For Immediate
Release:
January 7, 2022
Commissioner
leadership roles go to Arnone and Kiley
Kiley sworn in for
three-year terms; Raisch sworn in as Surrogate
LINCROFT, NJ – Monmouth County Commissioner Thomas
A. Arnone and Commissioner Susan M. Kiley were appointed as Commissioner
Director and Commissioner Deputy Director, respectively, at the Board’s 2022
Organization Meeting held on Thursday, Jan. 6 at Brookdale Community
College.
“I would like to thank the
Board for appointing me to serve as Director in 2022,” said Commissioner
Director Arnone. “I want to take this opportunity
to thank our staff here at Monmouth County because we are truly a team and it
makes Monmouth County the best county in the State of New Jersey.”
“Today is a great day
because I sit with four colleagues that are dedicated and committed to not just
their departments but to all departments in Monmouth County and this is why we
come out so strong,” added Commissioner Director Arnone. “In this upcoming
year, I plan on continuing the great work we did in 2021 and I am so proud of
the tough decisions we made which puts us head and shoulders above other
counties. This is going to be a great year ahead in Monmouth County.”
“I want to thank sincerely all the Monmouth County voters
for allowing me to have a second term as a Commissioner, a job I truly love.
And thank you to Director Arnone and my fellow Commissioners for having faith
in me to be Deputy Director again this year,” said Commissioner Deputy Director
Kiley. “Throughout 2021, our employees worked tirelessly and they stepped up, took
on new tasks and even risked their lives to help our residents. We would not be
able to have accomplished what we did without them.”
Prior to the selection of the Board
leadership, Monmouth County Surrogate Maureen Raisch and Commissioner Deputy
Director Kiley were sworn into office by the Hon. Joseph W. Oxley, Judge Superior Court Monmouth County. Raisch was sworn into her first five-year term as Monmouth County
Surrogate and Commissioner Deputy Director Kiley was sworn into her second three-year
term as Monmouth County Commissioner.
“I am excited to be standing here as the Monmouth County
Surrogate and I am so honored to be following in the footsteps of Rosemarie
Peters whom I consider a friend and mentor,” said Surrogate Raisch. “My immediate
goal is to continue to improve the systems and processes to help those who need
us.”
The Board of County Commissioners also gave their annual
reports for 2021 and their goals for 2022.
“One
of my lifelong interests is American history and the role that our military has
played in it. Monmouth County has had a significant role in it from the
beginning with the Battle of Monmouth,” said Commissioner Lillian G. Burry. “I
have been involved and it remains my ongoing privilege, with projects such as
Weapon Station Earl, Fort Monmouth and Solider On to restore, preserve and
create resources for Monmouth County’s military heritage and to our veterans.”
“It is an honor and a privilege
to begin my third year as a member of the Monmouth County Board of County
Commissioners,” said Commissioner Nick DiRocco. “I want to thank the residents
of our great county for the opportunity to serve and I promise that once again
this year I will work hard, along with my colleagues on the Board of
Commissioners, to promote and effectuate all of the values that we hold dear in
Monmouth County.”
“My first year as
Commissioner has been learning a different form of government, and I have been
fortunate to be assigned some really phenomenal departments and some great
directors who I have sat down with to give me guidance on how their departments
run,” said Commissioner Ross F. Licitra. “It is truly an honor to serve as
Commissioner here in Monmouth County.”
The Commissioners also
expressed their gratitude to outgoing County Surrogate Rosemarie Peters who has
served the County honorably for the last 15 years.
During the Reorganization,
Director Arnone, on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners addressed a
resolution establishing the salary for the Monmouth County Sheriff, Monmouth
County Clerk, Monmouth County Surrogate, and the Monmouth County Prosecutor.
“Salaries of municipal,
county and state employees are available on numerous websites, however, there
have been statutes on the books requiring an annual resolution for these four
constitutional officers for many years; in some cases, the statute has been on
the books since the early 1970s,” said Commissioner
Director Arnone. “It was brought to our attention by County Counsel, that these
required resolutions have never been done in Monmouth County even though the
statutes have been on the books for decades. We have also learned that numerous
other counties have not passed resolutions on an annual basis pursuant to the
statute.”
“Going forward, we will
be passing these resolutions every year based on the four statutes. In an
effort to share this information and continue to fix Monmouth County’s position
as a leader in transparency, I will be requesting that County Counsel advise
all other counties of the need to pass an annual resolution for these four constitutional
positions,” Commissioner Director
Arnone continued. “To limit the expense
for the other counties I will also be requesting that County Counsel forward
the resolution we are passing today to the other counties for their use.”
The Commissioners
made a number of citizen member appointments to various County boards and
commissions that included:
- Public Agency Compliance Officer –
Helen Fiore
- Board of School Estimate of Brookdale
Community College – Director Arnone, Commissioner Burry and Commissioner
Licitra
- Board of School Estimate for the
Monmouth County Vocational Schools – Director Arnone, Commissioner DiRocco
and Commissioner Burry
- Monmouth County Emergency
Management Council – Director Arnone and Commissioner Licitra
- New Jersey Association of Counties
– Teri O’Connor, alternate member – Commissioner DiRocco
- Voting member from Monmouth for
New Jersey Transportation Planning Authority – Director Arnone, alternate
member – Teri O’Conner
- Monmouth County Planning Board –
Commissioner Burry, Commissioner Representative - Commissioner Licitra,
alternate Commissioner Representative – Deputy Director Kiley
- Monmouth County Police Academy
Board – Director Arnone, Commissioner Representative – Commissioner Burry
- Regular Members to the Monmouth County
ACTS Advisory Council for a three-year term – Donna M. Blaze, Thomas Hays,
Lori McLane, Kathleen Weir, and Desiree Whyte. Regular Member to fill an unexpired
term ending in Dec. 31, 2022 – Randy Bishop
- Regular Members to the Board of
Addiction Services for a three-year term – Jeanna Corrigan-Ribon and
Philip O’Hara
- Regular Members to the Advisory
Council to the Monmouth County Office on Aging for a three-year terms –
Marie Bayerle, Fred Bruno, Isaiah G. Cooper and Betty Elder
- Regular Members to the Monmouth County
Agriculture Development Board for a three-year term – Charles Buscaglia,
Marcus Petty John, Gary DeFelice and William Potter. Appointed Planning
Board Representative to the Monmouth County Agriculture Development Board
– Commissioner Burry
- Regular Member to the Monmouth
County Construction Board of Appeals for a four-year term – Richard
Arzberger. Alternate member for a four-year term – Christian Giordano
- Commissioner Member to the Monmouth
County Board of Health for a one year term – Deputy Director Kiley.
Commissioner Alternate Member for a one-year term – Commissioner Licitra
- Regular Member to the Monmouth
County Environmental Council for a three-year term – France Karras
- Regular Member to the Monmouth
County Fair Housing Board for a five-year term – Cheryl Finley and Rev. P.
Susan Mamchak
- Regular Member to the Monmouth
County Historical Commission for a three-year term – Maureen O’Connor-Leach
- Regular Member to the Monmouth
County Library Commission for a three-year term – Barbara Lovell
- Regular Member to the Monmouth
County Planning Board for a three-year term – Charles Casagrande and Judy
Martinelly
- Alternate Citizen Member to the
Monmouth County Planning Board for a one-year term – Lori Ann Davison.
“Alternate No. 2” shall participate in the Planning Board’s decisions
during the absence of any citizen member – Lori Ann Davidson
- Regular Members to the Monmouth
County Board of Recreation Commissioners for a five-year term – Thomas E.
Hennessy, Jr., and Kevin Mandeville. Regular Member to fill an unexpired
term ending Dec. 31, 2022 – Brian Foster
- Regular Member to the Monmouth
County Shade Tree Commission for a five-year term – Gary DeFelice
- Regular Member to the Monmouth
County Transportation Council for a three-year term – Benjamin Lucarelli and
Nicholas Ponzio
- Regular Member to the Monmouth
County Youth Services Commission for a three-year term – Trude Arnette,
Myra Carter, Amy Fisher, Jennifer Hoffer, Chanta Jackson, Ellen Fajfer,
Desiree Whyte and Sebastian Trapani
For additional information about Monmouth County and the
Board of County Commissioners, go to www.visitmonmouth.com.
LINCROFT, NJ --Monmouth County Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone shakes hands with the
Hon. Joseph W. Oxley, Judge Superior Court Monmouth County after taking the
oath of Commissioner Director for 2022.
LINCROFT, NJ --
Monmouth County Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley is
sworn in for her second three-year term by the Hon. Joseph W. Oxley, Judge
Superior Court Monmouth County.
LINCROFT, NJ -- Monmouth County
Surrogate
Maureen Raisch was sworn in for her first five-year term by the Hon. Joseph W.
Oxley, Judge Superior Court Monmouth County.
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