The Mulberry Board of Education opened its public meeting by reading the notice required under the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act and confirming the meeting was posted at Burrow Hall and Mulford Public Library. The board then swore in three members — “mister DeCosta, miss Gohman, and mister Lombardi” — and completed roll call.

Following roll call, a board member moved, citing the superintendent's recommendation, “I seek a motion for BA25-26-31-32 … and 49,” seeking approval of a bundled set of agenda items and board actions. The mover asked for a second and brought the packet to a vote. During that exchange a member voiced an objection to one numbered item, saying, “I’m … good with everything except for 41. I mean, no +1 41,” indicating a recorded dissent on that specific item while otherwise supporting the package.

The board opened the agenda public-comment period and, when none were offered, closed that portion and proceeded with business. Later motions to close public comment and to adjourn were seconded and approved; the board set its next meeting for January 21.

The transcript does not include a clear roll-call tally for the bundled motion (names and an exact yes/no count were not captured verbatim), so the public record here reflects the board’s verbal action to move and to vote on the bundled items and the recorded member objection to item 41. The board also reiterated a long-standing policy limiting comments about individual staff in public meetings and reminded attendees of a three-minute time limit for public remarks (bylaw reference noted in the meeting).