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Wall Township Board of Education elects president and vice president, adopts code of ethics and 2025 meeting dates
Summary
At its 2025 reorganization meeting the Wall Township Board of Education administered oaths to new members, elected James Malouf president and Thomas Buffa vice president, and approved a board code of ethics and the 2025 meeting calendar by roll call votes.
At its 2025 reorganization meeting, the Wall Township Board of Education administered oaths to newly seated trustees, elected board officers for the year and approved the board’s code of ethics and its 2025 meeting schedule.
The board administered the oath of office to members present, including Thomas Buffa and James Brereton. Samantha Adams was noted as elected to the board but was not present for the reorganization meeting.
Board members nominated and elected James Malouf as board president and Thomas Buffa as vice president. The nominations were made from the floor; Malouf received a roll-call vote in favor (members recorded as voting yes: Anizio; Barbiere; Brereton; Buffa; DiGiovanni; Malouf; Wandren). Buffa was elected vice president by roll-call vote (members recorded as voting yes: Anizio; Barbiere; Brereton; Buffa; DiGiovanni; Malouf; Wandren).
The board voted to adopt the Board Member Code of Ethics (item 4a). A motion to adopt was made and seconded; a subsequent roll-call vote recorded the following yes votes: Anizio; Barbiere; Brereton; Buffa; DiGiovanni; Wandrak; Mauer. The motion carried.
The board also approved the 2025 Wall Board of Education meeting dates (item 4b) by roll-call vote; members recorded as voting yes included Barbiere; Brereton (listed as "Burroughton" in a roll-call prompt); Buffa; DiGiovanni; Wandrack; Anizio; Mauer. The motion carried.
During the public comment period, Wall Township resident Christine Seitz addressed the board and offered support, saying, "I'm so excited for this board. Every single one of you has unique talents... most importantly, you're dedicated to our students and our staff." Seitz also thanked current and past board members for their service.
Board members made brief remarks of thanks and welcome to returning and newly seated members. Before adjourning, the board called for and approved a motion to adjourn.
The actions taken at the meeting — officer elections, adoption of the code of ethics and approval of the meeting calendar — establish the board’s leadership and procedural framework for 2025. Specific agenda item identifiers and some makers/seconders for motions were not specified in the transcript.
