Township Committee — November 25, 2025
The Committee recognized the service of Mayor Janice Fields and Committeeman David Tancredi, set the 2026 Coakley-Russo Memorial Golf Course fees and closed out the Municipal Building elevator project at $1,598,026.00, all on a 5-0 consent agenda. Four of the five public speakers commented on the Allen Road incident.
- Government
- Environment
- Infrastructure
Meeting recording
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What happened
What the record shows
All five members were present: Asay, Duarte McCarthy, McNally, Tancredi and Mayor Fields. The Committee went into executive session at 7:02 p.m. on personnel, “2026 Board & Professional Appointments” (Res. #2025-0412, 5-0), resumed at 7:17 p.m. and adjourned at 8:41 p.m. No ordinances were on the agenda.
Recognitions
- #2025-0404 recognized Janice M. Fields, who has served the township since 1997 and was mayor in 2021 and 2025.
- #2025-0405 recognized Committeeman David Tancredi, appointed January 28, 2025 to fill a vacancy.
Resolutions
The consent agenda passed 5-0 (aye Asay, Duarte McCarthy, McNally, Tancredi, Fields). It included:
- #2025-0407, the 2026 fee schedule for the Coakley-Russo Memorial Golf Course, recommended by the Director of Parks & Recreation and the Golf Advisory Committee. A resident full-season membership is $500.00 if paid by February 28, 2026 and $570.00 after; non-resident $645.00 and $745.00. See parks and recreation.
- #2025-0403, final change order #1 for the Municipal Building elevator by West End-KB, LLC: a $74.00 reduction from the $1,598,100.00 award, for a final total of $1,598,026.00, charged to the township’s 2021 Local Fiscal Recovery Fund grant.
- #2025-0406, acknowledging receipt of the Zoning Board of Adjustment’s 2024 annual report.
- #2025-0408 and #2025-0409, tax refunds of $6,112.76 and $4,757.24 under the totally disabled veteran exemption.
- #2025-0402 and #2025-0410, a retirement commendation and vacation payout ($7,180.65) for Leslie Meth of the Clerk’s Office after 13 years.
- The bill list of November 25, 2025, which included $8,648,088.00 to the Bernards Township Board of Education.
The November 11 minutes were approved unanimously.
Public comment
Five people spoke. Sanjay Bery, Anand Rai, Sherry Nelson and Suhas Kundargi commented on the Allen Road incident (the minutes record only the subject); Bery and Rai also thanked the Committee members for their service. See Allen Road safety. Todd Edelstein of Riverside Drive congratulated a retiring Clerk’s Office employee and commented on parking downtown.
Records
- Minutes (township document page)
- Agenda (township document page)
- Video on the township’s YouTube channel. This page follows the Committee’s minutes.