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Council highlights public-safety updates: promotion, crossing-guard inspection and ambulance-squad activity
Summary
Councilor Hughes reported that Lieutenant Dean Nardelis was promoted to captain, crossing-guard training and equipment passed a surprise OSHA-sector inspection, and the volunteer ambulance squad (70–80 members, many students) responds to about 1,400 calls annually with roughly one-third in Glen Ridge.
Councilor Hughes reported public-safety items at the June 15 meeting, including personnel changes, an inspection of safety programs and statistics for the volunteer ambulance squad.
Hughes said Lieutenant Dean Nardelis was promoted today to the position of captain. He also reported a surprise inspection by the OSHA-like sector for public safety that reviewed training and equipment, noting the crossing guards and the crossing-guard program "passed with flying colors." Hughes said the motor-vehicle real-ID event will be at the community pool parking lot on Sept. 19 and that the borough will distribute details.
On emergency medical response, the volunteer ambulance squad was described as having approximately 70–80 members, about half of whom are high-school students; about a third of the squad’s roughly 1,400 annual calls occur in Glen Ridge, with the remainder supporting neighboring communities. Hughes emphasized there is no charge to Glen Ridge residents for squad services and that the operation runs on donations.
The council recorded the report without further action. The promotion and squad statistics were taken as informational items and no formal vote was required.
