Freeholders Approve Board Appointments, Professionals for 2012
The appointments were announced during the county reorganization meeting.
The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders at the 2012 reorganization meeting.
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Annual reorganization meetings are occasions for municipal and county governments to swear in the victors of the November election. In addition to the ceremonial aspect of the meetings, governing bodies announce professional service contracts and board appointments for the year to come.
The reconstituted Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders approved the region’s 2012 representatives and service contracts during its reorganization meeting at Biotechnology High School on Thursday, Jan. 5.
The freeholder board appointed the following law firms to offer legal services to the county:
| Law Firm | Appointment |
| Birdsall & Laughlin, LLC | General Special County Counsel |
| Capehart & Scatchard, PC | General Special County Counsel |
| Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri & Jacobs, LLC | General Special County Counsel |
| Connell, Connell, Camassa & Yuro, P.C. | General Special County Counsel |
| Dilworth Paxson, LLP | General Special County Counsel |
| Gluck Walrath, LLP | General Special County Counsel |
| Kennedy Law Firm, LLC | General Special County Counsel |
| Law Offices of Michael D. Fitzgerald | General Special County Counsel |
| Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. | General Special County Counsel |
| Marriott, Cllahan, Blair & Greer | General Special County Counsel |
| Maybruch & Zapcic, LLC | General Special County Counsel |
| Messina Law Firm | General Special County Counsel |
| Nelson, Supko & Hanlon, LLC | General Special County Counsel |
| O'Donnell, McCord, P.C. | General Special County Counsel |
| Rick DeNoia, Esq. | General Special County Counsel |
| The Beekman Law Firm | General Special County Counsel |
| William M. Kinney, Esq. | General Special County Counsel |
| Bernard M. Reilly, LLC | Workers Compensation Counsel |
| Campbell, Foley, Delano & Adams, LLC | Workers Compensation Counsel |
| Capehart & Scatchard, PC | Workers Compensation Counsel |
| John T. Lane, Esq. | Workers Compensation Counsel |
| Thomas J. Catley, Esq. | Workers Compensation Counsel |
The governing body appointed the following citizens to county boards and commissions:
| Name | Residence | Board | Term |
| Richard Bernhardt | Allenhurst | Board of Addiction Services | 3 years |
| Dr. Robert Gabel | Little Silver | Board of Addiction Services | 3 years |
| Vicky Nelson | Red Bank | Board of Addiction Services | 3 years |
| John Verdon Jr. | Red Bank | Board of Addiction Services | 3 years |
| Ronald Povolo | Keansburg | Board of Addiction Services | 3 years |
| Richard Hogan | Manalapan | Construction Board of Appeals | 4 years |
| Henry Stryker | Freehold | Construction Board of Appeals (alternate) |
4 years |
| William Morrisey | Allenwood | Environmental Council | 3 years |
| Scott Thompson | Rumson | Environmental Council | 3 years |
| Glenn Cashion | Middletown | Historical Commission | 3 years |
| Barbara Kolarsick-Harrigan | Spring Lake | Historical Commission | 3 years |
| Joseph A. Grabas | Freehold | Historical Commission | 3 years |
| Nancy Grbelja | Clarksburg | Library Commission | 5 years |
| William McBridge | Monmouth Beach | Mosquito Extermination Commission | 3 years |
| John Mele | Cream Ridge | Mosquito Extermination Commission | 3 years |
| Vincent Domidion | Colts Neck | Planning Board | 3 years |
| Nancy Grbelja | Clarksburg | Planning Board | 3 years |
| James Giannell | Red Bank | Planning Board | 2 years |
| Charles Casagrande | Spring Lake | Planning Board (alternate) | 1 year |
| Craig S. Marshall | Marlboro | Planning Board (alternate) | 1 year |
| Thomas Hennessy | Colts Neck | Board of Recreation Commissioners | 5 years |
| Kevin Mandeville | Matawan | Board of Recreation Commissioners | 5 years |
| Mark E. Zelina | Holmdel | Board of Recreation Commissioners | 1 year |
| J. Randy Bishop | Ocean Grove | Senior & Citizen & Disabled Resident Transportation Advisory Committee | 3 years |
| Sarah Larsen | Hazlet | Senior & Citizen & Disabled Resident Transportation Advisory Committee | 3 years |
| James Marzano | Union Beach | Senior & Citizen & Disabled Resident Transportation Advisory Committee | 3 years |
| Elaine McNamara | Freehold | Senior & Citizen & Disabled Resident Transportation Advisory Committee | 3 years |
| Theodore Narozanick | Freehold | Senior & Citizen & Disabled Resident Transportation Advisory Committee | 3 years |
| Gary DeFelice | Red Bank | Shade Tree Commission |
5 years |
| Peter Vannortwick | Middletown | Transportation Council | 3 years |
| Benjamin Waldron | Lanoka Harbor | Workforce Investment Board | 3 years |
| Patricia Koziol | Holmdel | Workforce Investment Board | 3 years |
| Amy Altenhaus | Freehold | Youth Services Commission | 3 years |
| Kathi Callaghan | Wall | Youth Services Commission | 3 years |
| Kathy Collins | West Long Branch | Youth Services Commission | 3 years |
| Henry Davis | Navesink | Youth Services Commission | 3 years |
| Wendy Depedro | Eatontown | Youth Services Commission | 3 years |
| Eileen Higgins | Freehold | Youth Services Commission | 3 years |
| Carl Jennings | Long Branch | Youth Services Commission | 3 years |
| Kathleen Weird | Lincroft | Youth Services Commission | 3 years |
| Joseph Passiment | Toms River | Youth Services Commission | 3 years |
| Kim Best | Middletown | Youth Services Commission | 1 year |
The county board also appointed freeholders as representatives and alternate representatives to commissions:
| Freeholder | Board | Position |
| John P. Curley | Board of School Estimate for the Monmouth County Vocational Schools | Member |
| Lillian G. Burry | Board of School Estimate for the Monmouth County Vocational Schools | Member |
| Thomas A. Arnone | Board of School Estimate for the Monmouth County Vocational Schools | Member |
| John P. Curley | Brookdale Community College Board of School Estimate | Member |
| Lillian G. Burry | Brookdale Community College Board of School Estimate | Member |
| Thomas A. Arnone | Brookdale Community College Board of School Estimate | Member |
| John P. Curley | Emergency Management Council | Member |
| Lillian G. Burry | Emergency Management Council | Member |
| Thomas A. Arnone | Mosquito Extermination Commission | Member |
| Lillian G. Burry | New Jersey Association of Counties | Member |
| Thomas A. Arnone | New Jersey Association of Counties | Alternate Member |
| Thomas A. Arnone | North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority | Member |
| John P. Curley | North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority | Alternate Member |
| John P. Curley | Planning Board | Member |
| Lillian G. Burry | Planning Board | Alternate Member |
| John P. Curley | Board of Directors of the Monmouth County Police Academy | Member |
| Lillian G. Burry | Board of Directors of the Monmouth County Police Academy | Alternate Member |
Alicia Clarke
10:54 pm on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
more of the same
bud
4:32 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2012
23 law firms??? Couldn't we get by with only 15 or so? Part of what is wrong with NJ. 20% of property taxes are consumed by Monmouth County. Couldn't we TRY and consolidate a few serivices?
David Cohen
8:14 am on Friday, January 13, 2012
bud,
I think your numbers may be wrong 20% of NJ property taxes going to Monmouth country sounds just plain wrong (to high). As far as to many LAWYERS we need Tort reform in a big way. If you check other Countries like Japan and England they got it right. In Civil litigation the litigant pays all fees if he or she loses . What do you think would happen to our Lawyer population. We need to stop electing Lawyers to public office ,we need term limits for all in Government .
Also I think your numbers on law firms is probably to low
nbbsdc
bud
12:25 pm on Friday, January 13, 2012
David, take a look at your most recent property tax bill. About 65% goes to schools, 20% to Monmouth County. By the time we pay the town employees, there is nothing left to fight over any more! According to the Wall Street Journal, the USA has 6% of the world's population and 85% of the world's lawyers! No other society could carry such a burden for long. I support Curley 100%. He is the best thing to happen to MC in a long, long time.