[{"_1":2,"_112":-5,"_113":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,73,83,93,102],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":44,"_46":47,"_48":49,"_50":51,"_52":-5,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":66,"_70":71,"_72":71},"mediaId",5975455,"mediaKeyId","5852523-e5fc49e326fc8c605a3681f6bb185f7e","parentId",5852523,"title","Board enters closed session to discuss personnel appointments to County College of Morris board of trustees","audioSeconds",0,"startMs",1052000,"endMs","viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=5852523-e5fc49e326fc8c605a3681f6bb185f7e&start=1052&end=1052","thumbnailUrl","https://d352y6ypj4mjo3.cloudfront.net/AudioPlaceholder.png","articleUrl","/articles/5975455/Morris-County/New-Jersey/Board-enters-closed-session-to-discuss-personnel-appointments-to-County-College-of-Morris-board-of-trustees","mediaUrl","author","Morris County, NJ","date","2025-09-24T00:00:00Z","article","At the conclusion of the Sept. 24 public work session, the Morris County Board of Commissioners voted to enter closed session to discuss personnel matters and appointments to the County College of Morris board of trustees.

The clerk read a resolution citing the Open Public Meetings Act and the board then approved a motion and second to exclude the public for the stated personnel discussion. A voice vote followed, with commissioners answering \"Aye\" and the motion passing, after which the public portion of the meeting adjourned and the board moved into closed session.

The transcript excerpt shows the board invoked the statutory authority to exclude the public for personnel deliberations and that the board's resolution stated such discussions would be made public when confidentiality was no longer necessary. The excerpt does not disclose the content of the closed-session discussion or any appointment decisions.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Morris County Commissioners Work Session September 24, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Morris County Board of Commissioners voted to enter closed session at the Sept. 24 work session to discuss personnel matters related to appointments with the County College of Morris board of trustees; the motion to convene closed session passed by voice vote.","taxTitle","Morris County, New Jersey","taxId",52192,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":74,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":75,"_41":76,"_43":77,"_45":78,"_46":79,"_48":49,"_50":80,"_52":-5,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":81,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":82,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":66,"_70":71,"_72":71},5975461,"County plans Operation Greenlight lighting for Veterans Week; resolution to be scheduled Oct. 22",80,686000,766000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5852523-e5fc49e326fc8c605a3681f6bb185f7e&start=686&end=766","/articles/5975461/Morris-County/New-Jersey/County-plans-Operation-Greenlight-lighting-for-Veterans-Week-resolution-to-be-scheduled-Oct-22","County Administrator Dean O'Leary reported that Morris County will participate this year in Operation Greenlight, a National Association of Counties initiative to honor veterans by changing selected outdoor lighting from white to green during Veterans Week.

O'Leary told commissioners the county will light selected sites from Nov. 4 through Nov. 11 and that the county will adopt a resolution and do media outreach in advance. She said planned locations include the bridge between the courthouse and the administration building, the historic courthouse awning, Central Avenue, the 911 Memorial and the county library. O'Leary said the county will register with the National Association of Counties and intends to place the resolution on the Oct. 22 meeting agenda so it can be announced before the lighting week.

Why it matters: Operation Greenlight is designed as a public recognition to honor veterans. O'Leary described the effort as a coordinated set of lighting changes and publicity to coincide with the county's veterans medal ceremony.","County Administrator Dean O'Leary said Morris County will adopt the National Association of Counties' Operation Greenlight initiative for Nov. 4'11, changing selected outdoor lighting to green to honor veterans; staff plan a resolution and media outreach and will register with NACo.",{"_33":84,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":85,"_41":86,"_43":87,"_45":88,"_46":89,"_48":49,"_50":90,"_52":-5,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":91,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":92,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":66,"_70":71,"_72":71},5975466,"Three historic-preservation grant agreements on agenda; rule change and grant extensions planned",95,425000,520000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5852523-e5fc49e326fc8c605a3681f6bb185f7e&start=425&end=520","/articles/5975466/Morris-County/New-Jersey/Three-historic-preservation-grant-agreements-on-agenda-rule-change-and-grant-extensions-planned","Deputy Director Steven Shaw told commissioners that \"there's 3 resolutions on the agenda this evening for grant agreements for projects in the 2025 historic preservation grant cycle.\" He said the county will propose a rule change for the historic-preservation (HP) program at the Oct. 8 work session and that staff also plan to bring resolutions to extend some grants.

Shaw also listed several upcoming trust and committee activities related to planning and preservation, including an open-space committee site tour on Oct. 27 and deliberations meetings for the county's construction and open-space committees in early and mid-October. He said an updated official county map would be emailed to commissioners later in the week.

The transcript does not include the text of the resolutions or a public vote on the grant agreements; Shaw's remarks were presented as an item-status report and scheduling update.","Deputy Director Steven Shaw said three resolutions to approve 2025 historic preservation grant agreements are on the Sept. 24 agenda and that an October 8 work session will include an HP program rule change and resolutions to extend some grants.",{"_33":94,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":95,"_41":76,"_43":96,"_45":97,"_46":98,"_48":49,"_50":99,"_52":-5,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":100,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":101,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":66,"_70":71,"_72":71},5975469,"Morris County reports bridge replacements and road resurfacing projects this fall",358000,438000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5852523-e5fc49e326fc8c605a3681f6bb185f7e&start=358&end=438","/articles/5975469/Morris-County/New-Jersey/Morris-County-reports-bridge-replacements-and-road-resurfacing-projects-this-fall","Deputy Director Steven Shaw reported at the Sept. 24 work session that bids were taken Sept. 23 for replacement of a small bridge on Gaston Road in Morris Township and that \"that work will begin later this fall.\" He said the county will advertise within the next week for a project to replace a 17-foot timber bridge on Bridal Scribe Drive in Jefferson Township with a concrete span. Shaw also said resurfacing of Sussex Turnpike in Morris Township and Randolph continues.

Shaw framed the Gaston Road work as a near-term construction project following the recent bidding process. He provided the Jefferson Township span's size, saying it is \"a 17 foot long timber bridge that will be replaced with a concrete span.\" The transcript does not show a formal vote or contract award during the public portion quoted; Shaw was reporting on procurement and project-planning steps.

Next steps and timing: Shaw said the Gaston Road replacement will begin later this fall and that advertising for the Jefferson Township bridge will occur within the coming week, after which the county will receive bids and follow normal procurement procedures.","Deputy Director Steven Shaw said bids were taken Sept. 23 for a Gaston Road bridge replacement in Morris Township, a Jefferson Township timber span will be advertised and replaced with a concrete 17-foot span, and resurfacing work on Sussex Turnpike continues.",{"_33":103,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":104,"_41":105,"_43":106,"_45":107,"_46":108,"_48":49,"_50":109,"_52":-5,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":110,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":111,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":66,"_70":71,"_72":71},5975474,"County schedules adoption of Local Safety Action Plan to open federal grant opportunities",68,391000,459000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5852523-e5fc49e326fc8c605a3681f6bb185f7e&start=391&end=459","/articles/5975474/Morris-County/New-Jersey/County-schedules-adoption-of-Local-Safety-Action-Plan-to-open-federal-grant-opportunities","At its Sept. 24 work session, the Morris County Board of Commissioners included Resolution 2025-790 on the agenda to formally adopt the county's Local Safety Action Plan, Deputy Director Steven Shaw said. The plan was funded by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority and was developed over more than a year.

Shaw said the document \"is gonna be used as a planning tool, not to implement specific projects,\" and that, \"most importantly, it opens up billions in federal, USDOT safe streets and roads for all program grant dollars to the county and all of our 39 municipalities.\" He also said a link to the plan was sent to commissioners after the prior meeting and to administrators to share with municipal engineers.

The board did not record a vote on the floor during the part of the meeting in which Shaw reported; the resolution appeared on the agenda for consideration later in the meeting. Shaw described the plan as a grant-eligibility and planning resource rather than an instruction to build particular projects.

Why it matters: participation in the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program can make municipal and county planning documents eligible for USDOT competitive grant awards. Shaw characterized the LSAP as the county-level planning document intended to allow Morris County and its municipalities to pursue those funds.

Next steps noted in the meeting: commissioners were told the resolution to adopt the LSAP was on the evening agenda (Resolution 2025-790) and that staff had circulated the plan to county administrators and engineers for review. No motion or vote adopting the plan was recorded in the public portion of the transcript excerpt.

Funding and oversight references in the report were to the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All program; Shaw said the plan was funded by NJTPA.","Deputy Director Steven Shaw told commissioners the Local Safety Action Plan, funded by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, is on the Sept. 24 agenda for formal adoption; he said the plan is a planning tool that \"opens up billions\" in federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant dollars to the county and its 39 municipalities.","actionData","errors"]

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Board enters closed session to discuss personnel appointments to County College of Morris board of trustees

County plans Operation Greenlight lighting for Veterans Week; resolution to be scheduled Oct. 22

Three historic-preservation grant agreements on agenda; rule change and grant extensions planned

Morris County reports bridge replacements and road resurfacing projects this fall

County schedules adoption of Local Safety Action Plan to open federal grant opportunities