The Rutherford Mayor and Council adopted a set of consent resolutions by roll call and adjourned their Jan. 3, 2025, final meeting, Mayor Nosciato announced. The meeting opened at 5:30 p.m. at Borough Hall and resumed later at 6:00 p.m. for the new council.

Council President McGowan opened the business portion by saying, "Thank you, mayor. The following resolutions are on consent." The council clerk (identified in the record as Missy) called for a motion; Council President McGowan moved the consent slate and Councilman Guzman seconded. A subsequent roll call recorded "yes" votes from Council President McGowan, Councilman Guzman, Councilman Delray Cohen, Councilman Quattrone and Councilman Coakley. The transcript does not record a vote for Councilman Beggarbertson. The resolutions themselves were not specified on the public record provided.

Before the consent votes, the council opened a hearing of citizens and instructed speakers to keep comments to five minutes; no one took the microphone. After the roll call on the consent agenda, Council President McGowan moved to adjourn the meeting; Councilman Quattrone seconded. The meeting was closed by voice vote; the record shows members responded "Aye." The council noted it would reconvene at 6:00 p.m. to begin the new council session.

The meeting record includes a statement that the session was noticed in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Law, chapter 231, Public Laws of 1975, and that the notice was filed with the borough clerk and published in the Herald News on Dec. 23, 2024.

No ordinances, resolutions with identifying numbers, appointments, or budget items were described in the provided transcript excerpt; when motions or resolutions were referenced, the text shows only that they were taken as a consent slate without item-level detail.