The Somerset County Board of County Commissioners approved appointments to the county youth council and appointed Shelley Bell of Montgomery Township to the Board of Social Services during the meeting.
A readout at the meeting listed the youth council appointees and their municipalities, then the board took a motion to approve resolutions R25-1794 (youth council appointments) and R25-1795 (Board of Social Services appointment). A motion and second were called and a roll-call vote recorded multiple "Yes" votes from commissioners and directors; the resolutions were approved as presented.
The transcript lists student appointees by name and municipality, including Alina Sana (Greenbrook Township), Anaya Paul (North Plainfield Borough), Anika Aurora (Hillsborough Township), April Ortiz (Greenbrook Township), Orion Raju Khanduru (Hillsborough Township), Katherine Shen (Basking Ridge), Grant Dikina (Raritan Borough), Hassini Anumolu (Basking Ridge), Jordan Nunez (Somerville Borough), Catherine Karam (Belle Mead), Rowan Patel (Wachong Borough), Sarah U (Basking Ridge) and Sarai Styles (Somerset). The vote to approve the two named resolutions was recorded in the transcript with affirmative responses from the commissioners present.
Separately, the board approved, by motion and roll call, blocks of other numbered resolutions (R25-1700 through R25-1718, R25-1719 through R25-1745, R25-1746 through R25-1793 and others) during the meeting; the transcript shows multiple motions, seconds and roll-call affirmations. One deputy director stated an abstention from resolution 1783 during a roll call, which the transcript records as "abstain from 1783." The public portion of the meeting was opened and closed with no public speakers recorded.
Speakers: Meeting reader who listed student names (role/title not specified) (government staff), Shelley Bell (appointee) (citizen), Commissioners present (names as recorded in roll calls: Commissioner Greener, Commissioner Drake, Commissioner Sewey), Deputy Director Marano (government), Director Robinson (government).