to the Board Teri Lyons (Clerk)

✓ Present: 8/8

Decisions

UNANIMOUS

Agenda Items

CALL TO ORDER

Meeting called to order

ROLL CALL

Attendees confirmed

MOMENT OF SILENCE AND SALUTE TO THE FLAG

Moment of silence and salute to the flag

PUBLIC STATEMENT

Public statement regarding Open Public Meetings Act

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Agenda approved

PROCLAMATIONS/CERTIFICATES/PRESENTATIONS

Proclamation recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month

PUBLIC HEARINGS

None

PUBLIC SESSION FROM THE FLOOR

Public comments

FREEHOLDERS' COMMENTS

Freeholders' comments

#10

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA

Consent agenda approved

#11

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes approved

#12

APPOINTMENTS AND/OR RESIGNATIONS

None

#13

RESOLUTIONS

Resolutions approved

#14

AWARDS OF CONTRACT/CHANGE ORDERS/BID

None

#15

FINANCIAL

Financial resolutions approved

#16

PERSONNEL

Personnel agenda approved

#17

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

Administrative report

#18

COUNTY COUNSEL REPORT

None

#19

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Unfinished business discussed

#20

NEW BUSINESS

None

#21

PUBLIC SESSION FROM THE FLOOR

Public comments

#22

REMINDERS

Reminders

#23

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Executive session

#24

ADJOURNMENT

Meeting adjourned

Public Comments

12 speakers

Lori Champi · Topic: Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Thanked the Board for reading the Proclamation

Zoe Health · Topic: Marijuana Resolution

Asked if the Marijuana Resolution is on the Agenda

Jamie VanStiver · Topic: Marijuana Resolution

Asked about information in the minutes

Jeffery King · Topic: Marijuana Resolution

Expressed concerns with opposing the marijuana resolution

Edward 'Lefty' Grimes · Topic: Marijuana Resolution

Commented on the marijuana resolution

Jeff Oakes · Topic: Marijuana issue

Spoke about his experience with marijuana

Heather-Stott-Mason · Topic: Marijuana issue

Commented on the focus on kids and regulation

Steven Thompson · Topic: Diversion Programs

Discussed Diversion Programs for Veterans

Zoe Health · Topic: Recreational and medical marijuana use

Expressed concerns about the lack of empathy

Edward Grimes · Topic: Marijuana legalization

Supported marijuana legalization and unions

Jamie Van-Stiker · Topic: Marijuana issue

Commented on the issue of children and consumption

Jeff King · Topic: Marijuana issue

Commented on the issue of decriminalization