The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced additional appointments of Monmouth County residents to boards and commissions for 2012. The county board unanimously approved the following appointments during its regular meeting at the Hall of Records building in Freehold on Thursday, Jan. 26: Board Appointee & Residence/Affiliation Term Construction Board of Appeals Edward J. Reed, Clarksburg (alternate) 4 years Improvement Authority Clifford Raisch, Red Bank 5 years Mental Health Board E. Thomas Brennan Jr., Brielle 3 years Bayshore Outfall Authority Harry Aumack, Keyport 5 years …

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 …

Middletown resident John Curley will lead the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Curley was elected freeholder director by the board during its reorganization meeting on Thursday, Jan. 5 at Biotechnology High School in Freehold Township. Freeholder Thomas Arnone, of Neptune, will serve as deputy director in 2012. “The era of pragmatism starts today,” Curley said. “You don’t spend more than you take in. I will not entertain any tax increases. I will not remain silent in accepting the status quo. I will not allow government to expand.” During the reorganization, Monmouth County Clerk …

The freeholders approved $37.5 million in employee insurance and prescription drug contracts Thursday. The five agreements passed unanimously during the board’s regular meeting at the Hall of Records building in Freehold included a $34.4-million contract with Medco Health Solutions for prescription drug coverage. “The five benefit-related contracts have a total spend over the next three years of $37.5 million. However, the good news is those contracts include a savings of $18.2 million over the next three years,” said Benefits Coordinator William McGuane. The Medco agreement extends an …

County officials say they are aware of the Tinton Falls seagull problem and are working to resolve the issue. Members of the Tinton Falls Borough Council and residents attended the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders meeting at the Hall of Records building in Freehold Thursday night to voice their concern over the sudden and massive influx of seagulls in the southern section of the municipality. “We have been the recipient of seagulls that have been disturbed at the landfill,” Councilman Gary Baldwin said. “Recently, the area of Fox Chase has been overrun with seagulls that were …

Belmar Mayor Matt Doherty asked the Board of Chosen Freeholders to keep municipalities informed about the process of privatizing the county’s movable bridge operations. The board voted on Nov. 9 to unanimously approve a $1.485 million one-year contract with Florida-based Drawbridge Services, Inc. The contract was subsequently assigned to Drawbridge Services, Inc.’s newly-formed affiliate, East Coast Drawbridge Corporation. Doherty addressed the freeholder board during its regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at the Hall of Records building, explaining that he first learned of the privatization…

Monmouth County’s emergency service response system debuted in a closet in the Hall of Records in 1936. Over 75 years later, the county’s 9-1-1 operations will be housed in a 45,000-square-foot facility in Freehold Township. The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Sheriff Shaun Golden broke ground Thursday on a $16 million 9-1-1 Communications Center at 2500 Kozloski Road. “We looked at a number of locations, including Fort Monmouth, and we determined that the building that will be behind us was the best way to proceed. This building will help ensure the public safety of the …

Monmouth County residents will be eligible for prescription drug discounts through a new wellness program, officials announced Thursday during a press conference at the Office of Aging in Freehold Borough. The county has partnered with Financial Marketing Concepts, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., to make the company’s Coast2Coast Rx card available in Monmouth. The free card provides discounts on brand name and generic drugs when presented at a participating pharmacy. “The program we’re introducing today will help people who don’t have prescription coverage or whose insurance does not cover all …

The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders appointed members to county boards during Thursday’s regular meeting in Freehold. On the Mental Health Board, Helene Kalkay, of Holmdel, and Sally Pari, of Morganville, were reappointed to three-year terms; David Stout, of Wall, was reappointed to a one-year term; and Ian Nussbaum, of Little Silver, was appointed to a two-year term. On the Board of Health, June Counterman, of Roosevelt, and Judy Thorpe, of Freehold, were reappointed to three-year terms. Freeholder Amy Mallet, who has advocated term limits for county boards, voted against …